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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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The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) recently issued two new opinion letters. Of particular interest is opinion letter FLSA2020-16 addressing compensability of employee travel time in certain situations involving construction sites located away… Read More
November 5, 2020
Association Officials Warn that Demand for Nonresidential Construction Will Slide Further without New Federal Relief Measures, Citing New Data Showing Most Contractors Had Projects Delayed or Cancelled
A small increase in total construction spending in September masked a widening gap between… Read More
November 2, 2020
Impact on Construction Unclear
A recently unclassified memorandum extends a waiver on the applicability of a new prohibition—often referred to as “Section 889 Part B”—of certain telecommunications for the Department of Defense (DOD), which can include items construction… Read More
October 29, 2020
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land and Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Mass. Have Worst 12-Month Losses, While Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas and Walla Walla, Wash. Lead in Construction Job Increases
Construction firms are experiencing widespread project deferrals and cancellations, along with… Read More
October 28, 2020
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land and Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Mass. Have Worst 12-Month Losses, While Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas and Walla Walla, Wash. Lead in Construction Job Increases
Construction firms are experiencing widespread project deferrals and cancellations, along with disruptions… Read More
October 28, 2020
Tonya Jackson has over 25 years of experience in the areas of business development, marketing, and sales. Jackson is a 16-year veteran of RA-LIN and Associates Inc., a Georgia construction management firm, where she works as a business development manager. She serves on the AGC of America… Read More
October 26, 2020
In response to the pandemic, the president issued an executive order establishing a Coronavirus Mental Health Working Group to respond to the mental-health conditions induced or exacerbated by the pandemic, including issues related to suicide. The Partnership for Employer-Sponsored Coverage—of… Read More
October 22, 2020
Avoid Needless Shutdown of and Confusion within Construction Industry
On October 15, AGC called for the establishment and implementation of a nationwide plan for the distribution of approved coronavirus vaccines in letters to President Trump and candidate Biden. Within that plan, AGC articulated… Read More
October 22, 2020
PPP Loan Deductibility Remains Top AGC Objective
On October 21, legislation to provide an additional half trillion in COVID-relief failed to advance in the Senate. The Senate also considered a narrower bill to extend, modify, and provide additional funding for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP… Read More
October 22, 2020
Details, Timing and Prospects for Enactment Unclear
As of October 22, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin appear close to agreement on an approximately $2 trillion COVID-relief bill. The details of exactly what would be included in such a bill remain largely under… Read More
October 22, 2020