“Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces” rule effective Oct. 25

The controversial “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces” final rule goes into effect on Oct. 25, requiring federal contractors to disclose labor law violations and judgments from 14 laws.

The administration said the rule is intended to ensure that the government is not contracting with chronic violators of labor laws, but industry called it a “blacklisting” rule that could hurt contractors.

There are also paycheck transparency requirements. Contractors and subcontractors on contracts that exceed $500,000, other than commercial off-the-shelf items, must provide a wage document to each worker performing work on the contract that includes hours worked, overtime hours, pay, and any deductions to pay. They also must notify independent contractors of their status.

The rule applies only to new solicitations for new contracts.

Implementation will be phased in:

• Starting Oct. 25, 2016, prime contractors must make the required disclosures.
• Starting Oct. 25, 2017, subcontractors must make the required disclosures as well.
• Starting Oct. 25, 2016, contractors with solicitations valued at $50 million or more are subject to the disclosure requirements.
• Starting April 25, 2017, the disclosure requirements will be included in solicitations valued at $500,000 or more.
• Starting Oct. 25, 2016, disclosures must cover a period of one year.
• Starting Oct. 25, 2018, the disclosures must cover three years.
• Starting Jan. 1, 2017, the paycheck transparency requirements will become effective.

More information:
Final rule: http://goo.gl/U0YZHu

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