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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 WebEd: The 2017 Regulatory Road Ahead
Thursday, Jan. 19 from 3:30 pm to 5:00 PM ET Register today for this 2017 regulatory overview webinar—helpful for all construction contractors with public or private work. It is complimentary for AGC members and $49 for non-members. Can’t make the webinar, but want to know more now? Click here for… Read More
January 5, 2017
SBA Finalizes Small Business Subcontractor Counting Rule
AGC-Enacted Law Leads to Rule As a result of past AGC legislative success, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) recently finalized a rule allowing direct-federal large business prime contractors to count lower tier small business subcontractors towards their small business subcontracting… Read More
January 5, 2017
AGC-Backed Regulatory Reform Legislation Passes House
Could Help Roll Back Obama Administration Regulations On Jan. 4, the House passed AGC-backed legislation that would help Congress repeal more Obama administration regulations, as well as future administration’s regulations. The Midnight Rules Relief Act—introduced by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calf.)—… Read More
January 5, 2017
Stormwater and WOTUS Wrap-Up
AGC Gets Results in 2016, Braces for More Water Rules in Early 2017 A lot has happened this year.  EPA has been busy and so has AGC’s environmental staff.  Government control over the amount of dirt that can run off a construction site (or developed property) during wet weather and the… Read More
December 22, 2016
Get Involved in AGC Environmental Programs Planned for 2017
AGC is planning several events in the coming year that are of interest to environmental professionals in the industry.  Please save the dates for these special events in 2017 and stay tuned for more information and exciting updates. Peer-to-Peer Learning Opportunities Are you an… Read More
December 22, 2016
AGC Shares Regulatory Plan with Trump Transition Team
This week, AGC shared its federal agency regulatory, compliance and enforcement plan with members of the Trump Presidential Transitional Team. Entitled “Make Federal Agencies Responsible Again,” the document calls for the repeal of dozens of unnecessary and overly burdensome executive orders,… Read More
December 22, 2016
AGC Recommends Improvements for Davis-Bacon Wage Survey Process
In response to a request for comments from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division, on Dec. 19, AGC notified the agency that improvements are needed to the way it collects wage data from construction contractors.  The Wage and Hour Division is responsible for setting the… Read More
December 22, 2016
OSHA Publishes Second Controversial Recordkeeping Regulation in 2016
On Dec. 19, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a final rule to revise existing language in the recordkeeping regulation to emphasize an employer’s responsibility to make and maintain accurate OSHA 300 Logs and all related incident reports.  The new rule… Read More
December 22, 2016
Visit Your Congressmen Next Week and Urge Them to Fix the Highway Trust Fund
Talking Points Can be Found at www.HardhatsforHighways.org While Members of Congress are back home for the remainder of the year, the AGC co-chaired Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) is urging our members to contact their Members of Congress – either in person or via email – and… Read More
December 22, 2016
"Civilian BRAC" Becomes Law
$8 Billion in Federal Real Property Up for Consideration  Last week, the President signed into law the AGC-supported Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act. This bipartisan law will shrink the federal footprint and streamline the disposal of excess or underutilized federal buildings. AGC… Read More
December 22, 2016

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