We are happy to report that President Trump has signed the Phase 3 bill of the federal governments coronavirus pandemic response. With Congress’s role in Phase 3 finally concluded, attention in both chambers will now turn to Phase 4, which is expected to be a House-driven effort. Speaker Nancy Pelosi […]
In times like this we find ourselves surrounded by heroes: the everyday heroes, the heroes we never considered, and the ordinary people acting heroically. To all these heroes in our community, Becker would like to say thank you. You show us what it means to be fearless.
Many of our communities have asked whether it is permissible to conduct association business, particularly board meetings at which binding votes are taken, via e-mail or other similar means during the COVID-19, Coronavirus pandemic. The short answer is, no. Community associations are still required to follow open meeting requirements under […]
According to panelists in the Associated General Contractors of New York State webinar last week, it’s not just the coronavirus that poses a threat to the construction industry. Another factor impacting general contractors is a lack of available specialty contractors, which could be devastating to the industry. Employees at some specialty […]
As state and local governments shut down or grind to a halt with the spread of the coronavirus, the construction industry is pushing to keep projects up and running. The industry employs 7.6 million Americans, or 5% of the workforce. Some states have deemed construction workers as non-essential or have […]
