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
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Senate Votes to “Disapprove” Blacklisting Regulation
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…
Breaking News: Portions of Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order Blocked
In a much anticipated, last minute ruling, a U.S. District Court Judge has ordered a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking the labor law violation disclosure requirements and restriction on use of arbitration agreements portions of the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Final Rule and Guidance (“Final Rule”), which were set to take effect today.
The pay…
Fair Pay & Safe Workplaces Final Rule and Guidance Highlights
As we reported yesterday, the FAR Council and U.S. Department of Labor have published final regulations and guidance implementing Executive Order 13673. In connection with the much awaited publication, the Department of Labor has created a detailed webpage with FAQs and other informative pages regarding implementation of the final rules.
A few of the …
Fair Pay & Safe Workplaces Final Rule Released
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…
Another Request for Withdrawal of Fair Pay & Safe Workplaces Executive Order Guidance
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…
UPDATE: Additional Extension for Fair Pay & Safe Workplaces Public Comment Period
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…
Congress Members Ask U.S. Department of Labor and Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to Withdraw Proposed Executive Order 13673 Proposals
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…
Public Comment Period Extended for Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Proposed Rules and Guidance
The Department of Labor has extended the public comment period for the U.S. Department of Labor’s proposed guidance (“DOL Guidance”) implementing President Obama’s “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces” Executive Order (E.O. 13673). The Department of Defense has done the same with respect to the Federal Acquisition Regulatory (“FAR”) Council proposed regulations (“…
Complimentary JL Webinar Discussing the New “Blacklisting” Executive Order Proposed Guidance and Regulations
As part of our continued efforts to analyze and disseminate information about the recently published proposed guidance implementing Executive Order 13673, JL will be hosting a complimentary webinar Tuesday, June 30, 2015 from 2:00 – 3:00 Eastern, entitled “Understanding the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (“Blacklisting”) Executive Order – Ten Steps Contractors Should Take…