Fair pay, safe workplaces, and federal contractors telling it like it is

By Norlynn Price (US) on August 29, 2016 Posted in Discrimination and harassment, United States

On August 24, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Counsel issued a final rule to implement President Obama’s Executive Order 13673, entitled “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces,” first announced by the President over two years ago on July 31, 2014. According to the Federal Acquisition Institute, the purpose of E.O. … Continue reading

Hitting a moving target: a year of expansion for federal contractor regulation and enforcement

By Shafeeqa Watkins Giarratani (US), Derek Rollins (US) and Meredith Mills (US) on December 21, 2015 Posted in Contracts, United States

Over the past year, the bar for U.S. federal contractor compliance has been raised considerably. Between the Executive Orders issued by President Obama and the recent uptick in the number and dollar amount of settlements involving Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), the risks to contractors who fail to make the leap are greater than … Continue reading

New executive order issued requiring federal contractors to offer employees paid sick leave

By Shafeeqa Watkins Giarratani (US) and Derek Rollins (US) on September 18, 2015 Posted in United States

As he heads into the final year of his presidency, and in the face of continued Congressional impasse, President Obama continues to exercise his executive authority to issue directives targeting the federal contractor workforce. A new executive order requires that federal contractors offer employees up to seven days of paid sick leave. Eligible employees will … Continue reading