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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 Submits Comments on Multiemployer Pension Plan Law
The Department of Treasury and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) recently issued separate “requests for information” to aid in their development of regulations to implement the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act (MPRA) and AGC joined with other construction industry stakeholders to… Read More
April 10, 2015
Submit a Proposal to Speak at AGC’s 2015 Contractors Environmental Conference
AGC of America is accepting proposals for a limited number of speaking opportunities for its 2015 Contractors Environmental Conference on September 2-3, 2015, at the Westin Crystal City in Arlington, Virginia.  We invite you to submit a proposal for a compelling educational presentation on… Read More
April 10, 2015
Supreme Court Questions Employer's Light Duty Policy in Pregnancy Discrimination Case
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a March 25 decision that an employee should have her day in court to determine whether or not United Parcel Service, Inc. violated the Pregnancy Discrimination Act when it denied light-duty work to a pregnant employee who was restricted from heavy lifting by her… Read More
April 10, 2015
AGC to Host Webinars on E-Verify & Form I-9 Compliance April 28 & 29
Deceptively considered one of the simplest forms completed during the hiring process, Form I-9 is often riddled with errors that could place your company in jeopardy if audited by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).  Its companion, E-Verify, often leaves employers confused about… Read More
April 10, 2015
How to Prepare for New “Quickie Election” Rule Covered at AGC Convention
Contractors concerned about enhanced opportunities for union organizing under new regulations can take steps now to be prepared, explained attorney Rick Samson of Ogletree Deakins at AGC of America’s Annual Convention in San Juan, PR.  Samson spoke at a March 18 session titled “Understanding… Read More
April 10, 2015
Building Trades President McGarvey Shares Views and Priorities at AGC Convention
North America’s Building Trade Unions (the Building Trades) “will work with whoever will work with us,” said its president Sean McGarvey during a session at AGC of America’s Annual Convention on March 19 in San Juan, PR.  “We’re not about political parties.  We’re about [construction… Read More
April 10, 2015
IRS Releases Final Instructions, Forms for Employer Information Reporting Requirements Under Health Care Law
The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released final instructions and tax forms for the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) information reporting requirements for employers and health insurers under Internal Revenue Code sections 6055 (Forms 1094-B and 1095-B)… Read More
April 9, 2015
Definition of Spouse Expanded Under FMLA, Halted In Fourt States by Federal Judge
On March 26, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) recently announced change to federal regulations under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) that would expand the definition of spouse to include same sex marriages was halted by a federal judge in Texas.  The revised regulations were… Read More
April 9, 2015
Definition of Spouse Expanded under the FMLA
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division recently announced a change to regulations under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) that expands the definition of spouse.  The change comes in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in United States v. Windsor. That ruling struck… Read More
April 9, 2015
AGC Meets with OMB on Interaction of Water Rules
AGC and its industry partners from the Waters Advocacy Coalition met with the Office of Management & Budget (OMB) to discuss the federal water quality standards (WQS) regulation proposed by EPA and its interaction with the proposed change in the definition of “Waters of the United States.” Both… Read More
April 8, 2015

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