The AGC Labor and Employment Law Council held its 36th Annual Construction Labor Law Symposium on June 10-11, 2021. The event was held virtually for the first time. The Council is a group of attorneys who regularly represent AGC members and chapters in labor and employment matters, and its annual symposium is for such attorneys and chapter labor staff.
The program covered such topics as:
- Best Practices to Avoid General Contractor Liability for Immigration Violations by Subcontractors;
- Strategies for Anticipating and Managing Potential Multiemployer Pension Withdrawal Liability;
- Multiemployer Bargaining Units & the Formation of 9(a) Relationships in the Construction Industry;
- Project Labor Agreements Litigation Update;
- The PRO Act: Legislative Outlook & Key Provisions; and
- Federal Contractor Ethics Obligations.
The program also featured presentations by distinguished guest speakers Richard Bock, associate general counsel for the National Labor Relations Board’s Division of Advice, Jessica Looman, principal deputy administrator for the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division, and Anna Palmer, founder and CEO of Punchbowl News.
Handouts are available to all AGC members in the Labor & HR Topical Resources area of the AGC website categorized by subject area. Visitors must log in as AGC members to access the resources.
For more info, contact Denise Gold, associate general counsel, at denise.gold@agc.org or (703) 837-5326.