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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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DOL Releases Proposed Overtime Update
Sets Salary Threshold at $35,308 Yesterday, the U. S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) updating the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime regulations. This new proposal would update the salary threshold using current wage… Read More
March 8, 2019
White House Guidance Issued on Streamlining Environmental Process
State NEPA Reviews Targeted On Feb. 26, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) provided guidance clarifying elements of President Trump's Aug. 15, 2017, executive order (EO), aimed at reducing the permitting time for large infrastructure… Read More
February 28, 2019
A Closer Look at the Proposal to Replace 2015 WOTUS Rule
60-Day Comment Period Ends April 15 On Feb. 14, the public comment period officially opened on the administration’s newly proposed replacement of the controversial 2015 Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. Legal challenges have placed the 2015 WOTUS rule on hold in 28 states. In the Action… Read More
February 28, 2019
Wheeler Clears Committee En Route to Confirmation as EPA Administrator
On Feb. 5, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee advanced President Trump’s nomination of Andrew Wheeler as administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency—a move which AGC supported in a letter to the committee. The 11-10 committee vote fell along party lines. Acting… Read More
February 28, 2019
New EPA Civil Penalty Amounts Take Effect for 2019
On Feb. 6, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized its 2019 penalty rule that increased the maximum civil penalties per violation of an environmental statute or agency regulation. These annual adjustments are required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Improvements… Read More
February 27, 2019
Proposal to Replace 2015 WOTUS Rule Published February 14, 2019
60-Day Comment Period Begins On Feb. 14, the public comment period officially opened on the administration’s newly proposed replacement of the controversial 2015 Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. Legal challenges have placed the 2015 WOTUS rule on hold in 28 states. AGC has been advocating… Read More
February 27, 2019
Tell the EPA You Support Clear & Limited Federal Water Permitting Guidelines
Over the decades, determining where federal Clean Water Act jurisdiction lies has added regulatory uncertainty, delay, and cost to construction projects throughout the nation. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recently proposed “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule will help… Read More
February 27, 2019
Lawmakers Should Act On President's Call to Enact Major New Investments to Rebuild Aging and Over-Burdened Infrastructure
The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, released the following statement in reaction to President Trump’s State of the Union call for new infrastructure investments: “President Trump understands that one of the most effective ways to… Read More
February 26, 2019
OFCCP Develops Voluntary Enterprise Wide Review Program for Top Performing Contractors
Participants Removed from Compliance Evaluation Selection Process for Three to Five Years The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) recently announced the release of a new policy directive to establish a voluntary compliance program for high-… Read More
February 26, 2019
OFCCP to Post Corporate Scheduling Announcement List on Website
Advanced Contractor Notification Letters Will Not Be Sent The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) will post its next Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL) in OFCCP’s FOIA Library in mid-to-late March 2019.  In addition to… Read More
February 26, 2019

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