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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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27 sections with “employment agencies”

  • FAR 3.104-3 Statutory and related prohibitions, restrictions, and requirements.
    …States with respect to, a Federal agency procurement; and (ii) By virtue of that office, employment, or relationship, has or had access to contractor bid or proposal information or source selection information. (b) Prohibition on obtainin…
  • FAR 22.1703 Policy.
    …ing misleading or fraudulent practices during the recruitment of employees or offering of employment, such as failing to disclose, in a format and language understood by the employee or potential employee, basic information or making materi…
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    …-management agreement designed to apply to a given set of circumstances and conditions of employment (e.g., work involving extremely hazardous activities or work not requiring recurrent use of overtime) is unwarranted when applied to a Gove…
  • FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons.
    …he country of origin to the country of performance and the return journey upon the end of employment; and (B) From the airport or disembarkation point to the worksite; (xii) Security deposits, bonds, and insurance; and (xiii) Equipment c…
  • FAR 22.102-1 Policy.
    … (a) Safety; (b) Health and sanitation; (c) Maximum hours and minimum wages; (d) Equal employment opportunity; (e) Child and convict labor; (f) Age discrimination; (g) Disabled and Vietnam veteran employment; (h) Employment of worker…
  • FAR 22.102-2 Administration.
    …operate with, and encourage contractors to use to the fullest extent practicable, the DOL Employment and Training Administration (DOLETA) at http://www.doleta.gov, and its affiliated local offices in meeting contractors' labor requirements.…
  • FAR 31.205-34 Recruitment costs.
    …ng costs are allowable: (1) Costs of help-wanted advertising. (2) Costs of operating an employment office needed to secure and maintain an adequate labor force. (3) Costs of operating an aptitude and educational testing program. (4) Tra…
  • FAR 52.222-55 Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026.
    … a bona fide apprenticeship or training program registered with the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration, Office of Apprenticeship, or with a State Apprenticeship Agency recognized by the Office of Apprenticeship. (…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    … regulations; (2) 41 U.S.C. chapter 67, Service Contract Labor Standards; (3) The Equal Employment Opportunity Acts and Executive orders; (4) 41 U.S.C. chapter 65, Contracts for Material, Supplies, Articles, and Equipment Exceeding $10,0…
  • FAR 22.901 Policy.
    …t policy is as follows: (a) Contractors and subcontractors shall not, in connection with employment, advancement, or discharge of employees, or the terms, conditions, or privileges of their employment, discriminate against persons because …
  • FAR 22.503 Policy.
    …ity, and ensuring compliance with laws and regulations governing safety and health, equal employment opportunity, labor and employment standards, and other matters; and (ii) Be consistent with law. (2) Agencies may consider the following …
  • FAR 22.802 General.
    … 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, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin; and (ii) T…
  • FAR 31.603 Requirements.
    …ess of the normal severance pay paid by the contractor to an employee upon termination of employment; and (ii) Is paid to the employee contingent upon, and following, a change in management control over, or ownership of, the contractor or …
  • FAR 3.101-3 Agency regulations.
    … conduct. (b) Requirements for employee financial disclosure and restrictions on private employment for former Government employees are in Office of Personnel Management and agency regulations implementing Public Law 95-521, which amended …
  • FAR 4.1301 Policy.
    … longer needed for contract performance. (ii) Upon completion of a contractor employee's employment. (iii) Upon contract completion or termination. (2) The contracting officer may delay final payment under a contract if the contractor fa…
  • FAR 8.601 General.
    … owned Government corporation of the District of Columbia. (b) FPI provides training and employment for prisoners confined in Federal penal and correctional institutions through the sale of its supplies and services to Government agencies …
  • FAR 9.104-7 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …nology Policy, the National Science Foundation, the Commission on Civil Rights, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the U.S. International Trade Commission, the Legal Services Corporation, the Marine Mammal Commission, the Office o…
  • FAR 12.503 Applicability of certain laws to Executive agency contracts for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …Limitation on Use of Appropriated Funds for Contracts with Entities Not Meeting Veterans' Employment Reporting Requirements (see 22.1302). (3) 41 U.S.C. 1708(e)(3), Minimum Response Time for Offers (see 5.203). (4) 41 U.S.C. 2303(b), Poli…
  • FAR 13.005 List of laws inapplicable to contracts and subcontracts at or below the simplified acquisition threshold.
    …Limitation on Use of Appropriated Funds for Contracts with Entities Not Meeting Veterans' Employment Reporting Requirements (see 22.1302). (7) 41 U.S.C. 8102(a)(1) (Drug-Free Workplace), except for individuals. (b) The Federal Acquisition…
  • FAR 22.805 Procedures.
    …ficer shall furnish to the contractor appropriate quantities of the poster entitled Equal Employment Opportunity Is The Law. These shall be obtained in accordance with agency procedures.
  • FAR 22.2109 Enforcement of Executive Order 13706 paid sick leave requirements.
    …ter issued pursuant to 29 CFR 13.51. Such relief may include, but is not limited to— (A) Employment; (B) Reinstatement; (C) Promotion; and (D) Restoration of leave, or lost pay and/or benefits. (iii) Payment of liquidated damages in an…
  • FAR 32.402 General.
    …nsideration of the reimbursement or other payment cycle; and (C) To the extent possible, employment of the contractor's own working capital; (ii) The advance payments are necessary to supplement other funds or credit available to a contra…
  • FAR 37.203 Policy.
    …als; (2) Used to bypass or undermine personnel ceilings, pay limitations, or competitive employment procedures; (3) Contracted for on a preferential basis to former Government employees; (4) Used under any circumstances specifically to a…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …ess concern in the Dynamic Small Business Search and SAM, and will attempt to maintain an employment rate of HUBZone residents of 35 percent of its employees during performance of a HUBZone contract (see 13 CFR 126.200(e)(1)); and (ii) It …
  • FAR 52.225-19 Contractor Personnel in a Designated Operational Area or Supporting a Diplomatic or Consular Mission Outside the United States.
    …terms and conditions contained in the contract or with their job description and terms of employment. (4) Service performed by Contractor personnel subject to this clause is not active duty or service under 38 U.S.C. 106 note. (c) Support…
  • DFARS 222.7402 Policy.
    …ent with any of its employees or independent contractors that requires, as a condition of employment, that the employee or independent contractor agree to resolve through arbitration— (i) Any claim under title VII of the Civil Rights Act o…
  • DFARS 227.7004 Requirements for filing an administrative claim for patent infringement.
    …nt, and a statement of the ultimate disposition of each. (7) A description of Government employment or military service, if any, by the inventor and/or patent owner. (8) A list of all Government contracts under which the inventor, patent …

FAR (chapter 1)

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