On February 22, join leading general contractor and specialty contractor safety professionals for an interactive, townhall style webinar on the successes and pain points of harmonizing two safety programs on the jobsite. 

AGC and industry allies file suit to block the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers’ new Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule that would expand federal permitting jurisdiction over wetlands and more construction projects.

AGC helps lead call for FHWA to repeal its “policy memo” intended to restrict new highway capacity construction projects after the agency failed to follow regulatory procedure, thereby setting a dangerous precedent.

In a significant, preliminary victory for AGC, the EPA has tentatively denied an effort to dispose of discarded PVC as a hazardous waste.

New guidance instructs federal agencies to develop implementation rules that would quantify greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and incorporate the social cost of carbon in cost/benefit analysis that could impact permits for construction projects.

AGC reiterates concerns to White House on possibility of OSHA including construction in COVID-19 healthcare standard, impacting healthcare construction projects.

The AGC-backed legislation would help reduce the threat to construction firms of time consuming and expensive random or full field audits, regardless of whether the IRS determines any additional taxes are owed.

The new regulation changes how federal agencies will determine whether a waterbody is under federal jurisdiction, meaning potentially unnecessary delays and hardships for contractors trying to comply with unclear and ever shifting requirements.

The AGC-backed legislation led by Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) makes several categories of infrastructure investments—including transportation—and disaster relief explicitly eligible for unspent COVID-19 relief dollars.

The $15-an-hour minimum wage for federal contractors increased to $16.20 on January 1, 2023.