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August 31, 2016 By AMK

‘Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces’ final rule and guidance released

Just in time for Labor Day, the Labor Department and FAR Council issued a final rule and accompanying “Guidance” to implement the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order. 

Fair Pay & Safe Workplaces 2016The new regulations will take effect on October 25, 2016.  The regulations—which run to nearly 900 pages—contain a number of changes from the proposed regulations to demonstrate that the Department listened to stakeholders during the lengthy comment period.

Despite some concessions to industry comments, the final regulations still establish substantial compliance obligations.

In light of those burdens, the contracting community is well advised to invest time to understand these provisions.  In this post, we summarize key changes and examine the way ahead for contractors.

Keep reading this article at: https://www.insidegovernmentcontracts.com/2016/08/fair-pay-safe-workplaces-final-rule-guidance-released/

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: DOL, Executive Order, Fair Pay & Safe Workplaces, FAR, Labor Dept., reporting requirements

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