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New Survey Shows How Nation鈥檚 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鈥檚 failure to invest in construction鈥 Read More

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Temporary Exclusion from Federal Contractor Paid Leave Rule for CBAs Doesn't Apply to Most Union Construction Contractors
Union contractors may not rely on contributions to typical vacation or welfare plans as a basis for claiming the temporary exclusion to the federal contractor paid sick leave rule, the U.S. Department of Labor鈥檚 Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has informed AGC.  WHD provided the information to鈥 Read More
September 6, 2018
Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors Raised to $10.60 for 2019
The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is announcing a minimum wage increase of $0.25 to $10.60 per hour to be paid to workers performing work on direct federal contracts and subcontracts covered by Executive Order 13658. Federally assisted contracts are not affected鈥 Read More
September 5, 2018
DOL to Hold Listening Sessions on OT Regulations
The U.S. Department of Labor鈥檚 Wage and Hour Division has announced that in the upcoming weeks, it will hold public listening sessions to gather views on the Part 541 white collar exemption regulations, often referred to as the 鈥淥vertime Rule.鈥 Issued under the Fair Labor Standards Act, these鈥 Read More
September 5, 2018
EPA Determines Existing Regulations Sufficiently Protect against Hazardous Substance Releases
On August 24, AGC filed joint comments in support of a proposal by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concluding the existing regulatory framework adequately prevents and contains discharges of hazardous substances.  AGC supports the agency鈥檚 proposal not to initiate a new鈥 Read More
August 30, 2018
Join AGC's Three-Part WebEd Series on Construction Risk Management
AGC鈥檚 WebEd series on risk management is presented in three parts that focus on identifying pollution liabilities, understanding and insuring risk, and positioning subcontractor bonds to meet industry needs.  Join AGC on September 27, 2018 (2:00pm-3:00pm ET) for part one in the series and鈥 Read More
August 29, 2018
Eighty Percent of Contractors Report Difficulty Finding Qualified Craft Workers to Hire as Association Calls for Measures to Rebuild Workforce
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August 28, 2018
Issuance of New 404 Permits or Jurisdictional Determinations on Hold
Court Ruling Puts 2015 WOTUS Rule in Effect in 26 States As a result of an August 16 federal court ruling, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has put a hold on the issuance of any new federal Clean Water Act Section 404 permits or jurisdictional determinations for at least the next two weeks as the鈥 Read More
August 24, 2018
White House to Update National Environmental Policy Act Regulations
AGC Supplies Recommendations to Streamline NEPA Procedures The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) recently requested feedback on ways to update its regulations that implement the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which can be a circuitous, time-intensive, and costly鈥 Read More
August 24, 2018
EPA Proposes to Lower Dust-Lead Hazard Standards; Would Leave Definition of Lead Paint Unchanged
AGC Supports Agency Move Towards Greater Transparency in Regulatory Science The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to lower the dust-lead hazard standard on floors and window sills (from 40 渭g/ft2 and 250 渭g/ft2 to 10 渭g/ft2 and 100 渭g/ft2, respectively).  At鈥 Read More
August 24, 2018
New Bill Would Help Prevent States From Delaying Projects Based on Water Quality Certification
AGC and other industry allies recently urged the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee to advance a new bill that would help prevent states from improperly delaying infrastructure projects based on water quality certifications. Among other reforms, the legislation鈥攖he Water鈥 Read More
August 24, 2018

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