The Contractor Minimum Wage goes up by 2.4%. It is, of course, an automatic increase mandated by President Obama Executive Order. The Trump Administration is no fan of minimum wage increases. No similar inflation adjustment happens to the FLSA.
Read MoreThe time line for a SCA covered employer to reconcile the health and welfare (“H&W”) cash benefits potentially depends on the type of wage determination (“ WD”) found in the contract. There are different rules for different kinds of WDs.
Read MoreDOD should closely scrutinize Police Department community relations records before transfering them military weapons, and refrain from fanning the flames of the already agitated relationship between police and the public.
Read MoreThe intelligence agencies have some “funny “special clauses for implementing the Service Contract Act which say all a contractor has to do is comply to the “maximum extent practicable”, but require the contractor to get their own SCA wage determinations, and instruct the contractor never to touch base with DOL. Is this enforceable?
Read MoreAs the US Department of Labor learned, when the Government behaves oppressively, vexatiously, and/or in bad faith, it can be held responsible to pay the Contractor’s attorney’s fees.
Read MoreThe SBA Inspector General reported last week that of 56 sole source contracts awarded to self-certified women owned small businesses (WOSB) 50 were not awarded in compliance with applicable regulations. The IG went on to find that "the firms that received those contracts did not comply with the program’s self-certification requirements." Thus, there was "no assurance" that the companies were eligible to receive the awards.
Read MoreThe Lear Siegler price adjustment case remains an often cited precedent in SCA price adjustment and omitted wage determination cases. This is a reprint of an article I wrote in The Government Contractor on my own case almost a dozen years ago.
Read MoreThis is a piece I prepared for the ThomsonReuters Year in Review Conference held in Feb. 2017 which is reprinted with their permission and summarizes the SCA events of 2016.
Read MoreGAO has implemented a new electronic filing system and a $350 filing fee; DoD will now respond to written questions following a required debriefing.
Read MoreAgencies generally can't buy unlisted, off-schedule "open market" items from a Federal Supply Schedule contractor on a noncompetitive basis. Here's how CMS got tripped up by this seemingly simple rule.
Read MoreDon't jump the shark! Sometimes patience rather than prompt corrective action is the best way to proceed when dealing with labor issues, if you want to be reimbursed by the Government.
Read MoreEmployers hoping to be reimbursed by the Government for pension withdrawal liability payments imposed pursuant to the Multi-Employer Pension Plan Amendment Act (MPPAA) recently had a wrench thrown into their plans.
Read MoreThe Government just fell into another short shutdown before finally approving a budget. Not enough of us care for the public space.
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