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Newly Increased Health and Welfare Rates on SCA Government Contracts

The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has again issued new Service Contract Act (SCA) health and welfare (H&W) rates. In July 2024, WHD increased the prevailing H&W fringe benefits from a rate of $4.98...more

Clocking in with PilieroMazza: New Board Cases Provide Guidance for SCA Price Adjustments [Video]

Do you have 10 minutes or less to stay on top of the ever-changing laws and regulations around labor and employment? Check out PilieroMazza‘s podcast “Clocking in with PilieroMazza: Labor and Employment News for Government...more

Impact of New Health and Welfare Rates on SCA Government Contracts

It’s that time of the year again when the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issues new Service Contract Act (SCA) health and welfare (H&W) rates. In June 2023, WHD increased the prevailing H&W fringe...more

Biden Administration Revives Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts

On November 18, 2021, the Biden Administration announced an executive order (EO) bringing back to life what was formerly EO 13495, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts. The EO establishes that where a...more

[Webinar] Catch Your Breath – A New Era of Labor Enforcement - March 10th, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EST

How will government contractors be impacted by the new administration? Based on some of President Biden’s initial Executive Orders issued, we can expect a significant focus for the administration will be on protecting the...more

Compliance and Your Business: Managing SCA Costs and Liability [Video]

Compliance with the Service Contract Act (SCA), now referred to as the Service Contract Labor Standards, is a challenge for many companies. Understanding applicability, wage determinations, health and welfare benefits, and...more

Nuts and Bolts of SCA [Video]

Compliance with the Service Contract Act (SCA), now referred to as the Service Contract Labor Standards, is a challenge for many companies. Understanding applicability, wage determinations, health and welfare benefits, and...more

[Webinar] Nuts and Bolts of SCA - July 14th, 2:00 pm EDT

Compliance with the Service Contract Act (SCA), now referred to as the Service Contract Labor Standards, is a challenge for many companies. Understanding applicability, wage determinations, health and welfare benefits, and...more

SCA Compliance Challenges in a COVID 19 Environment [Video]

If Service Contract Act (SCA) compliance wasn’t tricky enough already, federal and state programs providing for COVID-related leave and payments have raised unique SCA compliance concerns. In a time of uncertainty, the last...more

[Webinar] SCA Compliance Challenges in a COVID-19 Environment - May 5th, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET

If Service Contract Act (SCA) compliance wasn’t tricky enough already, federal and state programs providing for COVID-related leave and payments have raised unique SCA compliance concerns. In a time of uncertainty, the last...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - August 2019 #4

SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS & ADVISORY SERVICES - GAO Defers to SBA on When Runway Extension Act Applies - Last year, Congress passed—and President Trump signed—the Small Business Runway Extension Act (the "Runway...more

The Big Miss: When Job Misclassification Strikes Hard

Everywhere you look companies are being hit hard with claims of misclassification of workers under labor regulations. So far in August 2019, Department of Labor (DOL) has announced over $2 Million in damages paid to...more

Buyer Beware: Outsourcing Labor Puts You at Risk of Prevailing Wage Violations

Recently, a Department of Labor (DOL) investigation found that four federal contractors were responsible for paying 53 current and former employees a total of $255,474 for violating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA)....more

How New Minimum Wage and Service Contract Act Health and Welfare Rates Apply to Your Contract

As we head into a busy proposal and award season, keep in mind some important changes to Service Contract Act (“SCA”) wages and fringe benefits. In July, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued revised SCA health and welfare...more

Bankruptcy Fails to Save Contractor from Multimillion Dollar SCA Back Wage Liability

Any contractor who has been subject to a Department of Labor (“DOL”) investigation knows what unease feels like, even if there is no reason to believe the company will be subject to liability. One of the first questions we...more

H&W is Increasing and Includes Offsets for Mandated Sick Leave. What Now?

Effective August 1, 2017, the Service Contract Act (“SCA”) health and welfare (“H&W”) benefit amount increased from $4.27 per hour to $4.41 per hour. See, Department of Labor (“DOL”) All Agency Memorandum Number 225, issued...more

Implementing A Service Contract Act Compliant Paid Leave Policy

Administering a paid leave policy that works for your entire workforce and is Service Contract Act compliant is challenging in and of itself. Add to this complexity, a growing number of states and localities that are passing...more

Untangling Service Contract Act Vacation and Sick Leave Requirements - Set-Aside Alert

Complying with Service Contract Act (“SCA”) leave requirements is challenging, even more so if service employees live in a state or country with local sick leave laws or if the contract is subject to Executive Order 13706,...more

PilieroMazza Legal Advisor - Second Quarter 2017

Special Labor and Employment Issue - This issue of the Legal Advisor is a special edition focusing entirely on Labor and Employment topics. The articles in this issue highlight challenges we often encounter and help...more

Mastering Price Adjustments for Increases in the Contractor Minimum Wage

The Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced that the applicable minimum wage rate to be paid to workers performing work on or in connection with Federal contracts covered by Executive Order 13658 (the “Order”) will...more

PilieroMazza Legal Advisor - Fourth Quarter 2015

More Small Business Subcontracting Plan Changes: SBA Proposes to Allow Subcontracting Plan Credit for Small Business Subcontractors at any Tier - Following recent proposed changes to the FAR’s small business...more

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