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For the first time in almost 40 years, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) has finalized comprehensive changes to regulations covering the Davis-Bacon Act (“DBA”) and 70 “DBA Related Acts,” federal wage regulations that...more
On January 31, 2024, several U.S. government agencies released proposals and guidance aimed at imposing new pay transparency and salary history requirements upon federal government contractors and subcontractors. These...more
On January 29, the 15th anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, President Joe Biden announced initiatives aimed at achieving pay equity for the federal workforce and employees of federal contractors. ...more
Construction firms face a myriad of legal risks throughout a project’s life cycle. From compliance obligations to managing disputes, don’t miss this insightful discussion on the top 4 legal risks facing contractors working in...more
LABOR & EMPLOYMENT - Recent Decision May Result in Significant Increase in Personnel Costs and Back Wage Liability for Companies Doing Work in Maryland - On July 13, 2022, Maryland’s highest court issued a wide-reaching...more
More than 800,000 government employees missed their first paycheck last Friday because of the continuing government shutdown. But the pain extends well beyond those workers and has put loads of government contractors in a...more
The Agency accepted your bid and you have begun performance on the contract. You invested countless hours and dollars into providing the perfect, winning bid. But then the unthinkable happens, several months into...more
This past year, the federal government implemented a variety of rules requiring that its contractors meet certain fair-labor requirements. For example, a federal rule finalized in September requires federal contractors to...more
Workers will now receive higher minimum wages mandated by state law in 19 states, effective this month. Florida’s minimum wage increased to $8.10 an hour from $8.05 an hour, effective January 1. Tipped employees in Florida...more
On January 1, 2017, new federal contract paycheck transparency, independent contractor notification, and paid sick leave requirements go into effect. Below we summarize the key elements of these new regulatory requirements....more
Based on promises made during the campaign, it appears employers may expect changes in the government’s approach to workplace regulation. Although we certainly do not have a crystal ball, President-elect Trump campaigned on a...more
The 2016 Presidential election was arguably the most contentious, unpredictable, and politically polarizing race in this nation's history. The contours of the electoral map changed by the hour in the days leading up to...more
Court Upholds Employer’s Dreadlock Ban Finds Grooming Policy Did Not Violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act - A federal appellate court recently held that an employer’s policy banning dreadlocks did not constitute...more
A number of significant changes to Indiana employment law took effect on July 1, 2015. These changes affected employer’s obligations in areas such as hiring, wages, discrimination, and termination. If employers have not...more
Most following the federal government’s efforts to collect employee compensation data are aware of the OFCCP’s proposed requirement that federal contractors file an "Equal Pay Report" providing information on the salaries,...more
Employees of federal contractors, who previously have dwelled silently – and often unknowingly – in the gender and race pay chasm, may soon have a new tool to help them build a bridge across the gap....more
The U.S. Labor Department (DOL) published final regulations implementing President Obama’s Executive Order, raising the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour for workers on government contracts. The new minimum wage will take...more
On October 23, the Department of Labor reported that Proimtu Mmi-Nv LLC, a Nevada-based company, agreed to pay $1.9 million in back wages and fringe benefits as the result of a DOL investigation of its compliance with the...more
On October 10, 2014, the White House hosted a listening session regarding President Obama’s “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces” Executive Order, one of many new laws imposing significant new requirements on federal contractors....more
SBA Data Shows Large Firms are Nabbing Contracts Reserved for Small Businesses - Federal procurement data show that large companies, including leading defense contractors, last year received millions of dollars in...more
On October 7, 2014, the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published its Final Rule establishing standards and procedures to implement Executive Order 13658, entitled “Establishing a Minimum...more
Under Executive Order 13658, covered employees must be paid at least $10.10 per hour starting January 1, 2015. On October 7, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published in the Federal Register the preamble and final...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 Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Labor released its Final Rule on Executive Order 13658, which established a new minimum wage of $10.10 an hour for employees working on certain federal contracts. The Final Rule is set to...more
Last week, the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) released proposed regulations that would bar federal contractors from adopting or enforcing policies that prohibit employees from...more