By Ted North and A. Scott Hecker
On March 11, 2022, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced a notice of proposed rulemaking (“NPRM”) related to the Davis Bacon Act (the “Act”), entitled “Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations.” The move to modernize the Act’s regulations looks to deliver changes promised by President Biden to use the Act and its
Continue Reading Back To The Future: Department of Labor Reanimates Prior Davis-Bacon “Prevailing Wage” Definition
By Benjamin D. Briggs, Brent I. Clark, Ilana R. Morady and Craig B. Simonsen
Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published this week a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on changes to “hours of service” (HOS) rules to “increase safety on America’s roadways.” 84 FR 44190 (Aug. 22, 2019). The
Continue Reading DOT Publishes Proposed Changes to Hours of Service Regulations for Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers
By Annette Tyman and Michael L. Childers
Seyfarth Synopsis: Federal Contractors should immediately update the Disability Self-ID Form to include the new expiration date. The OFCCP is allowing a 10-day grace period, until February 10th to update the form.
Last week we updated contractors on OMB’s renewal of the disability self-identification form (see post here). Note that there were
Continue Reading Additional Information for Implementing the Renewed Disability Self-ID Form
By: Paul Kehoe, Meredith C. Bailey, Lawrence Z. Lorber and Annette Tyman
On January 28, 2015, the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) to update its Sex Discrimination Guidelines (the “Guidelines”). The NPRM will be published in the Federal Register on January 30, 2015, followed by a
Continue Reading Federal Contractors Should Be Concerned About The OFCCP’s NPRM Revising its Sex Discrimination Guidelines