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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 Spending Inches Up In March As Big Boost In Manufacturing Activity Offsets Declines In Residential & Some Nonresidential Segments
Total construction spending increased by 0.3 percent in March as growth in manufacturing and education pulled up nonresidential construction spending for the month, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America today of new federal data. Association officials said the… Read More
May 1, 2023
AGC Seeks Supreme Court Review in Case on Adequacy of CBA Termination Notice
AGC of America joined three other employer associations in filing an amicus brief at the U.S. Supreme Court on April 24, 2023, in a case addressing what language is needed in a notice to terminate a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) to satisfy the termination procedure in a CBA containing an “… Read More
April 27, 2023
Construction Executive Pay Reported to Rise by 4.7% for 2023
Vehicle Allowance and Practices Survey Results Unveiled According to the latest Contractor Compensation Quarterly (CCQ) published by PAS, Inc., construction executive staff wage increases came in at 5.5% for 2022 and are also projected to rise by an average 4.7% by 2023 year-end. … Read More
April 27, 2023
AGC's 2023 Construction HR & Workforce Conference Call for Presentations is Open
AGC’s 2023 Construction HR & Workforce Conference will be held on November 6-8, 2022, at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta. The revamped event will feature keynotes focusing on the intersection of HR and workforce development. The program will feature a multi-track educational program that includes… Read More
April 27, 2023
OFCCP Releases EEO-1 Data for Non-Objecting Contractors
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), after giving federal contractors and subcontractors several opportunities to submit objections, recently published EEO-1 data for contractors that “either affirmatively agreed to, or did not object to, the release of their EEO-1… Read More
April 27, 2023
OFCCP Sets 2023 VEVRAA Hiring Benchmark to 5.4%
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) recently announced the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) hiring benchmark for 2023. Effective March 31, 2023, the hiring benchmark will be 5.4 percent, slightly down from 5.5 percent… Read More
April 27, 2023
OFCCP Revises Voluntary Self-Identification Disability Form
Contractors Must Update Forms by July 25, 2023 The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has revised the Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability Form (CC-305) to update the preferred language for disabilities and to include additional… Read More
April 27, 2023
CLRC Releases Report on Union Labor Costs in Construction
The Construction Labor Research Council (CLRC) has released its annual report on Union Labor Costs in Construction. The report is useful for understanding current trends in collectively bargained compensation for union craft workers in the construction industry, providing data analyses by region… Read More
April 27, 2023
Agenda Available for AGC 2023 Construction Safety, Health and Environmental Conference
Check out learning opportunities for environmental and sustainability professionals The AGC Construction Safety Health and Environmental Conference will take place on July 25-27, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. Whether you focus solely on environmental compliance or greening your company’s business and… Read More
April 25, 2023
AGC Education & Research Foundation Focuses Annual Essay Contest on Climate Change
First place awarded to Alec Kalogeropoulos from Roger Williams University The James L. Allhands Essay was established by the late James L. Allhands, one of the founding members of AGC and a prolific writer of construction related works. The award recognizes a student essay on a specific topic that… Read More
April 21, 2023

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