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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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Will You Join Us for AGC’s Contractors Environmental Conference? It Is Just Two Weeks Away!
The 2014 CEC Provides Resources for Sustainability and Compliance Managers As AGC members, you are a diverse group and the agenda for the 2014 AGC Contractors Environmental Conference reflects this fact.  Whether you are a compliance manager for a highway construction firm or the sustainability… Read More
June 2, 2014
Construction Company to Pay DOL $600,000 for Misclassified Workers Provided By Labor Contractor
On May 19, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) filed a consent judgment in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona to collect $556,000 in overtime back wages and liquidated damages for at least 445 current and former employees of Paul Johnson Drywall (PJD). PJD… Read More
June 2, 2014
EPA Calls for Comment on New Framework to Identify Lead-Based Paint Hazards
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is asking for input on its newly released “Framework for Identifying and Evaluating Lead-Based Paint Hazards from Renovation, Repair, and Painting Activities in Public and Commercial Buildings.” The purpose of this Framework document is to allow EPA to… Read More
June 2, 2014
EPA Selects 171 Communities for New Brownfield Investment Grants, Announces Job Training Grants Recipients
In May, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced opportunities for brownfields investment grants and for the recipients of environmental training grants.  Altogether, 171 communities will receive 264 grants totaling $67 million in brownfields funding to clean and redevelop… Read More
June 2, 2014
GSA Updates P100: Facilities Standards for the Public Buildings Service
Last month, the US General Services Administration (GSA) published its updated P-100: Facilities Standards for the Public Buildings Service.  The 2014 PBS-P100 establishes design standards for new buildings, major and minor alterations, and work in historic structures for the GSA Public Buildings… Read More
May 30, 2014
Administration Proposes Changes to Endangered Species Act Critical Habitat Designations and 'Adverse Modification' Definition
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service (“NMFS”) (together, the “Services”) recently announced a significant set of proposed regulatory changes and policies relating to critical habitat under the… Read More
May 30, 2014
Follow @AGCEnvironment for Compliance and Sustainability News Relevant to Construction Professionals
On May 14, AGC launched a new Twitter account -- @AGCEnvironment -- as a resource for environmental compliance and sustainability news and information from a broad range of sources.  AGC’s Director of Green Construction will comb the Web and collect information of interest in one easy place for you… Read More
May 30, 2014
Hiring Benchmark Now 7.2 Percent for OFCCP’s New VEVRAA Regulations
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) recently announced that the annual national percentage of veterans in the civilian labor force for 2014 is 7.2 percent. On March 24, 2014, OFCCP’s new VEVRAA regulations governing the affirmative action requirements of federal… Read More
May 28, 2014
Court Finds Employer Policy Making Cost and Personnel Information Confidential Unlawful Under NLRA
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (LA, MS, TX) has upheld a National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) finding that a nonunion trucking company’s confidentiality policy violates the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). The company required all of its employees to sign a… Read More
May 28, 2014
Lean Construction Units 3-5: Now Offering AIA/CES Learning Units
As Lean Construction becomes a growing trend, AGC of America continues to develop its Lean Construction Education Program (LCEP) to help industry professionals become Lean champions and implement Lean principles within their organization. Most recently, LCEP Units 3, 4, and 5 have been approved to… Read More
May 27, 2014

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