- Provides current and prospective contractors the opportunity to be assessed on their labor law compliance history, and how it would be reviewed as part of the acquisition process
- Serves as a proactive and voluntary measure if there are labor law compliance history concerns, because the contractor can develop a labor compliance agreement and start taking steps to mitigate issues before there is a specific acquisition
- Will be considered in future acquisitions
Labor Law Compliance Pre-Assessment Available for Companies Seeking Federal Contracts
September 14, 2016
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With a final rule taking effect Oct. 25 requiring companies seeking federal contracts of $500,0o0 or more to reveal any of 14 labor law violations they've committed within the past three years, the Department of Labor (DOL) has launched a pre-assessment program.
The new disclosure requirement derives from President Obama's Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order of July 2014.
As a preassessment is not associated with a specific acquisition, it is a proactive and voluntary way for current and prospective government contractors be reviewed on labor compliance history, according to the DOL. Participating in a DOL preassessment:
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