The temporary victory for federal contractors over the Biden vaccine mandate notwithstanding, those same contractors have little to cheer as relates a different presidential executive order, this one mandating $15/hour minimum wages for their employees. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has published its final rule implementing Executive Order # 14026, which mandates a $15…
Read More »Last week, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) within the Department of Labor issued a new directive governing the process by which the federal government analyzes pay compliance by federal contractors. The new directive, which rescinds the more bureaucratically-involved process implemented by the Obama administration back in 2013, requires OFCCP pay analysis to…
Read More »Speculation is increasing that after deleting Obama era regulations with the CRA, the Trump administration may next look to streamline government. According to a Bloomberg report last week, it is likely that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will merge with the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). Although the EEOC is an independent…
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