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Construction Industry Update: EPA's New Label Program for Construction Material

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention released the Implementation Approach for the U.S. EPA Label Program for Low Embodied Carbon Construction Materials on Aug. 7,...more

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Contractor Association Files Suit to Halt Biden’s Federal PLA Mandate

January 12, 2024 Shareholder Shareholder Shareholder On January 10, 2024, Associated General Contractors of America and the Louisiana Associated General Contractors filed suit to enjoin President Biden’s Executive Order 14063...more

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4 Answers for Federal Construction Contractors Facing New Collective Bargaining Rules

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Certain federal construction contractors and subcontractors should take the time now to review new labor requirements impacting most large-scale federal construction projects. A final rule, which the Biden administration...more

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OFCCP’s Mega Construction Project Program: OFCCP Continues Its Focus on the Construction Industry

As part of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’ (OFCCP) continued focus on the construction industry amid the Biden administration’s infrastructure push, the agency is homing in on...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Big Government Projects, Big Labor Expectations

A final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation, 48 C.F.R. 22.503, A final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation, 48 C.F.R. 22.503, which governs “project labor agreements” on “large-scale construction...more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: June 2022 #3

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee J. Chambers and Cynthia L. Hackerott. In today’s...more

DirectEmployers Association

DE Under 3: JD Supra Readers Choice Award; DE Talk Podcast; Federal Gov't Budget Bill & More

Tune into this week’s DE Under 3 for a shoutout to the OFCCP Week In Review team for its recent award recognizing them as #1 in Government Contracting; the recent DE Talk Podcast featuring LGBTQAI activist Samantha Smith; the...more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: March 2022 #2

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

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Construction Industry Groups Voice Frustration Over President Biden’s Pro-Labor Executive Order

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Following recent attempts to secure his legacy as one of the most pro-labor presidents in U.S. history, President Biden now faces staunch opposition from construction industry trade associations who argue that his executive...more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: February 2022

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

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Biden Signs Executive Order on Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects

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On Friday, February 4, 2022, President Biden signed an Executive Order on Use of Project Labor Agreements (“PLAs”) for federal construction projects. The logic behind the Executive Order is that construction projects pose...more

DirectEmployers Association

DE Under 3: OFCCP AAP Verification Portal 'Rules of Behavior', Vaccination Injunction Updates, & Recent Job Scam Alerts

This week's DE Under 3 dives into predictions surrounding vaccination mandate litigation, the HIRE Vets Medallion Award program, recent job scam alerts, new "Rules of Behavior" for third-party AAP vendors, and President...more

DirectEmployers Association

Biden Administration Takes Its Foot Off The Gas on Employment Civil Rights Enforcement: OFCCP Joins EEOC in Nosedive in Critical...

What Federal Contractors May Expect For The Remainder of FY 2022 - No one would have ever predicted it a year ago or did predict that the OFCCP and the EEOC (see last week’s WIR) would actually go backwards and perform...more

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OFCCP Signals More Rigorous Enforcement Landscape With Three Big Moves

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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has taken three recent notable actions. Specifically, OFCCP (1) will require a contractor to submit a verification of an affirmative action...more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: September 2021

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: June 2021 #5

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: April 2021 #4

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

Shutts & Bowen LLP

COVID-19 Stimulus Relief and the Construction Industry

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The $908 billion stimulus package (COVID-19 Relief Package 2.0) that was signed into law on December 27, 2020, which was attached to a $1.4 trillion spending bill to fund the federal government through September, was an...more

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