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New Survey Shows How Nation’s Failure To Invest In Construction Education & Training Programs Makes It Hard For Firms To Build
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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Spotlight Your Achievements! ѻý Launches Awards Season with the Opening of Build America, ѻý in the Community, Innovation, Diversity and Inclusion Awards
Apply by Monday, October 24, 2022! ѻý of America is proud to announce the launch of the 2023 ѻý Awards competitions! The Construction Risk Partners Build America Awards (including the Marvin M. Black Partnering Excellence category) and ѻý in the Community … Read More
July 25, 2022
Construction Employment In June Continues To Lag Pre-Pandemic Level In 18 States As Lack Of Qualified Workers Holds Down Hiring
  Construction employment in June continued to trail pre-pandemic levels in more than one-third of the states despite record job openings, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released by the Associated General Contractors of America today. Association officials called on… Read More
July 22, 2022
Construction Staff Wages Reported to Rise by 4.17% for 2022
According to the latest Contractor Compensation Quarterly (CCQ) published by PAS, Inc., contractors are projecting 2022 construction staff wages to increase an average of 4.17%, as reported by over 340 companies in the 40th edition of the Construction / Construction Management Staff Salary Survey… Read More
July 21, 2022
Reminder: DHS Ended COVID-19 Temporary Policy for Expired List B Identity Documents
Employers Have Until July 31, 2022, to Update I-9s DHS adopted the temporary policy in response to the difficulties many individuals experienced with renewing documents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now that document-issuing authorities have reopened and/or provided alternatives to in-person… Read More
July 21, 2022
Registration Opens for 2022 Construction HR and Training Professional Conference
Registration is now 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. ѻý's “HR/TED Conference” this year provides two days of education and networking for HR, training, and… Read More
July 21, 2022
Early Procurement: Storage Strategy and How to Do it Right
Price escalation and supply chain disruptions continue as top issues in construction. Getting a price escalation clause that adjusts prices and payments up or down based on an objective index like the ConsensusDocs 200.1 standard price escalation clause is the fairest and best way to combat this… Read More
July 20, 2022
EEOC's New Workplace COVID-19 Testing Rules: 7 Takeaways for Employers
Employers that test workers for COVID-19 should review their policies to ensure they comply with updated guidelines released July 12 by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). In prior guidance, the EEOC broadly allowed employers to screen workers for COVID-19 without running afoul… Read More
July 20, 2022
CLRC Releases Report and Video on YTD Collective Bargaining Settlements
In its latest Settlements Report, the ѻý-supported Construction Labor Research Council (CLRC) advises that construction-industry collective bargaining agreements settled from January through June of 2022 provide an average increase in wages and benefits of 3.6 percent or $2.17 in the first… Read More
July 20, 2022
CLRC Offers New Tool to Help Explain Economic Challenges Facing Contractors
The Construction Labor Research Council (CLRC) has developed a new customized report titled Contractor’s Cost Conundrum designed to explain some of the difficult economic and staffing challenges faced by contractors. The report, customized by location, compares the cost of living (CPI) to the… Read More
July 19, 2022
Withdrawal Liability Interest Rate Must Reflect Projected Investment Return, D.C. Circuit Holds
Under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), as amended by the Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act (MPPAA), a company incurs withdrawal liability when it withdraws from a multiemployer pension plan. In its recent decision in United Mine Workers of America 1974 Pension Plan v.… Read More
July 19, 2022

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