Proposed DOL Rule Requires Hiring of Incumbents

A proposed Labor Department rule that requires a successful bidder to hire incumbent employees is too restrictive and logistically impossible to implement say contractor advocates.  Stan Soloway of the Professional Services Council observed that the proposed rule strips away any flexibility contained in the 2009 Executive Order requiring the rule.   Comments on the proposal are being accepted until May 18th here:  http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480ac17ed

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