Currently there is an executive order # 13706 which proposes regulations establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors.

The Executive Order requires certain parties that contract with the Federal Government to provide their employees with up to 7 days of paid sick leave annually, including paid leave allowing for family care. The Executive Order directs the Secretary of Labor to issue regulations by September 30, 2016, to implement the Executive Order’s requirements.









The requirements of the Executive Order apply only to certain categories of contracts with the Federal Government, and only to contracts that are “new” on or after January 1, 2017. As proposed, the categories of covered contracts are identical to those covered by the Final Rule implementing Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors (Minimum Wage Executive Order).

Under the Executive Order and proposed regulations, the paid sick leave requirements apply to a new contract that is: (1) a procurement contract for construction covered by the Davis-Bacon Act (DBA); (2) a contract for services covered by the Service Contract Act (SCA); (3) a contract for concessions, including any concessions contract excluded from coverage under the SCA by Department of Labor regulations at 29 CFR 4.133(b); or (4) a contract in connection with Federal property or lands and related to offering services for Federal employees, their dependents, or the general public. The regulations will not apply to contracts for the manufacturing or furnishing of materials, supplies, articles, or equipment to the Federal Government that are subject to the Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act.

The NPRM only applies to contracts, or portions of contracts, with the Federal Government performed within the United States (defined as the 50 States and the District of Columbia).



For additional information, please visit the DOL website:

https://www.dol.gov/whd/flsa/eo13706/faq.htm

by: Beth V. | over a year ago | Payroll / Job Cost