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ICE Shake-ups and Immigration Enforcement

Legal Insights

Enforcement Changes at ICE- What it Means for Roofing Contractors

Legal Insights Expert Trent Cotney weighs in on what these changes mean for contractors that are already dealing with increased enforcement and scrutiny

November 3, 2025

Roofing contractors and business owners already dealing with increased immigration enforcement and its impact on the roofing workforce may have more policies to navigate.

Crime Blotter

Roofing Firm Owners Exposed in Minn. Wage Theft Case

Ramsey County prosecutors allege $250K theft, tax evasion

Tanja Kern

September 22, 2025

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Ramsey County prosecutors charged Bayvista, Inc., owners with $250K wage theft, insurance fraud, and tax evasion from a 2024 public housing roofing project.

Florida has become the focal point for construction-site raids, attracting national attention and altering labor dynamics throughout the industry.

News Analysis

Florida Emerges as the Epicenter of ICE Raids

While chaos unfolds in Los Angeles, immigration raids in the Sunshine State have lapped all other states

Bryan Gottlieb

June 12, 2025

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With protests over ICE tactics spreading beyond Los Angeles, Roofing Contractor examined the data and discovered that Florida is the epicenter of immigration enforcement in roofing and construction.

Inmigración y Trabajo

Florida, emergiendo como epicentro de las redadas de ICE

Las redadas por orden ejecutiva de Trump tienen a empleadores y defensores laborales buscando claridad; el Estado del Sol ha caído bajo escrutinio

Bryan Gottlieb

June 10, 2025

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ICE y ocho agencias allanaron un sitio de viviendas estudiantiles en Tallahassee a fines de mayo, arrestando a más de 100 trabajadores. Desde enero, redadas coordinadas en seis estados han resultado en más de 200 arrestos, inquietando a los contratistas.

Agentes de ICE arrestaron a casi una docena de empleados de una empresa de techos en Lowell, Massachusetts. Los arrestos son parte de una redada federal más amplia contra la contratación no autorizada y las violaciones migratorias en Boston.

Inmigración

ICE Redondea a Equipo de Techos Afuera de Boston

Federales declinan identificar a los arrestados durante la operación

Bryan Gottlieb

May 26, 2025

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Agentes de ICE arrestaron a 11 trabajadores en una compañía de techos de Massachusetts y a cinco más en East Boston como parte de una operación federal contra supuestas contrataciones no autorizadas y violaciones migratorias.

A new study by TalentLMS and WorkTango on employee morale and mental health asserts that communication is key.

Emotional Quotient

The Roofing Consolidation Boom—and Its Impact on Workers

Private equity’s continued accumulation in roofing, along with consolidations within distribution must navigate the real-world impact on its workforce

Bryan Gottlieb

May 21, 2025

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As private equity reshapes roofing and consolidation shrinks distribution, employees face rising stress, lost identity and shaky morale. A new study illustrates how best to navigate the transition successfully.

ICE agents arrested nearly a dozen roofing company employees in Lowell, Mass. The arrests are part of a broader federal crackdown on unauthorized hiring and immigration violations in Boston.

Immigration Crackdown

ICE Rounds Up Roofing Crew Outside Boston

Feds decline to identify those arrested during operation

Bryan Gottlieb

May 21, 2025

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ICE agents arrested 11 workers at a Massachusetts roofing company and five more in East Boston as part of a federal crackdown on alleged unauthorized hiring and immigration violations.

Roofing Day 2025 was the most successful lobbying event the NRCA has hosted since before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Legilsative Dispatch

NRCA 'Roofing Day' Lobby Effort Successful Amid Tariff Chaos

Despite the uncertainty, attendee participation was greater than any time before the COVID-19 pandemic

Bryan Gottlieb

April 10, 2025

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Record turnout at the National Roofing Contractors Association's Roofing Day 2025 saw industry pros lobby Congress on tax and labor reforms — amid tariffs that rattled markets and threatened to reshape the political landscape.

Employers will face increased worksite inspections as the Trump administration cracks down on migrants in the United States illegally

Illegal Migrant Crackdown

What Roofing Contractors Need to Know About Trump’s New Immigration Enforcement

The administration’s stepped-up policies leave little room for error in this new era of hyper enforcement

Bryan Gottlieb

March 6, 2025

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President Donald Trump’s broad-based immigration enforcement using multiple government agencies has scrutinized employers more; more worksite inspections, I-9 examinations, audits, targeted investigations, and severe penalties for non-compliance.

Legal Insights

VIDEO: Understanding OSHA’s New Worker Walk Around Rule

Trent Cotney breaks down OSHA’s new rule clarifying employee rights to authorize a representative during OSHA inspections.

Roofing Contractor Staff

April 10, 2024

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In this brief video, RC Legal Insights expert Trent Cotney breaks down new rules facing roofing contractors when it comes to worker rights and OSHA inspections.