At ABC Florida East Coast Chapter, our events aren’t just an added benefit—they’re the heartbeat of our organization and the centerpiece of member engagement. Throughout the year, we host a robust calendar of high-impact programs that bring together the people, ideas, and innovations shaping the future of construction across the Florida East Coast.
From cutting-edge safety training and hands-on professional development workshops to executive roundtables, private luncheons, leadership forums, lively networking socials, and ABC’s very first Tech conference in the nation, each event is thoughtfully designed to empower our members, strengthen industry connections, and elevate your business. These experiences don’t just keep you informed—they keep you competitive.
Whether you’re an emerging professional, a growing contractor, or a well-established company looking to stay ahead of market trends and regulatory shifts, our events deliver unmatched access to the tools, talent, and thought leadership that define success in today’s commercial construction world.
Browse our event calendar and join us—because this is ABC, and this is where the Florida East Coast construction community comes together to build what’s next.
WEBINAR DESCRIPTION
ABC Members Only
On Aug. 8, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division announced a final rule, Updating the Davis-Bacon Act and Related Acts Regulations. Unfortunately, the new regulation fails to provide any meaningful reforms to prevailing wage regulations. Instead, it increases the regulatory burden placed on the construction industry by undoing prior reforms and expanding Davis-Bacon requirements to cover new industries and activities. In all, the rule implements over 50 significant changes to current regulations.
The final rule is scheduled for publication in the Federal Register on Aug. 23, and will take effect 60 days later. This session will discuss key aspects of the newly released final rule and what contractors should know to ensure compliance and share ABC’s next steps in fighting this costly and unfair new rule.
SPEAKER INFO
Maury Baskin serves as ABC’s general counsel and is a shareholder in the Washington, D.C., office of Littler Mendelson P.C., where he co-chairs Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute. He is one of the chief legal advocates for the rights of employers on labor issues throughout the country. Baskin has represented ABC and its member firms at every level of court, up to and including the U.S. Supreme Court.
Ben Brubeck is ABC’s vice president of regulatory, labor and state affairs. In this role, he works with his team work to shape policy on local, state and federal issues important to the construction industry, and represents ABC before lawmakers, the media, construction industry executives and stakeholders. His expertise across a portfolio of issues includes labor and employment, workforce development, infrastructure, federal contractor regulations, small businesses and public works procurement.