President Biden is signing an order aimed at limiting turnover for federal contract workers by offering them right of first refusal when a contract changes hands.
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Read More »November 18, 2021 Comments Off on Biden aims to limit turnover among federal contract workers
President Biden is signing an order aimed at limiting turnover for federal contract workers by offering them right of first refusal when a contract changes hands.
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Read More »May 28, 2020 Comments Off on Md. high court overturns $2 million verdict in fire suit
A construction contractor cannot be compelled to pay its share of the responsibility for the extensive fire damage caused to a building project after the developer had agreed to absolve the contractor of future liability, Maryland’s top court has ruled. ...
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Read More »January 13, 2019 Comments Off on Federal government shutdown taking a toll on Maryland businesses
The partial shutdown of the federal government could have a noticeable effect on Maryland businesses, effects that may ripple into the state’s economy at large. As the shutdown continued into its 21st day Friday, the total effect it has had ...
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Read More »August 27, 2015 Comments Off on Union wins closely watched labor case over who’s the boss
More companies may be held responsible for labor-law violations committed by the contractors they hire under a decision by a politically split U.S. labor board in a closely watched case.
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Read More »July 16, 2015 Comments Off on U.S. Labor Department updates position on contract workers
The Department of Labor has weighed in on when to classify workers as employees and independent contractors, issuing a 15-page memo with new interpretations of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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Read More »August 17, 2014 Comments Off on IRS failed to perform checks on contractors
The IRS failed to do background checks on some private contractors who handled confidential taxpayer information, exposing more than a million taxpayers to an increased risk of fraud and identity theft, a government investigator said Thursday.
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Read More »October 23, 2013 Comments Off on 700 IRS contract workers owe $5.4M in back taxes
WASHINGTON — A Treasury investigator says nearly 700 people who work for Internal Revenue Service contractors owe $5.4 million in back taxes. That’s about 5 percent of all IRS contract workers. In a report released Wednesday, the IRS inspector general ...
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Read More »October 22, 2013 Comments Off on Shutdown ends, but angst for contractors remains
McLEAN, Va. — Federal employees are back to work, but the possibility of another government shutdown looms, creating angst for the web of contractors who work in the Washington area and beyond. Nailing down the scattershot effect on that group ...
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Read More »June 6, 2013 Comments Off on Marion Barry got gifts from 2 D.C. contractors
WASHINGTON — D.C. Councilmember Marion Barry has reported receiving thousands of dollars in gifts from two construction firms that do business with the city, and the owner of one of the firms said Thursday he gave Barry the money to ...
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Read More »February 22, 2013 Comments Off on Fort Meade commander prepares for deep cuts
FORT MEADE — For Col. Edward R. Rothstein, sequestration has gone from drill to reality. On March 1, nearly 27,820 civilian Department of Defense workers at Fort George G. Meade, where Rothstein is garrison commander, will shift to a four-day ...
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