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Pre-Conference Federal Contractor HR Workshop Presentations Accepted Also

DHS is ending the COVID-19 Temporary Policy for List B Identity Documents. Beginning May 1, employers will no longer be able to accept expired List B documents. DHS adopted the temporary policy in response to the difficulties many individuals experienced with renewing documents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now that document-issuing authorities have reopened and/or provided alternatives to in-person renewals, DHS will end this flexibility.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced that it has published guidance on how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protects people with opioid use disorder (OUD) who are in treatment or recovery, including those who take medication to treat their OUD.

One of a Four-Part Series on Improving Worker Health & Behavioral Outcomes

Bad behavior or work habits of an employee is time consuming and can demoralize an entire team, not to mention making everyone’s workload and work life harder. Sharon Lovoy, a former HR director, knows first-hand how to handle performance and workplace problems that create drama and misery in the workplace. When a leader came to her with a problem, the leader left her office with practical advice and job aids. This course is set up to replicate that process.

The Construction Labor Research Council (CLRC) has released its annual report on Union Labor Costs in Construction. The report covers trends in collectively bargained compensation in the industry, providing data analyses by region, time, and trade. It can be a valuable resource when preparing for collective bargaining negotiations, particularly when used in conjunction with CLRC’s latest Settlements Report.

Calling all safety and environmental professionals to join us at this year’s conference

The 2022 Construction Safety, Health & Environmental Conference is just a few months away on July 26-28 in Washington, D.C., and we're excited to give you a first look at what's in store. 

Topic areas include: 

Safety & Health

With the federal government seeking to mandate the use of project labor agreements (PLAs) in federal construction, AGC of America needs members’ help in providing information about the impact of PLA mandates on their business. The association is presently asking members to complete the survey here to provide such information.

The $1.2 trillion bipartisan Infrastructure and Jobs Act (IIJA) included the “Build America, Buy America Act” which applies a domestic preference to all taxpayer-funded infrastructure projects. The Office of Management and Budget released new guidance on these rules on April 18^th, 2022.