Labour market · 25/10/1996

Service Contract Act; Labor Standards For Federal Service Contracts

By notice of proposed rulemaking published in the Federal Register on May 2, 1996 (61 FR 19770), the Department of Labor (DOL or the Department) proposed alternative approaches for procedures to establish minimum health and welfare benefits requirements in the regulations issued under the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA). As was explained in the proposed rule, it was not feasible to publish a regulatory impact analysis for comment with the proposed rule due to judicially imposed time constraints. In the meantime, the Department has developed data on the occupational mix of service contract employees in order to provide a basis for the impact analysis and to aid in the selection of the most appropriate methodology. The analysis has been completed and is now being published for comment. Comments may also be submitted on the various alternatives set forth previously for comment. Comments on this document will be reviewed together with comments submitted on the May 2, 1996 proposed rule prior to promulgation of a final rule.