Join the COVID-19 Safety Stand-Down on 4/9
Join AGC and your fellow construction contractors across the country on April 9, 2020 for a national safety stand-down dedicated to educating employees on preventing the spread of COVID-19. One
Category: Statewide Issues
SAIF Safety Fund Application Reopens With $15 Million Boost
SAIF’s coronavirus worker safety fund is again accepting applications after the fund was refreshed today with $15 million. SAIF is encouraging customers to submit applications as soon as possible, as
Watch Workers Memorial Day 2020 Online
On April 28, we remember and mourn the Oregonians who died on the job as a result of workplace injuries and illness in 2019, and we recommit ourselves to protecting
Official Department of Revenue Guidance Regarding First Quarterly CAT Tax Payments
The Oregon Department of Revenue is adjusting requirements of businesses making estimated quarterly payments of the Corporate Activity Tax. Beginning immediately, Revenue has revised OAR 150-317-1300, dated April 27, 2020,
Oregon Announces Phase-One Reopening Beginning May 15
Information provided by Cascade Employers Association. Today, Governor Brown announced new guidance and a three phase plan regarding the reopening of Oregon (view the governor’s presentation slides here). Specifically, counties
Oregon Gov. Brown Signs Tax Technical Corrections Bill Into Law
The Oregon Legislature, in special session in late June, passed HB 4202, the Corporate Activities Tax (CAT) technical corrections bill. This was the same language negotiated in a bill supported
AGC’s Epstien Presents Emerging Issues in Construction Health & Safety
AGC Oregon-Columbia Chapter’s Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) Barb Epstien recently presented at the virtual American Industrial Hygiene Conference & Expo (AIHce EXP 2020). AIHce is the annual conference of the
Let’s All Get Home: May is Transportation Safety Awareness Month
Spring brings out the orange. Orange cones, barrels, and signs reminding us all that road construction season has arrived. Most everyone plans their travel routes, slows down for work zones,
DJC Op-Ed: Extreme Measures Needed to Improve Safety in Construction
By: Mike Salsgiver Executive Director, AGC Oregon-Columbia Chapter This article was published by the DJC on May 14 in Buildings Bridges and Roads, and can be viewed here (subscription required).
AGC Hosts Workforce Events Across Oregon
There is no shortage of activity in Oregon at the moment in addressing the construction industry’s workforce shortage. Schools are creating new construction focused programming, workforce investment boards are investing