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August 26, 2024
  ѻý & Arcoro Workforce Survey 94 Percent of Construction Firms Report Having a Hard Time Finding Workers to Hire, Undermining Efforts to Build Infrastructure & Other Projects As Industry Calls for Better Federal Workforce Policies The nation’s failure to invest in construction… Read More

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DOL Finalizes Revisions to Joint Employer Status under FLSA
Changes Effective March 16, 2020 The U. S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) released a final rule updating the regulations interpreting joint employer status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Under the FLSA, an employee may have, in addition to his or her employer… Read More
January 13, 2020
Construction Employment Increases by 20,000 in December and 151,000 in 2019; Contractors Expect to Hire in 2020 but Anticipate Difficulty Filling Slots
Survey Finds Optimism about 2020 along with Even Tighter Labor Supply as Construction Unemployment Sets Record December Low; Association Calls for Government to Boost Career Opportunities, Immigration Construction employment increased by 20,000 jobs in December and by 151,000, or 2.0 percent, in… Read More
January 10, 2020
Department of Transportation Seeks Input on Freight Movement and Rural Road Investment
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is seeking information to help it develop a National Freight Strategic Plan (NFSP) to address the needs of multimodal freight transportation. According to the Department, freight tonnage will increase by 44 percent between 2015 and 2045, placing… Read More
January 9, 2020
ѻý Urges Reliance on Science as Congress Looks to Regulate PFAS, Warns Congress about Unwarranted Superfund Liability for Contractors
On Jan. 9, ѻý urged members of the U.S. House of Representatives to oppose H.R.535, the PFAS Action Act of 2019. The bill, which is expected for a floor vote on Jan. 10, threatens to derail and overwhelm ongoing efforts at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to study PFAS and develop… Read More
January 9, 2020
Highway Administrator to Address ѻý Convention
Nicole Nason, Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), will address the Highway and Transportation Division on during ѻý’s 2020 Convention in Las Vegas this March. As FHWA Administrator, Nason is currently spearheading development of the Trump administration’s principles on FAST… Read More
January 9, 2020
White House Unveils ѻý-Backed Environmental Review Reform, Proposal Would Make Process More Efficient without Sacrificing Protections
On Jan. 9, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) proposed important steps to streamline the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process, which can be a circuitous, time-intensive, and costly environmental review step for many infrastructure projects. ѻý is pleased the… Read More
January 9, 2020
ѻý Analysis of FY 2020 Federal Construction Accounts, Congress Approves $161 Billion for Construction
On Dec. 20, President Trump signed two spending packages totaling $1.4 trillion, preventing another year-end government shutdown and providing annual funding to all agencies of the federal government through September 30, 2020. Overall, federal construction accounts saw about a nine percent… Read More
January 9, 2020
EEOC Expands Use of Fact-Finding Conferences
What’s old is new again at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) as numerous district offices have recently expanded their use of fact-finding conferences. Fact-finding conferences are part of the EEOC’s expansive statutory investigation toolkit, but they are one of the lesser-known… Read More
January 9, 2020
ѻý Supports NLRB Rulemaking on Representation Case Procedures with Recommended Changes to Rule on Construction Industry Bargaining Relationships
On January 8, ѻý of America submitted comments on the National Labor Relations Board’s latest proposed rule to modify union representation-case procedures.  Not to be confused with the Board’s “quickie election” rule, which addresses different representation-case procedures, the present… Read More
January 9, 2020
OFCCP Releases Updated Federal Contract Compliance Manual
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) recently published the updated Federal Contract Compliance Manual (FCCM). The Manual provides guidance for OFCCP's compliance officers in conducting compliance evaluations and complaint investigations and… Read More
January 8, 2020

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