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Spotlight Your Achievements! AGC Launches Awards Season with the Opening of Build America, AGC in the Community, Innovation, Diversity and Inclusion Awards
July 15, 2024
Apply by Thursday, October 31, 2024!  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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Senate Committee to Consider Wetlands Jurisdiction Expansion Bill
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is scheduled to consider a bill next Thursday that would expand federal jurisdiction over waters and wetlands under the Clean Water Act.  The bill, S. 787, the Clean Water Restoration Act, would create a new legislative definition of "waters of the… Read More
April 30, 2009
Congressional Leaders Begin to Develop Health Care Legislation
Congressional committees in the House and Senate continue to discuss and work towards crafting comprehensive health care reform. The issue remains a top priority of the President and Democratic leaders, but specifics of the reform proposal have not been formulated. The leaders remain committed to… Read More
April 30, 2009
Congress Approves $3.5 Trillion Budget for Fiscal Year 2010
The House and Senate Wednesday approved their $3.5 trillion budget resolution for fiscal year 2010. No Republicans voted for the measure in either chamber. The budget resolution, which provides a non-binding framework for tax and spending legislation in Congress, assumes $764 billion in tax cuts… Read More
April 30, 2009
House Energy and Commerce Committee Delays Consideration of Cap and Trade Bill
Following last week's four days of hearings on the House Energy and Commerce Committee's draft cap and trade bill for greenhouse gas emissions, previously scheduled subcommittee consideration of the measure was postponed this week while negotiations continued with Democrats and stakeholders on a… Read More
April 30, 2009
Congress Begins the Debate on Reforms of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act)
This week Congress held three hearings focusing on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). In particular, the hearings evaluated OSHA's enforcement efforts and the effectiveness of its penalties in deterring violations. The hearings were a chance for the Democrats on the House… Read More
April 30, 2009
Senator Specter Changes Party Affiliation
This week, Senator Specter grabbed the news headlines when he announced that he would be switching parties to become a Democrat.  Long known as an independent, moderate Republican, Senator Specter made the announcement on Tuesday morning that he now finds his "political philosophy more in line with… Read More
April 30, 2009
AGC Ethics and Compliance Toolkit Available Now
AGC of America has developed a new publication to address the new ethics and compliance rules governing Federal contractors, "Federal Government Contractor Ethics & Compliance Programs: Toolkit and Guidance." Under these new rules, Federal contractors face a multifaceted and complex regulatory… Read More
April 30, 2009
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Raising the Profile of Worksite Enforcement
This week the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency is expected to issue guidelines to field offices that will instruct agents to step up worksite enforcement with greater focus on the employers who hire illegal immigrants.  Though illegal workers would still be detained, ICE is expected… Read More
April 30, 2009
Federal Agencies Issue COBRA Subsidy Guidance and Model Notices
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently provided guidance to employers in response to questions about the interpretation of the premium assistance subsidy for continuation coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA).  This subsidy was established as a part of the… Read More
April 29, 2009
New I-9 Form in Effect
Beginning on Friday, April 3, 2009, employers were required to start using the new I-9 form to verify the employment eligibility of newly hired employees and employees with expiring employment authorizations, according to the Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Citizenship and Immigration… Read More
April 29, 2009

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