In recent series of articles, Senior Legal Editor Susan Schoenfeld outlines the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program’s (OFCCP) proposed paid sick leave rule, its requirements, and the time frame for compliance. But what will the paid sick leave requirements really mean for government contractors? What should contractors be doing now to ensure compliance when the new rule takes effect?
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According to Attorneys Leslie A. Stout-Tabackman, principal in the Washington, D.C., region office of Jackson Lewis, and Patricia Anderson Pryor, principal in the firm’s Cincinnati office, the paid sick leave requirements coming for federal contractors will create higher costs and a potential competitive disadvantage, causing concern among some federal contractors.
Many federal contractors currently provide some level of paid sick leave to their employees, says Stout-Tabackman. However, a proposed Department of Labor rule could change the way contractors provide such leave and the amount of sick leave they offer, she says.