Michael A. Branca, a partner in the firm’s Washington, DC office, along with the AGC’s Regulatory Counsel Jimmy Christianson be presenting a WebEd seminar titled “The 2017 Regulatory Road Ahead: What Construction Contractors Need to Know”.  The seminar will address what pending or new regulations should be high on a construction company’s radar screen in the new year and what are the chances of President-elect Trump rolling back the last eight years of regulations.

The webinar will provide an overview of and outlook for the 2017 regulatory landscape, touching on:

• The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Silica Rule and Injury and Illness Record Keeping Rule (Impacting Employer Drug Testing Procedures);
• The U.S. Department of Labor’s Overtime Rule;
• The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Rule and Construction General Permit for stormwater discharges;
• The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Local Hiring Rule, Buy America Rules, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program;
• The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Mentor-Protégé Program and Lower Tier Small Business Subcontractor Counting Rule;
• The Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (Blacklisting) Executive Order; and
• The Paid Sick Leave Executive Order

WebEd Seminar