In advance of a hearing on the topic,听ABC听sent a letter听April 14 to the U.S. House of Representatives encouraging Congress to repeal the employer mandate included in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). 听

老牛影视is hosting its first annual听Diversity and Inclusion Summit听June 22-23 in Washington, D.C. The summit will bring together industry leaders and key stakeholders who understand the value of supplier diversity in construction and who want to network and learn from other like-minded companies and individuals. The event, which is being held in conjunction with听ABC鈥檚 Legislative Week, is free to the first 100 attendees.

A diverse coalition of construction industry associations and employer groups led by ABC听sent a letter听to the U.S. House of Representatives April 13 opposing government-mandated project labor agreements and anti-competitive PLA preferences used by federal agencies as a result of President Obama鈥檚 pro-PLA Executive Order 13502 and related regulations. The letter asks lawmakers to cosponsor the Government Neutrality in Contracting Act (H.R. 1671) which was introduced by Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.) and has been referred to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

The NLRB鈥檚 controversial final rule overhauling its procedures for union elections, commonly known as the 鈥渁mbush鈥� elections rule, will be going into effect April 14 unless a court blocks enforcement of the new rule.

In order to examine core construction challenges faced during petrochemical facility development,听Petrochemical Update听hasreleased a whitepaper听titled 鈥淏est Practice in Petrochemical Construction鈥� featuring in-depth interviews with companies like Ineos, Fluor, S&B Engineers, Turner Industries and WorleyParsons. The whitepaper offers insight on topics such as execution strategies and the pros and cons of bidding out work to individual contractors that could save the companies involved millions in capital expenditure.

In a study evaluating Wisconsin鈥檚 approach to calculating prevailing wages and its financial impact on taxpayers, the nonpartisan, nonprofit, and independent Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance (WISTAX)听found听at least two methodological 鈥渇laws鈥� that tend to raise prevailing wages above market rates.

During听Vote-A-Rama, the U.S. Senate鈥檚 unique tradition which gives senators a chance to have votes on numerous amendments to the Senate鈥檚 must-pass budget resolution, the听Senate passed听an amendment containing language banning government-mandated project labor agreements (PLAs).