On September 7, 2015, President Obama issued an executive order that will require federal contractors and subcontractors to provide their employees with up to seven or more paid sick leave days a year....more
In response to President Obama’s July 2014 Executive Order discussed here, on December 3, 2014, the Department of Labor announced a new rule prohibiting discrimination by federal contractors on the basis of gender identity or...more
On February 12, 2014, President Obama signed Executive Order 13658, entitled “Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors”, ordering a minimum wage increase to $10.10 for workers on federal construction and service contracts....more
On September 15, 2014, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) released a proposed rule prohibiting federal contractors and subcontractors from discriminating against an employee or applicant who discusses,...more
On August 6, 2014, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) released a proposed rule requiring federal contractors to provide “summary” compensation data, as instructed by President Obama in his April 8,...more
Federal contractors beware. More changes are coming your way, again. On July 31, 2014, President Obama issued an executive order titled the “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order”. First, the order requires companies...more
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Federal contractors beware. More changes are coming your way. On July 21, 2014, President Obama issued an executive order prohibiting discrimination by federal contractors on the basis of gender identity and sexual...more
In September 2013, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) implemented its regulation increasing the affirmative action requirements regarding individuals with disabilities for those federal contractors and...more