The Biden Administration, perhaps more than any previous administration, recognizes the enormous role that buildings play in our lives and environment. USGBC collaborated with the White House and Department of Energy in this effort and worked with the Biden Administration during Greenbuild to announce plans to create a new national definition of a zero-emissions building.
Associated Builders and Contractors and its Florida First Coast chapter filed suit in federal court on March 28 to stop the Biden administration’s unlawful scheme to mandate project labor agreements on construction contracts procured by federal agencies.
Associated Builders and Contractors President and CEO Michael Bellaman responded on March 7 to President Joe Biden’s 2024 State of the Union address with a statement.
President Joe Biden issued a proclamation to mark “Workers Memorial Day,” which honors the memories of workers killed or injured due to unsafe working conditions.
Governing for Impact and the Center for Democracy and Technology sent a letter to the White House, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health requesting that the Biden Administration direct NIOSH to study and OSHA to regulate Employer Surveillance and Algorithmic Management technology.
In the Federal Register held on Wednesday, May 25, the DOT published a Temporary Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Construction Materials applicable to funding awards for projects funded under the recently enacted Bipartisan Infrastructure Law through any U.S. Department of Transportation subagency.
A rule that applies “economic realities” to determining whether a subcontractor is an independent contractor or employee may be back on the table for contractors.
On Feb. 4, President Biden signed an executive order that will make the federal government require project labor agreements before awarding contracts at least $35 million or more.
