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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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AGC Urges FWS to Scrap Mitigation Policies that Go Above and Beyond the Law
On Jan. 5, AGC urged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to remove the goal of “net conservation gain” from the Service’s Mitigation Policy and Endangered Species Act (ESA)–Compensatory Mitigation Policy, finalized in late 2016.  AGC asserts that that the “improvement” goal is… Read More
January 12, 2018
DOL Proposes New Rules Expanding Association Health Plan Options
On January 4, 2018, following Presidential Executive Order (EO) 13813, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced its plan to expand access to healthcare through small business health plans. EO 13813, “Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition Across the United States,” directed the U.S.… Read More
January 11, 2018
DOL Reissues 17 Wage and Hour Opinion Letters
On January 5, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) reissued 17 previously withdrawn opinion letters addressing a wide range of topics under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). 15 of the 17 letters were originally signed off on during the final days of the Bush administration, but were… Read More
January 11, 2018
Building Trades Leader to Speak at ҵ Convention Next Month
AGC of America’s 99th Annual ҵ Convention in New Orleans, LA, will feature a session called “State of the (Building Trade) Unions” where the Brent Booker, secretary-treasurer of North America’s Building Trade Unions, will speak.  The session is scheduled for Monday, Feb. 26, 3:00-4:30 p.m.… Read More
January 10, 2018
DOL Drops Six-Factor Unpaid Intern Test
On Dec. 19, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit became the fourth federal appellate court to expressly reject the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) six-part test for determining whether interns and students are employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). On January 5… Read More
January 10, 2018
December Brought Significant Changes in NLRB Positions and Composition, Including AGC-Supported Reversal of Joint Employer Ruling
Republicans’ brief control of the National Labor Relations Board ended with the expiration of Chairman Philip Miscimarra’s term on Dec. 16, 2017.  In anticipation of the change, the Board issued several employer-friendly decisions with significant impact.  The most high-profile among… Read More
January 10, 2018
How to Tell if an RFP Isn't so Pomising
If you receive a request for proposal that includes a long list of requirements, it may be an indication that you're not the prospect's vendor of choice. Other red flags include a limited response window and lack of access to the prospect company's decision-makers, writes John Boyens.​ Read more… Read More
January 9, 2018
Ceramic Tile Lippage: Unsightly and, on Floors, Unsafe... and Perfectly Allowable When Tile Industry Substrate Flatness Requirements are Disregarded
GCs, you know the drill, it’s crunch time—budgets are depleted, schedules are in jeopardy, and the tile contractor is agitating for extra time and money to fix the concrete. It isn’t flat enough for tile and flattening it wasn’t included in the bid, says the email with a change order attached.… Read More
January 9, 2018
National Institute of Building Sciences Off-Site Construction Council Conducts New Survey to Gain an Understanding of U.S. Building Industry Use of Off-Site Construction Methods
The National Institute of Building Sciences Off-Site Construction Council (OSCC) is conducting a new survey to gain an understanding of how the U.S. building industry has changed its use of off-site construction methods in the past three years. A knowledge center on issues related to off-site… Read More
January 9, 2018
The Key to More Efficient Construction Projects is Collaborative Contracts
The AEC industry is fragmented and slow moving. The legal industry, which drives the structural relationships in construction contracts, is even slower to change. The combination has us stuck in the morass of contractual silos that create confrontation. Some wear this as a badge of honor. They… Read More
January 9, 2018

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