Labor rules and regulations top agenda for contractors partners.The Associated General Contractors Associated General Contractors of America is the nation's oldest and largest trade association representing the construction industry. It was formed in 1918 following a request by President Woodrow Wilson. of America America [for Amerigo Vespucci], the lands of the Western Hemisphere—North America, Central (or Middle) America, and South America. The world map published in 1507 by Martin Waldseemüller is the first known cartographic use of the name. (AGC AGC Automatic Gain Control AGC Automotive Glass Cartridge (fuse) AGC Associated General Contractors AGC Associated General Contractors of America AGC Atypical Glandular Cells AGC Attorney-General's Chambers ), the nation's largest and oldest association of construction contractors, announced that it has entered into a formal partnership with the U.S. Department of Labor. This historic partnership is the product of the department's new Partnerships for Compliance Assistance Program (PCAP) and the first to address the construction industry. Through this partnership, the parties hope to increase the awareness and use of the department's many new compliance assistance tools. "AGC has had a strong relationship and good communication with the U.S. Department of Labor for quite a long time, and we welcome the opportunity to formalize that relationship," said AGC's chief executive officer, Stephen E. Sandherr. "When the Department approached us, we quickly agreed to join it in a positive effort to increase our members' knowledge and understanding of the many federal laws and regulations that apply to their jobsites," he added. The partnership will enable the Labor Department The Department of Labor (DOL) administers federal labor laws for the Executive Branch of the federal government. Its mission is "to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners of the United States, to improve their working to reach the broad mainstream of the construction industry, taking full advantage of AGC's credibility, reputation, Web site, information technology, and excellent publications. In the agreement, AGC promises to publicize pub·li·cize tr.v. pub·li·cized, pub·li·ciz·ing, pub·li·ciz·es To give publicity to. publicize or -cise Verb [-cizing, -cized] the Department's compliance assistance tools and to continue inviting Department representatives to participate in AGC conferences, seminars, and other events. "Many of AGC's members are too small to afford a full-time human resource professional. AGC applauds the PCAP program and looks forward to working with the department to increase the compliance assistance that the association can provide to these firms," said Sandherr. The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) is the largest and oldest national construction trade association in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . AGC represents more than 33,000 firms, including 7,500 of America's leading general contractors A general contractor is an organization or individual that contracts with another organization or individual (the owner) for the construction of a building, road or any other execution of work or facility. , nearly 12,000 specialty-contracting firms and over 13,000 service providers and suppliers that are associated with AGC through a nationwide network. |
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