Federal Contractors and Their Efforts to Stave Off Unionization

Littler Mendellsohn reported Wednesday on its D.C. Employment Law Update Blog that the Obama administration is about to issue a proposed rule through the Civilian Agency Acquisition Counsel and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council that implements Executive Order 13494 (Economy in Government Contracting), prohibiting contractors from passing through to the government for payment any expenditures on union avoidance campaigns.