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AGC Legal Efforts to Stop the New Federal PLA Mandate are Gaining Traction
August 13, 2024
With the addition of two new federal bid protests, AGC is aware that four AGC-member construction firms have now filed federal bid protests objecting to project solicitations that require a project labor agreement (PLA). All four protests have led the government to voluntarily suspend the contract… Read More

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House Republicans Advance Reforms to the Environmental Review Process
On September 21, AGC CEO Stephen Sandherr expressed support of a bill to streamline the federal environmental review process for infrastructure projects. Key Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced the bill, BUILDER Act -- Building U.S. Infrastructure through Limited Delays… Read More
September 24, 2020
DOL Proposes New Rule Clarifying Independent Contractor Status Under FLSA
The U.S. Department of Labor announced a proposed rule clarifying the definition of employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) as it relates to independent contractors. AGC has long called for federal clarification of the independent contractor status and preservation of legitimate… Read More
September 24, 2020
House Postpones Vote on Removing Federal Penalties for Marijuana Use
AGC Seeks to Protect Employers’ Right to Maintain Safe Workplaces AGC, along with other business and professional organizations, urged the U.S. House of Representatives to hold hearings on the workplace safety impacts of the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act before… Read More
September 24, 2020
Federal Government Funding Bill’s Impact on Direct Federal Construction
While not ideal, enactment of a short-term continuing resolution (CR) will ensure federal agencies remain open and ongoing projects for direct federal contractors (e.g., those with contracts directly with the U.S. Army Corps, Navy, General Services Administration, etc.) remain uninterrupted through… Read More
September 24, 2020
Federal Government Funding Bill Likely to Become Law
One-Year Extension of the FAST Act Included On September 22, the House passed a bill to fund the federal government, known as a continuing resolution (CR), through December 11, 2020. Thanks to AGC and a unified stakeholder community effort, a one-year extension of the Fixing America’s Surface… Read More
September 24, 2020
DOL Proposes New Rule Clarifying Independent Contractor Status Under FLSA
The U.S. Department of Labor announced a proposed rule clarifying the definition of employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) as it relates to independent contractors. AGC has long called for federal clarification of the independent contractor status and preservation of legitimate… Read More
September 23, 2020
Construction HR & Training Professionals Gear Up for Industry Virtual Conference
Each October, construction industry professionals in HR, training and workforce development gear up for the industry’s premier learning and networking event, AGC’s Construction HR & Training Professionals Conference, and this year is no different.  The 2020 event has gone completely… Read More
September 23, 2020
Federal Judge Strikes Down Key Parts Of New Joint Employer Rule
In a move sure to frustrate employers and usher in a wave of confusion, a New York federal court judge just struck down critical portions of the Labor Department’s new joint employer rule that went into effect a few months ago. Concluding that the agency’s rule has “major flaws,” U.S. District… Read More
September 22, 2020
Construction Employment Declined In 39 States Between August 2019 And 2020 While 31 States And Dc Added Jobs Between July And August
California & Vermont Lost the Most Jobs for the Year, Utah & South Dakota Added the Most; Hawaii & Nevada Lost the Most Jobs Between July and August, New Mexico & California Added the Most Thirty-nine states lost construction jobs between August 2019 and August 2020 while 31 states… Read More
September 21, 2020
DOL Revises FFCRA Regulations Clarifying Paid Leave Requirements
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) posted revisions to regulations that implemented the paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The revisions made by the new rule clarify workers’ rights and… Read More
September 21, 2020

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