Lawmakers hit labor law rule

Eight Republican lawmakers are actively opposing the Obama administration’s new proposed rule that requires contractors to report their labor law violations before bidding on federal jobs.

The new rule imposes “burdensome and unnecessary requirements” on contractors, the members wrote in a July 15 letter.

The letter was signed by Rep. Steve Chabot, R-OH, chair of the House Small Business Committee, as well as Reps. John Kline, R-MN; Jason Chaffetz, R-UT; Phil Roe, R-TN; Tim Walberg, R-MI.; Jim Jordan, R-OH; Richard Hanna, R-NY; and Cresent Hardy, R-NV.

Under the proposed rule, contractors must report civil judgements against them for labor law violations in the last three years.

The White House has said the rule would have little impact because most contractors do not have such violations.

However, Stan Soloway, president of the Professional Services Council trade group, also opposes the rule, saying it “serves only to impose duplicative and burdensome regimes on law-abiding contractors, while also denying them the most basic rights of due process, to catch a few bad actors,” who can be held accountable through existing authorities.

Meanwhile, the Federal Acquisition Regulation councils extended the comment period to Aug. 11.

More information: House members' letter: http://goo.gl/8nDhyN
FAR Council: http://goo.gl/vY6wzO

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