On July 15, 2015, several members of Congress sent a letter to the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, commenting on the proposed guidance and rule implementing the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order also referred to as the “Blacklisting” Executive Order and requesting their withdrawal.
On July 14, 2015, the Department of Labor (DOL) and Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FARC) both published in the Federal Register that the deadline for the comment period on the proposed guidance on implementing Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces, also referred to as the “Blacklisting” Executive Order would be extended from July 27, 2015 to August 11, 2015.
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) recently sent the proposed final regulations implementing Executive Order (EO) 13665 to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval.