{"id":3805,"date":"2018-06-21T16:28:41","date_gmt":"2018-06-21T16:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wbcnet.org\/buy-american-hire-american-presentation\/"},"modified":"2023-06-27T13:51:53","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T17:51:53","slug":"buy-american-hire-american-presentation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wbcnet.org\/buy-american-hire-american-presentation\/","title":{"rendered":"Buy American, Hire American Presentation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, DC &#8211; Owen Walker and Julia Kopcienski, both attorneys with WBC member firm Smith Pachter McWhorter, presented the informative Buy American, Hire American seminar on June 21 at the WBC.&nbsp; The program provided a practical construction contractor\u2019s guide to compliance with Buy American and other domestic preference requirements. The presentation covered the scope of regulations such as Buy American, Buy America, and the Trade Agreements Act.<\/p>\n<p>The discussion focused on compliance with these regulations and the possible consequences of accidental or intentional non-compliance. President Trump ran on a platform of \u201cBuy American, Hire American\u201d so it is no surprise that strengthening domestic preference regulations is part of his administration\u2019s agenda. 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