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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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OFCCP Publishes New Corporate Scheduling List for Construction Contractors
AGC to Offer Educational Webinar on July 27th to Help Contractors Prepare The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has published the latest Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL) for construction contractors, which is comprised of 250 federal contractors,… Read More
June 23, 2023
DOL Releases Guidance on the Protections for Employees to Pump Breast Milk at Work
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division recently published Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) No. 2023-2, Enforcement of Protections for Employees to Pump Breast Milk at Work. This bulletin is intended to provide enforcement support and public guidance regarding the application… Read More
June 23, 2023
2023 Construction HR and Workforce Early Bird Rate Still Available
Looking to tackle your biggest construction HR & workforce challenges? There's no better place than the Construction HR & Workforce Conference! Don't Forget: Through July 17, 2023, we'll be offering discounts of $130 to any AGC member looking to better develop the next generation of… Read More
June 23, 2023
Get a Head Start on Carbon Compliance at AGC Conference This July
What if a project owner asks you about carbon reporting or the embodied carbon of materials? Preparing for these questions can take months or even longer—and can involve compliance, sustainability and even finance team members. Get a head start at AGC’s Construction Safety Health and Environmental… Read More
June 20, 2023
NLRB Returns to Stricter Independent Contractor Standard
Four Things Employers Need to Know A highly anticipated decision by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) makes it significantly harder for companies to classify their workers as independent contractors. The Board’s June 13 decision in The Atlanta Opera reverts to a broader… Read More
June 20, 2023
Construction Employment Increases In 42 States And D.C. From May 2022 To May 2023, While 24 States Add Construction Employees For The Month
  Construction employment increased in 42 states and the District of Columbia in May from a year earlier, while only 24 states added construction jobs from April to May, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released by the Associated General Contractors of America today.… Read More
June 16, 2023
Construction Materials And Services Prices Decline 0.6 Percent In May While Bid Prices Edge Up 0.1 Percent As Supply Chain Improves Broadly
  The price of materials and services used in nonresidential construction decreased 0.6 percent from April to May, while an index that measures contractors’ bid prices inched up by 0.1 percent, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government data… Read More
June 14, 2023
New Guidance Seeks to Limit Industry Participation in Rulemaking
AGC submitted its first set of comments on a Biden administration guidance implementing a new executive order that changes the process of developing regulations (Executive Order 14094 on Modernizing Regulatory Review). The new policy would limit the business community’s access to the administration… Read More
June 8, 2023
AGC Urges DOL to Abandon Updating Overtime Regulations Again
The Associated General Contractors of America recently urged the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division to abandon or at least postpone issuance of its anticipated proposed rulemaking altering the overtime regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Even though the COVID… Read More
June 6, 2023
Major AGC Permitting Wins in Debt Deal
On May 31, the House of Representatives passed the AGC of America-backed debt limit agreement legislation entitled the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (FRA). The U.S. Senate is expected to pass it shortly and President Biden to sign it into law thereafter.  The FRA includes the… Read More
June 6, 2023

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