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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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AGC Continues to Press for Environmental Streamlining
Presents Case to Senate Committee   AGC continued to press for federal environmental permitting and review process streamlining to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Sept. 7. Holding a hearing on the need for such streamlining given reforms in the most… Read More
September 15, 2017
New Federal Contracts Proving Hurricane Relief Get Some Relief from OFCCP Requirements
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced that the agency will support Hurricane Harvey and Irma relief efforts in a number of ways, including by relaxing federal contractors’ requirements on a temporary basis. As part of the initiative, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (… Read More
September 15, 2017
Judge Finds Contractor Responsible for Davis-Bacon Workers' Actual Lodging Expenses
A U.S. Department of Labor administrative law judge (ALJ) has held that the employer, not the workers, primarily benefited from lodging used by itinerant workers hired to work on a federal dredging project away from their home communities.  As a result, the employer was required under the… Read More
September 14, 2017
AGC Urges DOL to Modernize Davis-Bacon Certified Payroll Reporting Requirements
AGC of America submitted a letter to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) on September 5 recommending several specific ideas on how to reform and modernize the weekly pay and certified payroll submission requirements as mandated by the Davis-Bacon and related Acts (DBRA… Read More
September 6, 2017
Construction Industry Adds 28,000 Jobs in August After Spending Drop in July, But Contractors Cite Widespread Difficulty Finding Experienced Workers
Construction employment increased by 28,000 jobs in August, following a dip in hiring and spending in July, but contractors face a lack of experienced workers, according to an analysis of new government data and a new workforce survey by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association… Read More
September 5, 2017
OMB Halts New Pay Data Collection Requirements, Follows AGC Regulatory Recommendations
On August 29, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) informed the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that it is initiating a review and immediate stay of the effectiveness of the pay data collection aspects of the EEO-1 form that was revised on September 29, 2016, in accordance with… Read More
September 5, 2017
Keys to Building Effective Business Relationships
Anne Liberto, General Building Contractors Association Everyone wants and values their business relationships, but how do you establish effective business relationships? Is it just about meeting people? You meet someone, talk, and you have a relationship. Seems easy, yet effective business… Read More
September 1, 2017
Compliance Assistance Tools for EPA's Construction Stormwater Program
As part of EPA's compliance assistance for the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) construction stormwater program, EPA created a "Do I Need A Permit?" flowchart to help construction operators determine if and from whom they need to get NPDES permit coverage for their… Read More
August 31, 2017
OMB Halts New EEO-1 Pay Data Collection Requirements, Original EEO-1 Reporting Still in Effect
On August 29, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) informed the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that it is initiating a review and immediate stay of the effectiveness of the pay data collection aspects of the EEO-1 form that was revised on September 29, 2016, in accordance with… Read More
August 31, 2017
Seventy-Percent of Contractors Have a Hard Time Finding Qualified Craft Workers to Hire Amid Growing Construction Demand, National Survey Finds
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August 25, 2017

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