Employers Beware: DOL May Debar More Employers Who Violate Foreign Labor Programs
Employers who use foreign labor should be aware that the Department of Labor (DOL) may be seeking to debar more persons who violate foreign labor programs in the near future. Recently, DOL’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a report criticizing...
GAO Finds Brand Name Procurement Impermissible
Competition is a fundamental principle of federal procurements. The Government is not permitted to limit a procurement to brand name items unless the particular brand name product or service has a feature that is essential to the Government’s requirements and...
DOL to Revise Interpretation of Who Is an Independent Contractor
The Department of Labor (DOL) recently published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on its decision to revise its interpretation of whether workers are employees or independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). 85 FR 60600 (Sep. 25, 2020). FLSA...