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AGC of America is proud to announce the launch of the 2025 AGC Awards competitions! The Baldwin Group Build America Awards (including the Marvin M. Black Partnering Excellence category) and AGC in the Community competitions recognize the nation's most… Read More
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AGC of America (AGC) and the AGC Labor and Employment Law Council have submitted a comment letter opposing a proposed rule issued by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Labor-Management Standards that would broaden reporting requirements of labor relations consultants (including attorneys and… Read More
September 23, 2011
Sept. 21 the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued an Accounting Standards Update to require employers that participate in multiemployer pension plans to provide additional quantitative and qualitative disclosures in their financial statements. AGC is very proud of the successful,… Read More
September 22, 2011
At this week’s National Chapter Leadership Conference, AGC chapter leadership and executives lobbied members of Congress to support legislation to repeal the 3 percent withholding mandate.
There are now 246 members of the House that have signaled their support for repeal by cosponsoring H.R. 674… Read More
September 22, 2011
AGC had a great turnout for our recent free double-header webinar and has made the presentations available online here.
The first half was an update on the Training Education & Development Forum, which encompasses a broad range of programs, products and services that serve AGC members and… Read More
September 22, 2011
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC), which processes prevailing wage determination requests for immigration purposes, recently announced a temporary suspension of new prevailing wage determinations. The suspension, which does not affect regular… Read More
September 22, 2011
This article is the second of a three-part series. Look for the third installment in mid-October.
By Jo Moore, Environmental Director for Ranger Construction Industries, Inc; member of AGC’s Environmental Forum Steering Committee
If you have oil on your jobsite, or at your asphalt plant, be aware… Read More
September 22, 2011
The National Labor Relations Board’s new poster notifying employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act is now available. The poster can be downloaded in either of two formats from the Board’s website at https://www.nlrb.gov/poster. Printed copies are also available from the… Read More
September 21, 2011
New guidance document helps construction employers and workers prevent nail gun injuries
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) have developed new guidance, Nail Gun Safety – A Guide for Construction… Read More
September 21, 2011
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U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Representative Richard Hanna (R-NY) said sustained, long-term federal infrastructure investments are needed to jump start the economy during the National Chapter Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 20. The two GOP members of Congress chided the… Read More
September 21, 2011
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced a one-time extension of the deadline for covered federal contractors to file the VETS-100 and VETS 100-A reports because of technical problems with a newly proposed electronic reporting system. The reports detail the number of qualified covered… Read More
September 20, 2011