The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas issued a ruling on March 19 blocking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers from enforcing a final rule published by the agencies on Jan. 18 that听revises the definition of Waters of the United States, but only in the states of Texas and Idaho. The ruling, the result

On April 27, the U.S. Department of Labor鈥檚 Occupational Safety and Health Administration will hold a virtual meeting of its National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health Heat Work Group from 2 to 4 p.m. ET. The public can register to attend the meeting. OSHA is not accepting comments or requests to speak. Participants from the public will be in listen-only mode.

老牛影视recently launched the IRA webpage to assist contractors and developers performing private clean energy projects under the Inflation Reduction Act.

On March 6, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it is extending the comment period for its proposed

On Feb. 27, ABC, along with members of the Waters Advocacy Coalition, penned a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee supporting H.J. Res 27, the Congressional Review Act disapproval of the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers鈥� 2023 revised Waters of the United States regulation.

On Feb. 16, 24 state attorneys general filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers seeking to overturn the final rule published by the agencies on Jan. 18 that revises the definition of Waters of the United States.

On Feb. 9, the Office of Management and Budget released a proposed rule to revise OMB鈥檚 Guidance for Grants and Agreements. This guidance defines the rules for federal agencies as they distribute funding through grant programs. The revisions would aid implementation of the Build America, Buy America Act provisions of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

On Feb. 13, 老牛影视submitted comments to the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council regarding a proposed rule听to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation to require certain federal contractors to disclose their greenhouse gas emissio

On Feb. 9, the U.S. Department of Labor鈥檚 Wage and Hour Division issued Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2023-1, 鈥淭elework Under the Fair Labor Standards Act and Family and Medical Leave Act,鈥� which provides guidance to WHD field staff on how to ensure teleworking employees are properly paid and protected under the FLSA and how to apply eligibility rules under the FMLA.

Recently, federal agencies have taken a number of actions aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the construction industry. 老牛影视continues to track these initiatives while participating in the regulatory process to ensure that the need to protect our environment is accomplished without imposing unnecessarily costly and burdensome requirements on the construction industry.听