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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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Department of Transportation Seeks Input on Freight Movement and Rural Road Investment
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is seeking information to help it develop a National Freight Strategic Plan (NFSP) to address the needs of multimodal freight transportation. According to the Department, freight tonnage will increase by 44 percent between 2015 and 2045, placing… Read More
January 9, 2020
AGC Urges Reliance on Science as Congress Looks to Regulate PFAS, Warns Congress about Unwarranted Superfund Liability for Contractors
On Jan. 9, AGC urged members of the U.S. House of Representatives to oppose H.R.535, the PFAS Action Act of 2019. The bill, which is expected for a floor vote on Jan. 10, threatens to derail and overwhelm ongoing efforts at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to study PFAS and develop… Read More
January 9, 2020
Highway Administrator to Address AGC Convention
Nicole Nason, Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), will address the Highway and Transportation Division on during AGC’s 2020 Convention in Las Vegas this March. As FHWA Administrator, Nason is currently spearheading development of the Trump administration’s principles on FAST… Read More
January 9, 2020
White House Unveils AGC-Backed Environmental Review Reform, Proposal Would Make Process More Efficient without Sacrificing Protections
On Jan. 9, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) proposed important steps to streamline the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process, which can be a circuitous, time-intensive, and costly environmental review step for many infrastructure projects. AGC is pleased the… Read More
January 9, 2020
AGC Analysis of FY 2020 Federal Construction Accounts, Congress Approves $161 Billion for Construction
On Dec. 20, President Trump signed two spending packages totaling $1.4 trillion, preventing another year-end government shutdown and providing annual funding to all agencies of the federal government through September 30, 2020. Overall, federal construction accounts saw about a nine percent… Read More
January 9, 2020
EEOC Expands Use of Fact-Finding Conferences
What’s old is new again at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) as numerous district offices have recently expanded their use of fact-finding conferences. Fact-finding conferences are part of the EEOC’s expansive statutory investigation toolkit, but they are one of the lesser-known… Read More
January 9, 2020
AGC Supports NLRB Rulemaking on Representation Case Procedures with Recommended Changes to Rule on Construction Industry Bargaining Relationships
On January 8, AGC of America submitted comments on the National Labor Relations Board’s latest proposed rule to modify union representation-case procedures.  Not to be confused with the Board’s “quickie election” rule, which addresses different representation-case procedures, the present… Read More
January 9, 2020
OFCCP Releases Updated Federal Contract Compliance Manual
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) recently published the updated Federal Contract Compliance Manual (FCCM). The Manual provides guidance for OFCCP's compliance officers in conducting compliance evaluations and complaint investigations and… Read More
January 8, 2020
Construction Industry Partners Call for Funding Automated Enforcement in Work Zones
AGC joined with our highway construction industry partners in a letter to key Congressional transportation leaders to urge support for allowing federal funding to be used to implement automated enforcement in highway construction work zones. The letter pointed out that most work zone fatalities and… Read More
December 20, 2019
Positive Statements on AGC 2020 Priority – FAST Act Reauthorization
Chairmen of Senate Finance and House T&I Report Progress With Congress facing a September 30, 2020 expiration date for FAST Act transportation authorization legislation and the Highway Trust Fund facing an $18-$20 billion annual revenue shortfall to maintain current funding levels, the… Read More
December 20, 2019

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