Companies Directed To Designate Labor Advisors For Federal Contract Labor – Worker Advantages & Compensation

This week, the Division of Labor (DOL) and Workplace of
Administration and Funds (OMB) issued a memo directing all companies to designate
“company labor advisers” who’re accountable for advising
companies on “Federal contract labor issues.” FAR Half 22
contemplates the appointment of “company labor advisors,”
and requires contractors to contact them about potential labor
disputes or questions; nonetheless, DOL and OMB discovered not all companies have such a task.

DOL and OMB additionally introduced the creation of the Contract Labor
Advisor Group (CLAG), an interagency working group comprised of
labor advisors and acquisition professionals that may
“promote higher understanding and implementation of contract
labor legal guidelines and improved communication throughout companies in assist of
a strengthened Federal contracting base.”

Whereas neither the DOL/OMB memo nor FAR Half 22 defines
“Federal contract labor issues,” DOL and OMB’s
acknowledged intent behind designating labor advisors and creating the
CLAG is to handle and stop labor violations by way of larger
communication between the federal government and its contractors about
federal contract labor issues, together with rising points just like the
federal contractor minimal wage, non-displacement of service contract staff,
and the growth of undertaking labor agreements. Labor advisors and
the CLAG may also develop coaching for the federal workforce and
contractors on labor legislation points. The CLAG’s position may also
embody selling “labor peace,” partially by selling
pre-contract agreements between an offeror and any labor
group searching for to arrange the offeror’s workers to
guarantee the uninterrupted supply of providers throughout contract
efficiency.

Companies should designate their labor advisors by February 15,
2023. We’ll proceed to observe these developments.

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