President Obama will soon issue yet another federal contractor Executive Order, this time prohibiting sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination by federal contractors. We do not have details of the proposed executive order yet, but the announcement comes on the heels of the President’s recent delcaration of June 2014 as LGBT Pride Month.
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Breaking News: Department of Labor Announces Minimum Wage Rule
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The Department of Labor released today its Notice of Proposed Rule Making to raise the minimum wage for federal workers to $10.10 an hour. The proposed rule implements Executive Order 13658, which was announced by the President on February 12, 2014.
Once the proposed rule is officially published in the Federal Register the public…
OFCCP Listens to Stakeholder Initial Thoughts On Pay Data Collection Tool
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On April 29, 2014, OFCCP held the first of what we expect will be several meetings with interested parties regarding impending regulations implementing President Obama’s latest efforts to combat pay discrimination. As we previously shared, on April 8, 2014, President Obama signed Executive Order 13665 prohibiting government contractors and subcontractors from discriminating against individuals for…
President Obama Signs New Executive Order and Memorandum Regarding Pay Discrimination Enforcement: What Does it Mean for Federal Contractors?
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Its getting harder to be a Federal contractor. On February 12, President Obama signed an executive order bumping the minimum wage for at least some federal contractor employees to $10.10 an hour, raising many questions which we discussed here. But the President didn’t stop there. Based on his action today, two new obligations will…
Equal Pay Executive Orders: The President Has Big Plans for Equal Pay Day
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Tomorrow is National Equal Pay Day: the day which symbolizes how far into 2014 women must work to earn what men earned in 2013. Pursuing his equal pay agenda and his recent penchant for executive orders, President Obama will reportedly sign two Executive Orders tomorrow with implications for federal government contractors. One order is…
New Minimum Wage for Employees of Federal Contractors FAQs
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As we updated you last week, President Obama has signed an Executive Order increasing the minimum wage for employees of federal contractors to $10.10 an hour. After reading the the Order many employers still have questions surrounding the impact of the President’s executive action. We have prepared some FAQs to help answer these questions.
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President Obama Announces Thomas E. Perez as Secretary of Labor Nominee
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As we shared with you last week, President Obama has nominated Thomas E. Perez as the next Secretary of Labor. If appointed, Perez will take the place of Hilda Solis, who resigned earlier this year.
The confirmation process for Perez may not come without its challenges. Perez has drawn criticism from some Conservatives regarding…