New Administration’s Revamping of Labor Department’s OFCCP Signals New Considerations and Implications for Federal Contractors

By Mitchell Robinson on February 1, 2021 Posted in EEOC, Federal Contractors

In his first week in office, President Joe Biden revamped the U.S. Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and immediately signaled more aggressive enforcement of anti-discriminatory hiring and pay practices than that of the prior administration. Along with signing the “Executive Order on Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through … Continue Reading

DOL Mandates Paid Sick Leave for Employees of Federal Contractors

By Carrie Valdez on October 3, 2016 Posted in DOL, Wage and Hour

Just a year after President Obama signed Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced its final rule mandating that federal contractors provide paid sick leave to employees who work “on or in connection with” federal contracts. The rule applies to new and renewed contracts with the … Continue Reading

DOL Proposes Rule Requiring Federal Contractors and Subcontractors to Submit Equal Pay Reports

By Joel Griswold on August 7, 2014 Posted in DOL

The year was 2081, and everybody was finally equal. They weren’t only equal before God and the law. They were equal every which way. Nobody was smarter than anybody else. Nobody was better looking than anybody else. Nobody was stronger or quicker than anybody else. All this equality was due to the 211th, 212th, and … Continue Reading