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New Survey Shows How Nation’s Failure To Invest In Construction Education & Training Programs Makes It Hard For Firms To Build
August 26, 2024
  AGC & Arcoro Workforce Survey 94 Percent of Construction Firms Report Having a Hard Time Finding Workers to Hire, Undermining Efforts to Build Infrastructure & Other Projects As Industry Calls for Better Federal Workforce Policies The nation’s failure to invest in construction… Read More

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House Committee Examines Technology Use in Construction
AGC Member Participates The House Small Business Subcommittee on Contracting and Infrastructure this week held a hearing to learn about “Smart Construction: Increasing Opportunities for Small Business in Infrastructure.” AGC of New York State member Ryan Forrestel, Cold Springs Construction, Akron… Read More
November 22, 2019
Call for Presentations Open for Environmental Sessions at 2020 Construction Safety, Health and Environmental Conference
Save the Date for July 14-16, 2020, in Louisville, KY The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) will hold its 2020 Construction Safety, Health and Environmental Conference at the Omni Louisville Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky on July 14-16, 2020.  AGC is looking for presentation… Read More
November 22, 2019
NLRB Takes Commonsense Approach on Work Rules
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in LA Specialty Produce Company recently overturned an administrative law judge’s (ALJ) finding that an employer’s confidentiality rule and media rule violated the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). Applying the balancing test articulated in its 2017… Read More
November 21, 2019
EPA Finalizes AGC-supported Addition of Aerosol Cans to the Universal Waste Regulations
On Nov. 15, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized an AGC-supported rule that expands universal waste regulations to include aerosol cans and streamlines the management of this waste. This measure should help construction firms maintain a lower-tier generator category, as aerosol… Read More
November 21, 2019
AGC Urges Caution as House Considers PFAS Legislation
As the U.S. House may consider a suite of bills to spur action on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—a large and diverse group of chemicals—AGC and industry allies urged policymakers to rely on sound science before enacting a one-size-fits-all approach for properly dealing with the… Read More
November 21, 2019
House Passes Terrorism Risk Insurance Extension
On Nov. 19, the House passed AGC-backed legislation to reauthorize the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) for seven years. With private insurers pulling out of the marketplace after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, the inability of insurance policyholders to secure terrorism risk insurance contributed… Read More
November 21, 2019
Senate Republicans Propose Multiemployer Pension Plan Reform Proposal
On Nov. 20,  Senate Republicans introduced an alternative for addressing the multiemployer pension plan crisis. This plan differs greatly from the House-passed Butch Lewis Act. While it makes positive structural reforms to the multiemployer pension plan system, it also raises questions on how… Read More
November 21, 2019
Congress Repeals Federal Highway Funding Cut
On Nov. 21, Congress sent FY 2020 funding legislation to President Trump that includes AGC-backed repeal of a $7.6 billion cut to federal highway funding, known as a “rescission,” that was scheduled to take place on July 1, 2020. This rescission—required by the current federal highway and transit… Read More
November 21, 2019
AGC Urges More Science and Less Politics on PFAS
As the U.S. House of Representatives considers a suite of bills to spur action on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), AGC and industry allies urged policymakers to rely on the science and support the federal agencies in their efforts to research and set protective risk-based… Read More
November 21, 2019
DOL and DHS Scrap H-2B Newspaper Advertising Requirement
Employers Must Now Submit Openings for Advertising on DOL Website The U.S. Departments of Labor (DOL) and Homeland Security (DHS) posted a Final Rule on the Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) website amending the regulations that govern the H-2B temporary non-… Read More
November 21, 2019

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