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Spotlight Your Achievements! AGC Launches Awards Season with the Opening of Build America, AGC in the Community, Innovation, Diversity and Inclusion Awards
July 15, 2024
Apply by Thursday, October 31, 2024!  AGC of America is proud to announce the launch of the 2025 AGC Awards competitions! The Baldwin Group Build America Awards (including the Marvin M. Black Partnering Excellence category) and AGC in the Community competitions recognize the nation's most… Read More

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Join AGC for an Introduction to Climate Change in Construction
Monday, July 15, 2024; 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM; St. Louis, MO AGC’s half-day introductory seminar to climate change and carbon reporting for the construction industry will kick-start your company’s efforts to meet market demands and potential regulatory requirements. Applicable to all construction… Read More
May 29, 2024
Labor Law Hot Topics Covered at Annual Symposium
The AGC Labor and Employment Law Council held its 39th Annual Construction Labor Law Symposium on May 2-3, 2024, in Washington, DC. The Council is a network of attorneys who regularly represent AGC members and chapters in labor and employment matters. It holds an annual continuing legal education… Read More
May 28, 2024
2024 Construction HR and Workforce Conference Registration Now Open
Looking to tackle your biggest construction HR & workforce challenges? There’s no better place than AGC of America’s Construction HR & Workforce Conference! After a successful conference in 2023, we’re once again combining the best elements of a few AGC events to facilitate even better… Read More
May 28, 2024
AGC Challenges DOL Independent Contractor Rule
On April 26, AGC of America and other business groups jointly filed a friend-of-the-court amicus brief urging a federal district court in Texas to declare unlawful a significant U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) final rule (2024) revising the standards for analyzing who is an employee or… Read More
May 28, 2024
EEOC Issues Workplace Guidance to Prevent Harassment
Addresses Legal Developments and Emerging Issues, Including Virtual Work Environments The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently published final guidance on harassment in the workplace, “Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace.” By providing this resource on the… Read More
May 28, 2024
OFCCP Expands Mega Construction Project Program Again
16 Additional Federally Funded Projects Designated The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) recently announced that it is scaling up its Mega Construction Project (Megaproject) Program by designating 16 additional federally funded construction… Read More
May 28, 2024
Associated General Contractors Of America Joins With U.S. Chamber Of Commerce, Other Groups Sue To Block Dangerous “Walkaround” Rule
  The Associated General Contractors of America, along with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and a coalition of business groups, filed a lawsuit in the Western District of Texas, Waco Division against the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The lawsuit challenges the agency’s new “… Read More
May 24, 2024
AGC Tells Courts Corporate Transparency Act is Unconstitutional
This law imposes reporting requirements that raise privacy issues and noncompliance penalties. This week, AGC and other business groups coordinated by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Legal Center jointly filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the… Read More
May 24, 2024
AGC Sues to Block OSHA ‘Walkaround’ Rule
AGC, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and other business groups have filed a lawsuit in the Western District of Texas against the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The suit challenges OSHA’s new “walkaround” rule, which forces contractors to let potentially anyone, regardless of… Read More
May 24, 2024
Register Now for the 2024 Highway, Transportation & Utility Infrastructure Construction Conference
AGC’s Highway, Transportation and Utility Infrastructure Construction Conference is the industry’s premier annual conference that focuses on the most critical issues and topics facing the industry today and in the future. This meeting will bring together contractors, owners and key industry… Read More
May 23, 2024

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