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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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House Approves Record Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Spending
On July 9, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a record amount of funding for maintaining the nation’s ports and harbors through dredging activities. The House voted 281-137 to pass an amendment by Reps. Janice Hahn (D-Calif.) and Bill Huizenga (R-Mich.) that added $57 million to… Read More
July 10, 2014
AGC Provides OFCCP with Construction Industry Overview
In response to a request from Director Pat Shiu of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), AGC provided the agency, and other invited Labor Department staff, with a detailed overview of the construction industry.  The request stemmed from a March 27… Read More
July 9, 2014
Agencies Clarify Confusing “Trial Period” Exemption under the Affordable Care Act
On June 20, the agencies implementing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) released a final rule clarifying the effect of orientation periods (also known as “trial periods”) on the “90-day waiting period rule” under the ACA.  The “90-day waiting period rule” prohibits group health plans and health… Read More
July 8, 2014
Supreme Court Agrees with AGC-Supported Coalition: 2012 Recess Appointments to NLRB Unconstitutional
The U.S. Supreme Court handed down a big victory to the AGC-supported Coalition for a Democratic Workplace (CDW) and U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Chamber) in a June 26 opinion invalidating President Obama’s January 2012 recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board). The… Read More
July 7, 2014
Construction Industry Adds 6,000 Jobs in June as Sector's Unemployment Rate Declines to 8.2 Percent
Construction employers added 6,000 workers to payrolls in June as the industry’s unemployment rate dropped to 8.2 percent, its lowest June level in six years, according to an analysis of new government data by AGC of America.  Association officials cautioned, however, that recent employment gains… Read More
July 3, 2014
Recent Developments in the Regulation of Greenhouse Gas
On June 23, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down elements of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) regulations of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from stationary sources or facilities.  The decision comes while EPA is accepting comments on proposed rules to restrict GHG emissions from… Read More
July 2, 2014
AGC Comments on EPA’s Scenario-Specific Approach to Identifying Lead Hazards in Buildings
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AGC recently commented on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed “Framework” for  identifying, evaluating, and regulating lead-based paint (LBP) hazards from renovation, repair and painting activities in public and commercial (P&C) buildings.  This proposed framework relies… Read More
July 2, 2014
Construction Spending Inches Higher in May for Third Straight Month
Total construction spending edged higher for the third straight month in May, as solid increases in private nonresidential and public construction outweighed a downturn in residential projects, according to an analysis of new Census Bureau data by AGC of America. Association officials cautioned… Read More
July 1, 2014
New AIA Design-Build Documents Place Risk and Uninsurable Exposures to Design-Builders
AIA just released 7 new design-build standard contract documents. In 2004, some commentators pointed out that they thought there was a mistake in the AIA A141, which provides a complete warranty for the Work to include both the design and construction of a project. Unfortunately for design-builders… Read More
July 1, 2014
EPA to Phase Out Use of Older Standard for Phase I Assessments
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is accepting public comment on its proposal to eliminate the dual standard for compliance with the “All Appropriate Inquiries” (AAI) requirement under the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA). Parties… Read More
June 30, 2014

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