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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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92 sections with “Secretary of Labor”: the first 40

  • FAR 52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act.
    …e notice, of such size and in such form, and containing such content as prescribed by the Secretary of Labor, in conspicuous places in and about its plants and offices where employees covered by the National Labor Relations Act engage in ac…
  • FAR 22.1306 Department of Labor notices and reports.
    …ntractor appropriate notices for posting when they are prescribed by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor (see http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm. (b) The Act requires contractors and subcontractors to submit …
  • FAR 22.2109 Enforcement of Executive Order 13706 paid sick leave requirements.
    (a) Authority. Section 4 of the E.O. grants to the Secretary of Labor the authority for investigating potential violations of, and obtaining compliance with, the E.O. The Secretary of Labor, in promulgating the implementing regulations requ…
  • FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards.
    …visions of 41 U.S.C. chapter 67, Service Contract Labor Standards, and regulations of the Secretary of Labor (29 CFR part 4). This clause does not apply to contracts or subcontracts administratively exempted by the Secretary of Labor or exe…
  • FAR 22.403-6 Department of Labor regulations involving construction.
    …d to in 22.403 and Reorganization Plan No. 14 of 1950 (3 CFR 1949-53 Comp., p. 1007), the Secretary of Labor has issued regulations in title 29, subtitle A, Code of Federal Regulations, prescribing standards and procedures to be observed by…
  • FAR 22.406-12 Cooperation with the Department of Labor.
    …n by the Department of Labor. When requested, the contracting agency shall furnish to the Secretary of Labor any available information on contractors, subcontractors, current and previous contracts, and the nature of the contract work. (b)…
  • FAR 22.1004 Department of Labor responsibilities and regulations.
    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 d…
  • FAR 52.209-14 Reserve Officer Training Corps and Military Recruiting on Campus.
    …f this clause, an institution of higher education is ineligible for contract award if the Secretary of Defense determines that the institution has a policy or practice (regardless of when implemented) that prohibits or in effect prevents— …
  • FAR 22.803 Responsibilities.
    (a) The Secretary of Labor is responsible for the— (1) Administration and enforcement of prescribed parts of E.O. 11246; and (2) Adoption of rules and regulations and the issuance of orders necessary to achieve the purposes of E.O. 11246.…
  • FAR 22.807 Exemptions.
    … security. Upon making such a determination, the agency shall notify the Deputy Assistant Secretary in writing within 30 days. (2) Specific contracts. The Deputy Assistant Secretary may exempt an agency from requiring the inclusion of one …
  • FAR 22.1503 Procedures for acquiring end products on the List of Products Requiring Contractor Certification as to Forced or Indentured Child Labor.
    … matter for investigation by the agency's Inspector General, the Attorney General, or the Secretary of the Treasury, whichever is determined appropriate in accordance with agency procedures, except to the extent that the end product is from…
  • FAR 22.1905 Enforcement of Executive Order Minimum Wage Requirements.
    …for investigating potential violations of, and obtaining compliance with, the E.O. to the Secretary of Labor. The Secretary of Labor, in promulgating the implementing regulations required by Section 4 of the E.O., has assigned this authorit…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    … each establishment, affirmative action programs required by rules and regulations of the Secretary of Labor (41 CFR parts 60-1 and 60-2), or (ii) It □ has not previously had contracts subject to the written affirmative action programs req…
  • FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity.
    …ply with Executive Order 11246, as amended, and the rules, regulations, and orders of the Secretary of Labor. (8) The Contractor shall furnish to the contracting agency all information required by Executive Order 11246, as amended, and by …
  • DFARS 243.107-70 Notification of substantial impact on employment.
    The Secretary of Defense is required to notify the Secretary of Labor if a modification of a major defense contract or subcontract will have a substantial impact on employment. The clause prescribed at 249.7003(c) requires that the contract…
  • FAR 17.207 Exercise of options.
    …t is subject to change as the result of changes to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. (g) The contract modification or other written document which notifies the contractor of the exercise of the option shall cite th…
  • FAR 22.304 Variations, tolerances, and exemptions.
    (a) The Secretary of Labor under 40 U.S.C. 3706, upon the Secretary's initiative or at the request of any Federal agency, may provide reasonable limitations and allow variations, tolerances, and exemptions to and from any or all provisions …
  • FAR 22.406-9 Withholding from or suspension of contract payments.
    …ition of contract payments withheld or suspended—(1) Forwarding wage underpayments to the Secretary of Labor. Upon final administrative determination, if the contractor or subcontractor has not made restitution, the contracting officer must…
  • FAR 22.605 Rulings and interpretations of the statute.
    (a) As authorized by the statute, the Secretary of Labor has issued rulings and interpretations concerning the administration of the statute (see 41 CFR 50-206). The substance of certain rulings and interpretations is as follows: (1) If a …
  • FAR 22.809 Enforcement.
    Upon written notification to the contracting officer, the Deputy Assistant Secretary may direct one or more of the following actions, as well as administrative sanctions and penalties, be taken against contractors found to be in violation o…
  • FAR 22.1000 Scope of subpart.
    …of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended (29 U.S.C. 201, et seq.), and related Secretary of Labor regulations and instructions (29 CFR parts 4, 6, 8, and 1925).
  • FAR 22.1003-4 Administrative limitations, variations, tolerances, and exemptions.
    (a) The Secretary of Labor may provide reasonable limitations and may make rules and regulations allowing reasonable variations, tolerances, and exemptions to and from any or all provisions of the Service Contract Labor Standards statute ot…
  • FAR 22.1025 Ineligibility of violators.
    …association in which the violator has a substantial interest, without the approval of the Secretary of Labor. This prohibition against award to an ineligible contractor applies to both prime and subcontracts.
  • FAR 22.1300 Scope of subpart.
    …der 11701, January 24, 1973 (3 CFR, 1971-1975 Comp., p. 752). (e) The regulations of the Secretary of Labor (41 CFR parts 60-300 and 61-300).
  • FAR 22.1400 Scope of subpart.
    ….S.C. 793) (the Act); Executive Order 11758, January 15, 1974; and the regulations of the Secretary of Labor (41 CFR part 60-741). In this subpart, the terms contract and contractor include subcontract and subcontractor.
  • FAR 37.111 Extension of services.
    …s may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance thereunder shall not exceed 6 months.
  • FAR 52.222-6 Construction Wage Rate Requirements.
    …any account (except such payroll deductions as are permitted by regulations issued by the Secretary of Labor under the Copeland Act (29 CFR part 3)), the full amount of wages and bona fide fringe benefits (or cash equivalents thereof) due a…
  • FAR 52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires.
    …n compliance with the Service Contract Labor Standards statute and the regulations of the Secretary of Labor (29 CFR part 4), this clause identifies the classes of service employees expected to be employed under the contract and states the …
  • DFARS 222.7000 Scope of subpart.
    …uous State is in excess of the national average rate of unemployment as determined by the Secretary of Labor.
  • DFARS 249.7003 Notification of anticipated contract terminations or reductions.
    …on of or substantial reduction in the funding of affected contracts— (i) Directly to the Secretary of Labor; and (ii) Through the contracting officer to each prime contractor. (c) When subcontracts have been issued, the prime contractor …
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …of “small business concern” in this section. Agency head or head of the agency means the Secretary, Attorney General, Administrator, Governor, Chairperson, or other chief official of an executive agency, unless otherwise indicated, includi…
  • FAR 22.801 Definitions.
    … Contractor includes the terms “prime contractor” and “subcontractor.” Deputy Assistant Secretary means the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Federal Contract Compliance, U.S. Department of Labor, or a designee. Equal Opportunity clause mea…
  • FAR 22.802 General.
    …see 22.807); and (2) Act to ensure compliance with the clause and the regulations of the Secretary of Labor— (i) To promote the full realization of equal employment opportunity for all persons, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, se…
  • FAR 27.302 Policy.
    …organization is not meeting its obligations under the clause may report the matter to the Secretary of Commerce. To the extent deemed appropriate, the Secretary of Commerce will undertake informal investigation of the matter, and may discus…
  • FAR 28.305 Overseas workers' compensation and war-hazard insurance.
    …5) other than (i) contracts approved or financed by the Development Loan Fund (unless the Secretary of Labor, acting upon the recommendation of a department or agency, determines that such contracts should be covered) or (ii) contracts excl…
  • FAR 52.222-20 Contracts for Materials, Supplies, Articles, and Equipment.
    …ply: (a) All stipulations required by 41 U.S.C. chapter 65 and regulations issued by the Secretary of Labor (41 CFR Chapter 50) are incorporated by reference. These stipulations are subject to all applicable rulings and interpretations of …
  • FAR 52.222-29 Notification of visa denial.
    …41 CFR 60-1.10). (2) The Contractor shall notify the U.S. Department of State, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs (PM), 2201 C Street NW., Room 6212, Washington, DC 20520, and the U.S. Department of Labor, Deputy Ass…
  • FAR 22.604-2 Regulatory exemptions.
    … be delivered by the publishers thereof. (b)(1) Upon the request of the agency head, the Secretary of Labor may exempt specific contracts or classes of contracts from the inclusion or application of one or more of the Act's stipulations; p…
  • FAR 22.1022 Withholding of contract payments.
    …ed to the Department of Labor for disbursement to the underpaid employees on order of the Secretary (or authorized representatives), an Administrative Law Judge, or the Administrative Review Board. In addition, the Department of Labor has g…
  • FAR 22.1305 Waivers.
    …Upon making such a determination, the head of the agency must notify the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor in writing within 30 days. (c) The contracting officer must submit requests for waivers in accordance with agency procedures. (d)…

FAR (chapter 1)

DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.