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GAO-15-251R 1 (2014-11-25)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadqts0001 and id is 1 raw text is: cAO U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 B-326425 November 25, 2014 The Honorable Tom Harkin Chairman The Honorable Lamar Alexander Ranking Member Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions United States Senate The Honorable John Kline Chairman The Honorable George Miller Ranking Member Committee on Education and the Workforce House of Representatives Subject: Department of Labor, Office of the Secretary: Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors Pursuant to section 801 (a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Labor (Labor), Office of the Secretary entitled Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors (RIN: 1235-AA10). We received the rule on November 13, 2014. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on October 7, 2014. 79 Fed. Reg. 60,634. The final rule issues final regulations to implement Executive Order 13,658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors, which was signed by the President on February 12, 2014. Executive Order 13,658 states that the federal government's procurement interests in economy and efficiency are promoted when the federal government contracts with sources that adequately compensate their workers. The Executive Order therefore seeks to raise the hourly minimum wage paid by those contractors to workers performing work on covered federal contracts to $10.10 per hour, beginning January 1, 2015. Beginning January 1, 2016, and annually thereafter, the amount will be determined by the Secretary of Labor. The Executive Order directs the Secretary to issue regulations by October 1, 2014, to the extent permitted by law and consistent with the requirements of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act, to implement the Order's requirements. The final rule establishes standards and procedures for implementing and enforcing the minimum wage protections of Executive Order 13,658. As required by the Order, the final rule incorporates to the extent practicable existing definitions, procedures, remedies, and enforcement processes under the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Service Contract Act, and the Davis-Bacon Act. The Congressional Review Act (CRA) requires a 60-day delay in the effective date of a major rule from the date of publication in the Federal Register or receipt of the rule by Congress, whichever is later. 5 U.S.C. § 801(a)(3)(A). The final rule has a stated effective date of GAO-1 5-251 R

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