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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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Vehicle Allowance and Practices Survey Results Unveiled
According to the latest Contractor Compensation Quarterly (CCQ) published by PAS, Inc., construction executive staff wage increases came in at 5.5% for 2022 and are also projected to rise by an average 4.7% by 2023 year-end. … Read More
April 27, 2023
ѻý’s 2023 Construction HR & Workforce Conference will be held on November 6-8, 2022, at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta. The revamped event will feature keynotes focusing on the intersection of HR and workforce development. The program will feature a multi-track educational program that includes… Read More
April 27, 2023
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), after giving federal contractors and subcontractors several opportunities to submit objections, recently published EEO-1 data for contractors that “either affirmatively agreed to, or did not object to, the release of their EEO-1… Read More
April 27, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) recently announced the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) hiring benchmark for 2023. Effective March 31, 2023, the hiring benchmark will be 5.4 percent, slightly down from 5.5 percent… Read More
April 27, 2023
Contractors Must Update Forms by July 25, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has revised the Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability Form (CC-305) to update the preferred language for disabilities and to include additional… Read More
April 27, 2023
The Construction Labor Research Council (CLRC) has released its annual report on Union Labor Costs in Construction. The report is useful for understanding current trends in collectively bargained compensation for union craft workers in the construction industry, providing data analyses by region… Read More
April 27, 2023
Check out learning opportunities for environmental and sustainability professionals
The ѻý Construction Safety Health and Environmental Conference will take place on July 25-27, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. Whether you focus solely on environmental compliance or greening your company’s business and… Read More
April 25, 2023
First place awarded to Alec Kalogeropoulos from Roger Williams University
The James L. Allhands Essay was established by the late James L. Allhands, one of the founding members of ѻý and a prolific writer of construction related works. The award recognizes a student essay on a specific topic that… Read More
April 21, 2023
Construction employment increased in 44 states in March from a year earlier, while only 20 states added construction jobs from February to March, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released by the Associated General Contractors of America today. Association officials… Read More
April 21, 2023
Cost-of-the-work agreements (aka “cost plus” contracts) are commonly used in commercial construction contracting to establish the terms and conditions for a project based on the cost of the work performed.[i] The major families of standard construction contracts include a cost-of-the-work plus… Read More
April 20, 2023
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