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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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AGC Webinar: What's Different with LEED v4 that Contractors Should Know?
AGC will hold this webinar on June 27, 2016, from 2:00pm-3:00pm ET If your project is using LEED to go green; you鈥檒l have to use 鈥渧4鈥 starting this fall.  This new version brings distinct changes.  AGC is holding a webinar to get you ready to meet your projects owners鈥 new green goals鈥 Read More
June 13, 2016
Register Today for AGC鈥檚 2016 Contractors Environmental Conference and Save
Take Advantage of Early Bird Savings; Regular Registration Rates Begin July 5th AGC鈥檚 annual Contractors Environmental Conference (CEC) is coming to the nation鈥檚 capital this fall.  Environmental and sustainability professionals in the construction industry will come together on October 5-6,鈥 Read More
June 13, 2016
蜜桃导航 Comments on Entry Level CDL Driver Training Requirements
In comments to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), AGC pointed out the difficulty the construction industry is having finding qualified truck drivers with Commercial Driver鈥檚 Licenses (CDL) and urged that new rules not make the shortage worse. The comments were鈥 Read More
June 7, 2016
Army Corps of Engineers Seeks Public Comments on Proposal to Renew, Revise Nationwide Permits
AGC Invites Members to Share Feedback  On June 1, 2016, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) published a proposal to reissue and modify the nationwide (general) permits (NWPs). The Corps issues NWPs to authorize a variety of construction operations in 鈥淲aters of the U.S.鈥 (WOTUS) that鈥 Read More
June 3, 2016
Construction Employment Increases in 235 out of 358 Metro Areas Between April 2015 and 2016 as Demand Remains Strong for Most Project Categories
Construction employment rose between April 2015 and April 2016 in two-thirds of the nation鈥檚 metro areas, while spending on most types of structures increased for the year despite a drop in the latest month, according to a new analysis of federal data on employment and construction spending鈥 Read More
June 2, 2016
AGC Wins Big in Unanimous Supreme Court Decision On Clean Water Act Jurisdictional Determinations
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling today that will give the construction and development industries a way to respond immediately to overly aggressive assertions by the federal government that the property they want to build contains jurisdic颅tional 鈥淲aters of the United States鈥 (WOTUS).  A鈥 Read More
May 31, 2016
Labor Lawyers & Managers Gather to Hear Latest Developments in Construction Labor Law
The AGC Labor and Employment Law Council (LELC) recently held its 32nd Annual Construction Labor Law Symposium in Washington, DC.  Attorneys and chapter labor relations managers from across the country learned about the latest developments in labor and employment law and the significance for鈥 Read More
May 31, 2016
FLSA Salary Threshold Increases to $47,476/Year; Duties Test not Changed
On May 18, the U.S. Department of Labor鈥檚 Wage and Hour Division (WHD) released  its final rule implementing changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime regulations.   The rule will be officially published in the Federal Register on May 23.  The most鈥 Read More
May 23, 2016
Construction Employment Rises in 42 States and the District of Columbia Over Latest 12 Months, While Only 23 States Add Jobs from March to April
Forty-two states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between April 2015 and April 2016 while construction employment increased in only 23 states between March and April, according to analysis of Labor Department data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America.鈥 Read More
May 20, 2016
EEOC Issues Final Rules on Employer Wellness Programs
On May 16, 2016, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued final rules on employer-sponsored wellness programs. The final rules clarify the EEOC鈥檚 position on wellness plan compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Title II of the Genetic鈥 Read More
May 19, 2016

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