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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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2016 Work Zone Safety Survey
Thirty-nine percent of highway contractors reported that motor vehicles had crashed into their construction work zones during the past year, according to the results of a new highway work zone study conducted by the Associated General Contractors of America.  Association officials urged… Read More
May 19, 2016
Labor Department Issues New FMLA Guide and Poster for Employers
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently published a new guide for employers called “The Employer’s Guide to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).”  The FMLA provides certain employees with up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave per year for certain family and medical… Read More
May 19, 2016
EEOC Issues Guidance on Leave as a Reasonable Accommodation for People with Disabilities
On May 9, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued new guidance for employers that addresses the rights of employees with disabilities who seek leave as a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA).  The document, Employer-Provided Leave… Read More
May 16, 2016
AGC Takes Stance Against Mandatory Online Reporting of Construction Site Stormwater Management Plans
Association Preparing to Comment on EPA’s Draft Permit by May 26 Deadline; Members Urged to Weigh In As previously reported by AGC, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is accepting public comment on its draft 2017 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Construction… Read More
May 12, 2016
Administration's Refusal to Accept Central States Retirement Funds' Rescue Plan Will Force "Draconian" Cuts on All Its Members
The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, issued the following statement today in response to the Treasury Department’s refusal to accept a rescue plan by the Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas, Health and Welfare Pension Funds to… Read More
May 6, 2016
Construction Firms Add 1,000 Jobs in April and 261,000 for the Year as AGC Launches New Program to Connect Firms with Workers
Construction employment rose in April by 1,000 for the month and 261,000 for the year as mild winter weather and labor shortages impacted the early spring hiring season for many firms, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials noted that… Read More
May 6, 2016
EPA Under Court Deadline to Finalize More Rules to Control Urban Runoff
Cities Likely to ‘Pass the Buck’ to Upstream Construction Sites AGC recently submitted comments on proposed changes to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) stormwater regulations governing municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) permits. New rules are due out later this year,… Read More
May 5, 2016
AGC Successful in Advancing Clean Water Trust Fund and Other Water Infrastructure Provisions in Senate WRDA Bill
AGC and its industry coalition partners in the Water Infrastructure Network havebeen working for a number of months to get significant water infrastructure provisions included in the 2016 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) in the Senate. We were successful in getting many… Read More
May 3, 2016
Construction Spending Posts Solid Monthly and Year-Over-Year Increases in March, Driven by Growth in Many Public and Private Categories
Construction spending increased by 8 percent in March compared to a year earlier and was also up slightly between February and March amid growing demand for many types of construction, as the spending total hit the highest level since October 2007, according to an analysis by the Associated General… Read More
May 3, 2016
AGC Wins Round 1 Against Blacklisting Executive Order
Amendment Added to House Defense Bill In what may be a 12 ring bout, AGC won round one to block President Obama’s Blacklisting Executive Order. Late last night, the House Armed Services Committee added an AGC-backed provision to the National Defense Authorization Act—a bill that has been annually… Read More
April 28, 2016

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