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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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The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released final instructions and tax forms for the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) information reporting requirements for employers and health insurers under Internal Revenue Code sections 6055 (Forms 1094-B and 1095-B)… Read More
April 9, 2015
On March 26, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) recently announced change to federal regulations under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) that would expand the definition of spouse to include same sex marriages was halted by a federal judge in Texas. The revised regulations were… Read More
April 9, 2015
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division recently announced a change to regulations under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) that expands the definition of spouse. The change comes in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in United States v. Windsor. That ruling struck… Read More
April 9, 2015
AGC and its industry partners from the Waters Advocacy Coalition met with the Office of Management & Budget (OMB) to discuss the federal water quality standards (WQS) regulation proposed by EPA and its interaction with the proposed change in the definition of “Waters of the United States.” Both… Read More
April 8, 2015
In furtherance of the administration’s plan to increase the resiliency of federal actions, President Obama released a new Executive Order 13690, “The Federal Flood Risk Management Standard,” as directed by the President’s Climate Action Plan. Notably, the order expands the… Read More
April 8, 2015
The Wage & Hour Division (WHD) recently made available on its website two video presentations for construction employers regarding Davis-Bacon Act wage surveys. One presentation, the Davis-Bacon Wage Survey Process, explains how Davis-Bacon wages are established, as well as survey… Read More
April 7, 2015
Once again, HR and Training Professionals in the Construction Industry will come together in October for AGC’s Construction HR and Training Professionals Conference. The conference will take place October 7-9 in St. Louis, Missouri at the Hyatt Regency at the Arch. Registration… Read More
April 7, 2015
Construction declined by 1,000 in March but is still up by 282,000 compared to the prior year, as the sector's unemployment rate fell to 9.5 percent, according to an analysis by AGC of America. Association officials noted that declining demand for residential and public sector projects offset gains… Read More
April 3, 2015
Construction employment expanded in 278 metro areas, declined in 36 and was stagnant in 44 between February 2014 and February 2015, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by AGC of America. Association officials said the job gains come as private sector demand,… Read More
April 2, 2015
Charles H. Green
Have you ever had a difficult client? I don't mean the client from hell, I just mean garden-variety difficult. Difficult clients come in lots of different flavors.
• There's the client who will not take the time up front to share critical information, explore ideas, or… Read More
April 1, 2015