Berkshire Associates’ 2010 Enforcement Agency Updates: Executive Order 13496 (Notification of Employee Rights)

Beginning in June, federal contractors and subcontractors were required to post notices informing employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The rule will expire on May 31, 2013 unless renewed.

The final rule requires federal contractors and subcontractors to post employees’ rights to form, join, and assist a union; and to bargain collectively with their employer, regardless of current union or non-union status. During the term of the federal contract, the notice must be posted in conspicuous places in offices and plants where employees covered by the NLRA engage in activities relating to the performance of the contract, including all places where notices to employees are customarily posted both physically and electronically. The rule also provides examples of unlawful employer and union conduct that interferes with those rights. The final rule also states that prime contractors are required to monitor subcontractors.

 

Contractors that violate this regulation may be subject to sanctions, including suspension or cancelation of currently held contracts, and debarment from future contracts and subcontracts. The poster can be downloaded from the DOL website.

For more information, please contact Berkshire Associates at 800.882.8904 or email bai@berkshireassociates.com.