Mar 28, 2024 | Uncategorized
On March 1, 2024, a federal judge ruled that the Corporate Transparency Act is unconstitutional, marking a milestone in the 16-month ongoing legal battle led by the National Small Business Association and supported by the S-Corporation Associates of America and the...
Mar 28, 2024 | Uncategorized
On March 8, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated the National Labor Relations Board’s 2023 Joint Employer Final Rule and the Board’s rescission of the ABC-supported 2020 Joint Employer Final Rule. Under the court’s decision, the 2020 final...
Mar 21, 2024 | Uncategorized
Associated Builders and Contractors today announced the honorees of its 2024 national Construction Workforce Awards, which includes Craft Instructor of the Year, Craft Professional of the Year and Young Professional of the Year. These individuals play critical roles...
Mar 21, 2024 | Uncategorized
Associated Builders and Contractors today announced the Excellence in Construction,® Safety Excellence and Inclusion, Diversity and Merit Excellence award winners and the Contractor of the Year. The winners were announced and honored at the 34th annual EIC...
Mar 14, 2024 | Uncategorized
The construction industry added 23,000 jobs on net in February, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has expanded by 215,000 jobs, an...
Mar 6, 2024 | Uncategorized
As part of a legal challenge against the National Labor Relations Board’s joint employer final rule, a federal judge in Texas delayed the final rule’s effective date from Feb. 26 to March 11. The new standard will only be applied to cases filed after the rule becomes...
Mar 6, 2024 | Uncategorized
On Feb. 26, ABC joined the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and eight other groups in submitting comments to the U.S. Department of Defense on its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program proposed rule, which would require federal contractors and...
Mar 6, 2024 | Uncategorized
As the presenting sponsor of ABC’s 34th annual Excellence in Construction® Awards, the ABC Insurance Trustembraces merit shop principles to highlight the pivotal role that healthy competition plays in improving the construction industry. The Trust’s innovative...
Feb 29, 2024 | Uncategorized
At current rates of participation and completion, federal and state government-registered apprenticeship programs will fail to meet the construction industry’s short- and long-term skilled workforce needs, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis...
Feb 15, 2024 | Uncategorized
While the U.S. House of Representatives passed the ABC-supported Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act last week, the bill still has an uncertain pathway in the U.S. Senate, where Republicans have taken a harder line against the proposal, calling for an...