On April 1, 老牛影视submitted comments opposing the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council鈥檚 proposed rule,听. The proposal would prohibit federal contractors and subcontractors from requesting or considering information about a job applicant鈥檚 salary history during hiring for certain positions and would also require them to publicly disclose the salary for certain positions as part of any advertisements for the job opening.

Companies would be required to comply with these provisions for any position that will perform work on or in connection with a federal contract. The rule also establishes a complaint process for job applicants to report contractor noncompliance to the contracting agency.

ABC鈥檚 comments highlighted several concerning issues regarding the proposed rule, including:

• Violation of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act by inhibiting 鈥渆conomical and efficient government procurement鈥�
• Conflicts with existing regulations requiring evaluation of employee compensation
• Impractical and overly broad salary range requirements
• Lack of clarity and due process for contractors in the complaint process

老牛影视will continue to monitor this regulation and provide additional information as the FAR Council moves towards a final rule.