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Senate Passes Massive Infrastructure Bill The U.S. Senate recently passed the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act (“IIJA”), clearing a major hurdle for the $1 trillion measure, which would be used for federal highway, bridge, and public transportation improvements. Investment for highway programs totals 35% ($347.8B) of this bill, which will be a 24% increase from

Written by Michael Albercio of Assurance Agency, Ltd., one of Rock Fusco & Connelly’s trusted advisors. Attracting and retaining talent has been a challenge the industry has been faced with the last few years. The pandemic, lack of skilled labor, demand of residential construction and difficulty of recruiting a new generation hasn’t made it easy

The Student-Athlete Endorsement Rights Act allows students to be compensated, not directly by their schools, but by endorsements and marketing campaigns. Under the new law, college athletes will be able to hire agents and negotiate deals to profit off their name and likeness. Illinois is leading the nation in modernizing the collegiate sports system and

On May 26, 2021 the Illinois Senate announced that Senate Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 11 (“SJRCA 11”) had been adopted by both houses of the Illinois General Assembly. SJRCA 11 would permanently enshrine in the Illinois Constitution unprecedented power of government unions. Already the Illinois labor market performance has been lagging behind the rest of

The Supreme Court once again upheld the Affordable Care Act, providing another lifeline to President Obama’s landmark legislation. This is the third Supreme Court opinion upholding the law. The case, California v. Texas, was brought by the state of Texas, and joined by nineteen other states, to challenge the constitutionality of the  individual mandate, a

Companies should be aware of the planning, documents, receiving, process, and follow-up involved with an OSHA visit. There are several reasons why companies receive an OSHA visit. Typical reasons include an on-the-job fatality or serious accident, a complaint made by an employee, a referral from an outside source, or a follow-up. Planning Companies should plan

On May 13, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (the “CDC”) released new COVID-19 guidelines for those who are fully vaccinated. If you have been fully vaccinated, the CDC is now saying that you can resume activities that you did prior to the pandemic. You can also resume activities without wearing a mask or

Several critical – but often overlooked – provisions of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (the “NDAA”) will begin to take shape in the coming months. Aside from allocating the annual defense budget, this year’s NDAA contained the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (“AMLA”), the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”), the Combatting Russian Money Laundering Act