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New Survey Shows How Nation’s Failure To Invest In Construction Education & Training Programs Makes It Hard For Firms To Build
August 26, 2024
  AGC & Arcoro Workforce Survey 94 Percent of Construction Firms Report Having a Hard Time Finding Workers to Hire, Undermining Efforts to Build Infrastructure & Other Projects As Industry Calls for Better Federal Workforce Policies The nation’s failure to invest in construction… Read More

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Pre-Election COVID-Relief Agreement Remains Elusive
On October 1, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin remained far apart from reaching an agreement on additional COVID-relief funding legislation before Congress adjourns for the November 3 election. Among the areas where agreement remains elusive include the… Read More
October 1, 2020
Congress Passes Short-Term Government Funding Bill
Enacts One-Year Federal-Aid Highway & Transit Extension On October 1, the president signed into law legislation that averts a shutdown of federal government agencies and programs, including the federal-aid highway and transit programs. The legislation—known as a continuing resolution (CR)—… Read More
October 1, 2020
Construction HR & Training Professionals Gear Up for Industry Virtual Conference
Each October, construction industry professionals in HR, training and workforce development gear up for the industry’s premier learning and networking event, AGC’s Construction HR & Training Professionals Conference, and this year is no different. The 2020 event has gone completely virtual and… Read More
September 24, 2020
AGC Supports Endangered Species Act Reform in the U.S. Senate
On September 22, AGC sent a letter of support for the Endangered Species Act (ESA) Amendments of 2020 introduced by Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman John Barrasso (R-WY) ahead of a September 23 hearing on the bill. The bill complements and builds on changes the Trump… Read More
September 24, 2020
House Republicans Advance Reforms to the Environmental Review Process
On September 21, ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ CEO Stephen Sandherr expressed support of a bill to streamline the federal environmental review process for infrastructure projects. Key Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced the bill, BUILDER Act -- Building U.S. Infrastructure through Limited Delays… Read More
September 24, 2020
DOL Proposes New Rule Clarifying Independent Contractor Status Under FLSA
The U.S. Department of Labor announced a proposed rule clarifying the definition of employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) as it relates to independent contractors. AGC has long called for federal clarification of the independent contractor status and preservation of legitimate… Read More
September 24, 2020
House Postpones Vote on Removing Federal Penalties for Marijuana Use
AGC Seeks to Protect Employers’ Right to Maintain Safe Workplaces AGC, along with other business and professional organizations, urged the U.S. House of Representatives to hold hearings on the workplace safety impacts of the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act before… Read More
September 24, 2020
Federal Government Funding Bill’s Impact on Direct Federal Construction
While not ideal, enactment of a short-term continuing resolution (CR) will ensure federal agencies remain open and ongoing projects for direct federal contractors (e.g., those with contracts directly with the U.S. Army Corps, Navy, General Services Administration, etc.) remain uninterrupted through… Read More
September 24, 2020
Federal Government Funding Bill Likely to Become Law
One-Year Extension of the FAST Act Included On September 22, the House passed a bill to fund the federal government, known as a continuing resolution (CR), through December 11, 2020. Thanks to AGC and a unified stakeholder community effort, a one-year extension of the Fixing America’s Surface… Read More
September 24, 2020
DOL Proposes New Rule Clarifying Independent Contractor Status Under FLSA
The U.S. Department of Labor announced a proposed rule clarifying the definition of employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) as it relates to independent contractors. AGC has long called for federal clarification of the independent contractor status and preservation of legitimate… Read More
September 23, 2020

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