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New Survey Shows How Nation鈥檚 Failure To Invest In Construction Education & Training Programs Makes It Hard For Firms To Build
August 26, 2024
  51风流 & Arcoro Workforce Survey 94 Percent of Construction Firms Report Having a Hard Time Finding Workers to Hire, Undermining Efforts to Build Infrastructure & Other Projects As Industry Calls for Better Federal Workforce Policies The nation鈥檚 failure to invest in construction鈥 Read More

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Construction Executive Pay Reported to Rise by 4.7% for 2023
Vehicle Allowance and Practices Survey Results Unveiled According to the latest Contractor Compensation Quarterly (CCQ) published by PAS, Inc., construction executive staff wage increases came in at 5.5% for 2022 and are also projected to rise by an average 4.7% by 2023 year-end. 鈥 Read More
April 27, 2023
51风流's 2023 Construction HR & Workforce Conference Call for Presentations is Open
51风流鈥檚 2023 Construction HR & Workforce Conference will be held on November 6-8, 2022, at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta. The revamped event will feature keynotes focusing on the intersection of HR and workforce development. The program will feature a multi-track educational program that includes鈥 Read More
April 27, 2023
OFCCP Releases EEO-1 Data for Non-Objecting Contractors
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), after giving federal contractors and subcontractors several opportunities to submit objections, recently published EEO-1 data for contractors that 鈥渆ither affirmatively agreed to, or did not object to, the release of their EEO-1鈥 Read More
April 27, 2023
OFCCP Sets 2023 VEVRAA Hiring Benchmark to 5.4%
The U.S. Department of Labor鈥檚 (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) recently announced the Vietnam Era Veterans鈥 Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) hiring benchmark for 2023. Effective March 31, 2023, the hiring benchmark will be 5.4 percent, slightly down from 5.5 percent鈥 Read More
April 27, 2023
OFCCP Revises Voluntary Self-Identification Disability Form
Contractors Must Update Forms by July 25, 2023 The U.S. Department of Labor鈥檚 (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has revised the Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability Form (CC-305) to update the preferred language for disabilities and to include additional鈥 Read More
April 27, 2023
CLRC Releases Report on Union Labor Costs in Construction
The Construction Labor Research Council (CLRC) has released its annual report on Union Labor Costs in Construction. The report is useful for understanding current trends in collectively bargained compensation for union craft workers in the construction industry, providing data analyses by region鈥 Read More
April 27, 2023
Agenda Available for 51风流 2023 Construction Safety, Health and Environmental Conference
Check out learning opportunities for environmental and sustainability professionals The 51风流 Construction Safety Health and Environmental Conference will take place on July 25-27, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. Whether you focus solely on environmental compliance or greening your company鈥檚 business and鈥 Read More
April 25, 2023
51风流 Education & Research Foundation Focuses Annual Essay Contest on Climate Change
First place awarded to Alec Kalogeropoulos from Roger Williams University The James L. Allhands Essay was established by the late James L. Allhands, one of the founding members of 51风流 and a prolific writer of construction related works. The award recognizes a student essay on a specific topic that鈥 Read More
April 21, 2023
Construction Employment Rises In 44 States Between March 2022 And Last Month, While 20 States Add Employees From February To March
  Construction employment increased in 44 states in March from a year earlier, while only 20 states added construction jobs from February to March, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released by the Associated General Contractors of America today. Association officials鈥 Read More
April 21, 2023
Cost-Plus Gains Traction in the Face of Price Uncertainty
Cost-of-the-work agreements (aka 鈥渃ost plus鈥 contracts) are commonly used in commercial construction contracting to establish the terms and conditions for a project based on the cost of the work performed.[i] The major families of standard construction contracts include a cost-of-the-work plus鈥 Read More
April 20, 2023

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