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DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: July 2024 #3

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment... - New Hampshire Became 26th State to Enact its Version of Model CROWN Act - Second...more

DirectEmployers Association

Excitement, Turbulence & Confusion: The Top 10 Employment Law Issues That Affected Federal Contractors in 2023

Our compliance experts John C. Fox and Candee Chambers are back for their highly-anticipated recap of all things employment law from the past year. As they look back, they'll chat about the top 10 issues affecting federal...more

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Navigating Treasury's proposed regulations on prevailing wage and apprenticeship for clean energy projects

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The Treasury Department (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued proposed regulations on August 29, 2023 for prevailing wage and apprenticeship (“PWA”) requirements applicable to clean energy projects...more

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IRS Proposed Regulations and DOL Guidance Clarify Certain Aspects of the Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship Requirements

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The U.S. Department of Treasury (“Treasury”) and IRS issued proposed regulations (“Proposed Regulations”) on August 29, 2023, regarding increased credit or deduction amounts available under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022...more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: August 2023 #2

Monday, August 7, 2023: U.S. EEOC Announced Proposed Regulations to Implement PWFA - Comments Due by October 10 - Agency Posed 13 “Directed Questions” for Comments - The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: July 2023

Tuesday, June 27, 2023: At 11th Hour, OFCCP Made Changes to Contractor Portal FAQ - Update Made Two Days Prior to Certification Deadline - Thursday, June 29 “Deadline” Not Extended - Adding to the existing...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Minimum Wage Increase for Federal Government Contractors Due to Inflation

In April of 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14026, which increased the minimum wage for employees of federal government contractors to $15. The Executive Order provided that this minimum wage would be adjusted to...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts – Proposed Regulations Issued

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As we wrote back in November 2021, the Biden Administration issued Executive Order 14055 reinstating most of the concepts from the Obama Administration era nondisplacement Executive Order 13495....more

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There and Back Again: Labor Department Issues New Proposed Nondisplacement Regulation

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has released a proposed regulation that would reinstitute the requirement that contractors give offers of employment to workers covered by the Service Contract Labor Standards, also known as...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

New Is Old Again: DOL Seeks Return to Past Rule for Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Calculations

The Department of Labor (DOL) recently proposed new federal regulations regarding how minimum wages will be calculated for federal construction projects. DOL’s new proposal will add to the cost of performing these projects....more

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Beltway Buzz - July 2021 #4

Senate Committee Examines PRO Act. On July 22, 2021, the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) held a hearing entitled “The Right to Organize: Empowering American Workers in a 21st Century...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Proposed Regulations Implementing $15 Hourly Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Executive Order

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The Department of Labor (DOL) is publishing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) detailing proposed regulations implementing new minimum wage requirements that certain federal contractors must pay workers performing work...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

U.S. Labor Department Proposes Expanding Religious Exemptions for Federal Contractors

On August 15, the U.S. Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued proposed regulations that would expand some federal contractors’ ability to claim exemption from discrimination...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Final Rule on the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order Revealed

Key Points - - While making some welcomed changes to the proposed rule, the final rule leaves many of the significant burdens and costs associated with requiring contractors and subcontractors to disclose various...more

Winstead PC

Waves of Guidance and Benefit Plan Developments Worth Watching

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Notices on Second Round of Privacy and Security Audits are Out, Expat Plans, OON Surgery Center Billing Issues, and New Nondiscrimination Rules for Federal Contractors, New ERISA Civil Monetary Penalties, COBRA Notices and...more

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Seyfarth Submits Comments to U.S. DOL Regarding Proposed Regulations Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors

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Seyfarth Shaw submitted comments on behalf of the Firm and its clients responding to the U.S. Department of Labor’s proposed regulations seeking to require certain parties that contract with the Federal Government to provide...more

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Will Your Sick Leave or PTO Policy Satisfy DOL’s Paid Sick Leave Regulations for Federal Contractors?

The web of overlapping and incongruent paid sick leave laws in the United States just grew even more complicated. On February 24, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) added yet another set of paid leave obligations to the...more

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

DOL Proposes Rule Mandating Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors

On the heels of five states plus a number of cities, including Philadelphia and Washington DC, enacting paid sick leave legislation, the federal government is adding momentum toward a national paid sick leave law by mandating...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

U.S. Department of Labor Issues Proposed Regulations Regarding Federal Contractors’ Obligation To Provide Paid Sick Leave To...

On Thursday, February 25, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued proposed regulations for implementing Executive Order 13706, which requires federal contractors to provide up to 56 hours of paid sick leave to its...more

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DOL Proposed Rule Requiring Paid Sick Leave for Employees of Federal Contractors Published Today

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On February 25, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor published its proposed rule implementing Executive Order 13706. EO 13706 was signed by President Obama in September 2015, and it requires certain federal government...more

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DOL Publishes Proposed Rules Requiring Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors

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Following up on Executive Order 13706 from September 2015 (the “Order”), earlier today the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) took a major step toward extending paid sick leave benefits to employees of federal...more

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Department of Labor Issues Proposed Rule Implementing Executive Order Requiring Federal Contractors To Provide Employees Paid Sick...

On February 24, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor released a proposed rule to implement President Obama’s September 7, 2015 Executive Order requiring federal contractors to provide paid sick leave to employees.  The rule is...more

PilieroMazza PLLC

PilieroMazza Legal Advisor - Fourth Quarter 2015

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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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The American Bar Association Joins Growing Chorus Of Groups Raising Concerns About Fair Pay And Safe Workplaces Regulations

On August 26, 2015, the Section of Public Contract Law of the American Bar Association (“ABA”) submitted public comments to the General Services Administration (“GSA”) and the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) on their...more

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For The Second Time, DOL And FAR Council Extend Notice and Comment Period For Guidance And Regulations Implementing The Fair Pay...

On August 5, 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) published an announcement in the Federal Register informing the public that both it and the FAR Council have extended the notice and comment period for the proposed...more

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