MCAA Leads Industry Group Seeking Industry Exemption from Paid Sick Leave Executive Order

An MCAA-led industry group provided analyses to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Information and Regulatory Analysis (OIRA), and the Department of Labor’s (DoL) Wage and Hour Division as part of its efforts to obtain an industry exemption from President Obama’s Executive Order 13706—requiring paid sick leave accrual for those working on federal contracts—for employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement who are working on direct federal construction and federal facility HVAC service contracts.

MCAA representatives Adam Snavely of The Poole & Kent Co. (Baltimore, MD), Chip Mitchell of the Kirlin Group (Rockville, MD), Steve Weissenberger of MCA-Maryland, Bob Battista representing the MCA-MD and MCA Detroit and MCAA General Counsel John McNerney met with OMB/OIRA/DoL officials on February 11 to discuss the rationale for providing a collective bargaining exemption in the upcoming EO 13706 regulatory proposal.

MCAA’s position, also supported by the Construction Employers of America, laid out an analysis of ways to implement EO 13706 that are consistent with federal procurement, labor, and regulatory implementation policies. MCAA’s effort is aimed at gaining a favorable regulatory approach before a proposed regulation is published, rather than waiting for a proposed rule to be issued with less favorable options.

EO 13706 proposed regulations may be issued within the next month. MCAA’s initial letter to OMB and an outline of MCAA’s February 11 oral presentation are available by clicking on the links below.

Written Comments

Oral Presentation Outline