The roofing industry’s workforce woes only seem to be exacerbated by the continued pressure roofing contractors are feeling on material prices and overall supply availability. The industry continues to look to Washington D.C. for some help and direction. They might actually be starting to get somewhere. 

The U.S. Customs and Immigration Services recently announced that employers can file H-2B petitions for returning workers with this year’s H2-B supplemental visa rules. Roofing contractors are also advocating for passage of the Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act. RC Legal Insights analyst Trent Cotney breaks down the meaning of both developments for contractors.

Cotney also discusses what it was like to be at a very busy FRSA, and what he’s looking forward to as both a presenter and attendee at IRE 2021 in Las Vegas.