by Editorial Staff | Mar 7, 2023 | Discrimination, DOL, Executive Orders, Federal Contractors
On February 28, the Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) released a memo on religious exemption. By and large, the document explains the rescission of a previous 2020 rule that applied religious exemption to federal...
by PC Editorial Staff | Jul 12, 2022 | Biden Administration, CDC, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Executive Orders, OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently announced an extension of its COVID-19 National Emphasis Program. The program focuses enforcement efforts on employers with the largest number of workers at risk of coronavirus exposure. In addition, it...
by PC Editorial Staff | Jan 19, 2022 | DOL, Executive Orders, Federal Contractors
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a memorandum on January 13th, 2022, which provides guidance on the application of Executive Order 14026 (EO 14026) which increased the federal contractor minimum wage. In short, the guidance highlights the differences between...
by PC Editorial Staff | Dec 7, 2021 | Coronavirus (COVID-19), Executive Orders, Vaccinations
On December 6th, 2021, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a vaccine mandate for private-sector workers, expanding the City’s Key to NYC Program (Program). Earlier, in August 2021, Mayor de Blasio announced the Program and issued Executive Order No. 225...
by Editorial Staff | Nov 23, 2021 | Executive Orders, Federal Contractors, Minimum Wage Law
The federal contractor minimum wage will experience a rise starting on January 30th, 2022. Basically, federal contractors, or companies who conduct business with the United States government, will be required to pay their workers $15.00 an hour as of that date. As a...
by Editorial Staff | Oct 19, 2021 | Coronavirus (COVID-19), Executive Orders, Federal Contractors
On October 1st, 2021, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council released a draft COVID-19-related contractor clause for covered contracts and subcontracts. Basically, the clause followed the release of President Joseph Biden’s Executive Order 14042. Overall,...
