Rynek pracy · 2.05.1996

Service Contract Act; Labor Standards for Federal Service Contracts

The Department of Labor (DOL or the Department) is proposing 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). Pursuant to Sec. 4(b) of the SCA, a variance from the SCA's locality and occupational requirements for determining prevailing health and welfare fringe benefits is also proposed to reflect the limitations of available fringe benefit data. Comments are also requested on revisions to timeframes for section 4(c) substantial variance proceedings. The United States District Court for the District of Columbia has set a deadline for the Department of July 31, 1996, to complete this rulemaking process. SEIU v. Reich, CA No. 91-0605 (D.D.C. January 29, 1996). To aid in the selection of the most appropriate methodology, the Department is in the process of developing data on the occupational mix of service contract employees. This data will help provide a basis for the regulatory impact analysis. Due to the time constraints imposed by the district court, however, it is not feasible to publish the impact analysis for comment with the proposed rule. Instead,