DOL Increases Hourly Minimum Wage to $17.20 for Federal Contractors Starting January 1, 2024

The Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued notice increasing the minimum wage for service and construction workers doing work on federal projects. Beginning... Read More

October 10, 2023
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DOL Announces 2023 Increased Health & Welfare Rates for SCA-Covered Contracts

The Department of Labor has announced the following fringe benefit (Health & Welfare) rate increases for SCA-covered contracts:  Effective June 27, 2023, the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) will post the... Read More

June 30, 2023
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Minimum Wage Increase for Federal Government Contractors, Adjusting for Inflation

Earlier this year, President Biden issued Executive Order 14026, which increased the minimum wage for employees of federal contractors to $15. On September 29, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that the... Read More

October 4, 2022
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DOL Announces 2022 Increased Health & Welfare Rates for SCA-Covered Contracts

The Department of Labor has announced the following fringe benefit (Health & Welfare) rate increases for SCA-covered contracts:   Effective June 23, 2022, the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) will post... Read More

June 27, 2022
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US DOL ANNOUNCES PLANS TO HIRE 100 INVESTIGATORS TO SUPPORT WAGE AND HOUR INVESTIGATIONS

The U.S. Department of Labor announced plans to add 100 investigators to its Wage and Hour (W&H) Division team to support its enforcement efforts to protect workers on federal contracts.  The... Read More

March 1, 2022
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DOL Releases Proposed Rules to Implement $15 Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has released a proposed regulation that is intended to implement President Joe Biden’s executive order that would initiate a $15 minimum wage for federal... Read More

August 3, 2021
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DOL Announces Increased Health & Welfare Rates for SCA-Covered Contracts

The Department of Labor has announced the following fringe benefit (Health & Welfare) rate increases for SCA-covered contracts:    Effective July 16, 2021, the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) will post the... Read More

July 22, 2021
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The Importance of SCA and DBRA Compliance and Review of Recent DOL Violations

With the Department of Labor wage and hour investigations on the rise under the Biden Administration, now is an important time to review your company’s SCA and DBRA compliance practices. GSA... Read More

July 2, 2021
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President Biden’s Nomination For WHD Signals Classification, Enforcement Push

President Biden’s recent nomination of David Weil to head the U.S. Department of Labor‘s Wage and Hour Division clearly mark his administration’s plans to restore worker classification rules and increase wage and hour... Read More

June 15, 2021
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DOL Announces Reduced SCA H&W Fringe Benefit Rate for SCA Contracts Governed By New Federal Paid Sick Leave Requirements

On July 25, 2017, the Department of Labor (DOL) released All Agency Memorandum #25 (AAM), which serves as the DOL’s annual announcement of the adjustment of the Health & Welfare... Read More

August 9, 2017
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Federal Contractors Must Provide Privacy Training

Effective immediately, federal contractors will need to comply with privacy training rules intended to ensure that their workforces protect personally identifiable information (PII). The rules also define PII as any... Read More

February 7, 2017
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DOL Issues Final Sick Leave Rule For Federal Contractors

This week, the US Department of Labor (DOL) released its final rule requiring federal contractors to give employees at least seven days of paid sick leave per year. The rule... Read More

September 30, 2016
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