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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Covered Employers Required by Law to Display Poster at Work Site
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently released the "Know Your Rights" poster, which updates and replaces the previous “EEO is the Law” poster. Covered employers are required by federal law to prominently… Read More
November 2, 2022
What are some of the big picture differences between ConsensusDocs 200 and the AIA A201 on key terms and conditions? Below is an at-a-glance comparison of the most used standard construction contract documents.
AIA A201 vs. ConsensusDocs 200 General Terms and Conditions:
Contract Documents… Read More
November 1, 2022
Total construction spending increased by 0.2 percent for the month of September and by 10.9 percent for the year as nonresidential construction activity now outpaces residential construction, according to an analysis the Associated General Contractors of America released today of federal… Read More
November 1, 2022
The deadlines to apply for a Construction Risk Partners Build America Award, Marvin M. Black Partnering Excellence Award and AGC in the Community Award have been extended to Tuesday, November 1, 2022, at midnight ET. These awards honor AGC members who build the nation's most impressive… Read More
October 24, 2022
AGC will provide the agency comments by the November 4 deadline on the reporting and documentation requirements of the new labor requirements.
On October 5th the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced they were seeking public comments on labor provisions tied to clean energy… Read More
October 24, 2022
The National Labor Relations Board has yet again changed its position on the question of whether an employer may unilaterally cease union dues checkoff after collective bargaining agreement (“CBA”) expiration without first bargaining to impasse. In its latest decision in the Valley Hospital case,… Read More
October 21, 2022
Thirty-two states added construction jobs between August and September and 47 states boosted construction employment during the past 12 months, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released by the Associated General Contractors of America today. Association officials… Read More
October 21, 2022
On October 13, AGC formally weighed in against a Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) one-size-fits-all proposed rule that would have the effect of delaying or halting certain road and bridge projects - including the construction of new roads and highways – forcing them to instead focus on… Read More
October 21, 2022
On October 3, the U.S. Supreme Court granted a petition for review supported by AGC in Glacier Northwest, Inc. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local Union No. 174. Ready-mix concrete supplier Glacier Northwest had asked the Court to review a Washington Supreme Court decision holding that… Read More
October 21, 2022
In its latest Settlements Report, the AGC-supported Construction Labor Research Council (CLRC) advises that construction-industry collective bargaining agreements settled from January through September of 2022 provide an average increase in wages and benefits of 3.8 percent in the first contract… Read More
October 21, 2022
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