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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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EEOC Issues Further Guidance on EEO -1 Component 2 Pay Data Collection
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently updated the web-based portal for the reinstated collection of 2017 and 2018 EEO-1 Component 2 data with several resources to assist employers. Specifically, the EEOC provided a series of Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs”) regarding… Read More
July 17, 2019
AGC Prepares Suggestions on Improving the 2008 Mitigation Rule
Please provide feedback by the end of July 26, 2019 In recent Unified Agendas, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have indicated their intention to review and amend the 2008 Compensatory Mitigation Rule.  AGC supports this effort, because challenges in… Read More
July 12, 2019
EPA Reduces Amount of Lead in Dust Considered a Hazard
May Warrant Measures to Reduce Risk The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) EPA recently finalized a rule to reduce the dust-lead hazard levels on floors and window sills – from 40 micrograms (µg) of lead in dust per square foot (ft2) and 250 µg/ft2 to 10 µg/ft2 and 100 µg/ft2,… Read More
July 12, 2019
AGC Welcomes New Members to AGC's Environmental Forum Steering Committee
AGC is pleased to announce the appointment of new members to serve on its Environmental Forum Steering Committee.  Members of the steering committee have direct access to federal regulatory officials, influence over AGC’s environmental agenda, and a means to exchange valuable information with… Read More
July 11, 2019
Time is Running Out to Register for the Construction Safety, Health and Environmental Conference
Join us on July 23-25, 2019 in Seattle, Washington With over forty educational sessions, check out the great line-up of speakers and topics for the upcoming Construction Safety, Health and Environmental Conference on July 23-25 in Seattle, Washington.  This conference is your annual meeting… Read More
July 11, 2019
Construction Jobs Increase by 21,000 in June and 224,000 During the Past Year as the Sector's Unemployment Rate Decreased to 4.0 Percent
Construction employment increased by 21,000 jobs in June and by 224,000, or 3.2 percent, over the past 12 months, while the number of unemployed jobseekers with construction experience fell, according to an analysis of new government data by the Associated General Contractors of America.… Read More
July 8, 2019
Construction Employment Increases in 249 Out of 358 Metro Areas from May 2018 to May 2019 as Labor Shortages Likely Held Back More Hiring
Construction employment grew in 249 out of 358 metro areas between May 2018 and May 2019, declined in 57 and was unchanged in 52, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials said firms in many parts of… Read More
July 3, 2019
AGC Supports DOL Revisions to Joint Employer Status under FLSA
On June 25, AGC submitted comments to the U. S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) in response to its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) revising and clarifying the responsibilities of employers and joint employers to employees in joint employer arrangements. In 2017, the… Read More
June 26, 2019
Contractors Need Not Apply: Administration's New Apprenticeship Proposal Fails to Address Growing Construction Industry Skills Shortage
The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, released the following statement in response to the release of the Department of Labor new proposal on apprenticeship expansion, and the decision to exclude the construction industry from the Industry… Read More
June 25, 2019
AGC Supports Insurance Coverage for Construction Defects
AGC of America has joined the AGC of Michigan in filing a friend-of-the-court brief in the Michigan Supreme Court in strong support of insurance coverage for construction defects.  The brief focuses on the standard form of the General Commercial Liability (CGL) policy sold to AGC members… Read More
June 25, 2019

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