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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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House to Consider Prohibiting Construction Reverse Auctions, Measure Passed Senate Unanimously
On Jan. 16, Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) introduced bipartisan, AGC-backed legislation to prohibit federal agencies from using reverse auctions on federal construction contracts. On Dec. 19, the Senate unanimously passed a companion bill to this measure. Reverse auctions in… Read More
January 23, 2020
Administration Releases New Waters of the U.S. Rule, Will Provide Clarity on Protections for Federal Waters
On Jan. 23, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers finalized an AGC-supported rule to define “waters of the United States” – providing clarity when a federal permit is needed for work in or near federal waters. The new Navigable Waters Protection Rule better… Read More
January 23, 2020
Call for AGC-Member Volunteer Subject Matter Experts for Business Development Check-Ups at AGC’s Annual Convention
AGC of America’s Business Development Forum, with support from The Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS), will offer free one-on-one Business Development (BD) “Check-Ups” to AGC Convention attendees to review and offer guidance on their BD and marketing related efforts. Subject… Read More
January 17, 2020
Senate Confirms New SBA Administrator
On Jan. 7, the Senate confirmed AGC-backed nominee Jovita Carranza to lead the Small Business Administration (SBA). Administrator Carranza previously served as Treasurer of the United States at the Department of the Treasury under President Trump and served as Deputy Administrator for SBA under… Read More
January 16, 2020
U.S., China sign ‘Phase One’ Trade Deal, Partial Tariff Rollback Included in Terms
On Jan. 15, the United States and China signed a modest ‘phase one’ trade agreement, signaling a major first step towards defusing tension in the trade war between the two nations. Under this initial agreement, the Trump administration will reduce the existing tariff rate on $120 billion worth of… Read More
January 16, 2020
Senate Passes AGC-Supported USMCA Implementation Legislation, Deal Nears Final Ratification
On Jan. 16, the Senate overwhelmingly passed (89-10) H.R. 5430, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (USMCA). Senate passage of this legislation clears the way for U.S. ratification of the newly negotiated trade pact between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Once President Trump… Read More
January 16, 2020
NLRB Issues Slate of Empoyer-Friendly Rulings in December
As the year 2019 and Member Lauren McFerran’s term were both about to expire, the National Labor Relations Board (the Board or NRLB) reversed several noteworthy actions taken by the agency during the Obama Administration.  In addition to its Dec. 13 issuance of a regulation curtailing the… Read More
January 16, 2020
New Proposal Will Make The Federal Environmental Review Process More Efficient Without Sacrificing Protections
Trump Administration Proposal to Reform the Federal Environmental Review Process Will Fix Problems with Current Process While Maintaining Environmental Rigor, Construction Officials Say The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, issued the… Read More
January 13, 2020
DOL Finalizes Revisions to Joint Employer Status under FLSA
Changes Effective March 16, 2020 The U. S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) released a final rule updating the regulations interpreting joint employer status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Under the FLSA, an employee may have, in addition to his or her employer… Read More
January 13, 2020
Construction Employment Increases by 20,000 in December and 151,000 in 2019; Contractors Expect to Hire in 2020 but Anticipate Difficulty Filling Slots
Survey Finds Optimism about 2020 along with Even Tighter Labor Supply as Construction Unemployment Sets Record December Low; Association Calls for Government to Boost Career Opportunities, Immigration Construction employment increased by 20,000 jobs in December and by 151,000, or 2.0 percent, in… Read More
January 10, 2020

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