Beginning on December 1, 2016, employees who are salaried and classified as exempt administrative, professional or executive employees must make at least $922 dollars per week or $47,476 per year to remain exempt from the...more
On October 24, on the eve of its implementation, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide order halting the implementation of the bulk of Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay Safe Workplaces,...more
10/28/2016
/ ADEA ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Executive Orders ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Labor Law Violations ,
NLRA ,
OSHA ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Title VII
The Federal Acquisition Regulation and related Department of Labor Guidance required to implement Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces, were published on August 25, 2016 (Final Rule and Guidance). With over 200...more
A well-crafted employer policy, and whether it was followed, is often just as important to the outcome of a dispute with an employee as the law itself. This is why attorneys constantly trumpet the need to update policies...more
Contractors pursuing federal work have a host of legal compliance responsibilities and that list keeps getting longer. Recently, the White House has focused on labor regulation initiatives including executive orders...more
The Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced that the applicable minimum wage rate to be paid to workers performing work on or in connection with Federal contracts covered by Executive Order 13658 (the “Order”) will...more
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
11/5/2015
/ Choice-of-Law ,
Comment Period ,
Davis-Bacon Act ,
DCAA ,
DCMA ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Government Shutdown ,
Minimum Wage ,
NAICS ,
Prime Contractor ,
Proposed Regulation ,
SBA ,
Sequestration ,
Service Contract Act ,
Small Business ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Subcontractors ,
Wage and Hour
In this presentation:
- Summary of proposed FAR
- Summary of proposed guidance
-? Remaining questions and potential problems
- Excerpt from Summary of proposed FAR:
The Proposed Rule Requires:...more
7/17/2015
/ Arbitration ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Equal Pay ,
Executive Orders ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Prime Contractor ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Subcontractors ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
The premise of the Executive Order is to improve contractor compliance with labor laws and to increase efficiency and cost savings in Federal contracting by requiring contractors to disclose violations of 14 labor laws and...more
On May 27, 2015, the Defense Department, General Services Administration and National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council’s proposed rule to implement Executive Order...more
Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez announced yesterday that the U.S. Department of Labor has submitted a proposed rule on the white-collar FLSA overtime exemptions to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)....more
The Department of Defense, the General Services Administration and NASA issued a final rule on May 30, 2014, which amended the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to clarify contractor and subcontractor responsibilities to...more