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Executive Order 13673
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Agricultural Law Weekly Review
Agricultural Law Weekly Review – Week Ending April 30, 2021
COVID-19: White House Reviewing OSHA’s Long-Delayed Emergency Temporary StandardOn April 26, 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), it submitted to the…
Workplace Safety and Health Law Blog
Former OSHA Head Says Contractor Should be Blacklisted For Safety Violations: Can the Government Do That?
Former OSHA Head Says Contractor Should be Blacklisted For Safety Violations: Can the Government Do That? Harkening back to the “Blacklists” imposed by the Obama administration, Dr. David Michaels, former…
Employment Law Landscape
Federal Contractor Fair Pay and Safe Workplace Rules Revoked
The fate of President Obama’s Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces, which was called into question last year when a Texas district court enjoined key provisions, has been…
The Contractor's Perspective
Will the rollback of Obama’s executive orders be permanent?
By Erik Dullea
The 1996 Congressional Review Act has been getting a lot of use since President Trump’s inauguration. On March 27, 2017, President Trump signed House Joint Resolution 37, revoking the “blacklisting…
Labor & Employment Insights
Blacklisting Executive Order Blacklisted
President Obama and his EO’s Remember the Blacklisting Order that required federal contractors to provide a rap sheet with a proposal? No? Well, President Obama issued 275 Executive Orders during…
The Employer Report
Obama’s “Blacklisting” Executive Order Is DOA
Before taking office, President Trump vowed to revoke "all illegal and overreaching executive orders." On March 27, he made good on that vow when he revoked former President Obama's Executive…
Safety Law Matters
In time for Opening Day, Congress swings for the fences with Congressional Review Act
By Erik Dullea
Passed in 1996, the Congressional Review Act (CRA) has been getting a lot of use since President Trump’s inauguration. Just in the last two months, Congress has now used it…
Gov Con Employment Exchange
It’s Official: Blacklisting Executive Order Revoked
As anticipated, President Trump has put an end to Executive Order 13673 - Fair Pay & Safe Workplaces, also known as the "blacklisting" executive order. As expected, the President signed legislation…
Focus on Regulation
Congress Invalidates Controversial Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Regulations
By Joy Sturm, Michael McGill, Allison Pugsley, Ogechi A. Muotoh
Earlier this week, on March 6, 2017, the Senate passed a joint resolution disapproving the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Final Rule (the “Rule”), which mandated contractor reporting of labor…
Gov Con Employment Exchange
Senate Votes to “Disapprove” Blacklisting Regulation
By a narrow margin of 49-48, the Senate has voted to "disapprove" President Obama's much challenged Executive Order 13673: Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces, which required the mandatory reporting of…