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1 month ago | 
jdsupra.com | Justin Barnes |Brian Lewis |Laura Mitchell
Takeaways President Trump has rescinded President Biden’s 2021 executive order increasing the minimum wage for employees of federal contractors. The minimum wage is now $13.30 per hour for federal contractors covered by President Obama’s 2014 executive order, which remains in effect. Trump’s action does not formally revoke a Department of Labor rule implementing Biden’s wage mandate. However, there is no longer a basis for enforcing the rule.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
jdsupra.com | Laura Mitchell
Late in the day on January 23, 2025, the Office of Federal Compliance Programs (OFCCP) sent out its first official agency communication since President Trump’s historic Executive Order “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” revoked Executive Order 11246 (Equal Employment Opportunity).
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
jdsupra.com | Laura Mitchell |Lisa Marsh
In one of numerous Executive Orders signed on January 20, 2025, President Trump issued an order entitled, “Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions.” The Executive Order revokes a long list of Executive Orders and actions by his predecessor, President Joe Biden.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
jdsupra.com | Justin Barnes |Laura Mitchell
The Supreme Court on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, declined to take up a decision addressing the president’s authority under the Procurement Act to issue a minimum wage mandate for employees working on federal government contracts. The denial of the petition for certiorari keeps a circuit split intact, and leaves federal contractors to navigate the wage mandate’s uncertain legal status while complying with the latest minimum wage hike to $17.75 per hour, which took effect Jan. 1.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
jdsupra.com | Laura Mitchell
Citing limited time in the remaining administration and desire to focus on “other priorities”, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council announced its withdrawal of the pending proposed rule requiring federal contractors disclose pay information in job postings and prohibiting federal contractors from seeking and considering information about job applicants’ compensation history.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Laura Mitchell
The contractor community has been anticipating the release of OFCCP’s next list of contractors selected for audit. Its here. The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has published the latestCorporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL) for supply & service contractors. The list is composed of 2,000 federal contractors and subcontractors. As a reminder, the CSAL is advance notification of audits that are slated to be initiated at an upcoming time.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Laura Mitchell
Takeaways: The Ninth Circuit reversed a district court decision denying the plaintiffs’ motion for injunctive relief barring application of the federal contractor wage mandate. There is currently a circuit split on whether the president has authority to issue a wage mandate, and a petition for certiorari is pending in the U.S. Supreme Court. The federal contractor minimum wage rate is slated to increase on Jan. 1, 2025, from $17.20 to $17.75 per hour.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Laura Mitchell
Takeaways The Ninth Circuit’s decision currently invalidates the federal contractor wage mandate, granting a reprieve to federal contractors nationwide. The incoming Trump Administration is expected to take action addressing federal contractor minimum wage requirements, such as rescinding prior executive orders or issuing new orders.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Laura Mitchell
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has published a notice in the Federal Register notifying federal contractors of two new Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests for the disclosure of contractors’ EEO-1 Type 2 Reports for the year 2021. The requests also ask for the 2022 Reports but OFCCP currently has access to only the 2021 reports.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Justin Barnes |Laura Mitchell
Federal contractors may need to be prepared to increase pay for employees working on, or in connection with, covered federal government contracts. The hourly minimum wage for employees performing work on federal contracts will rise from $17.20 to $17.75 on Jan. 1, 2025, the Department of Labor (DOL) has announced. The new minimum wage rate will apply in full to tipped and non-tipped employees alike, as well as to workers with disabilities. Contracts entered into, renewed, or extended prior to Jan.
