Cotney Attorneys & Consultants
New Year’s Legal Resolutions
By Cotney Construction Law. Did you make personal resolutions for 2021? What about resolutions for your business? It is a new year, and you likely entered 2021 with a host of resolutions for your personal life. But what about resolutions for your business? Just as you should take stock of yourself, you ...
Cotney Hires Lee Lipniskis as a Consultant
Lee Lipniskis joins the Cotney firm as a Consultant for Contractors Cotney - Attorneys & Consultants is pleased to announce that they have hired Lee Lipniskis to join the Cotney Team. Lee will be working directly with the consulting arm of the business as an Associate Consultant. Lee began her career in ...
Can OSHA Use Drones to Inspect Your Site?
By Cotney - Attorneys & Consultants. If you have ever experienced an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) investigation or if you are preparing for one, you probably know that Certified Healthy and Safety Officials (CSHOs) have the authority to observe what is in “plain sight.” Based on a new rule from ...
Part Three: Understanding OSHA’s Fall Protection Standards
Welcome to the final installment of the three-part series discussing the Occupation Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA”) fall protection standards. At first, we discussed OSHA’s fall protection standards contained within the Code of Federal Regulations. Then, we reviewed the various types of conventional fall protection systems that satisfy OSHA’s fall protection ...
Cotney Construction Law and Cotney Consulting Group Merge as Cotney Attorneys & Consultants
Cotney is now consolidated as a legal and consulting firm serving the needs of construction clients throughout the U.S., Canada, and internationally Cotney Construction Law and Cotney Consulting Group announced today that the companies are merging, and they will now operate under the new name of Cotney Attorneys & Consultants, effective ...
The Rippling Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the South African Economy
By Corné Broodryk, Cotney Construction Law. South Africa’s Economy has been impacted greatly by the COVID-19 Pandemic. With no end in sight and research that shows that the vaccines may have lower than expected efficacy against a new strain of the coronavirus coming from South Africa, the outbreak will have long lasting ...
Understanding the Miller Act
By Lauren White, RCS Assistant Editor. Learn why the act was created, who it does and does not protect and other details that may surprise you. Government contractors or suppliers may have heard of, or are familiar with, the Miller Act. Whether their experience was posting a bond for a government ...
Cotney Construction Law Helps Raise $23,450 for Roofing Foundations
Cotney Construction Law announced the success of their 2020 yearend fundraising drive supporting several roofing foundations. Through a Giving Back campaign with RoofersCoffeeShop®, they helped raise $23,450 in donations for four different roofing foundations. The four roofing foundations involved in this campaign were the Chicago Roofing Contractors Association Foundation, Florida Roofing & ...
Understanding OSHA’s Fall Protection Standards: Part Two
Welcome back to our three-part series discussing the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA”) fall protection standards. In Part One, we laid out a general overview of OSHA’s enumerated fall protection standards contained with the Code of Federal Regulations. In this article, we will examine the different types of conventional fall ...
S2:E8 Coffee Conversations - Giving Back in the Roofing Industry
By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. Learn about the roofing foundations that are doing research, granting scholarships and helping the community. Coffee Conversations is where the roofing community meets every other week to discuss what’s happening in the industry. This episode was sponsored by Cotney Construction Law and discussed the ...
