March 25, 2022
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Category: Agency Enforcement

OFCCP Once Again Proposing To Revise Its Enforcement Standards

The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has published a formal proposal to once again revise the rules the agency follows for resolving alleged material violations discovered during a compliance evaluation. The proposed rule would amend the Enforcement Rule issued by the Trump OFCCP in late 2020 that established a framework regarding how discrimination allegations are...
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March 25, 2022
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Category: Compensation

New Biden E.O. Instructs Contracting Agencies To Consider Salary History Ban

Last week, as part of the White House commemoration of “Equal Pay Day,” an annual event created by pay equity advocates to draw attention to gender-based pay disparities, President Biden signed a new Executive Order (E.O.) directing federal contracting agencies to consider whether and to what extent federal contractors should be prohibited from considering applicant salary history information as part...
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March 25, 2022
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Category: Government Contracts

DOL’s Proposed Davis-Bacon Regulatory Revisions Would Benefit Union Construction Contractors

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed a significant overhaul of the regulations implementing the Davis-Bacon Act (DBA) and Davis-Bacon Related Acts for the first time in 40 years. Not surprisingly given President Biden’s frequently expressed desire to be known as the most pro-labor president in history, if implemented, these changes are likely to significantly increase the use of...
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