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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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EPA Considers Permitting Discharges to Groundwater Under the Clean Water Act
AGC Seeks Input from Members on Potential Impact to Their Operations  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is accepting public comment until May 21 on several topics related to the question of whether the federal government should use the Clean Water Act (CWA) National Pollutant… Read More
March 27, 2018
Construction Employment Rises in 35 States and D.C. from February 2017 to February 2018; Industry Adds Jobs in 38 States Since January
Thirty-five states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between February 2017 and February 2018, while 38 states added construction jobs between January and February, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data released today.… Read More
March 23, 2018
AGC Says Proposal Would Limit New Mitigation Banks, Drive Up Project Costs
AGC spoke out against proposed guidelines that would make establishing new mitigation banks more onerous.  The draft guidelines would make investment in mitigation less attractive and increase the cost of projects that rely on robust mitigation banks to comply with legal requirements and stay… Read More
March 16, 2018
Construction Employment Increases in 248 Metro Areas Between January 2017 & 2018 as New Metals Tariffs Threaten Future Sector Job Gains
Construction employment increased in 248 out of 358 metro areas between January 2017 and January 2018, declined in 68 and stagnated in 42, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials said that future… Read More
March 16, 2018
OFCCP Issues Directive on Predetermination Notices Providing Transparency to Federal Contractors
As part of its ongoing efforts to increase transparency of preliminary findings with federal contractors, achieve consistency across regional and district offices, and encourage communication throughout the compliance evaluation process, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)… Read More
March 14, 2018
Final Chance to Submit Presentations for AGC's 2018 Construction HR and Training Professionals Conference!
Submission Deadline Extended to Friday, March 16, 2018 AGC’s 2018 Construction HR & Training Professionals Conference and Federal Construction HR Workshop will be held October 10-12, 2018, in Fort Worth, TX.  The conference will offer unique opportunities for HR, training, and workforce… Read More
March 14, 2018
DOL Launches Pilot Wage Violation Self-Reporting Program
On March 6, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) announced a new nationwide pilot program, the Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program, which intends to facilitate the resolution of potential overtime and minimum wage violations under the Fair Labor… Read More
March 14, 2018
AGC Support Expansion of Small Business Health Plan Options, Urges DOL to Protect Chapter Sponsored Health Plans
On March 6, AGC submitted comments to the U. S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) in response to a proposed rule intended to expand association health plans (AHPs) and increase flexibility for small employers to join groups or associations to offer insured… Read More
March 14, 2018
NLRB Vacates Hy-Brand and Revives AGC-Opposed Browning-Ferris Standard for Joint Employer Status
The saga of the joint employer standard under the National Labor Relations Act continues. It began when the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) under the Obama Administration established a broader standard for determining joint employer status in the controversial Browning-Ferris… Read More
March 14, 2018
Union Contractors Committee Hosts Two Sessions at ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Convention and Plans Conference Calls for 2018
Brent Booker, secretary-treasurer of North America’s Building Trade Unions (NABTU), addressed attendees at a Union Contractors Committee-sponsored session during AGC of America’s Annual Convention in New Orleans, LA, on Feb. 26.  He talked about NABTU’s current priorities and key activities,… Read More
March 13, 2018

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