Judge Temporarily Blocks Rule Aimed at Fair Treatment of Federal Contract Workers

Government Executive: In a victory for industry groups, a district court judge on Monday night issued a preliminary injunction freezing the Obama administration’s Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces final rule that was to have taken effect on Tuesday.

Responding to a suit brought by a chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors and others, judge Marcia Crone of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas granted a temporary halt to implementation of the Federal Acquisition Regulation and Labor Department’s guidance relating to the Fair Pay rule finalized in August.

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