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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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Registration is now open for AGC’s 2015 Construction HR and Training Professionals Conference. The conference, for HR, training and workforce development professionals in the construction industry, will be held Oct. 7-9 at the Hyatt Regency at The Arch hotel in St. Louis, Missouri. For… Read More
June 11, 2015
On June 9, AGC submitted a letter to the Internal Revenue Service asking for clarification on the reporting process for employers that contribute to multiemployer health plans and the requirements to provide detailed information on the health care coverage employers’ offer. Employers participating… Read More
June 11, 2015
The AGC Labor and Employment Law Council (LELC) recently held its 31st Annual Construction Labor Law Symposium in Washington, DC. Attorneys and chapter labor relations managers from across the country learned about the latest developments in labor and employment law and their impact in the… Read More
June 8, 2015
Construction firms added 17,000 jobs in May and 273,000 over 12 months, as the sector's unemployment rate fell to 6.7 percent, the lowest May rate since 2006, according to an analysis by AGC. Association officials noted that the job gains come as the private and public sectors are increasing… Read More
June 5, 2015
Construction employment expanded in 232 metro areas, declined in 66 and was stagnant in 60 between April 2014 and April 2015, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by AGC. Association officials said even as contractors in many parts of the country continue to… Read More
June 2, 2015
The next quarterly conference call of AGC of America’s Union Contractors Committee will take place on June 25, 2015, at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The agenda includes AGC staff updates on legal and labor developments and a roundtable discussion of activities of interest to union… Read More
June 1, 2015
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Administrative Review Board (ARB) released its long-awaited opinion in the Weeks Marine case. In that decision, ARB announced a rule that is an important development for contractors working on Davis-Bacon projects: when contractors use… Read More
June 1, 2015
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June 1, 2015
In May, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced recipients for brownfields investment grants and environmental training grants for Fiscal Year 2015 (FY15). These grants signal areas where communities may see future development as well as identify sources for job training and… Read More
May 29, 2015
Free Webinar to Explain New Web-based ‘eDisclosure’ System
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold webinars on June 10 and June 15 to describe its plan to modernize the implementation of its Audit Policy and Small Business Compliance Policy. The plan is called eDisclosure – a new… Read More
May 29, 2015