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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 and its industry partners from the Waters Advocacy Coalition met with the Office of Management & Budget (OMB) to discuss the federal water quality standards (WQS) regulation proposed by EPA and its interaction with the proposed change in the definition of 鈥淲aters of the United States.鈥 Both鈥 Read More
April 8, 2015
In furtherance of the administration鈥檚 plan to increase the resiliency of federal actions, President Obama released a new Executive Order 13690, 鈥淭he Federal Flood Risk Management Standard,鈥 as directed by the President鈥檚 Climate Action Plan. Notably, the order expands the鈥 Read More
April 8, 2015
The Wage & Hour Division (WHD) recently made available on its website two video presentations for construction employers regarding Davis-Bacon Act wage surveys. One presentation, the Davis-Bacon Wage Survey Process, explains how Davis-Bacon wages are established, as well as survey鈥 Read More
April 7, 2015
Once again, HR and Training Professionals in the Construction Industry will come together in October for AGC鈥檚 Construction HR and Training Professionals Conference. The conference will take place October 7-9 in St. Louis, Missouri at the Hyatt Regency at the Arch. Registration鈥 Read More
April 7, 2015
Construction declined by 1,000 in March but is still up by 282,000 compared to the prior year, as the sector's unemployment rate fell to 9.5 percent, according to an analysis by AGC of America. Association officials noted that declining demand for residential and public sector projects offset gains鈥 Read More
April 3, 2015
Construction employment expanded in 278 metro areas, declined in 36 and was stagnant in 44 between February 2014 and February 2015, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by AGC of America. Association officials said the job gains come as private sector demand,鈥 Read More
April 2, 2015
Charles H. Green
Have you ever had a difficult client? I don't mean the client from hell, I just mean garden-variety difficult. Difficult clients come in lots of different flavors.
鈥 There's the client who will not take the time up front to share critical information, explore ideas, or鈥 Read More
April 1, 2015
On March 18, 2015, the general counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) issued a Report Concerning Employer Rules. The report was issued in an effort to provide guidance on the use of employer rules as they relate to the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). Using a鈥 Read More
April 1, 2015
Construction spending inched down in February from January levels but increased from a year earlier, according to an analysis by AGC of America. Association officials noted that the latest construction figures were held back by declining demand for single family homes and declining public鈥 Read More
April 1, 2015
The Cadillac tax of the Affordable Care Act (鈥淎CA鈥) begins in 2018. While many employers recently have adjusted health benefit coverage levels to satisfy the legal minimums of the Employer Mandate, the Cadillac tax may require these same employers to once again adjust coverage levels but this鈥 Read More
March 24, 2015