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41 sections with “labor relations”: the first 40

  • FAR 52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act.
    …22.1605, insert the following clause: Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (DEC 2010) (a) During the term of this contract, the Contractor shall post an employee notice, of such size and in such form, and…
  • FAR 31.205-21 Labor relations costs.
    …ose made unallowable in paragraph (b) of this section), including costs of shop stewards, labor management committees, employee publications, and other related activities, are allowable. (b) As required by Executive Order 13494, Economy in…
  • FAR 22.101 Labor relations.
  • DFARS 222.101 Labor relations.
  • FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards.
    As prescribed in 22.1006(a), insert the following clause: Service Contract Labor Standards (AUG 2018) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Contractor when this clause is used in any subcontract, shall be deemed to refer to the subcon…
  • FAR 22.101-1 General.
    (a) Agencies shall maintain sound relations with industry and labor to ensure (1) prompt receipt of information involving labor relations that may adversely affect the Government acquisition process and (2) that the Government obtains neede…
  • FAR 22.101-2 Contract pricing and administration.
    (a) Contractor labor policies and compensation practices, whether or not included in labor-management agreements, are not acceptable bases for allowing costs in cost-reimbursement contracts or for recognition of costs in pricing fixed-price…
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    …and regulations under it is unallowable. (b) Reasonableness—(1) Compensation pursuant to labor-management agreements. If costs of compensation established under “arm's length” labor-management agreements negotiated under the terms of the F…
  • FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …219-33, Nonmanufacturer Rule (SEP 2021) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(17)). __(31) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (JUN 2003) (E.O. 11755). __(32) 52.222-19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (MAR 2026) (E.O. 13126). __(33) 52.222-21, Pr…
  • DFARS 222.406-1 Policy.
    …neral. The program shall also include— (i) Training appropriate contract administration, labor relations, inspection, and other labor standards enforcement personnel in their responsibilities; and (ii) Periodic review of field enforcement…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …iority ratings for privately owned capital equipment. (34) Monitor contractor industrial labor relations matters under the contract; apprise the contracting officer and, if designated by the agency, the cognizant labor relations advisor, o…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ectives and related operations costs; (5) Unit-cost trends such as those associated with labor efficiency; (6) Make-or-buy decisions; (7) Estimated resources to attain business goals; and (8) Information on management decisions that cou…
  • FAR 15.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.
    …ing relationships; and (D) The application of audited or negotiated indirect cost rates, labor rates, and cost of money or other factors. (ii) Evaluating the effect of the offeror's current practices on future costs. In conducting this ev…
  • FAR 22.000 Scope of Part.
    This part— (a) Deals with general policies regarding contractor labor relations as they pertain to the acquisition process; (b) Prescribes contracting policy and procedures for implementing pertinent labor laws; and (c) Prescribes contra…
  • FAR 22.001 Definitions.
    …as used in this part, means the Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC 20210 or an authorized representative. Agency labor advisor means an individual responsible for advising contracting agency off…
  • FAR 22.401 Definitions.
    …y registered in a bona fide apprenticeship program registered with the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Apprenticeship Training, Employer, and Labor Services (OATELS), or with a State Apprenticeshi…
  • FAR 22.406-3 Additional classifications.
    (a) If any laborer or mechanic is to be employed in a classification that is not listed in the wage determination applicable to the contract, the contracting officer, pursuant to the clause at 52.222-6, Construction Wage Rate Requirements, …
  • FAR 22.801 Definitions.
    … Affirmative action program means a contractor's program that complies with Department of Labor regulations to ensure equal opportunity in employment to minorities and women. Compliance evaluation means any one or combination of actions th…
  • FAR 22.1903 Applicability.
    (a) This subpart applies to contracts covered by the Service Contract Labor Standards statute (41 U.S.C. chapter 67, formerly known as the Service Contract Act, subpart 22.10), or the Wage Rate Requirements (Construction) statute (40 U.S.C.…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …a women-owned small business eligible under the WOSB Program. Forced or indentured child labor means all work or service— (1) Exacted from any person under the age of 18 under the menace of any penalty for its nonperformance and for which…
  • FAR 52.222-6 Construction Wage Rate Requirements.
    … may be dedicated exclusively or nearly so, to the performance of a contract. (b)(1) All laborers and mechanics employed or working upon the site of the work will be paid unconditionally and not less often than once a week, and without sub…
  • FAR 52.222-55 Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026.
    …xecutive Order 14026, and — (A) Whose wages under such contract are governed by the Fair Labor Standards Act (29 U.S.C. chapter 8), the Service Contract Labor Standards statute (41 U.S.C. chapter 67), or the Wage Rate Requirements (Constru…
  • FAR 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706.
    ….O.) 13706; and (A) Whose wages under such contract are governed by the Service Contract Labor Standards statute (41 U.S.C. chapter 67), the Wage Rate Requirements (Construction) statute (40 U.S.C. chapter 31, subchapter IV), or the Fair L…
  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …identification, along with the results of any analysis performed on that data. B. Direct Labor. Provide a time-phased (e.g., monthly, quarterly, etc.) breakdown of labor hours, rates, and cost by appropriate category, and furnish bases for…
  • FAR 22.400 Scope of subpart.
    This subpart implements the statutes which prescribe labor standards requirements for contracts in excess of $2,000 for construction, alteration, or repair, including painting and decorating, of public buildings and public works. (See defin…
  • FAR 22.1602 Policy.
    …6 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…
  • FAR 22.2101 Definitions.
    …E.O. 13706; and (A) Whose wages under such contract are governed by the Service Contract Labor Standards statute (41 U.S.C. chapter 67), the Wage Rate Requirements (Construction) statute (40 U.S.C. chapter 31, subchapter IV), or the Fair L…
  • FAR 22.1605 Contract clause.
    (a) Insert the clause at 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights under the National Labor Relations Act, in all solicitations and contracts, including acquisitions for commercial products, commercial services, and commercially available …
  • FAR 22.1901 Definitions.
    … Executive Order 14026, and (A) Whose wages under such contract are governed by the Fair Labor Standards Act (29 U.S.C. chapter 8), the Service Contract Labor Standards statute (41 U.S.C. chapter 67), or the Wage Rate Requirements (Constru…
  • FAR 52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …0) (38 U.S.C. 4212). (xvi) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (DEC 2010) (E.O. 13496), if flow down is required in accordance with paragraph (f) of FAR clause 52.222-40. (xvii)(A) 52.222-50, …
  • DFARS 222.101-1 General.
    Follow the procedures at PGI 222.101-1 for referral of labor relations matters to the appropriate authorities.
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …onal requirements for cost-reimbursement orders, see 16.301-3. (5) Time-and-materials or labor-hour orders. For additional requirements for time-and-materials or labor-hour orders, see 16.601(e). (6) Postaward notices and debriefing of aw…
  • FAR 22.1019 Additional classes of service employees.
    …sted in the determination (see paragraph (c) of the clause at 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards). The contractor shall initiate the conforming procedure before unlisted classes of employees perform contract work. The contractor sh…
  • FAR 49.503 Termination for convenience of the Government and default.
    …ntracting officer shall use the clause with its Alternate III. (4) Time-and-material and labor-hour contracts. If the contract is a time-and-material or labor-hour contract, the contracting officer shall use the clause with its Alternate I…
  • FAR 15.407-1 Defective certified cost or pricing data.
    …ot submitted. Such offsets need not be in the same cost groupings (e.g., material, direct labor, or indirect costs). (6) An offset shall not be allowed if— (i) The understated data were known by the contractor to be understated before the…
  • FAR 22.101-4 Removal of items from contractors' facilities affected by work stoppages.
    …void the use or appearance of force and prevent incidents that might detrimentally affect labor-management relations. (c) When two or more agencies' requirements are or may become involved in the removal of items, the contract administrati…
  • FAR 22.1902 Policy.
    …inning January 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, an amount determined by the Secretary of Labor. The Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division (the Administrator) will notify the public of the new E.O. minimum wage rate at least 90 days b…
  • FAR 31.205-13 Employee morale, health, welfare, food service, and dormitory costs and credits.
    …facilities are not reasonably available. (B) The contractor's charged (but unproductive) labor costs would be excessive if the services were not available. (C) If cessation or reduction of food or dormitory operations will not otherwise y…
  • FAR 37.101 Definitions.
    …f an average of 40 hours per week by direct charge employees who are exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act. Compensated personal absences such as holidays, vacations, and sick leave shall be included in the normal work week for purposes …
  • FAR 44.202-2 Considerations.
    …tances; or (4) Subcontracts are proposed on a cost-reimbursement, time-and-materials, or labor-hour basis.

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