September 12, 2024
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Category: Executive Order

Biden’s New “Good Jobs” E.O.: Another Version of Union-Friendly “High Road”

President Biden has issued Executive Order 14126, which will require designated federal agencies to consider an employer’s labor and employment practices when awarding federal financial assistance under several recent laws. The E.O. applies to the selection of projects by “implementing agencies” for entities receiving “federal financial assistance” from the “Investing in America agenda.” By limiting coverage to grants, loans, and...
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May 07, 2024
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Category: Executive Order

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Biden’s Federal Contractor Minimum Wage

President Biden had the authority to establish a minimum wage for federal contractors that exceeds the federal statutory minimum wage, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled April 30, 2024. In Bradford v. DOL, the Tenth Circuit became the first federal appeals court to rule on a challenge to the federal contractor minimum wage, although appeals are...
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January 08, 2024
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Category: Executive Order

FAR Council Issues Final Rule Implementing 2022 Biden PLA Executive Order

The Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council has issued a final rule directing federal agency contracting officers to insert a project labor agreement (PLA) requirement into most solicitations or prime contracts that will cost the government at least $35 million. The rule implements a 2022 Executive Order (E.O. 14063) from President Biden that essentially mandates the use of union labor on...
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November 13, 2023
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Category: Artificial Intelligence

Sweeping New Biden Executive Order on AI Carves Out Role for Labor Department

President Biden has issued a wide-ranging executive order directing federal executive branch agencies to develop policies that manage the risks of artificial intelligence while recognizing its potential. Officially titled “Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence,” E.O. 14110 was signed October 30, 2023. This memo focuses on the ramifications for the Department of Labor (DOL) and its...
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October 09, 2023
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Category: Executive Order

DOL Announces Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Rates To Increase on January 1, 2024

The minimum wage rates for work performed under specified government contracts will increase January 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced. The minimum wage under contracts subject to E.O. 13658 (President Obama’s executive order relating to certain government contracts entered into, renewed, or with options exercised before January 30, 2022), will increase from $12.15 to $12.90. The...
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