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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 and TCC Need Your Input - How is the HTF Shortfall is Impacting Your Business?
AGC and the Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) are seeking input on how the looming Highway Trust Fund shortfall is impacting business decisions and state transportation programs.   This survey, along with the recently launched Highways for Hardhats campaign, is part of AGC’s continued… Read More
April 12, 2014
Federal Contractors Face New Compensation Disclosure Requirements
On April 8, President Obama took two executive actions that will impact federal contractors.  First, the president signed an executive order (EO) that will require federal contractors to allow their employees to discuss their earnings with one another. Second, the president signed a presidential… Read More
April 11, 2014
EPW Committee Announces Agreement on Reauthorization Principles
Today, the bipartisan leaders of the Senate Environmental & Public Works (EPW) Committee announced they reached an “agreement in principle” on a reauthorization of MAP-21.  Chairman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), and ranking member David Vitter (R-La.) were joined at the announcement by the… Read More
April 11, 2014
National Work Zone Awareness Week Focuses on Motorist Behavior
"Work Zone Speeding: A Costly Mistake" is the theme of this year’s National Work Zone Awareness Week (April 7–11), which is intended to highlight the dangers to construction workers and motorists when highway improvement projects are underway. AGC participated in the national event, held in Seattle… Read More
April 11, 2014
House Passes Republican Budget
Today, the House of Representatives passed the official Republican budget for 2015 on a party-line vote of 219-205 (12 Republicans voted no).  Although the budget is largely symbolic, it has the potential to impact upcoming revenue shortfalls in the Highway Trust Fund and reauthorization of MAP-21… Read More
April 11, 2014
NLRB Ambush Election Rule Comment Deadline Passes
The deadline for public comment on the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) proposed rule on representation-case procedures ended this Monday, April 7. The proposed rule, known as the “quickie election” or “ambush election” rule, would expedite the union representation election cycle to as… Read More
April 11, 2014
Federal Contractors Face New Compensation Disclosure Requirements
On April 8, President Obama took two executive actions that will impact federal contractors.  First, the president signed an executive order (EO) that will require federal contractors to allow their employees to discuss their earnings with one another. Second, the president signed a presidential… Read More
April 11, 2014
OFCCP Provides 503 Self-ID Form in Spanish, Word Formats
In response to requests from contractors, OFCCP posted to its website both the English and Spanish versions of the Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability form, required by the new regulations implementing Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 503).  The form is available in .pdf and… Read More
April 10, 2014
AGC Webinar Discusses on Legalized Marijuana in Construction
AGC recently hosted a webinar on the implications of one of the most talked-about state laws sweeping across the country, legalized marijuana and its impact on the construction industry.  A recording of the webinar is available in the AGC Bookstore. During the webinar, Glenn Schlabs, partner… Read More
April 10, 2014
Expired Tax Provisions Addressed in House
On Tuesday, the House Ways & Means Committee held its first hearing for making permanent some of the business-related tax provisions that expired last December and were included in the discussion draft introduced by Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.) on Feb. 26. Analysis from the Joint Committee on… Read More
April 10, 2014

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