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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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Construction Employment Increases in 39 States and D.C. Between May 2019 and May 2019, While 31 States and D.C. Add Construction Jobs From April to May
Thirty-nine states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between May 2018 and May 2019, while construction employment increased in 31 states and D.C. from April to May, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data released today.… Read More
June 21, 2019
Time to Revisit Arbitration Agreements in Light of New NLRB Decision
Employers may be surprised to learn that the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board” or “NLRB”) just issued a unanimous decision invalidating an employer’s mandatory arbitration agreement that could be reasonably interpreted as preventing employees from filing charges with the Board. The June… Read More
June 19, 2019
DOL Issues Revised NLRA Rights Poster for Federal Contractors
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Labor-Management Standards (“OLMS”) recently made technical changes to the poster that federal contractors and subcontractors are required to display under Executive Order 13496.  The poster informs employees of their rights under the National Labor… Read More
June 19, 2019
DOL Launches New Website for Wage Determinations
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently announce that after June 14, 2019, www.WDOL.gov will be transitioning to https://beta.SAM.gov, which will become the new website for wage determination data. Features of the new beta.SAM.gov website include: Search-based structure:… Read More
June 19, 2019
AGC Supports DOL's Reasonable Update to Overtime Rule's Salary Threshold
On May 21, AGC submitted comments to the U. S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) in response to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) updating the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime regulations. In line with AGC’s recommendations to the WHD, this NPRM is the second… Read More
June 18, 2019
AGC Supports OFCCP's Increased Focus on Compliance Assistance
Advises Caution in Selection and Execution of New Compliance Checks On June 7, AGC submitted comments to the U. S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) in response to its proposal to institute a new approach in reviewing federal construction… Read More
June 18, 2019
AGC Provides Input on Proposed DOL Revisions to Regular Rate of Pay Regulations
On June 12, 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) updating the regulations governing regular rate requirements for the first time in more than 50 years. Regular rate requirements define… Read More
June 18, 2019
Trump Administration Finalizes Changes to Health Reimbursement Arrangements
Expands Employer and Employee Insurance Options  On June 13, The U.S. Departments of the Treasury, Health and Human Services, and Labor issued a final rule that expands the usability of health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs). This final regulation is in response to President Trump… Read More
June 18, 2019
Construction Jobs Increase by 4,000 in May and 215,000 Over 12 Months as Industry Unemployment Rate Falls to Record-Setting Low of 3.2 Percent
Construction employment increased by 4,000 jobs in May and by 215,000, or 3.0 percent, over the past 12 months, while the number of unemployed jobseekers with construction experience fell to a record low, according to an analysis of new government data by the Associated General Contractors of… Read More
June 7, 2019
The Spring Unified Agenda Shows Slow Progress on Multiple Environmental Policy Initiatives
The most recent Unified Agenda, released in late May, demonstrates that a robust agenda of regulatory reform continues as a theme of this Administration, yet it also shows little movement in the relevant policy AGC has been tracking.  The federal agencies have extended the projected deadlines… Read More
June 7, 2019

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