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UPDATE: FAR Council Proposals Withdrawn

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In January 2024, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) proposed a rule that would One year later on January 8, 2025, the FAR Council has withdrawn their proposed rule....more

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FAR Council Withdraws “Pay Equity and Transparency” Proposed Rule

On January 8, 2025, the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) and the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council withdrew a proposed rule that would have banned federal contractors and subcontractors from seeking or...more

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Proposed Federal Contractor Rule Will Impose Pay Equity and Transparency

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There are proposed amendments to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) that will change employment practices for federal contractors in two ways. First, these amendments will prohibit federal contractors from seeking and...more

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Pay Transparency and a Ban on Consideration of Employee Compensation History for Federal Contractors on the 15th Anniversary of...

This January marked the 15th anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, providing a good moment for the federal government to propose new rules aimed at increasing gender pay equity in federal contracting and...more

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Proposed Rule Seeks to Bring Gender Pay Equity to Federal Contracting Community

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On January 29, the Biden administration announced several policy initiatives aimed at addressing pay transparency and equity, including a proposed rule issued by the Department of Defense (DOD), General Services...more

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Proposed Rule Would Impose Pay Transparency and Salary History Requirements for Federal Contractors

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The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council issued a Proposed Rule, “Pay Equity and Transparency in Federal Contracting,” on January 30, 2024. The Proposed Rule would amend the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FARs), which...more

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Federal Contractors Would Need to Display Salary Ranges Under Proposed Pay Transparency Rule: Here’s What You Need to Know

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The Biden administration recently announced new pay transparency measures intending to reduce wage gaps based on gender and race. The White House unveiled these new efforts on January 29, which marked the 15th anniversary of...more

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New Federal Proposed Rule Addressing “Pay Equity and Transparency in Federal Contracting”

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The Biden administration’s Fall 2023 United Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions included a variety of near and long term regulatory plans for federal agencies, including regulatory action for pay equity and...more

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Proposed Rule That Will Require Federal Contractors and Subcontractors to Disclose Compensation Data in Job Postings and Prohibit...

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Twenty-four hours after the White House marked the 15th Anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, by announcing a set of actions designed to support equal pay principles for workers of federal...more

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[Webinar] New Wave of Pay Transparency Requirements Affects Employers and Federal Contractors - April 4th, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET

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A growing patchwork of state pay transparency laws is placing additional requirements on employers. At least five states and the District of Columbia have now enacted pay transparency laws requiring employers to disclose...more

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Biden Administration Announces Actions Aimed at Advancing Pay Equity for the Federal Workforce and Federal Contractor Employees

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Earlier this week, the Biden Administration announced actions to support the equal pay principles set forth by Executive Orders 14035 and 14069. These actions will impact federal contractors and...more

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Workplace Law Forecast 2024 - Your workplace law recap for 2023 and predictions for 2024 to help you prepare for the coming year.

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When I reflect on the relationship that our firm has with our clients, I’m most proud of the fact that you can always count on us. That often means defending complex litigation, steering you through regulatory threats,...more

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The Top 16 Workplace Law Stories from September 2022

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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Beltway Buzz - August 2022 #2

Congressional Update. It’s the dog days of summer in Washington, D.C., and both the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives are out on recess. But Congress is still making news....more

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DOL’s Proposed Revisions of Davis Bacon Act Rules Will Have Significant Impact on Federal Construction Contractors

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Federal wage and hour officials recently issued proposed rules that will make it easier for unions to have their hourly rates of pay established as the prevailing wage rates and will increase the Department of Labor’s...more

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Federal Contractors Face Imminent Minimum Wage Increase to $15 an Hour and Mandatory COVID-19 Safety Protocols

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Federal Minimum Wage Increases to $15 on January 30, 2022 - Federal prime contractors and subcontractors should prepare to pay a higher mandatory minimum wage starting January 30, 2022....more

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DOL Releases Proposed Rules to Implement $15 Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released proposed regulations that would implement President Joe Biden's Executive Order (EO) that would establish a $15 minimum wage for a wide swath of contractor employees. While final...more

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DOL Issues Proposed Rule on Raising Minimum Wage to $15 per Hour for Federal Contractor Employees

On July 21, 2021, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced a proposed rule (the “Proposed Rule”) to implement President Biden’s Executive Order (the “Order”) requiring an increase of the minimum wage for certain employees of...more

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DOL Proposed Rule Supplements President Biden’s Executive Order Raising Federal Contractor Minimum Wage to $15.00 Per Hour

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On April 27, 2021 President Biden signed an Executive Order raising the minimum wage for federal contractors to $15 per hour by the end of March 2022. In response, and to supplement the Executive Order, the U.S. Department of...more

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The 2020 Election: Previewing the Potential for Shifts in Labor & Employment Law

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As Election Day approaches, employers nationwide consider the changes that may come with a victory by Senator Joseph Biden in the Presidential race and/or shift in representation in the U.S. Senate. While we cannot be...more

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Seyfarth Shaw Policy Matters Newsletter - November 2019

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Right of First Refusal EO Revoked. Last week, President Trump issued an Executive Order revoking Executive Order 13495 issued by President Obama in January 2009. EO 13495 required that successor Federal service contractors...more

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Beltway Buzz - November 2019 #2

Fluctuating Workweek Reg Drops. On November 5, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division issued a notice of proposed rulemaking for computing overtime compensation for salaried nonexempt employees whose...more

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The Impact of New DOL Proposed Rules on Government Contractors - Set-Aside Alert

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Published by Set-Aside Alert: In the last several weeks the U.S. Labor Dept. (DOL) issued three proposed rules which, if made final, would (1) change the salary basis test for determining which employees can be exempt from...more

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Weekly Update Newsletter - April 2019

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HEARING ON THE SMALL BUSINESS RUNWAY EXTENSION ACT - PilieroMazza’s Megan Connor testified at the House Small Business Subcommittee on Contracting and Infrastructure’s hearing on March 26, 2019, concerning the...more

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Top 50 Workplace Law Stories Of 2018

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It’s hard to keep up with the news these days. It sometimes feels like you can’t step away from your phone, computer, or TV for more than an hour or so without a barrage of new information hitting the headlines—and you’re...more

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