Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces: Reassessing the Costs and Benefits in Government Contracting
Journal
Yale Journal on Regulation Bulletin
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2021-12-04
Author(s)
Abstract
When purchasing infrastructure, goods or services, the U.S. government has "to promote economy, efficiency and effectiveness." 1 Executive Order No. 13,673, issued by President Obama, expanded the requirement to encompass social sustainability: to promote economy and efficiency in procurement, the government was required to "contract with responsible sources who comply with labor laws." 2 The Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces rule (the Rule), proposed in 2014, required contractors of federal agencies to provide fair wages and safe workplaces to their workers. 3 Because industries feared that the Rule would lead to contractors being unfairly excluded from public contracts, opponents of the Rule called it the "blacklisting rule." 4 After having reviewed the final rule and its regulatory impact analysis, 5 the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved the Rule in 2016. 6 Shortly after his inauguration, President Trump revoked the Rule. 7 Now, with Congress' passage of the "once-in-a-generation" Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, 8 and the proposed Buy American
Language
English
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
HSG Profile Area
LS - Business Enterprise - Law, Innovation and Risk
Refereed
Yes
Volume
39
Number
1
Start page
69
End page
98
Eprints ID
264529
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