Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a press release announcing the publication for notice and comment of its proposed guidance and the FAR Council’s proposed regulations regarding the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order (the “Order”). On July 31, 2014, President Obama signed the Order, which imposes additional disclosure and compliance obligations on federal government contractors with contracts valued at $500,000 or more. Among other things, the Order, once implemented, will require contractors to disclose violations of numerous labor, employment, wage payment and safety laws during the contract bidding process. These violations will be taken into account when awarding government contracts. Our original blog posts on the Order can be found here and here... Continue Reading