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ASA has launched new LinkedIn discussion forums designed to facilitate engagement and discussion for your employees, including project managers, estimators, executives and others, with their colleagues and peers in the construction industry. The new discussion forums, called ASA Connect, are just one more way ASA is providing networking opportunities for its members. The new forums … READ MORE
Most subcontractors understand that when an employee suffers an injury at work, workers’ compensation insurance will provide coverage for the claim. But when an employee suffers an injury at work and is unable to come back to work, other laws are implicated. In the new FASA video-on-demand, “The Devil’s Triangle: Understanding the Overlap Between the … READ MORE
Have you ever read a subcontract document and wondered “What does that word mean?” Do you wish you had a tool to help an employee, new to the construction industry, understand the industry jargon? ASA’s Glossary of Common Construction Contract Terms might be just what you’ve been looking for. The 16-page glossary provides an alphabetical … READ MORE
Subcontractors around the country are creating a competitive advantage and saving millions of dollars annually in healthcare costs through a self-insurance model—without adding any risk. Those savings are being used to land more jobs and recruit more employees. In the complimentary Aug. 22 ASA webinar, “Self-Funded Healthcare for Subcontractors,” presenter Mike Bechtol, Redirect Health, explains … READ MORE
ASA’s Negotiating the Payment Clause: A Script is a case study designed to help ASA members improve their ability to negotiate better subcontracts. The script illustrates through everyday language how to negotiate more equitable payment terms. “Subcontractors have little opportunity to observe how a negotiation with a prime contractor might proceed,” said Brian Cubbage, contracts … READ MORE
ASA called on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to postpone its previously-established enforcement deadline for its employer reporting rule. In a July 12 letter, ASA said the enforcement delay would give employers additional time to comply with the rule, which require many employers, including those in the construction industry, to submit the information on … READ MORE
ASA and the Foundation of ASA are providing construction subcontractors with the latest strategies and ideas to manage their businesses with videos-on-demand, webinars, and other resources on such topics as technology, retainage, mechanic’s liens, negotiation strategies, and human resources. The 2017-18 edition of the ASA/FASA Construction Subcontractor’s Education Catalog showcases the newest education programs (live … READ MORE
In the video-on-demand, “Prompt Payment and How/When to Suspend Work,” presenter Jason Ebe, Esq., Snell & Wilmer, LLP, Phoenix, Ariz., discusses best practices for ensuring prompt payment of invoices and shares tips for how to mitigate your own damages by suspending work without breaching your subcontract and getting yourself fired, replaced and sued. Play this … READ MORE
