As previously noted, the OFCCP has published a proposed rule implementing Executive Order (E.O.) 14026, “Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors.” The new executive order builds on E.O. 13658, “Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors,” signed by President Obama in 2014. Beginning January 30, 2022, the federal contractor minimum wage Continue Reading...
OFCCP Publishes Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Proposed Rule
The OFCCP will publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in tomorrow’s Federal Register implementing Executive Order (E.O.) 14026, “Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors.” The Notice clocks in at 233 pages, so a full analysis will be forthcoming, but here are the basics for now. On April 27, 2021, President Biden signed E.O. 14026, Continue Reading...
Intersectionality and OFCCP-Required Monitoring
Several BCGi members have recently raised questions regarding whether and to what extent the OFCCP’s affirmative action obligation for federal contractor employees requires contractors to monitor employment selection decisions based on the various combinations of sex and race/ethnicity. Unfortunately, the answer is somewhat complicated. As it Continue Reading...
The Decision To Prepare Voluntary Affirmative Action Plans (AAPs)
What Must be Included in a Voluntary AAP? Most organizations do not go through the rather frustrating exercise of preparing affirmative action plans (AAPs) unless they are required to do so. Accordingly, it may seem odd to some to entertain the notion of voluntary AAPs, though they are actually quite common. The OFCCP’s regulations Continue Reading...
Executive Order Raises Minimum Wage for Federal Contract Workers
President Biden has issued an executive order superseding (for the most part) order 13658, “Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors,” issued in 2014. The previous order established a minimum wage of $10.10 per hour for most federal contractor employees for work performed on a qualifying federal contract or subcontract ($4.90 for tipped Continue Reading...
