In 2014, President Obama signed the ironically entitled Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Rule. This Rule would have required large federal contractors, and their subs, to disclose violations of fourteen state and federal labor laws when bidding on federal contracts. The Rule also forbade the use of mandatory employment arbitration agreements by federal contractors with certain contracts. Last, the Rule required contractors to provide employees with wage statements containing certain information. All aspects of the Order, other than the wage statement provision went into effect January 1 of this year. Continue reading “Good News for Federal Contractors – President Trump Blocks Implementation of Obama “Blacklisting”” →