Law & Mortar Episode 102

About this episode

This episode discusses the impact of immigration enforcement on the roofing and construction workforce.

Welcome to Episode 102 of Law and Mortar with Trent Cotney, Partner at Adams and Reese LLP, and John Kenney, CEO of Cotney Consulting Group. This episode focuses on one of today's most urgent threats facing the roofing and construction workforce: immigration enforcement and its immediate and long-term impact on labor availability. 🔎 Topics Covered: ✅ Why up to 40% of the roofing workforce is undocumented—and what that means ✅ ICE audits and raids: what contractors need to know and how to prep...

People in this episode

Hosts: Trent Cotney, John Kenney

Topics covered

• immigration enforcement
• roofing workforce
• labor availability
• undocumented workers
• ICE audits
• construction industry

Keywords

• immigration
• roofing
• construction
• labor
• undocumented
• ICE audits
• workforce

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Adams and Reese LLP, Cotney Consulting Group

Places: ICE

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