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Deregulatory action fully revokes requirements of Biden Executive Order 14055 WASHINGTON  – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the  rescission of regulations   published by the previous administration in 2023 requiring contractors and subcontractors to give qualified employees the right of first refusal of employment with a successor contract.  On Jan. 20, President Trump issued  Executive Order 14148, “ Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions ” which revoked, among other items, Executive Order 14055. Today’s action fully implements Executive Order 14148 and revokes Executive Order 14055. Workers and employers can call the  Wage and Hour Division  with questions and requests for  compliance assistance  at its toll-free helpline, 866-4US-WAGE (487-9243). Employers are encouraged to use the agency’s industry-specific  compliance assistance toolkits  to learn about their responsibilities under the laws enf...

  Among the first actions taken by the incoming administration was to rescind   Executive Order (EO) 14055 . Titled “Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts,” EO 14055 required certain federal contractors to offer jobs to their predecessor’s employees. The EO had proven controversial among the business community and was widely expected to be rescinded. Now that it has, federal contractors will not have to offer jobs to their predecessor’s employees before hiring new workers. What was EO 14055? In 2009, the Obama administration issued  EO 13495 , which would have applied to federal contractors covered by the  Service Contract Act . Under the EO, any covered contractor who won new work from the government would have had to give a “right of first refusal” to certain employees of its predecessor. That order, however, was rescinded by the first Trump administration. Then, in 2021, the Biden administration issued EO 14055. That EO effectively revived...

  Highlights With former President Donald Trump winning the election to be the 47th president of the United States, Americans should expect sweeping policy and regulatory changes, including in the federal procurement space. This Holland & Knight alert details several potential changes that the incoming administration may initiate based on Trump's previous administration and plans he has outlined for his next presidency. With former President Donald Trump winning election to be the 47th president of the United States, Americans should expect sweeping policy and regulatory changes, including in the federal procurement space . Based on Trump's previous administration and plans he has outlined for his next presidency, there are several potential changes that the incoming administration may initiate. Executive Orders with Immediate Effect Commonly, if the president issues an executive order that places a requirement on the government contracting community, contractors are not im...