DOL Extends Commentary Period on Contractor Reporting Rule

The Department of Labor (DOL) has announced a 60-day extension of the comment period for its proposed rule requiring federal contractors and subcontractors to submit an annual Equal Pay Report on employee compensation to the Office of Federal Contract Compliance...

OFCCP Rules Against Pay Secrecy by Federal Contractors

The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has announced a proposed rule that would prohibit federal contractors from maintaining pay secrecy policies. Under the terms of the proposal, federal contractors and subcontractors...

Another Executive Order Targeted at Federal Contractors

Failing to get a divided Congress to buy into his agenda, President Obama has lifted his pen again to penalize those who deal with the federal government as contractors. Henceforth (after Jan. 1, 2016, anyway), those seeking federal contracts of at least $500,000 will...