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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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CLRC Issues Report on Labor Costs for Union Contractors
The Construction Labor Research Council (CLRC) has released a revised version of its annual Trends & Outlook Report now renamed Union Labor Costs in Construction.  The report includes general and detailed information about trends in collectively bargained compensation in the industry,… Read More
April 18, 2019
U.S. EPA Concludes Pollution Through Groundwater Does Not Require a Federal Discharge Permit
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public comment on an interpretive statement published April 15, concluding that “releases of pollutants to groundwater are categorically excluded from Clean Water Act’s permitting requirements because Congress explicitly left regulation of… Read More
April 18, 2019
DOL Issues Opinions Letter on FMLA Leave
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) recently issued a new opinion letter clarifying the DOL’s position on designating and taking leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The opinion letter provides that “an employer is prohibited from delaying the… Read More
April 17, 2019
WebEd: Critital EEO-1 Survey Reporting Requirements Update
May 2, 2019 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm ET The EEO-1 is an annual survey that requires all private employers with 100 or more employees and federal government contractors or first-tier subcontractors with 50 or more employees and a federal contract, sub­contract or purchase order amounting to $50,000 or… Read More
April 17, 2019
Union Contractors Committee Meets During Convention, Sets Conference Call Schedule for Rest of Year
AGC of America’s Union Contractors Committee held two sessions during the association’s 100th Annual Convention in Denver, CO.  At an open meeting of the Union Contractors Steering Committee on April 3, participants received updates from committee leaders and staff and conducted a roundtable… Read More
April 16, 2019
Encore Electric of Lakewood, Colorado Named Nation's Safest Construction Company in 2018 by National Contractors Group
Encore Electric was honored for having the nation’s best construction safety and wellness plan in 2018 by the Associated General Contractors of America. The association, which oversees the Willis Towers Watson Construction Safety Excellence Awards, an annual ranking of construction safety… Read More
April 15, 2019
Three Universities Named Nation's Most Outstanding Student Construction Chapters of 2018, According to National Trade Association
Roger Williams University, Oregon State University and Pittsburg State University are recognized as the nation’s most outstanding student construction chapters of 2018, the Associated General Contractors of America announced last week during its annual convention in Denver.  The student… Read More
April 15, 2019
Chicago's Ujamaa Wins Diverse Business of the Year Award by National Construction Association
Chicago’s Ujamaa Construction was named as the 2019 Diverse Business of the Year award winner by the Associated General Contractors of America, association officials announced today.  The association also awarded Diversity and Inclusion Excellence Awards to Austin Commercial, Shoemaker… Read More
April 15, 2019
Court Blocks Expanded Access to Association Health Plans
On March 28, a federal judge struck down portions of the U. S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) final rule intended to expand access to association health plans (AHPs) and increase flexibility for small employers to join groups or associations to offer… Read More
April 11, 2019
Construction Employment Rises by 16,000 in March and 246,000 for the Year as Weekly Hours Hit New High and Unemployment a New Low for March
Construction employment increased by 16,000 jobs in March and by 246,000 jobs, or 3.4 percent, over the past year, according to an analysis of new government data today by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials called on federal officials to double funding for career… Read More
April 8, 2019

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