Obama Signs Executive Order Requiring Federal Contractors to Disclose Labor Law Violations and Prohibiting Certain Arbitration Agreements | Practical Law
President Obama has signed the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order requiring prospective federal contractors to disclose labor law violations and giving agencies more guidance on how to consider labor violations when awarding federal contracts. The Executive Order also ensures that workers are given the necessary information each pay period to verify the accuracy of their paychecks and eliminates most mandatory arbitration agreements for certain claims at corporations with large federal contracts. The White House has also released a fact sheet providing information about the Executive Order.