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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 22: Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions › Subpart 22.10

FAR 22.1004 Department of Labor responsibilities and regulations.

The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.

In plain English

This section states that the Secretary of Labor enforces the Service Contract Labor Standards statute and has issued regulations on various topics. It matters to contractors because it identifies where to find the rules that apply to service contracts, such as wage determinations and enforcement procedures.

Applies to: Service contracts subject to the Service Contract Labor Standards statute

Key terms: Service Contract Labor Standards statute · Secretary of Labor · wage determination · enforcement · Administrative Review Board

Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.

The text

Under the Service Contract Labor Standards statute, the Secretary of Labor is authorized and directed to enforce the provisions of the Service Contract Labor Standards statute, make rules and regulations, issue orders, hold hearings, make decisions, and take other appropriate action. The Department of Labor has issued implementing regulations on such matters as—

(a) Service contract labor standards provisions and procedures (29 CFR part 4, subpart A);

(b) Wage determination procedures (29 CFR part 4, subparts A and B);

(c) Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards statute (rulings and interpretations) (29 CFR part 4, subpart C);

(d) Compensation standards (29 CFR part 4, subpart D);

(e) Enforcement (29 CFR part 4, subpart E);

(f) Safe and sanitary working conditions (29 CFR part 1925);

(g) Rules of practice for administrative proceedings enforcing service contract labor standards (29 CFR part 6); and

(h) Practice before the Administrative Review Board (29 CFR part 8).

← 22.1003-7 Questions concerning applicability of the Service Contract Labor Standards statute. · 22.1005 [Reserved] →

Rule changes for FAR Part 22

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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