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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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New Infographic Helps Veterans Determine Their Status under VEVRAA
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) recently released an infographic to help veterans determine whether or not they are protected under the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA).  Recent changes to VEVRAA… Read More
August 14, 2015
New Checklist Available to Help Contractors Assess Compliance with OFCCP’s Disability Rule
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) recently made available on its website a Checklist for Compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, a law requiring that federal contractors take affirmative action and do not discriminate… Read More
August 14, 2015
Early Bird Registration Opens for Winter FIC Meeting
AGC has opened early-bird registration for the Winter 2016 AGC Financial Issues Committee Meeting, which will be held Jan. 13-14, 2016 at Gainey Ranch in Scottsdale, AZ. Meeting agenda and activities will be available on the meeting website in the coming weeks. The Financial Issues Committee works… Read More
August 14, 2015
AGC Opposes NAVFAC-Mandated PLA
Recently, AGC sent a letter opposing the possible use of a project labor agreement (PLA) mandate posted by the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Washington (NAVFAC). The letter addresses the possible use of mandatory PLA involving the construction of temporary medical facilities at NSA Bethesda… Read More
August 14, 2015
Trump Is Here to Stay….For Now, Says Prognosticator
The topic de jour of the national media, political scientists, and pundits is Donald Trump.  The bombastic businessman’s rise in the polls has defied political logic and left many Washington insiders puzzled.  Conventional wisdom would dictate that the campaign was doomed following Trump’… Read More
August 14, 2015
DOL Issues Administrator's Interpretation Concluding Most Workers are Employees Under the FLSA
On Wednesday, July 15, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued an interpretative guidance memo aimed at addressing the misclassification of employees as independent contractors. The DOL's position is that most workers qualify as employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and its broad… Read More
August 14, 2015
Use August Recess to Tell Your Congressman: Finish Work on Highway & Transit Bill
AGC Member Videos Highlight Message With the Senate completing action on a six-year transportation reauthorization bill before the August recess, focus has shifted to the House. The House has indicated that they will work on their version of a long-term highway & transit bill when they… Read More
August 7, 2015
First Republican Presidential Debate Kicks Off Tonight
Fox News and Facebook, in conjunction with the Ohio Republican Party, will kick off the first presidential debate in Cleveland tonight at 9 p.m. EDT. The huge Republican field puts Fox News and the other media outlets sponsoring debates in a difficult situation because the logistics of managing a… Read More
August 7, 2015
Construction Unemployment Falls to 14-Year Low as Employment Hits Highest Mark Since 2009; Data Point to Looming Worker Shortage
Construction employment in July climbed to the highest level since February 2009, while the number of unemployed workers with construction experience shrank to a 14-year low, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials cautioned that the… Read More
August 7, 2015
Clean Water Act Issues on AGC’s Watch List
We’ve got them covered at the 2015 Contractors Environmental Conference! Join us for AGC’s 2015 Contractors Environmental Conference on Sept. 2-3 right outside of the nation’s capital to discuss significant and ongoing developments concerning Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 404 permits and… Read More
August 6, 2015

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