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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 22: Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions › Subpart 22.16

FAR 22.1602 Policy.

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 Executive Order 13496 requires contractors to post a notice informing employees of their rights under Federal labor laws. The Secretary has determined the notice must cover employee rights under the National Labor Relations Act, which protects employees' freedom to associate, self-organize, and choose representatives for negotiating employment terms.

Applies to: Contractors subject to Executive Order 13496

What it requires

  • Post a notice informing employees of their rights under Federal labor laws

Key terms: Executive Order 13496 · National Labor Relations Act · collective bargaining · self-organize · designate representatives

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

The text

(a) Executive Order 13496 requires contractors to post a notice informing employees of their rights under Federal labor laws.

(b) The Secretary has determined that the notice must contain employee rights under the National Labor Relations Act (Act), 29 U.S.C. 151 et seq. The Act encourages collective bargaining, and protects the exercise by employees of their freedom to associate, to self-organize, and to designate representatives of their own choosing for the purpose of negotiating the terms and conditions of their employment or other mutual aid or protection.

← 22.1601 Definitions. · 22.1603 Exceptions. →

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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