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Politics & Policy
US House Introduces Resolution Opposing DOL’s New Davis-Bacon Rule
ABC Slams OSHA’s Worker Walkaround Rule for Failing to Promote Workplace Health and Safety
State Off-Year Elections Deliver Losses To GOP Heading Into 2024
Safety
Utilize Software To Achieve Your Safety Goals
OSHA Extends Comment Period on OSHA Walkaround Proposed Rule to Nov. 13
ABC Expresses Serious Concerns to Congress About OSHA Worker Walkaround Rule
Events/Products/Programs
Nearly 350 ABC Leaders Gather in Washington for Annual Legislative Conference
ABC Members Rank Among ENR’s Top 400 Contractors
Trades Day: Industry Outreach Opportunity With Meaning
State/Local News
Ed Capodanno Honored by Delaware State Legislature
Election Update: ABC Staff and Members Elected in 2022
California Targets Workplace Cannabis Testing
Awards
ABC Congratulates 30 Members Awarded DOL’s 2023 HIRE Vets Medallion
ABC Honors 3 New Applicants With the AQC Credential in October
Graham Roofing Earns the AQC Credential in September
Legislation
ABC-Supported Legislation To Overturn the Northern Long-Eared Bat’s Endangered Species Listing Heads to President Biden’s Desk
ABC Advocates for Solutions to Workforce Shortage at U.S. House Committee Roundtable
Smucker Introduces the ABC-Supported Main Street Tax Certainty Act
Regulations
NLRB Extends Effective Date of the Joint Employer Final Rule to Feb. 26, 2024
DOL’s Unlawful Proposed Overtime Rule Will Disrupt Construction Workers’ Workplace Flexibility
ABC’s November Regulatory Roundup—Learn About the Latest Developments Affecting the Construction Industry
Workforce Development
Register Now for ABC’s Construction Inclusion Week Webinar Series
DOL High Road Workforce Development Program Map Snubs Nonunion Programs
LISTEN: How to Design an Effective Technology Adoption Strategy
The Clean Power Plan (CPP) proposed and finalized during the Obama administration would increase electricity costs by $40.5 billion while reducing the GDP by an average of $59 billion each year, cutting more than 375,000 jobs by 2030, ABC told the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Jan. 16. ABC submitted comments in support of the agency’s proposed rule to repeal the 2015 rule. Formally known as the Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units final rule, the CPP established guidelines for states to follow to limit carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from existing power plants. As a result, the rule would increase compliance and transaction costs and create uncertainty for America’s small businesses. In its comments, ABC expressed its support for the proposed rule to repeal the CPP. ABC favors proposals that take reasonable approaches to addressing carbon emissions while focusing both on supporting businesses and jobs and providing necessary environmental protection to communities. On March 28, 2017, President Trump signed Executive Order 13783 on “Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth,” which directed the EPA Administrator to review the CPP. Following the review, the EPA published the proposal for repeal on Oct. 16 and issued an Energy Independence Report to implement the president’s executive order on Oct. 25.