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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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Fewer Than Half of the Nation's Metro Areas Added Construction Jobs Between July 2014 and 2015 as Federal Infrastructure Measures Languish
Construction employment increased in fewer than half of the nation’s metro areas between July 2014 and July 2015, the weakest expansion since late 2011, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America.  Association… Read More
September 1, 2015
Judge Issues Injunction Against EPA/Corps Water Rule, Halts Implementation for 13 States
A federal judge has blocked the Obama administration's controversial rule defining the scope of Clean Water Act protections from going into effect August 28, 2015. The Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule has been challenged in multiple courts across the country. A U.S. District Court Judge issued a… Read More
August 28, 2015
Important Lead Paint Program Updates for Renovation, Repair and Painting Contractors
It is time to start thinking about renewing your U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting (LRRP) program certifications, as previously reported by AGC.  All construction firms and their employees are subject to the LRRP rule, if they perform regulated… Read More
August 26, 2015
EPA Releases Draft Hydraulic Fracturing Drinking Water Assessment
Earlier this summer, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a draft assessment on hydraulic fracturing’s potential impacts to drinking water resources, along with nine final peer-reviewed EPA reports conducted as part of the study. The draft assessment is based upon… Read More
August 26, 2015
Webinar August 27 to Prepare for New ‘Waters of the U.S.’ Definition
With the clock ticking on the implementation of the “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) just announced a webinar, scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 27 from 1:00 to 2:00 pm EST to provide last-minute details.  Unless there is a court order… Read More
August 26, 2015
EPA Revises Water Quality Standards that Underlie Stormwater Permits and Water Clean-Up Plans
For the first time in over 30 years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has updated the core requirements of the federal Water Quality Standards (WQS) rule that set forth the minimum conditions that must be met in each state’s water quality standards before EPA can approve them under… Read More
August 26, 2015
EPA To Hold Sept. 16 Webinar on Modeling Tool for Beneficial Use of Industrial Materials in Roadways and Structural Fill
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a new rule on the disposal of coal combustion residuals in Dec. 2014 and also identified necessary criteria for appropriate beneficial use of those materials.  An important criteria for “unencapsulated” uses, such as fill, is to evaluate… Read More
August 25, 2015
AGC Letter Prompts IRS to Clarify ACA Reporting Requirements for Multiemployer Plans
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on August 6 issued an updated Form 1095-C and instructions following a June 9 letter from AGC of America and the Food Marketing Institute urging the agency to make the revisions.  Form 1095-C is one of the forms used by employers to report information… Read More
August 24, 2015
Construction Employment is Up in 37 States and D.C. Between July '14 and '15; as 28 States and D.C. Add Jobs Amid Conflicting Economic Trends
Construction employment expanded in 37 states and the District of Columbia between July 2014 and July 2015 while only 28 states and D.C. added jobs between June and July, according to an analysis today of Labor Department data by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials… Read More
August 21, 2015
NLRB “Quickie Election” Rule Survives Second Legal Challenge
The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) has successfully defended recent changes to union-representation case procedures for the second time in federal district court.  In the latest case, Chamber of Commerce v. NLRB, the AGC-supported U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Coalition for… Read More
August 18, 2015

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