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  1. FAR Council Proposes Significant Pay Disclosure Obligations, Salary History Ban

    Morgan LewisFebruary 6, 2024

    be derived from commissions, bonuses, and/or overtime pay, the contractor must provide information about the percentage, dollar amount, or range of each type of such compensation that it believes in good faith will be paid for the advertised position.Accountability ProcessIn addition to creating new hiring process requirements, the proposed rule establishes procedures for job applicants to file complaints alleging violations of the rule’s requirements. Contractors and subcontractors will be required to provide certain information providing notice of the disclosure obligations and salary history restrictions to all applicants for positions covered by the proposed rule. Applicants alleging a violation of the compliance requirements that the rule creates may submit a complaint to the central collection point of the contracting agency within 180 days of any alleged violation.NOTICE AND COMMENT PROCESSThe proposed FAR amendment was published in the Federal Register on January 30, 2024, as 89 Fed. Reg. 5843. Interested parties are invited to submit written comments on the rule until April 1, 2024. We will continue to monitor the promulgation of this rule and developments in the area.[View source.]