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…
President Obama Signs Federal Contractor Paid Sick Leave Executive Order
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…
Breaking News: President Obama Signs Executive Order Requiring Federal Agencies to Take Record of Labor and Employment Law Violations into Account When Awarding Contracts, and Placing New Reporting Burdens on Government Contractors
In the latest in a series of recent Executive Orders signed by the President, creating significant additional burdens for federal contractors, the President signed today the “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order”. In addition to releasing the EO, the White House also published a fact sheet on the new obligations contained in the…
Update: OMB Reviewing “Pay Transparency” Regulations
Earlier this week, OFCCP delivered to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposed regulations implementing the President’s recent Executive Order 13665 prohibiting employers from retaliating against employees for discussing their pay. A White House Fact Sheet provides more information on how the proposed regulations fit into the President’s pay initiatives.
After OMB reviews (and…
Breaking News: President Obama Signs Executive Order Banning Employment Discrimination by Government Contractors on the Basis of Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity
The President today signed a much anticipated Executive Order prohibiting workplace discrimination against employees and applicants for employment based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Here is a link to the executive order.
Of particular note, the executive order does not contain a religious exemption. That topic has been one of intense negotiation between…
DOL Extends Minimum Wage Regulation Public Comment Period
In response to several requests received from the public for more time to comment on the proposed regulations implementing President Obama’s Executive Order increasing the minimum wage for federal contractors, the Department of Labor has extended the public comment period. The new deadline to submit comments is July 28, 2014.
Secretary Perez Blogs about Forthcoming Transgender Guidance
As we reported recently, President Obama intends to issue an Executive Order prohibiting sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination by federal contractors. Also in support of LGBT Pride Month, Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez recently blogged that the DOL is “updating enforcement protocols and anti-discrimination guidance to clarify that [the DOL] provides the…
House Speaker John Boehner to Sue President Obama Over Recent Executive Orders
Earlier today House Speaker John Boehner announced his intent to file a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the President’s recent Executive Order actions. As we have been discussing, President Obama has recently issued numerous Executive Orders affecting the employment practices of Federal Contractors.
The details of the Speaker’s proposed lawsuit are not yet available but…
UPDATE: Minimum Wage NPRM Published in Federal Register
As an update to our post last week, the Department of Labor’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking establishing a minimum wage for federal contractors has now been formally published in the Federal Register. With this publication, the 30-day public comment period starts to run, making the deadline to submit comments July 17, 2014.…