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Construction Workforce Shortages Risk Undermining Infrastructure Projects As Most Contractors Struggle To Fill Open Positions
91 Percent of Construction Firms Having a Hard Time Finding Workers to Hire, Driving Up Costs and Project Delays, New Survey by the Associated General Contractors of America and Autodesk Finds
Has OSHA Inspected YOUR Jobsite for Heat-Related Hazards?
On April 8, the Department of Labor (DOL) / Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced the first-ever national emphasis program (NEP) on heat-related hazards in the workplace would go into effect immediately. The NEP set a goal for the agency to double the number of workplace inspections related to heat. The NEP identifies the general duty clause, Section (5)(a)(1) of the OSH Act, as the mechanism to cite employers for heat-related hazards if all criteria to support such a citation are met. Those criteria are as follows:
Take Action to Oppose Mandatory PLAs on Federal Projects
The Biden administration just issued a proposed regulation mandating that every general contractor and subcontractor engage in negotiation or agree to project labor agreements (PLAs) on federal construction projects valued at $35 million or more with limited exceptions.
WHY IT MATTERS: The Biden Administration seeks the construction industry’s feedback. Tell them to withdraw this proposed regulation and how it would impact your construction business.
Registration Open for Sept. 13 Union Contractors Committee Meeting
AGC of America’s Union Contractors Committee will hold its next quarterly virtual meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. EASTERN Daylight Time. All 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.
The meeting will be held using Microsoft Teams. Registrants will receive a calendar invitation with a link and other access information.
Circuit Court Again Overturns NLRB Decision in Browning Ferris Joint Employer Case
In the latest installment of protracted litigation involving Browning-Ferris Industries (“BFI”) and the appropriate standard for determining joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act, the U.S.
AGC to Host a Conversation on OFCCP's Order to Disclose EEO-1 Data
In light of the 30-day window that the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is offering federal contractors to object to a disclosure of EEO-1 reports, AGC of America will host an informal conversation with
Agenda Now Live for 2022 Construction HR and Training Professionals Conference
The agenda is coming together and registration is open for the 2022 Construction HR and Training Professionals Conference and pre-conference Federal Construction HR Workshop to be held October 12-14, 2022, in Phoenix, AZ.
OFCCP Gives Contractors 30 Days to Object to Release of Their EEO-1 Reports Via FOIA Request
Component 2 Pay Data for 2017 & 2018 Reports Not to be Included
OFCCP Announces Notification of Construction Contract Award Portal (NCAP) Coming Soon
NCAP to Launch with Educational Webinar on August 26, 2022
Court Upholds DOL's Use of Data from Far Away Counties to Set Davis Bacon Prevailing Wages
The U.S. Department of Labor did not violate the Davis-Bacon Act or regulations when the Department set prevailing wage rates based partly on wages from projects outside the relevant geographic area, held the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada in an Aug.11 opinion rejecting a challenge jointly brought by Nevada Chapter AGC, ABC Nevada Chapter, and Nevada Trucking Association.