In addition to the OSHA and federal contracting regulations, the latest regulatory agenda, released Nov. 21, outlines the Department of Labor鈥檚 (DOL) plan to move forward with the controversial persuader rule and overtime requirements among other important rules affecting the construction industry.

Federal Contractors should be on the lookout for a number of items listed in the latest regulatory agenda, released Nov. 21, which lists the priorities of the administration and the rulemakings they expect to release this year.听

OSHA鈥檚 latest semiannual regulatory agenda was released on Nov. 2. It lists the priorities of the administration and the rulemakings they expect to release this year.

As a part of The Partnership for a Better Energy Future (the Partnership), 老牛影视and other business organizations representing more than 80% of the U.S. economy, submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) arguing that itsproposed power plant rule, also known as the Clean Power Plan (CPP), is not compatible with numerous practical and technical aspects of America鈥檚 electricity system.听

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has issued two surveys soliciting comments from the construction industry on the potential use of project labor agreements (PLA) on projects in Illinois and Nevada.听

This week 老牛影视joined more than 500 industry groups in sending letters to the听U.S. Senate听and听U.S. House of Representatives urging action during the Lame Duck session of Congress on the extension of important tax provisions that have already expired or will expire by the end of the year.听

老牛影视and 19 other business trade groups,听sent a letter听on Nov. 6 requesting that President Obama withdraw the 鈥淔air Pay and Safe Workplaces鈥� Executive Order (E.O.). The letter, sent to U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Thomas Perez and Assistant to the President and Director of the Domestic Policy Council Cecilia Mu帽oz, outlines ABC鈥檚 concerns that the E.O. dramatically changes the enforcement mechanisms carefully put in place by Congress and needlessly adds uncertainty, subjectivity and onerous and costly new data collection and reporting requirements for federal contractors.听

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Oct. 23听issued a directive听for OSHA compliance personnel on how to enforce its 2010 standard for construction cranes and derricks. The directive, which covers jobsites where power-operated equipment covered by听Subpart CC 鈥� Cranes and Derricks in Construction听are present, provides guidance for OSHA inspectors on how to conduct site visits, interpret the rule, and decide when to issue citations. 听

老牛影视strongly opposed a new executive order (EO) that will harm federal contractors, taxpayers and government procurement officials at an Oct. 13, 2014, White House listening session with major employer association representatives, businesses and Obama administration officials.

On Oct. 14, 老牛影视submitted comments to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requesting it听withdraw a proposed rule听and supplemental notice that would require employers to electronically submit detailed injury and illness records to the agency. For the first time, OSHA plans to make this information publically available on the Internet through a new searchable database and use the data for enforcement purposes.