Author: clara.kinney@agc.org
The 2025 Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) Fly-In, held May 7-8 at the National Mall Hilton Hotel, brought together transportation construction industry leaders from across the country to advocate for long-term infrastructure investment and policy improvements. The event kicked off with a legislative briefing that featured key voices from Capitol Hill, including Chairman Sam Graves (R-Mo.) and Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-Wash.) of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee. Attendees also heard from the Federal Highway Administration’s Chief Counsel Jay Payne, and Mr. Thomas Smith, Executive Director of the American Society of Civil Engineers, who offered valuable updates on the state…
This week members of the Ohio Contractors Association, an AGC chapter, came to Washington D.C. to meet with members of the Ohio Congressional delegation. They held a breakfast at the AGC Townhouse and talked with members of Congress about key issues impacting their businesses which include preserving the long-term solvency of the Highway Trust Fund, increasing investment in roads and bridges, and providing clarity around the Buy America requirements. Members of Congress stopped by for coffee and the opportunity to learn more about construction. Members of Congress that participated include: AGC chapters are welcome and encouraged to utilize the AGC…
As we approach the summer season, and temperatures begin to rise across the country, OSHA will continue to enforce workplace heat hazards under their National Emphasis Program (NEP)– Outdoor and Indoor Heat-Related Hazards. The original NEP went into effect on April 8, 2022, and was to be in effect no longer than three years, unless canceled or extended by a superseding directive. On January 16, 2025, OSHA issued a notice of extension signed by outgoing Assistant Secretary, Doug Parker. This extends active enforcement under the original NEP until April 8, 2026. Under the emphasis program, each region is expected to double their heat-related…
In late April, President Trump signed an executive order directing Secretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy, to “identify and begin carrying out additional administrative, regulatory, or enforcement actions to improve the working conditions of America’s truck drivers.” Secretary Duffy was given 60 days to comply, which means there should be an update sometime in late June. The order also reinforces the existing legal requirement that truck drivers must “read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries…
The Department of Labor recently issued new guidance for independent contractor classification, halting enforcement of the Biden administration’s 2024 rule. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) recently published Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) No. 2025-1, FLSA Independent Contractor Misclassification Enforcement Guidance, which provides guidance to WHD field staff on the analysis to apply when determining employee or independent contractor status for purposes of enforcing the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). They also have published Opinion Letter FLSA2025-2, reinstating Opinion Letter FLSA2019-6, which addresses the virtual marketplace. WHD will no longer apply the Biden administration 2024 Rule’s analysis…