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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 Firms Add 19,000 Jobs in November as Sector Hits Eight-Year High in Employment, But Drop in Infrastructure Spending Slows Growth
Construction employers added 19,000 jobs in November, reaching the highest employment level since November 2008, but a drop in public sector investments in construction projects held down employment among heavy and civil engineering firms, according to an analysis by the Associated General… Read More
December 2, 2016
Construction Spending increases in October as Residential and Public Gains Offset Drop in Private Nonresidential Projects in Reversal of Pattern for First 10 Months
Construction spending was mixed in October as a rebound in residential and public categories outweighed a downturn in most private nonresidential segments, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials noted, however, that public investments in… Read More
December 1, 2016
Choose Your Clients Wisely
Marcia Kellogg There are just some clients that your business cannot afford to have - you know who they are: the ones who are highly commodity-based and have limited experience, whose projects result in little or no profit, and who are a drain on your firm and its resources. Instead of trying to… Read More
December 1, 2016
Construction Employment Falls or Stagnates in One-Third of Nation's Metro Areas Between October 2015 & 2016 as Public Investments Decline
Construction employment declined or was stagnant in one-third of metro areas between October 2015 and October 2016 amid diminishing public-sector investments in infrastructure and other civil works, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by the Associated General… Read More
November 29, 2016
Federal Court Temporally Halts Overtime Rule
On November 22, a federal judge issued a nationwide injunction against the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) overtime rule, which was scheduled to take effect on December 1, 2016. As a result of this court order, implementation of the rule is effectively halted. However, the injunction is a… Read More
November 28, 2016
Court Issues Permanent Injunction Blocking Labor Department's "Persuader Rule"
A federal district court on November 16 issued a nationwide permanent injunction preventing implementation of the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) “persuader rule.”  The ruling is good news for employers and for the associations, attorneys, and consultants that advise… Read More
November 18, 2016
Only 23 States & D.C. Add Construction Jobs Between September and October as Demand for Infrastructure, Other Public Projects Falls
Only 23 states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between September and October while construction employment increased in 35 states between October 2015 and October 2016, according to analysis of Labor Department data released today by AGC. Association officials said declining… Read More
November 18, 2016
Benefit Funds Can Seek Contributions from Independent Contractor that Signed "Me-Too" Agreement 17 Years Earlier
A contractor signatory to an old “me-too” agreement with an “evergreen” clause could be responsible for benefit and other fund contributions required by a later multiemployer collective bargaining agreement (a “CBA”) even though the contractor was not a member of the multiemployer group and did not… Read More
November 8, 2016
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS VARY WIDELY BY METRO BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 2015 & 2016 AS WORKER SCARCITY, WEAK PUBLIC BUDGETS TRIM HIRING
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, Colo. and Boise, Idaho Lead Growth List while Bloomington, Ill. and Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, Calif. have Biggest Declines as Construction Labor Remains Scarce Construction employment conditions varied widely by metro area between September 2015 and September… Read More
November 2, 2016
EEOC Announces New Enforcement Priorities
Earlier this week, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced a new series of enforcement priorities on which it will focus over the next five years. By releasing its second-ever Strategic Enforcement Plan, the EEOC provided a clear message to employers regarding the areas that… Read More
November 1, 2016

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