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On September 11, 2015, OFCCP published the Final Rule implementing Executive Order 13665 – Prohibitions Against Pay Secrecy Policies and Actions. The Final Rule will be effective for contracts or subcontracts over $10,000 entered into or modified after January 11, 2016.
The “Pay Transparency” Executive Order amends Executive Order 11246 and the Equal Opportunity…
On February 12, 2014 President Obama signed Executive Order 13658 establishing a minimum wage for federal contractors. Effective January 1, 2015, the minimum hourly wage for workers performing work on covered contracts was $10.10. The Executive Order gave the Secretary of Labor the authority to determine the hourly rate for subsequent years.
With this…
OFCCP announced this morning the release of the anticipated final rule implementing Executive Order 13665, commonly referred to as the Pay Transparency Executive Order. The Rule is expected to be published in the Federal Register on September 11, 2015 and will take effect 120 days from publication – January 11, 2016. The final…
To follow up on our report last month, President Obama has signed an Executive Order requiring federal contractors to give their workers the ability to earn up to seven days (56 hours) of paid sick leave each year. The executive order will go into effect on January 1, 2017 and instructs the U.S. Secretary…
As we previously reported, the annual EEO-1 Reporting portal has opened and along with it some changes to the reporting requirements. Probably the most impactful change is the new requirement that companies may no longer file more than one EEO-1 report for the same address if the North American Industrial Classification System Code (NAICS) is…
Adding to the line of other states, Illinois now joins the ranks of jurisdictions that allows for employers to establish a voluntary veteran hiring preference. The Illinois state bill becomes effective January 1, 2016.
The other 20 states that have previously passed similar laws include:
Shortly after the U.S. Department of Labor and Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council extended the public comment period for pending proposals implementing Executive Order 13673, a group of Senate Republicans requested the U.S. Department of Labor withdraw its proposed guidance.
This is the second request made by Congressional leadership for withdrawal of the published guidance. In…
As first reported in the New York Times today, the White House, in connection with the U.S. Department of Labor, is working on an executive order requiring federal contractors to provide paid sick leave to their workers. While a copy of the order was not made available, the article detailed some of the elements of…
The U.S. Department of Labor announced today another extension of the public comment period for the proposed guidance and regulations implementing The Fair Pay & Safe Workplaces Executive Order 13673. The deadline for submitting comments is now August 26, 2015. This is the second extension for this public comment period.
The notice does not specifically…
Following announcement of a two-week extension of the public comment period for proposals implementing Executive Order 13673, on July 15, 2015, a group of Congressional Chairs submitted a letter to the U.S. Department of Labor and the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council requesting the agencies withdraw their pending proposed guidance and rule.
The letter, signed by…
