On March 21, congressional leaders unveiled a funding bill for fiscal year (FY) 2018 that includes at least $10 billion in additional infrastructure investment—compared to FY 2017 and promised in the Bipartisan Budget
The partial government shutdown that began on December 22nd has entered its 13th day (the longest was the 21-day shutdown in 1995–96). The dispute over funding for the southern border
On July 19, the President signed an Executive Order (EO) that establishes the President’s National Council for the America Worker. The council will help develop a national strategy for job training programs
Union contractors may not rely on contributions to typical vacation or welfare plans as a basis for claiming the temporary exclusion to the federal contractor paid sick leave rule, the
On September 23, 2017, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will begin to enforce their respirable crystalline silica standard for the construction industry. The standard has established a new
On Tuesday, September 20, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a memorandum to OSHA regional administrators announcing how the agency will handle enforcement of the new silica standard
On August 30, 2017, OSHA issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to further extend the employer’s responsibility to ensure crane operator competency and enforcement for crane operator certification from Nov.
Tax reform legislation is moving quickly in both the US House and Senate, with the House of Representatives preparing to pass it’s legislation today. The situation remains fluid. AGC wants
On Dec. 22, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld OSHA’s controversial occupational exposure to crystalline silica rule, rejecting all industry challenges to the rule.
Today, October 23, 2017, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) begins full enforcement of its respirable crystalline standard for construction. If your construction company operates under OSHA state-plans
