Revocation of Executive Order on Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Certain Contracts
Revokes Worker Preference Requirement for Public Building Contracts
What it does
Agencies must rescind rules implementing the prior worker-preference order and end related investigations.
Real-world impact
- Removes the right of first refusal for workers on public building contracts.
- Ends ongoing Labor Department investigations tied to the prior worker preference order.
- Requires agencies to rescind rules and guidance implementing the revoked order, where lawful.
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Summary
This order cancels a prior rule that required companies taking over public building contracts to offer current workers a first chance at rehire. It revokes Executive Order 12933 and ends that worker preference.
The Labor Department, the federal procurement council, and agency heads are told to quickly withdraw any rules, policies, or guidance that applied the old order, to the extent allowed by law. The Labor Department must also stop any investigations or compliance actions based on the revoked order, effective immediately.
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