Congressional minority caucuses call for data on government spending on contractors
A tri-party caucus in Congress called on the Small Business Administration (SBA) to release complete federal contract spending data disaggregated by race and ethnicity. The chairs of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), as well as Representative Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), lead 40 Democrats. […]
Biden administration announces steps to prohibit use of salary history for federal employees, contractors
The Biden administration announced two new measures on Monday that would prohibit the use of federal employees and federal contractors’ pay history. For federal employees, the Office of Personnel Management announced new regulations that prohibit the use of salary history in setting salaries for roles within the government. The government has announced proposed rules for […]
Biden Admin Releases New Labor Rule Cracking Down On Independent Contractors
The Labor Department on Tuesday announced the final version of a rule that will force companies to recognize some workers as employees rather than independent contractors. The new rules go into effect on March 11 and rescind previous rules that established independent contractors as a separate class of workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act, […]