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- Feed Preview Rebecca Springer, Author at Government Contracts Legal Forum
U.S. Chamber Submits Comments on the FAR Council’s Proposed Rule Regarding Pay Transparency
On January 30, 2024, the FAR Council issued a proposed rule entitled “Pay Equity and Transparency in Federal Contracting” (“Proposed Rule”). The Proposed Rule would: (1) prohibit contract...
Show Me the Money: Contractors and Subcontractors May Soon ...cy Requirements, Which May Also Trigger New Bid Protest Issues
Following a January 29, 2024 White House announcement and Fact Sheet, on January 30, 2024, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Proposed Rule)...
Agencies Directed to Designate Labor Advisors for Federal Contract Labor
This week, the Department of Labor (DOL) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a memo directing all agencies to designate “agency labor advisers” who are responsible for advising...
OFCCP Extends the EEO-1 FOIA Objection Deadline to October 19, 2022
As outlined in our prior client alert, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (the “OFCCP”) published a Notice in the Federal Register to federal contractors of a Freedom of In...
OFCCP Issues Revised Directive Addressing Privilege Concerns, But Significant Concerns Remain
Responding to significant uproar from the federal contracting community, on August 18, 2022, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) issued a revised version of its Dire...
Federal Contractors Have Until September 19, 2022 to Object to Disclosure of EEO-1 Data Subject to Pending FOIA Request
On August 19, 2022, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (the “OFCCP”) published a Notice in the Federal Register to federal contractors of a Freedom of Information Act (“FO...
Potential Federal Government Shutdown: Crowell & Moring Identifies and Answers Common Questions
Congress has not passed crucial funding bills for the start of FY 2022 and, on September 28, 2021, Treasury Secretary Yellen informed Congress that Treasury now estimates that the Federal gover...
DOL Issues Proposed Rule Implementing Minimum Wage Increase for Federal Contractors
On July 21, 2021, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced that it is seeking public comment on a proposed rule which would require federal contractors to pay a $15.00 per hour minimum wag...
White House Announces New COVID Vaccination and Testing Requirements for Contractors Working at Federal Facilities
On July 29, 2021, President Biden announced certain actions to “get more people vaccinated.” The White House announced that “every federal government employee and onsite contractor wil...
President Biden Signs Executive Order Mandating $15 Minimum Wage for Certain Employees on Certain Federal Contracts
On April 27, 2021, President Biden signed an Executive Order (the “EO”) increasing the hourly minimum wage for certain federal government contractors (and subcontractors) to $15.00 per hour (...