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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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Common Control for Purposes of Withdrawal Liability is Determined at Time Covered Work Resumes Rather than Time of Withdrawal, 10th Circuit Rules
A large construction company with many subsidiaries triggered withdrawal liability of almost $1 million under controlled group liability principles in the Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendment Act (“MPPAA”) when it purchased a nonunion construction company. In the view of the federal 10th… Read More
June 22, 2016
NLRB Decision Limiting Right to Replace Strikers May Signal a New Paradigm
On May 31, 2016, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) issued a decision holding that an employer's right to hire permanent replacement for economic strikers is not unlimited, and that an employer must be circumspect about its reasons for seeking permanent replacements or risk… Read More
June 22, 2016
10 Reasons to Attend AGC's 2016 Construction HR and Training Professionals Conference
Each October, construction industry professionals in HR, training and workforce development gear up for the industry’s premier learning and networking event, AGC’s Construction HR & Training Professionals Conference, and this year is no different.  The 2016 event will be held Oct. 5-7… Read More
June 21, 2016
Compliance with OFCCP's Veterans and Disabilities Rules Requires Special Consideration from Construction Contractors
A common misunderstanding among federal construction contractors is that they never have to prepare written affirmative action plans (AAPs). They often base this on their not having to prepare written AAPs for minorities and women under Executive Order 11246. Unlike supply and service contractors,… Read More
June 21, 2016
Construction Employment Rises in 39 States Between May 2015 and 2016; But Only 19 States Add Jobs from April to May as Firms Run out of People to Hire
Thirty-nine states added construction jobs between May 2015 and May 2016 while construction employment only increased in 19 states between April and May, according to analysis of Labor Department data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials said… Read More
June 17, 2016
OFCCP Finalizes Sex Discrimination Rule and Schedules June 16 Webinar
On June 14, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published its final rule requiring federal and federally-assisted contractors to meet the provisions of Executive Order 11246 prohibiting sex discrimination in employment. This rule updates sex discrimination guidelines from… Read More
June 16, 2016
AGC Urges Court to Overturn NLRB Expansion of Joint Employer Standard
AGC and seven other trade associations on June 15 jointly filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in the Browning-Ferris Industries case concerning the definition of “joint employer” under the National Labor Relations Act.  The brief supports Browning-Ferris… Read More
June 16, 2016
OFCCP Sets 2016 VEVRAA Hiring Benchmark at 6.9 Percent
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) recently published its 2016 annual Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) Benchmark.  The benchmark is 6.9 percent and reflects the national percentage of veterans in the civilian labor force for 2016, as determined… Read More
June 16, 2016
FAR Council Proposal Would Identify Federal Contractors that Report GHG Emissions
On May 25, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council issued a proposed rule that would require some federal contractors to indicate whether they publicly disclose greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and reduction goals or targets. Comments are due by July 25, and AGC is reviewing the proposed… Read More
June 14, 2016
AGC Submits Comments on EPA's Draft Construction General Permit (CGP) for Stormwater Runoff
AGC recently submitted extensive comments on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) draft 2017 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Construction General Permit (draft CGP), based on the Association’s members’ input.  AGC has devotedly represented the construction… Read More
June 14, 2016

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