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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump Admin Tells Agencies to Strip Contract Provisions Guarding Against Wage Theft
Federal contractors will not face requirements aimed at protecting employees from wage theft and unsafe working conditions under a rule the Trump administration finalized on Monday.
The rule follows a resolution Republican lawmakers passed and President Trump signed in March under the Congressional Review Act, which voided an Obama administration push for more transparent compliance with workplace laws for employees working on federal contracts.
While most of the provisions of the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces initiative were never enforced after a federal court blocked their implementation, the Trump administration noted at least one key reform may have made its way into some contracts.
President Obama pushed a rule known as paycheck transparency, which required contractors to provide detailed statements on their hours worked and compensation earned. That provision was never enjoined in court, meaning some federal contracts signed in 2017 with an estimated value of more than $500,000 may have already included the requirement. The goal of provision was to ensure employees were protected against wage theft by their employer.
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http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2017/11/trump-admin-tells-agencies-strip-contract-provisions-guarding-against-wage-theft/142337/
(NO- both parties are NOT the same)
Mister Ed
(5,940 posts)Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)from a "man" who has never worked a day in his lousy, miserable life. No tRump family member even knows how to EARN a paycheck. Citizens had better WAKE UP and soon.
El Mimbreno
(777 posts)I'd love to see any one of them work a 12 hour shift keeping up with an injection molding machine, or spend a day cutting, splitting and trucking firewood to make ends meet.
bucolic_frolic
(43,176 posts)workers don't work as hard when they're being fleeced
Doesn't help productivity for sure
patricia92243
(12,597 posts)a campaign promise.
As Bloomberg said when he heard this: God help us!"
dalton99a
(81,515 posts)Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)Amimnoch
(4,558 posts)NoMoreRepugs
(9,435 posts)the false equivalency fallacy that taints so many opinions of uniformed voters.
El Mimbreno
(777 posts)safety eats up profits, and why finance healthcare for something you're going to throw away? And Medicare? They've outlived their usefulness, what's the point?
Yes. I'm extra cantankerous this morning.
niyad
(113,336 posts)oh, and maybe you could invite some of these puke "lawmakers" and hang onto them, too?