Legislative
16th Annual Construction Financial Management Conference
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Appropriations panels in the House and Senate this week passed legislation that would increase funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) FY 2013 budget over President Obama’s initial request.
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Both the Committee and the Witnesses stated the obvious point that tax reform is important and probably critical with 100 expired or expiring tax provisions on the to-do list. The hearing witnesses were limited to members of the House who had introduced or cosponsored tax legislation that included “tax extender” items this Congress. The member witnesses made it clear how difficult comprehensive tax reform will be; each had tax breaks that they wanted to protect and/or promote.
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Wednesday, the House of Representatives voted to meet with the Senate to negotiate a bill funding federal highway and transit programs. House Members approved a motion to go to conference with the Senate (who moved to go to Conference on Tuesday) on the transportation reauthorization bill by unanimous consent, setting up what could be several weeks of discussions with the Senate.
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Earlier this week, the Senate failed to pass a resolution of disapproval of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rule on representation-case procedures. The vote failed 45-54, mostly along party lines with Republicans supporting and Democrats opposing. Sen. Murkowski (R-AK) was the only Republican who voted no. The NLRB rule, known as the “quickie election” or “ambush election” rule, would expedite the union representation election cycle to as little as 14 days. It is bad for both employers and employees.
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In the continually changing saga of the National Labor Relations Board’s new regulation to require most private-sector employers to post certain notices informing employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Board, the very latest development is that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia this week granted an injunction pending appeal of a legal challenge to the rule brought by the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace, of which AGC is a member, and co-plaintiffs.
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The House Committee on Education and the Workforce held a hearing on legislation that would help reform the nation’s job training system by strengthening employer engagement in state and local workforce decisions, as well as giving states and localities more flexibility, the Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2012. AGC sent a letter to the committee outlining AGC’s support for a strong and skilled workforce.
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This week the House Education and Workforce subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions held a hearing on the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’ recent regulatory and enforcement actions. The OFCCP is responsible for ensuring federal contractors follow federal nondiscrimination hiring requirements. The agency has announced several proposals that will make advanced significant changes to its regulatory and enforcement policies that could create additional costs and challenges for employers and workers in the construction industry.
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Despite the lack of authorizing legislation, nevertheless the Senate Appropriations Committee today approved funding for transportation programs for FY 2013 which begins October 1, 2012.
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