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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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NLRB Returns to Stricter Independent Contractor Standard
Four Things Employers Need to Know A highly anticipated decision by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) makes it significantly harder for companies to classify their workers as independent contractors. The Board’s June 13 decision in The Atlanta Opera reverts to a broader… Read More
June 20, 2023
Construction Employment Increases In 42 States And D.C. From May 2022 To May 2023, While 24 States Add Construction Employees For The Month
  Construction employment increased in 42 states and the District of Columbia in May from a year earlier, while only 24 states added construction jobs from April to May, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released by the Associated General Contractors of America today.… Read More
June 16, 2023
Construction Materials And Services Prices Decline 0.6 Percent In May While Bid Prices Edge Up 0.1 Percent As Supply Chain Improves Broadly
  The price of materials and services used in nonresidential construction decreased 0.6 percent from April to May, while an index that measures contractors’ bid prices inched up by 0.1 percent, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government data… Read More
June 14, 2023
New Guidance Seeks to Limit Industry Participation in Rulemaking
AGC submitted its first set of comments on a Biden administration guidance implementing a new executive order that changes the process of developing regulations (Executive Order 14094 on Modernizing Regulatory Review). The new policy would limit the business community’s access to the administration… Read More
June 8, 2023
AGC Urges DOL to Abandon Updating Overtime Regulations Again
The Associated General Contractors of America recently urged the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division to abandon or at least postpone issuance of its anticipated proposed rulemaking altering the overtime regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Even though the COVID… Read More
June 6, 2023
Major AGC Permitting Wins in Debt Deal
On May 31, the House of Representatives passed the AGC of America-backed debt limit agreement legislation entitled the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (FRA). The U.S. Senate is expected to pass it shortly and President Biden to sign it into law thereafter.  The FRA includes the… Read More
June 6, 2023
Advocacy Alert: Jimmy Christianson on New Environmental Permitting Policy in Debt Limit Agreement
  AGC of America's Jimmy Christianson explains changes to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process included in the debt limit deal that was signed into law on June 3, 2023. These reforms will positively impact contractors as they set time limits and streamline the federal… Read More
June 5, 2023
Construction Firms Add 25,000 Jobs In May As Sector’s Unemployment Falls To Second Lowest May Rate While Pay Levels Jump 6 Percent
  The construction sector added 25,000 jobs in May while the sector’s unemployment rate fell to its second lowest rate for the month and pay levels in the industry continued to rise, according to an analysis of new government data the Associated General Contractors of America released today.… Read More
June 2, 2023
Supreme Court Hands AGC a Win in NLRA Preemption Case, Allows Employer to Sue Union for Damage to Company Property
In an eight-to-one decision issued on June 1, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a favorable decision in a labor preemption case in which AGC of America submitted an amicus brief. The case, Glacier Northwest v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local Union No. 174, presented the question of whether… Read More
June 2, 2023
AGC Safety & Health Quarterly Townhall
The purpose of this virtual, quarterly townhall is to communicate key safety and health issues and challenges, as well as discuss enforcement, regulatory, and outreach activities at the national and local levels. Open to all AGC members and Chapters, the meeting also provides an opportunity for… Read More
June 1, 2023

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