Jun 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
On June 12, ABC submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division in support of its proposal to clarify and update the regulations governing regular rate requirements under section 7(e) of the Fair Labor Standards Act and offered the...
Jun 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
Construction input prices rose slightly by 0.3% in May on a monthly basis and are up 0.6% over the last 12 months, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released today. Nonresidential input prices were...
Jun 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration published a new webpagethat provides various resources for workers on suicide prevention. Resources on the OSHA webpage include contact information for the National Suicide Prevention...
Jun 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
According to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data released today, national nonresidential construction spending rose 0.3% in April, totaling $792.6 billion on a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, which is a 6.4% increase...
Jun 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
Associated Builders and Contractors today praised Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) for signing the Neutrality in State Government Contracting bill (HB 985), which protects Texas taxpayers by ensuring all of Texas’ skilled construction workforce can compete on a level...
Jun 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
Of the nation’s top 25 construction companies, 24 are ABC members, according to Engineering News-Record’s recently published annual list of the Top 400 Contractors. These successful contractors were ranked based on 2018 revenue. Bechtel (#1) Fluor Corp....
