As anticipated, President Trump has put an end to Executive Order 13673 – Fair Pay & Safe Workplaces, also known as the “blacklisting” executive order. As expected, the President signed legislation disapproving of the Executive Order pursuant to the Congressional Review Act. He also issued an Executive Order officially revoking the initial authorizing Executive
Blacklisting Executive Order
Senate Votes to “Disapprove” Blacklisting Regulation
By Laura A. Mitchell on
Posted in Enforcement Update
By a narrow margin of 49-48, the Senate has voted to “disapprove” President Obama’s much challenged Executive Order 13673: Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces, which required the mandatory reporting of labor violations for contractors going through the contract procurement process. Relying on the power granted it by the Congressional Review Act, Congress has…
Fair Pay & Safe Workplaces Final Rule Released
By Laura A. Mitchell on
Posted in Regulatory Update
The Department of Labor and FAR Council have released, for publication tomorrow, final guidance and regulations implementing Executive Order 13673: Fair Pay & Safe Workplaces (also colloquially referred to as the Blacklisting Executive Order.)
We are in the process of digesting the almost 900 pages of regulations, as well as an amendment to the Executive…