Federal Contractors Must Notify Employees of Collective Bargaining Rights
On May 20, 2010, the Department of Labor Office of Labor Management Standards (“OLMS”) issued a final regulation implementing Executive Order 13496, which requires only federal contractors and subcontractors to post a notice in a conspicuous location informing employees of their collective bargaining rights under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The notice must be posted by June 21, 2010, and cannot be altered; this means that it must be printed in its actual size, on 11×17 paper.
The notice must be posted by federal contractors who have contracts over $100,000. Subcontractors with federal subcontracts less than $10,000 are exempt from the requirements of the Executive Order.
If a federal contractor customarily uses the web to communicate with its employees, they must supply an electronic as well as a hardcopy version, or at least a link to the actual notice. Federal contractors must also provide notices in the languages spoken by employees, and can request them directly from the OLMS.
Federal Contractors and/or subcontractors who fail to comply with the posting requirements of Executive Order 13496 could have their federal contracts or subcontractors suspended or terminated as a result, and could be ineligible for future contracts.
For more information, see http://www.dol.gov/olms/regs/compliance/EO13496.htm.