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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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Construction Workforce Shortages Risk Undermining Infrastructure Projects As Most Contractors Struggle To Fill Open Positions
  91 Percent of Construction Firms Having a Hard Time Finding Workers to Hire, Driving Up Costs and Project Delays, New Survey by the Associated General Contractors of America and Autodesk Finds Construction workforce shortages are affecting nearly all construction firms, undermining the… Read More
August 29, 2022
Has OSHA Inspected YOUR Jobsite for Heat-Related Hazards?
On April 8, the Department of Labor (DOL) / Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced the first-ever national emphasis program (NEP) on heat-related hazards in the workplace would go into effect immediately.  The NEP set a goal for the agency to double the number of… Read More
August 25, 2022
Take Action to Oppose Mandatory PLAs on Federal Projects
The Biden administration just issued a proposed regulation mandating that every general contractor and subcontractor engage in negotiation or agree to project labor agreements (PLAs) on federal construction projects valued at $35 million or more with limited exceptions. WHY IT MATTERS: The… Read More
August 24, 2022
Registration Open for Sept. 13 Union Contractors Committee Meeting
AGC of America’s Union Contractors Committee will hold its next quarterly virtual meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. EASTERN Daylight Time.  All AGC members and chapter staff are invited. The meeting is not open to nonmembers. The agenda will include updates from AGC staff… Read More
August 24, 2022
Circuit Court Again Overturns NLRB Decision in Browning Ferris Joint Employer Case
In the latest installment of protracted litigation involving Browning-Ferris Industries (“BFI”) and the appropriate standard for determining joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on July 29 vacated a National… Read More
August 24, 2022
AGC to Host a Conversation on OFCCP's Order to Disclose EEO-1 Data
In light of the 30-day window that the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is offering federal contractors to object to a disclosure of EEO-1 reports, AGC of America will host an informal conversation with Alissa Horvitz of the law firm Roffman Horvitz on Tuesday,… Read More
August 24, 2022
Agenda Now Live for 2022 Construction HR and Training Professionals Conference
The agenda is coming together and registration is open for the 2022 Construction HR and Training Professionals Conference and pre-conference Federal Construction HR Workshop to be held October 12-14, 2022, in Phoenix, AZ. AGC's “HR/TED Conference” provides two days of education and networking for… Read More
August 24, 2022
OFCCP Gives Contractors 30 Days to Object to Release of Their EEO-1 Reports Via FOIA Request
Component 2 Pay Data for 2017 & 2018 Reports Not to be Included The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is offering all federal government contractor organizations 30 days from today, August 19, 2022 (deadline September 19, 2022) to file written objections to the OFCCP’s… Read More
August 23, 2022
OFCCP Announces Notification of Construction Contract Award Portal (NCAP) Coming Soon
NCAP to Launch with Educational Webinar on August 26, 2022 On August 26, 2022, OFCCP is rolling out a new portal for construction employers to use in identifying subcontractors that are awarded contracts valued at $10,000 or more.  This portal will require prime/direct federal construction… Read More
August 23, 2022
Court Upholds DOL's Use of Data from Far Away Counties to Set Davis Bacon Prevailing Wages
The U.S. Department of Labor did not violate the Davis-Bacon Act or regulations when the Department set prevailing wage rates based partly on wages from projects outside the relevant geographic area, held the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada in an Aug.11 opinion rejecting a challenge… Read More
August 23, 2022

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