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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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Construction Union Membership and Members’ Earnings Both Rise in 2013, While Nonunion Workers’ Earnings Decline
Union representation in the construction industry rose to 14.9 percent (967,000 workers) in 2013 from 13.7 percent (850,000 workers) in 2012, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports.  Union membership in the industry also rose, from 13.2 percent (820,000 workers) in 2012 to 14.1 percent (915,… Read More
February 4, 2014
Construction Spending Inches Up 0.1 Percent in December, Rises 4.8 Percent in 2013
Total construction spending edged up 0.1 percent in December and rose by a modest 4.8 percent for all of 2013, as a robust market for apartments and single-family houses outweighed downturns in private nonresidential and public projects, according to an analysis of new Census Bureau data by AGC of… Read More
February 3, 2014
OFCCP’s Disability and Veterans Rules Effective March 24, Mandatory Self-ID Form Released
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’ (OFCCP) new rules will go into effect on March 24, 2014.  Both rules increase the affirmative action requirements of direct federal contractors and subcontractors with regard to veterans and individuals with disabilities… Read More
February 3, 2014
Supreme Court Clarifies Meaning of "Changing Clothes" Under The Fair Labor Standards Act
On Jan. 27, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the time spent by employees donning and doffing (putting on and taking off) certain protective gear is not compensable under Section 203(o) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This ruling will significantly impact the ability of employees to… Read More
February 3, 2014
DOT Study Said to Support Truck Driver Hour Limit Rule
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) released a study this week that it claims supports the restart provision in FMCSA’s current hours-of-service rule as more effective at combating fatigue than the prior hours rule. The hours of service rule, which became effective July 1,… Read More
January 31, 2014
State of the Union Calls for Transportation Authorization, Offers No Funding Solution
As he has done in the past, President Obama used his State of the Union address to show his support for infrastructure without offering any concrete ways to responsibly pay for the investments needed for the nation’s aging roads, bridges, ports, airports, waterways, and water systems. While the… Read More
January 31, 2014
EPA Agrees to Issue Coal Ash Rules
As part of a settlement agreement related to a federal lawsuit, U.S. EPA this week agreed to take "final action" on coal ash waste disposal rules by Dec. 19, 2014. The lawsuit was initiated in 2012 by environmental groups that were pushing EPA to expedite a rulemaking on the issue. The Judge in the… Read More
January 31, 2014
Infrastructure in the State of the Union
President Obama once again used his State of the Union address to show his support for infrastructure without offering any concrete ways to responsibly pay for the investments needed for the nation’s aging roads, bridges, ports, airports, waterways, and water systems.   AGC CEO Stephen Sandherr… Read More
January 31, 2014
Promised Presidential Executive Orders in State of the Union
Raising Minimum Wage on Federal Contracts & Streamlining Permitting Process During Tuesday’s State of the Union, President Obama announced a host of planned executive orders. Most pertinent to the construction industry was: (1) a mandate to increase the minimum wage on federal contractors; and… Read More
January 31, 2014
New Guidance for Employers to Comply with ACA
A recent article, published by Washington Council Ernst & Young on the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) affordability safe harbor estimates for 2015 for employers, is intended to help employers assess whether the coverage they offer meets the new affordability standard for employer-sponsored… Read More
January 31, 2014

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