Buttigieg grilled over rollout of infrastructure funds by House committee

Some Republican committee members questioned the pace of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act’s rollout and its climate and equity aims.

By Dan Zukowski • Sept. 26, 2023

The Dotted Line: How to prepare for Davis-Bacon updates

There are a slew of changes that contractors need to be aware of, or risk paying back wages and penalties.

By Julie Strupp • Sept. 26, 2023

NY announces first-in-the-nation state concrete mandate

Set for January 2025, the state’s Buy Clean Concrete rules establishing greenhouse gas emission limits will cover all agency projects.

By Sebastian Obando • Sept. 25, 2023

Lactation pods keep nursing moms on the jobsite

The spaces give women privacy for pumping breast milk, an action that is covered by the federal PUMP Act that went into effect late last year.

By Jennifer Goodman • Sept. 25, 2023

This $1B federal lab project has been on hold since a worker’s fall in May

An ironworker plunged approximately 23 feet at Fermilab’s accelerator project near Chicago, sustaining serious injuries including head trauma.

By Sebastian Obando • Sept. 21, 2023

Bill would mandate E-Verify nationwide, raise minimum wage

The Republican-sponsored legislation would use a phased compliance schedule for small businesses.

By Jennifer Goodman • Sept. 18, 2023

Building codes aren’t climate ready, but changes are coming

Risk is growing from flooding and wildfires, said National Institute of Building Sciences panelists, and builders are relying on outdated guidance.

By Julie Strupp • Sept. 14, 2023

The time is now to protect your firm from ransomware attacks

Contractors are prime targets for hacks, but there are important steps businessowners can take to protect themselves, writes one cyber expert.

By Stel Valavanis • Sept. 13, 2023

Champlain Towers investigation yields more clues

A preliminary NIST report points to deviations from design in the Surfside, Florida, condo’s pool deck construction.

By Jennifer Goodman • Sept. 12, 2023

Best 10 states for small business taxes

A new report analyzed federal data to find the most tax-friendly states for small businesses such as specialty contractors, subcontractors and home builders.

By Sebastian Obando • Sept. 12, 2023

Fluor pays $14.5M to settle SEC accounting charges

The Irving, Texas-based construction company neither admitted to nor denied the allegations stemming from two large scale, fixed price construction projects, according to a company statement.

By Sebastian Obando • Sept. 8, 2023

Balfour Beatty sued by EEOC for sexual harassment

A worker allegedly texted explicit photos and made sexual advances to a woman working as a truck driver on a North Carolina highway project. 

By Joe Bousquin • Sept. 6, 2023

SEC cyber disclosure rules take effect: What to expect

With enforcement on the horizon, many of the SEC's rules for material disclosures are subject to interpretation.

By Naomi Eide • Sept. 6, 2023

EEOC sues TNT Crane & Rigging for nooses, Nazi symbols in workplace

Employees and managers regularly used a derogatory term when referring to Black workers, the suit claims.

By Joe Bousquin • Aug. 31, 2023

DOL proposes $55K overtime rule threshold, automatic 3-year updates

An estimated 3.6 million U.S. workers would become eligible for overtime pay under the proposed rule, the agency said Wednesday.

By Ryan Golden • Aug. 31, 2023

The Dotted Line: How to avoid skyrocketing dispute costs

Big construction disagreements arise when there’s not just one error or issue, but a combination of things that went wrong, attorneys say.

By Joe Bousquin • Aug. 29, 2023

Readers Respond: Project schedules, costs feel the heat

This summer’s extreme temperatures are having an impact on more than just worker safety, readers told Construction Dive. 

By Joe Bousquin • Aug. 25, 2023

What to know about final Build America, Buy America guidelines

The White House has clarified rules around which construction materials for federal infrastructure projects must be produced in the U.S.

By Julie Strupp • Aug. 17, 2023

SEC cyber rule opens can of worms over insurance coverage

Required disclosures could prompt more lawsuits as plaintiffs leverage what companies file with the agency, driving an increase in insurance exclusions, industry experts say.   

By Robert Freedman • Aug. 16, 2023

Manufacturing megaprojects gobble up workers

From Taylor, Texas, to Licking County, Ohio, multibillion-dollar factory projects are magnifying labor woes and driving up costs.

By Sebastian Obando • Aug. 14, 2023

Labor Department to host compliance seminars for Davis-Bacon rule change

The agency’s updated prevailing wage regulation takes effect Oct. 23.

By Zachary Phillips • Aug. 14, 2023

Readers Respond: IIJA is boosting business for many contractors

Construction Dive readers said they’re benefiting from the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, but a lack of skilled labor and clarity around Build America, Buy America requirements is holding them back.

By Julie Strupp • Aug. 11, 2023

Contractor pays $1.6M following Labor Department lawsuit

R&R Construction Maintenance of North Carolina misclassified employees as independent contractors, the agency said.

By Caroline Colvin • Aug. 10, 2023

Boston Green Line Extension builders sue STV for $35M

Fluor, The Middlesex Corp., Herzog and Balfour Beatty filed suit against the engineering firm for its designs on the $2.3 billion MBTA light rail project.

By Julie Strupp • Aug. 8, 2023

SEC votes to overhaul disclosure rules for material cyber events

After a fierce debate, the agency voted to require companies to come clean on material breaches and attacks within four business days of determination.

By David Jones • Aug. 2, 2023