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Register for Union Contractors Forum Virtual Meeting
AGC of America will hold the next Union Contactors Forum quarterly meeting on December 13, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. ET. All interested AGC members and chapter staff are invited. The meeting is not open to nonmembers. The agenda will include updates from AGC staff and an open discussion of labor relations matters.
AGC Comments on Labor Provisions for Clean Energy Tax Incentives
AGC recently submitted comments on the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) notice of proposed rulemaking on how to satisfy the prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements (PWA) for enhanced tax benefits under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
AGC Weighs in on Overtime Regulations
On November 7, AGC weighed in against a U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed rule to increase the threshold for coverage of overtime regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act by nearly 70 percent, from $35,568 to $60,209, for a litany of reasons.
AGC Opens Registration for Roundtable Discussion on Environmental Issues
If you work in-house at a construction firm and cover environmental issues, you may be interested in AGC’s peer discussion meeting on Feb. 7 at AGC’s headquarters in Arlington, Va. AGC holds these small, focused discussion sessions twice a year at the request of the members to learn from their peers with similar responsibilities, opportunities and challenges.
New Report on Potential OSHA Heat Standard
AGC Sounds Alarm on OSHA Inspection Changes
On November 13, AGC along with twenty-two of its Construction Industry Safety Coalition (CISC) partners, submitted comments raising significant concerns about the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA’s)
Navigating the Latest Changes in ConsensusDocs Short Forms
ConsensusDocs recently introduced noteworthy updates to its most used prime and subcontract agreements, detailed here. In this article, we’ll take a closer look at the revisions made to the short forms, which are more frequently used than the long forms.