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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Two-thirds of construction firms report they are having a hard time filling hourly craft positions that represent the bulk of the construction workforce, according to the results of an industry-wide survey released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials said… Read More
August 30, 2016
On Aug. 22, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) proposed updates to its Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands regulations to align with the 2015 Federal Flood Risk Management Standard, which AGC commented on last year. These requirements would expand the floodplain and… Read More
August 30, 2016
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) has changed the standard – yet again – for determining the appropriateness of bargaining units in the context of labor staffing firms. In Miller & Anderson, the Board held that a union may seek to represent a unit of workers that combines… Read More
August 30, 2016
Court OKs EPA’s Revoking Permit Years after Issuance
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled on July 19 that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had properly used its “broad veto authority” under the Clean Water Act (CWA) when it revoked a Section 404 dredge… Read More
August 25, 2016
Thirty-nine state added construction jobs between July 2015 and July 2016 while construction employment only increased in 23 states and the District of Columbia between June and July, according to analysis of Labor Department data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America.… Read More
August 19, 2016
Go in depth on the troubles facing multiemployer pension plans, what is being done to address the growing problems, and what it all means for the construction industry and the economy at large on the latest episode of the ConstructorCast. For this episode, we sit down with James Young, AGC's… Read More
August 19, 2016
On August 15, AGC submitted a second set of comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) opposing the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) proposed rule to revise the Employer Information Report (EEO-1). The proposal intends to collect compensation and hours-worked data… Read More
August 18, 2016
Construction Employment is Up 3.3 Percent for the Year, Nearly Double the Increase in Total Payroll as Tight Labor Conditions Drive Sector’s Wages Up to 10 Percent Higher than Private Sector Average
Construction firms added 14,000 workers in July and construction industry pay rose at the fastest… Read More
August 5, 2016
On Aug. 2, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) publically released a long-expected, final guidance on incorporating greenhouse gases (GHG) and climate change into agency actions where the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) currently applies. NEPA requires an… Read More
August 4, 2016
AGC provided comments to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) on its proposal to reissue and modify its nationwide permits (NWPs), general conditions and definitions. Obtaining these federal “general” permits, which are required for construction activities in “Waters of the United States… Read More
August 4, 2016
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