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GSA National Earns Distinguished Great Place to Work Certification

GSA National scores over 97% across the board in areas like resources available, employee expectations, and factors contributing to a good working environment. GSA National is proud to be Certified™... Read More

April 28, 2022
3 min read

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
3 min read

Executive Order 14026 Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors

On April 27, 2021, president Joe Biden signed Executive Order 14026(White House EO 14026) proposing an increase to the minimum wage for workers performing work on federal contracts to $15... Read More

December 7, 2021
4 min read

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
3 min read

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
2 min read

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
3 min read

Juneteenth Federal Holiday / Guidance for Employers with SCA or DBRA Contracts

The House and Senate both overwhelmingly passed a bill this week to add Juneteenth to the list of federal holidays, and President Biden signed the legislation into law Thursday afternoon. ... Read More

June 18, 2021
3 min read

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
3 min read

Biden Administration Issues an Executive Order to Raise the Minimum Wage to $15 for Federal Contractors

On Tuesday, April 27, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order requiring federal contractors to pay a $15 minimum wage to hundreds of thousands of workers who are working on... Read More

April 28, 2021
4 min read

Palmetto Goodwill Names GSA National as Corporate Partner of the Year

GSA National is both proud and honored to announce that we have been awarded Palmetto Goodwill’s Corporate Partner of the Year 2019. In place of an originally scheduled presentation at Palmetto... Read More

December 16, 2020
3 min read

GSA National Hosting ERISA Compliance Webinar

Webinar Details:October 7, 2020, 2-3:30PM EST Click Here1.5 SHRM PDC credits available upon completion.   The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) is a federal law that sets... Read More

September 25, 2020
2 min read

U.S. Department Of Labor Provides Additional Compliance Assistance for Employers with Federal Contracts

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) recently announced guidance for employers with certain federal contracts regarding paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave under... Read More

August 12, 2020
6 min read
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