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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 Wins Another Round Against Blacklisting Executive Order
In what may be a 12-round bout, AGC has scored another victory on the path to expunging President Obama’s Blacklisting Executive Order. On May 19, the House of Representatives approved legislation that includes an AGC-backed provision to the National Defense Authorization Act—a bill that has been… Read More
June 28, 2016
Transportation Funding Bills Advance; Includes AGC-Backed Pilot Program
This week, the House and Senate both made progress in moving their respective transportation funding bill for fiscal year 2017.  Both bills include a key, AGC-backed provision that sets restrictions on the use of a U.S. DOT pilot program that enables state or local grant recipients to utilize… Read More
June 28, 2016
Senate Committee Passes AGC-Supported Bill Reauthorizing the Diesel Emission Reduction Act
This week, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee passed a bipartisan bill reauthorizing the Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) program through 2021 at $100 million per year.  This bill is identical to a provision that legislators included in the recently passed Senate Energy… Read More
June 28, 2016
Anti-PLA Mandate Legislation Fails in House
The House of Representatives today failed—on a vote of 209-216—to pass AGC-supported legislation that would block further implementation of President Obama’s 2009 executive order encouraging federal agencies to consider government-mandated project labor agreements (PLAs) on construction projects.… Read More
June 28, 2016
Overtime Rule Doubles Salary Threshold Increases Burden on Contractors
AGC Plays Vital Role in Attempting to Limit Burden, Will Continue to Pursue Corrective Action On May 18, the U.S. Department of Labor released its final rule implementing changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime regulations.  The most significant change is a doubling of the… Read More
June 28, 2016
AGC Takes Stance against Mandatory Online Reporting of Construction Site Stormwater Management Plans
Contractor Input Needed; Association Preparing to Comment on EPA’s Draft Permit by May 26 Deadline As previously reported by AGC, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is accepting public comment on its draft 2017 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Construction… Read More
June 28, 2016
AGC Lobbies OMB on Overtime Rule
AGC and its industry partners met with the Office of Management & Budget (OMB) to discuss the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division proposal to increase the overtime salary threshold from $23,660 per year to $50,440. The proposal would be adjusted annually, and while the… Read More
June 28, 2016
Regulatory Burden Quantified by Competitive Enterprise Institute Report
AGC members have every reason to believe they are constantly being threatened by a barrage of new regulatory initiatives. AGC is following more than 20 major rulemakings that impact the industry right now such as the “Waters of the US” proposed rule, the silica rule, the “ambush” election rule, the… Read More
June 28, 2016
Congress Continues Holding Hearings on Tax Reform, Forward Progress still Unknown
On Tuesday, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on ways Congress could reform the business tax code to make it more globally competitive and to consider the findings of the Committee’s bipartisan business income tax working group. Members also discussed anticipated discussion drafts on… Read More
June 28, 2016
AGC Prevents Cuts to Army Corps Construction Funds
This week, AGC successfully blocked legislation that would cut millions of dollars from the Army Corps of Engineers civil works construction program in fiscal year 2017. Sen. Jeff Flake introduced the amendment to the USACE annual funding bill that failed on an 84-12 vote. The Senate continues to… Read More
June 28, 2016

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