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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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FWS Request Feedback on Permitting Program for Migratory Birds
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (U.S. FWS) has undertaken several recent policy changes related to the incidental take (injury or harm) of migratory birds.  On October 4, the Service officially reversed the Trump Administration’s policy that decriminalized take that was incidental (not the… Read More
November 19, 2021
EEOC Issues Updated COVID-19 Technical Assistance on Religious Accommodations
Provides Additional Information on Religious Objections to Workplace Vaccine Requirements The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) posted updated and expanded technical assistance related to the COVID-19 pandemic, addressing questions about religious objections to employer COVID-19… Read More
November 19, 2021
Only 16 States And D.C. Added Construction Jobs Since Pandemic Began As Build Back Better Bill Threatens To Undermine Sector’s Recovery
Only 16 states and the District of Columbia have added construction jobs since just before the start of the pandemic in February 2020, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials noted that prospects… Read More
November 19, 2021
Volunteers Needed to Serve on Association's Environmental Steering Committee
Nominations accepted through January 2022 Each year, AGC seeks nominations for qualified and motivated individuals from the AGC Environmental Forum to serve on the steering committee for the forum. Would you like to play a leadership role in AGC of America’s environmental advocacy, education and… Read More
November 18, 2021
Vacatur of Trump Rule Limits Nationwide Permit Coverage-Updated
On October 21, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California vacated the 2020 State Water Quality Certification (WQC) Rule, which is considered to apply nationwide.  Subsequently, some U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Districts have advised permittees that they… Read More
November 18, 2021
AGC Releases 811 Process Survey Results
Most Contractors Report Significant Flaws with 811 Utility Location System On November 17, AGC released the results of its 811 underground utility safety and damage prevention process (811 process) survey of heavy water/wastewater, highway/bridge, telecom, gas transmission and distribution, and… Read More
November 18, 2021
AGC-Backed Bipartisan Infrastructure Signed into Law
On November 15, President Biden signed the AGC-backed Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, also known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), into law. This was all possible thanks to the efforts by AGC and its members—sending nearly 100,000 messages to Congress—to push it over the top. As… Read More
November 18, 2021
OSHA COVID-19 Vaccine/Testing Mandate on Temporary Hold
Biden Administration Expected to Challenge In response to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit November 12 decision to temporarily halt (issue a stay on) the recent OSHA COVID-19 emergency temporary standard (ETS), OSHA announced on November 17 that it “has suspended activities related… Read More
November 18, 2021
AGC Challenges the Broad Application of OSHA COVID-19 Vaccine/Testing Mandate
On November 15, AGC, along with industry allies, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit challenging the recent OSHA COVID-19 emergency temporary standard (ETS). The suit highlights the many efforts the construction industry has collectively engaged in to combat COVID-19… Read More
November 18, 2021
Duty to Bargain Applies to Decisions and Effects of OSHA ETS Implementation, Says NLRB GC
On Nov. 10, the general counsel’s office of the National Labor Relations Board issued a memo expressing the position that employers have both decisional and effects bargaining obligations in relation to implementation of  OSHA's Emergency Temporary Standard to Protect Workers from Coronavirus… Read More
November 18, 2021

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