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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 Offers New Construction-Focused Anti-Harassment DVD and Webinar
AGC is excited to announce the release of a new anti-harassment DVD called Diversity Rules: Harassment Prevention, Sensitivity & Correction Training for Construction Workers and Supervisors (“Diversity Rules”).   Diversity Rules is one DVD with two training videos designed to aid construction… Read More
October 13, 2014
New VETS-4212 Report Replaces VETS-100
On Sept. 25, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS) published a final rule that impacts federal contractors and subcontractors that hire and employ veterans under provisions of the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA).  The… Read More
October 13, 2014
Guidance Issued for Locating Missing Participants in Terminated Defined Contribution Plans
The Employment Retirement Income Security Act requires plan fiduciaries to make reasonable efforts to locate missing participants or beneficiaries so that they may direct the distribution of their plan accounts. As a result, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (… Read More
October 13, 2014
Final Rule for Federal Contractor Minimum Wage
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) released its final rule implementing Executive Order 13658 (EO), which establishes a minimum wage of $10.10 per hour for direct federal prime contractors and subcontractors at all tiers. That $10.10 minimum wage must be adjusted annually… Read More
October 6, 2014
Year-to-Date Collective Bargaining Yields Average First-Year Increase of 2.3 Percent
The AGC-supported Construction Labor Research Council (CLRC) has released its second report of the year on collective bargaining settlements in the industry.  Settlements reported between January and September 2014 resulted in an average first-year wage-and-benefit increase of 2.3 percent or $1.14… Read More
October 3, 2014
OFCCP Joins EEOC in Considering Gender Identity Discrimination Part of Sex Discrimination
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has issued a new directive to provide guidance on the agency’s approach to employment discrimination on the basis of gender identity or transgender status.  In Directive 2014-02, OFCCP clarifies that it considers… Read More
October 3, 2014
SBA Office of Advocacy Calls for ‘Waters of the U.S.’ Rule to be Withdrawn
The Office of Advocacy, an independent office within the Small Business Administration (SBA), has submitted their formal comments to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concerning the proposed rule redefining “waters of the U.S.” and the scope of the… Read More
October 3, 2014
Construction Employers Add 16,000 Jobs in September, 230,000 for the Year as Sector's Unemployment Rate Declines to 7 Percent, a Seven-Year Low
Construction employers added 16,000 jobs and the sector's unemployment rate fell to 7 percent, the lowest rate for September in years, according to an analysis released today by AGC. Association officials said the construction employment gains come as more firms report having a hard time finding… Read More
October 3, 2014
Construction Employment Increases in 220 out of 339 Metro Areas between August 2013 and 2014
Construction employment expanded in 220 metro areas, declined in 73 and was stagnant in 46 between August 2013 and August 2014, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by AGC of America.  Association officials added that construction spending climbed to $961 billion… Read More
October 1, 2014
As New Federal Fiscal Year Begins, the Clock Ticks Toward Another Highway Trust Fund Crisis
With Oct. 1 marking the beginning of fiscal year 2015, the 31-member organization Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) urged Congress to find a way to pay for, and pass, a new long-term surface transportation measure as soon as possible.  They cautioned that failure to act would lead to… Read More
October 1, 2014

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