What are federally contracted workers?
A federal contractor is any worker or organization that enters into a contract to provide labor, services, products, or materials to a government department or agency. Federal contractors can be individuals or companies.
Can a contractor be considered a federal employee?
The more interaction between a federal supervisor and a contractor employee in a work environment that ignores the hierarchy in the contractor company, the more likely the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will conclude that the contractor employee is a federal employee for purposes of using the federal EEO system.
Who is the enforcement agency for federal contracts?
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is the enforcement agency for labor rules affecting federal contractors.
How to deal with contractor misconduct in federal contracting?
It should seem obvious that contractor misconduct is dealt with through the hierarchy of the contracting company. The federal manager faced with contractor employee misconduct must be familiar with how to register a complaint with the contractor company. This information is obtained either through the COR or the contracting officer.
Can a contractor make a complaint against a federal manager?
This is important because the contractor employee’s complaint is against the federal manager’s agency, not the contractor company.
The more interaction between a federal supervisor and a contractor employee in a work environment that ignores the hierarchy in the contractor company, the more likely the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will conclude that the contractor employee is a federal employee for purposes of using the federal EEO system.
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is the enforcement agency for labor rules affecting federal contractors.
What is Executive Order 11246 for federal contractors?
Executive Order 11246 prohibits federal contractors (who do over $10,000 in Government business per year) from discriminating in employment decisions based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.
It should seem obvious that contractor misconduct is dealt with through the hierarchy of the contracting company. The federal manager faced with contractor employee misconduct must be familiar with how to register a complaint with the contractor company. This information is obtained either through the COR or the contracting officer.