• Associated General Contractors of America says in a new analysis that the government "significantly underestimated" the costs for contractors to meet quotas for hiring workers from certain groups."
• According to AGC, hiring disabled workers in all job categories would cost 30 times more than the government estimated when it proposed the rules, and hiring veterans to meet quotas would cost 20 times the estimate.
• The Department of Labor wants to require contractors to report on workers assigned to projects, form partnerships with community groups as a way to fulfill quotas and set up training programs.

From the article:

In response to the Labor Department's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) proposed major changes to the rules governing federal contractor affirmative action programs (AAP) for covered veterans ("Section 4212") and individuals with disabilities ("Section 503"), AGC has completed an analysis of the rule’s true financial and administrative burden for federal construction contractors.