Policy

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 ...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11—Associated Builders and Contractors today issued the following statement applauding the U.S. Senate for voting down the confirmation of Lauren McFerran to a third term as chair of the National Labor Relations Board, 49-50. “McFerran’s tenure has been the subj...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6—Associated Builders and Contractors today released the following statement congratulating ABC-endorsed Donald J. Trump on his election as president and the election of a merit shop majority in the U.S. Senate. “This is an exciting day for our industry,” said A...

For years, there has been a state-by-state push to restrict or prohibit noncompete agreements that limit workers' ability to take a job with a competitor after leaving their employer. This movement to boost employee mobility and wage growth has now culminated in a controversial n...

WASHINGTON, July 22—Associated Builders and Contractors today announced its endorsement of former President Donald J. Trump for president. “After almost four years of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ anti-competitive, inflationary and divisive policies under...

In the final year of a presidential term, especially when neither political party holds a trifecta and legislative victories are scarce, it is not uncommon for the White House to aggressively advance its policy agenda by testing the limits of executive power via new executive ord...

The Biden administration’s final rule “Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations” took effect on Oct. 23, 2023. In “the first comprehensive regulatory review in nearly 40 years,” the Department of Labor has returned to the definition of “prevailing wage” it used from ...

In October 2023, the Office of Management and Budget released guidance for the Build America, Buy America Act, which was enacted in November 2021 as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. This guidance: Finalizes stricter rules for U.S. content requirements Further...

The U.S. Department of Labor’s finalization of a rule updating the Davis-Bacon Act, the federal law which governs how prevailing wages for federal construction projects can be determined, will have a significant impact on contractors and workers alike in the construction industry...

Government contractors in Louisiana, Mississippi and Indiana can’t be forced to comply with the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors, according to a recent federal court ruling. The three states alleged that the president overreached his author...