As President Joe Biden signed the so-called Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, taxpayers, construction industry small businesses and climate change activists are sounding alarms about controversial labor policies in the legislation that will needlessly increase costs, reduce competition and undermine ...

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Non-union contractors are lining up in opposition to proposed changes to federal prevailing-wage laws that they argue will make public projects more expensive at a time when the U.S. is looking to rebuild much of its infrastructure.

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The Associated Builders and Contractors is among various groups appealing a federal judge’s decision late last week to reinstate a nationwide COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employers with 100 or more employees.

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