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Labour market · 05/08/1996Updated: 10/18/2026 · 1 min read

Federal Contract Labor Laws to be Revised Under the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994

Summary

The Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 is set to revise labor standards regulations for federal service contracts, including the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Provisions and Procedures, and the Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act, in response to changes necessitated by the Act, which increased the coverage threshold of the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act to $100,000 and eliminated the eligibility requirements of the Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act.

Original source language: Federal Register — Department of LaborOpen original release →

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