The U.S. DOL Today Released Its Final Rule Requiring Paid Sick Leave for Contractors

We are writing to alert you to yet another source of wage-hour and wage-payment claims.  EO 13706 mandates that government contractors and sub-contractors provide paid sick days in addition to any other PTO requirement (such as the vacation pay requirement contained in the Service Contract Act).  Failure to make payments could result in liability to the affected workers and also the risk of debarment proceedings.  While most employers focus upon their FLSA and state law…