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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 22: Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions › Subpart 22.4

FAR 22.403-2 Copeland Act.

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

The Copeland (Anti-Kickback) Act makes it illegal to force or otherwise induce a worker on federally financed public construction or repair to give up part of their pay. It also requires contractors and subcontractors to submit a weekly compliance statement about wages paid. Contracts covered by the Act must include a clause requiring compliance with Department of Labor regulations.

Applies to: Contractors and subcontractors on federally financed public building or public works construction or repair

What it requires

  • Furnish weekly a statement of compliance with respect to wages paid each employee during the preceding week
  • Comply with the regulations issued by the Secretary of Labor under the Copeland Act

Key terms: Copeland (Anti-Kickback) Act · statement of compliance · contract of employment · Secretary of Labor

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The text

The Copeland (Anti-Kickback) Act (18 U.S.C. 874 and 40 U.S.C. 3145) makes it unlawful to induce, by force, intimidation, threat of procuring dismissal from employment, or otherwise, any person employed in the construction or repair of public buildings or public works, financed in whole or in part by the United States, to give up any part of the compensation to which that person is entitled under a contract of employment. The Copeland Act also requires each contractor and subcontractor to furnish weekly a statement of compliance with respect to the wages paid each employee during the preceding week. Contracts subject to the Copeland Act shall contain a clause (see 52.222-10) requiring contractors and subcontractors to comply with the regulations issued by the Secretary of Labor under the Copeland Act.

Sections it refers to

  • 52.222-10 Compliance With Copeland Act Requirements.

← 22.403-1 Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute. · 22.403-3 Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards. →

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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