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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 52: Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses › Subpart 52.2

FAR 52.222-14 Disputes Concerning Labor Standards.

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 clause says that disputes about labor standards requirements must be resolved using the U.S. Department of Labor procedures in 29 CFR parts 5, 6, and 7, not the contract's general Disputes clause. It matters because it directs where and how a contractor must handle these specific disputes.

Applies to: Contractors and subcontractors on contracts that include this clause

What it requires

  • Resolve labor standards disputes under 29 CFR parts 5, 6, and 7 procedures
  • Do not use the contract's Disputes clause for these disputes

Key terms: labor standards · Disputes clause · 29 CFR parts 5, 6, and 7 · Contractor · subcontractors

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

The text

As prescribed in 22.407(a), insert the following clause:

Disputes Concerning Labor Standards (FEB 1988)

The United States Department of Labor has set forth in 29 CFR parts 5, 6, and 7 procedures for resolving disputes concerning labor standards requirements. Such disputes shall be resolved in accordance with those procedures and not the Disputes clause of this contract. Disputes within the meaning of this clause include disputes between the Contractor (or any of its subcontractors) and the contracting agency, the U.S. Department of Labor, or the employees or their representatives.

(End of clause)

Sections it refers to

  • 22.407 Solicitation provision and contract clauses.

Sections that refer to it

  • 22.406-10 Disposition of disputes concerning construction contract labor standards enforcement.
  • 22.407 Solicitation provision and contract clauses.

← 52.222-13 Compliance With Construction Wage Rate Requirements and Related Regulations. · 52.222-15 Certification of Eligibility. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 52

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

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