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May 8, 2025
WASHINGTON, May 2—The U.S. Department of Labor’s May 1 announcement says it will pause enforcement of the 2024 Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act final rule in current enforcement matters while the agency reviews this regulation. ...
Protecting Against the Impact of 2025 Tariffs on Construction Costs
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April 9, 2025
Updated April 9, 2:55pm: President Trump has issued a 90-day pause on tariffs for more than 75 trading partners who did not retaliate after last week’s sweeping order.
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ABC Applauds Trump Administration Action to Overhaul NEPA
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 20—Associated Builders and Contractors Vice President of Regulatory, Labor and State Affairs Ben Brubeck commended the Council on Environmental Quality’s interim final rule repealing all National Environmental Policy Act regulations previously issued by CEQ.
“Th...
GSA Ends Union-Only Contracting Schemes on Land Port of Entry Construction
By ABC
February 20, 2025
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19—Associated Builders and Contractors celebrated a Feb. 12 policy shift by the U.S. General Services Administration that will restore merit-based competition for infrastructure contracts to build land port of entry projects procured by the GSA.
“The GSA’s new p...
Department of Defense Eliminates Biden’s Controversial Project Labor Agreement Mandate Policy
By ABC
February 14, 2025
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11—Associated Builders and Contractors celebrated a Feb. 7 decision by the U.S. Department of Defense, released to the public on Feb. 11, that will restore merit-based competition for taxpayer-funded construction projects procured by military agencies.
“The DoD’...
Low Cost, High Risk: Don't Cut Corners When It Comes to Construction Materials Trade
By Scott Berman
February 4, 2025
The potential for cheap or inferior construction equipment and materials from China to end up in the United States is a multi-pronged, wide-ranging and complex problem—and it comes with a host of potentially detrimental effects.
The issue pertains to trade rules, behaviors that ...
Court Rules Biden’s Project Labor Agreement Policy Illegal
By ABC
January 21, 2025
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20—Associated Builders and Contractors celebrated a decision from the U.S. Court of Federal Claims that rules in favor of ABC members that filed bid protests challenging former President Joe Biden’s controversial policy requiring anti-competitive, inflationary, u...
Withdrawal of Biden Administration’s Apprenticeship Rule a Victory for ABC
By ABC
December 5, 2024
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2—Associated Builders and Contractors today issued the following statement applauding the withdrawal of the U.S. Department of Labor’s rule overhauling regulations related to government-registered apprenticeship programs, or GRAPs.
“ABC fully supports government...
ABC Applauds Court Decision Upending DOL’s Unlawful Overtime Rule
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November 22, 2024
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15—Associated Builders and Contractors today applauded the decision of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, which set aside the U.S. Department of Labor’s controversial 2024 final rule, Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, A...
Key Legal Issues to Consider Before and After Natural Disasters
By Patrick Kelly
October 22, 2024
While legal considerations are often the last thing on the minds of project owners and contractors during an emergency, construction industry stakeholders should bear in mind the impact of natural disasters on their legal rights, remedies and potential exposure to claims.
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