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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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Circuit Court Again Overturns NLRB Decision in Browning Ferris Joint Employer Case
In the latest installment of protracted litigation involving Browning-Ferris Industries (“BFI”) and the appropriate standard for determining joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on July 29 vacated a National… Read More
August 24, 2022
AGC to Host a Conversation on OFCCP's Order to Disclose EEO-1 Data
In light of the 30-day window that the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is offering federal contractors to object to a disclosure of EEO-1 reports, AGC of America will host an informal conversation with Alissa Horvitz of the law firm Roffman Horvitz on Tuesday,… Read More
August 24, 2022
Agenda Now Live for 2022 Construction HR and Training Professionals Conference
The agenda is coming together and registration is open for the 2022 Construction HR and Training Professionals Conference and pre-conference Federal Construction HR Workshop to be held October 12-14, 2022, in Phoenix, AZ. AGC's “HR/TED Conference” provides two days of education and networking for… Read More
August 24, 2022
OFCCP Gives Contractors 30 Days to Object to Release of Their EEO-1 Reports Via FOIA Request
Component 2 Pay Data for 2017 & 2018 Reports Not to be Included The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is offering all federal government contractor organizations 30 days from today, August 19, 2022 (deadline September 19, 2022) to file written objections to the OFCCP’s… Read More
August 23, 2022
OFCCP Announces Notification of Construction Contract Award Portal (NCAP) Coming Soon
NCAP to Launch with Educational Webinar on August 26, 2022 On August 26, 2022, OFCCP is rolling out a new portal for construction employers to use in identifying subcontractors that are awarded contracts valued at $10,000 or more.  This portal will require prime/direct federal construction… Read More
August 23, 2022
Court Upholds DOL's Use of Data from Far Away Counties to Set Davis Bacon Prevailing Wages
The U.S. Department of Labor did not violate the Davis-Bacon Act or regulations when the Department set prevailing wage rates based partly on wages from projects outside the relevant geographic area, held the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada in an Aug.11 opinion rejecting a challenge… Read More
August 23, 2022
Construction Employment In July Trails Pre-Pandemic Level In 15 States As Lack Of Qualified Workers Leaves Many Jobs Unfilled
Construction employment in July continued to trail pre-pandemic levels in 15 states as contractors struggled to find qualified workers to fill openings, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released by the Associated General Contractors of America today. Association officials… Read More
August 19, 2022
New Federal Project Labor Agreement Rule Will Prevent Most Firms From Bidding on Federal Construction Projects and Hurt Minority Firms
  The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, released the following statement in response to the release of new federal rules that will soon require procurement officials to impose project labor agreements for federal construction… Read More
August 18, 2022
Senate Supports Tossing NEPA Rule
The Senate voted in line with AGC to overturn the Biden administration’s onerous NEPA rule to restore certainty for the construction industry and the environmental permitting process. On August 4, the United States Senate approved on a 50-47 vote a joint resolution providing… Read More
August 18, 2022
AGC Comments on Proposed Water Quality Certification Rule Impacting Permits
On August 8, AGC submitted comments in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed revision to the rule implementing the Clean Water Act (CWA) section 401 certification process, which provides for state review of federal CWA licenses or permits. The proposal rule if finalized… Read More
August 18, 2022

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