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2024 AGC & HCSS Highway Work Zone Safety Survey
May 23, 2024
  Sixty-four percent of highway contractors report that motor vehicles had crashed into their construction work zones during the past year, putting motorists and workers at risk, according to the results of a new highway work zone study conducted by the Associated General Contractors of… Read More

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Earmarks Return
House Democrats unveiled their long-awaited plan to revive earmarks – or “congressionally directed spending” as they are rebranded. The plan would allow members of Congress to direct money in the annual spending bills that would benefit specific projects in their district. The ban on this practice… Read More
March 4, 2021
House Democratic Leadership Introduces CLEAN Future Act
Includes Significant Funding for Infrastructure with New Federal Strings Attached Democratic leadership introduced an updated version of the “Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for Our Nation's” (CLEAN) Future Act, that sets a goal to cut national greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030… Read More
March 4, 2021
Congress Poised to Provide Multiemployer Pension Plan Relief
The Senate is currently considering the latest COVID relief bill, which includes a new round of multiemployer pension relief. The bill would create a Special Financial Assistance Program for struggling multiemployer pension plans. Under the Special Financial Assistance Program eligible plans… Read More
March 4, 2021
USDOL Expands Unemployment Insurance to Workers Who Decline Work Due to Safety Concerns
In response to a directive from President Biden, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued guidance to state unemployment insurance agencies that expands the number of instances in which workers may be eligible for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA). These newly eligible workers self-… Read More
March 4, 2021
COVID Relief Bill Would Extend Federal Paid Leave Tax Credits, Not Mandates
Unemployment benefits and bonus extended The COVID-relief bill moving through Congress does not include a federal paid leave mandate. However, it does include an extension of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) refundable tax credits from March 31, 2021 through September… Read More
March 4, 2021
COVID Relief Bill Would Provide Limited Direct Funding for Construction
On February 27, the U.S. House passed President Biden’s $1.9T COVID-relief bill by a 219-212 vote, mostly along party lines. The measure is now soon to be considered by the Senate. On the infrastructure front, the package would provide: $30 billion to public transit programs, $8 billion to airports… Read More
March 4, 2021
ConsensusDocs Construction Law Newsletter Adds Leading Construction Law Firm as a Contributing Author
ConsensusDocs is pleased to announce that Fox Rothschild LLP has joined as a contributor to the ConsensusDocs Construction Law Newsletter, which is one of the mostly widely distributed and used construction law resources in the industry. “We are thrilled to be able to bring timely, relevant news… Read More
March 3, 2021
DOI Pulls the Brakes on Migratory Bird Treaty Act Revisions
The U.S. Department of Interior has proposed to delay the effective date of the Trump Administration’s final rule to decriminalize incidental take (accidental harm) under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) finalized in January.  AGC supports the Trump Administration's rule as it provides… Read More
March 1, 2021
Senate EPW Committee Holds First Infrastructure Hearing Under New Leadership
Carper Reiterates Memorial Day Goal for Committee Passage of Bill On February 24, the Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works held its first infrastructure hearing of the new Congress, titled “Building Back Better: Investing in Transportation while Addressing Climate Change, Improving… Read More
February 25, 2021
AGC Pushes OSHA to Follow Traditional Regulatory Process on COVID-19 Standard
Agency Should Consider Science, Experience and Practical, Industry-Specific Approaches On February 24, AGC called on the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to follow the traditional federal regulatory processes that allow for all industries—including construction—to better… Read More
February 25, 2021

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