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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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Comment Deadline for Respirable Crystalline Silica Closes
On Feb. 11, the deadline for public comments for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) rule on respirable crystalline silica closed. The proposed rule would lower the current permissible exposure limit (PEL) from 100 micrograms per cubic meter to 50 micrograms per cubic meter.… Read More
February 18, 2014
AGC to Host Webinar on Legalized Marijuana March 20
On March 20, 2014, AGC will host a webinar on the implications of one of the most talked-about state laws that is sweeping its way across the country, legalized marijuana.  The webinar, Legalized Marijuana: Implications for the Construction Workplace, will be held from 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. EDT. … Read More
February 18, 2014
EPA Releases Report Supporting Beneficial Use of Coal Ash
Just days after signing a consent decree in a federal lawsuit agreeing to take “final action” on coal ash waste disposal rules by Dec. 19, 2014, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this month released a report presenting its evaluation of the two largest beneficial uses of encapsulated… Read More
February 18, 2014
Presentations Sought for AGC’s 2014 Construction HR and Training Professionals Conference and Federal Construction HR Workshop
AGC is seeking presentations for one of its most sought-after annual conferences, the Construction HR and Training Professionals Conference.  For 2014, the conference will be located in Phoenix, Ariz., Oct. 15-17. A Federal Construction HR Workshop will be held Oct. 15, in conjunction with the… Read More
February 18, 2014
EPA Finalizes First of Two E-Manifest Rules
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is developing an electronic system for tracking hazardous waste shipments.  EPA recently finalized a rule to authorize the use of electronic manifests (e-Manifests); a subsequent rule will establish fees.  The agency is up against an October 2015… Read More
February 11, 2014
AGC Comments on EPA’s Draft Lead Survey for Building Contractors
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to survey general contractors regarding their recent renovation, repair and painting (RRP) activities in public- and private-sector commercial buildings.  AGC worked with the “Commercial Properties Coalition” to provide comments on the scope and… Read More
February 11, 2014
Circuit Court Validates Class Action Waivers in Employment Arbitration Agreements
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (LA, MS, TX) has overturned a National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) decision prohibiting employers from requiring employees to sign arbitration agreements containing waivers of the right to pursue class action and collective action claims… Read More
February 10, 2014
Recording of AGC’s Latest Davis-Bacon Webinar Series Now Available
AGC held its annual webinar to train construction contractors about the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts on Dec. 5 and 10, 2013.  Archives of each session of the two-part series titled “Davis-Bacon:  Understanding, Influencing, and Complying with Federal Prevailing Wage Requirements” are available for… Read More
February 10, 2014
Save the Date: 2014 Construction HR and Training Professionals Conference Set for Oct. 15-17 in Phoenix, Ariz.
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 Oct. 15-17 in Phoenix, Ariz. at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown. Information about the event is located… Read More
February 10, 2014
Construction Industry Adds 48,000 Jobs in January Despite Continuing Severe Winter Weather
Construction employment jumped by the largest monthly amount in nearly seven years in January, bringing industry employment to the highest level since July 2009, according to an analysis of new government data by AGC. Association officials noted that, at the current rate of growth, it would not… Read More
February 7, 2014

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