On May 21, ABC submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division on its proposal to update and revise the 2016 “white collar” overtime exemption regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act. On March 22, 2019, DOL issued the new proposal,...

WASHINGTON, May 21—Associated Builders and Contractors reports that its monthly Construction Backlog Indicator expanded to 9.5 months in March 2019, up 0.7 months or 8.8% since February 2019 when CBI stood at 8.8 months. “The U.S. economy has been humming and...

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs launched a new webpagewith resources for contractors who may undergo an OFCCP compliance check. According to the DOL website, an OFCCP compliance check is a type of compliance evaluation in...

On May 14, the U.S. Department of Labor announced an extension of the comment periods of its regular rate and joint employer proposals to June 12, 2019, and June 25, 2019, respectively. According to the DOL website, the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on joint employer...

Construction input prices increased 0.9% in April on a monthly basis and 2.4% compared to the same time last year, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released today. Nonresidential input prices rose...