Check out these political snippets on the presidential and congressional races from across the country. 

AGC-backed legislation would block a pending U.S. DOL overtime regulation increasing the overtime threshold by nearly 70 percent, from $35,568 to $60,209.

AGC urges support for Congressional effort to repeal the U.S. DOL’s independent contractor regulation under the Fair Labor Standards Act that threatens legitimate independent contractor relationships in the construction industry.

A U.S. DOL proposed rule could limit expansion of and participation in registered apprenticeship programs amid a time of workforce shortages.

According to the 2024 AGC/FMI report, subcontractor default is an alarmingly trending risk, among others.

If your construction firm is or has a business entity with 20 or fewer employees or annual gross revenues of $5 million or less, you won’t want to miss this webinar on tricky new beneficial ownership reporting requirements with criminal and civil penalties for failure to comply.

Tell your U.S. senators to pass bipartisan tax relief legislation - the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act (H.R, 7024) - that will help put more money in your pockets instead of the IRS’s.

The U.S. Senate is poised to vote next week on AGC-backed legislation repealing a FHWA greenhouse gas performance measure that would divert road and bridge construction funding to non-construction initiatives. 

A federal judge in Louisiana dismissed on procedural grounds AGC of America’s Construction Advocacy Fund-financed lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s government mandated PLA regulation.

A federal judge agreed with AGC of America’s Construction Advocacy Fund-financed lawsuit, striking down the NLRB’s joint employer regulation that threatened to undermine general contractor and subcontractor standard business practices.

OSHA is expected to unveil its long anticipated heat injury and illness prevention proposed standard in late April.

As of January 1, 2024, more than 32 million existing entities, including certain construction firms, are required to report the personal information of beneficial owners to a new federal database by January 1, 2025. Are you ready?

California state Assemblyman Vince Fong* (R-Bakersfield) may win three elections in the coming weeks and months, but not have an office.

While President Joe Biden enjoyed a strong Super Tuesday performance opposite Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN), author Marianne Williamson, and states that included an Uncommitted slate option, his overall political picture is not as bright.

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump both took major steps forward to clinching renomination with almost clean sweeps in the Super Tuesday voting entities. Both men were respectively one entity short of winning every primary and caucus.

In a new executive order, President Joe Biden seeks to set the stage for apprenticeship goals, preferences, and evaluation factors on projects that receive federal funding.

Check out these political snippets on the presidential, congressional and gubernatorial races from across the country. 

On February 15 and 27, respectively, AGC along with its partners on the Construction Industry Safety Coalition (CISC) met with representatives from the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) to further discuss the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s (MSHA) proposal to update its existing standards to better protect miners against occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA’s) proposal to expand who can serve as the employee representative during the walkaround portion of enforcement inspections.

On March 6, the House of Representatives passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024 which provides funding for six key departments, including transportation, energy, housing and urban development, and others.

On March 6, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted (3-2) to finalize a rule for public companies to disclose climate-related information in their registration statements and annual reports.