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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The application of the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA) to federal and federally assisted construction projects leaves many contractors uncertain about the requirements of federal prevailing wage laws and the consequences of non… Read More
November 30, 2018
The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) today announced three new directives aimed at establishing an opinion letter process and enhancing OFCCP’s Help Desk, establishing a process to resolve compliance evaluations at the earliest stage possible with… Read More
November 30, 2018
Construction employment grew in 281, or 78 percent, out of 358 metro areas between October 2017 and October 2018, declined in 43 and was unchanged in 34, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials… Read More
November 29, 2018
Forty-four states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between October 2017 and October 2018, while 36 states and D.C. added construction jobs between September and October, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data released… Read More
November 16, 2018
Texas Has Biggest Annual Job Increase While New Jersey Continues Losses; Iowa, Florida and California Have Largest One-Month Gains as Mississippi and Louisiana Trail
Forty-four states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between October 2017 and October 2018, while 36 states and D.… Read More
November 16, 2018
Presentations from key federal agencies rounded out the expert management and risk sessions at AGC’s 2018 Construction Environmental Conference by providing attendees with updates and answering questions on several regulatory developments. As part of its conference wrap-up, AGC provides below… Read More
November 9, 2018
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced the launch of the New and Small Business Assistance and the Compliance Assistance Toolkits webpages. These new online tools are intended to assist American small businesses and workers with simple, straightforward resources that… Read More
November 8, 2018
AGC’s report, The Business Case for Diversity & Inclusion in the Construction Industry, outlines six reasons why diversity and inclusion are strategically valuable in generating corporate/industry innovation, increasing profitability, and ensuring a positive and sustaining legacy of… Read More
November 8, 2018
AGC’s 2018 Construction HR & Training Professionals Conference wrapped up Oct. 12 after two-and-a-half days of education, sharing of best practices and networking in Fort Worth, TX. The conference continues to be a must-attend event for HR and training professionals in the construction… Read More
November 8, 2018
Potential Two-Year Moratorium on Compliance Evaluations for Winning Establishment
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) are joining efforts to recognize excellence in contractor… Read More
November 8, 2018
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