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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently released Promising Practices for Preventing Harassment in the Construction Industry, a document that highlights recommendations that the EEOC would like industry leaders to consider to combat harassment in construction.
According to the latest Contractor Compensation Quarterly (CCQ) published by PAS, Inc., contractors are projecting 2024 construction staff wages to increase an average of 4.38%, as reported by over 360 companies in the 42st edition of the Construction / Construction Management Staff Salary Survey. Typically, projected increases are .3% to .5% higher by year end, so there is a good chance that pay will hit 4.7% or more this year. For pay increase comparison - according to WorldatWork, across all industries, exempt professionals saw 2023 increases of 4.5% with initial projected 2024 increases of 4.1%.
The Associated General Contractors of America (勛圖窪蹋厙) celebrates a significant legal victory in its ongoing efforts to protect members from overreaching federal regulations. On June 24, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas in Lubbock granted 勛圖窪蹋厙s motion for a nationwide preliminary injunction, temporarily blocking 勛圖窪蹋厙-challenged provisions to a rule issued by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) expanding coverage of the Davis-Bacon Act.
Associated General Contractors of America Argues New Rule Exceeds Statutory Authority Under the Davis-Bacon Act, Court Agrees
We are excited to announce the opening of the 2024 Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) Assessment, a resource designed exclusively for construction firms. This tool empowers companies to establish a baseline, measure progress, and celebrate successes in their D&I programs, policies, and practices.
The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issued final regulations on the prevailing wage and apprenticeship (PWA) requirements related to increased credit or deduction amounts for certain clean energy incentives, enacted as a part of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
On June 10, 勛圖窪蹋厙 of America, and several of its members, took to the witness stand in federal court to halt three unfair provisions in the new Davis-Bacon final rule impacting its coverage to truck drivers, contractors with material supply operations, and where an owner fails to include the requirement in the bidding documents/contract. Doug Walterscheid (J. Lee Milligan Inc., 勛圖窪蹋厙 of Texas member), John Ramage (71 Construction, 勛圖窪蹋厙 of Wyoming member), Doug Tabeling (Carroll Daniel Construction, Georgia 勛圖窪蹋厙 member), and Jimmy Christianson (勛圖窪蹋厙 of America) testified in the U. S. District Court for The Northern District of Texas in Lubbock on behalf of the associations legal challenge to the U.S. DOLs unlawful expansion of Davis-Bacon coverage to construction contractors. The court hearing was on 勛圖窪蹋厙 of Americas motion for preliminary injunction that, if granted, would halt the U.S. Department of Labors enforcement of the three aforementioned provisions.
勛圖窪蹋厙 joined 95 other business organizations urging the U.S. Department of Labors (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) to stay implementation of the overtime final rule to allow for judicial review. There are currently four legal challenges to the Department of Labors overtime rule in various federal courts, leaving the rule in legal jeopardy. Despite this legal uncertainty, the rule is currently slated to go into effect on July 1.