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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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EEO-1 Survey Now Open; Court Orders Reinstatement of Pay Data Requirements
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has opened the EEO-1 online reporting portal following a recent court order reinstating the previously revised Obama administration EEO-1 form’s pay data reporting requirements that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) halted in 2017. The… Read More
March 22, 2019
NLRB Decides Unions Can't Force Nonmembers to Pay for Lobbying Expenses
The National Labor Relations Board (the “NLRB” or “Board”) on March 1 issued an opinion expanding the rights of “Beck objectors” –  i.e., those employees who are covered by a collective bargaining agreement but who choose not to become a member of the union.  Under the U.S. Supreme Court… Read More
March 22, 2019
Is Scabby the Rat Headed for a Deflating Experience?
Construction contractors are all-too familiar with Scabby the Rat. The inflatable rat – appearing in sizes of up to a reported 30 feet tall – has infested construction job sites as part of trade union protest activities targeting employers that are not signatory to union labor agreements. Unions… Read More
March 18, 2019
Ruling Makes It Easier to Classify Workers as Independent Contractors Under the NLRA
In a significant ruling that will benefit companies, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) recently revised the test it uses for determining whether workers are employees or independent contractors under the National Labor Relations Act making it easier for entities to classify… Read More
March 18, 2019
Construction Employment Increases in 275 out of 358 Metro Areas from January 2018 to January 2019; 39 Areas Experience Construction Job Losses
Construction employment grew in 275, or 76 percent, out of 358 metro areas between January 2018 and January 2019, declined in 39 (11 percent) and was unchanged in 44, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association… Read More
March 15, 2019
Construction Employment Increases in 44 States from January 2018 to January 2019; 33 States Add Jobs in Latest Month as Association Calls for Investing in Training
Forty-four states added construction jobs between January 2018 and January 2019, while 33 states added construction jobs between December and January, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data released today. Association officials cautioned… Read More
March 12, 2019
National Construction Charity Donates $265,000 to Renovate Historic Dairy Barn to Serve as New Headquarters for Veterans' Support Group
AGC Charities Inc., the charitable arm of the Associated General Contractors of America, donated $265,000 today to fund a new “National Healing Quarters” for Warrior Canine Connection. The funds will help cover the cost of renovating a historic dairy barn in Boyds, Maryland to serve as the new… Read More
March 8, 2019
DOL Releases Proposed Overtime Update
Sets Salary Threshold at $35,308 Yesterday, the U. S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) updating the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime regulations. This new proposal would update the salary threshold using current wage… Read More
March 8, 2019
White House Guidance Issued on Streamlining Environmental Process
State NEPA Reviews Targeted On Feb. 26, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) provided guidance clarifying elements of President Trump's Aug. 15, 2017, executive order (EO), aimed at reducing the permitting time for large infrastructure… Read More
February 28, 2019
A Closer Look at the Proposal to Replace 2015 WOTUS Rule
60-Day Comment Period Ends April 15 On Feb. 14, the public comment period officially opened on the administration’s newly proposed replacement of the controversial 2015 Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. Legal challenges have placed the 2015 WOTUS rule on hold in 28 states. In the Action… Read More
February 28, 2019

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