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November 9, 2017 By AMK

Admin tells agencies to strip contract provisions guarding against wage theft

Federal contractors will not face requirements aimed at protecting employees from wage theft and unsafe working conditions under a rule the Trump administration finalized on Monday, Oct. 6, 2017.

The rule follows a resolution Republican lawmakers passed and President Trump signed in March under the Congressional Review Act, which voided an Obama administration push for more transparent compliance with workplace laws for employees working on federal contracts. While most of the provisions of the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces initiative were never enforced after a federal court blocked their implementation, the Trump administration noted at least one key reform may have made its way into some contracts.

President Obama pushed a rule known as “paycheck transparency,” which required contractors to provide detailed statements on their hours worked and compensation earned. That provision was never enjoined in court, meaning some federal contracts signed in 2017 with an estimated value of more than $500,000 may have already included the requirement. The goal of provision was to ensure employees were protected against wage theft by their employer.

Keep reading this article at: http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2017/11/trump-admin-tells-agencies-strip-contract-provisions-guarding-against-wage-theft/142337

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: Fair Pay & Safe Workplaces Act, federal contracts, labor law, labor violation, paycheck transparency

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