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In the Federal Register held on Wednesday, May 25, the DOT published a Temporary Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Construction Materials applicable to funding awards for projects funded under the recently enacted Bipartisan Infrastructure Law through any U.S. Department of Transportation subagency.

A rule that applies “economic realities” to determining whether a subcontractor is an independent contractor or employee may be back on the table for contractors.

As we move into 2022, along with the uncertainty associated with COVID-19, contractors will face a variety of other issues.

On Feb. 4, President Biden signed an executive order that will make the federal government require project labor agreements before awarding contracts at least $35 million or more.

Construction employment dipped by 5,000 jobs between December and January even though hourly pay rose at a record pace in the past year, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government data.

The Biden Administration’s decision to withdraw its emergency vaccine mandate for firms that employ 100 or more people will help firms avoid losing workers unwilling to comply with the new measure.

After weeks of legal wrangling, the U.S. Supreme Court provided some clarity to the debate over the Biden Administration’s vaccine mandate for larger employers with its ruling to block initiative.

Between October 2020 and October 2021, nearly two out of three U.S. metro areas added construction jobs.

The confusion over the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate for employers continues as officials from the White House and the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) issue conflicting statements on enforcement.

Rising construction materials prices appear to be starting to drive up the price of construction projects, according to an analysis released by AGC.