On September 26, 2014, the Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS) released Final Rules changing federal contractors’ veteran reporting requirements. The new rules rescind the VETS-100/100A reports, and replace them with the new “VETS-4212 Report.” Like the VETS-100/100A Reports, federal contractors must file a VETS-4212 report if […]
Labor & Employment Law Update
DOL Issues Final Rule Implementing Raise to Federal Contractor Minimum Wage
on Wednesday, 22 October 2014 in
Labor & Employment Law Update: Sarah M. Huyck, Editor
On February 12, 2014, President Obama signed Executive Order 13658, “Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors,” to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 for all workers on federal construction and service contracts. The Executive Order directed the Department of Labor (“DOL”) to issue regulations to implement the new federal contractor […]
OFCCP Announces New Revised Scheduling Letter and Itemized Listing
on Monday, 20 October 2014 in
Labor & Employment Law Update: Sarah M. Huyck, Editor
On September 30, 2014, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved the OFCCP’s revised scheduling letter and itemized listing. As a result, OFCCP is no longer using the previous versions of these documents to schedule compliance evaluations. The OFCCP states that it will not schedule supply and service […]
President Obama Signs Executive Order to Protect LGBT Workers
on Monday, 13 October 2014 in
Labor & Employment Law Update: Sarah M. Huyck, Editor
On July 21, 2014, President Obama signed an executive order extending workplace protections to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (“LGBT”) Americans in the federal contracting workforce. Executive Order (“EO”) 11246 already protects workers employed by or seeking jobs with federal contractors and subcontractors from discrimination on the basis of race, […]
OFCCP Announces Proposed Pay Transparency Rule
on Friday, 10 October 2014 in
Labor & Employment Law Update: Sarah M. Huyck, Editor
The OFCCP has been busy. On September 15, 2014, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) announced a proposed rule that would prohibit federal contractors from maintaining pay secrecy policies (similar to the current obligations under the National Labor Relations Act). Under the terms of […]
