Senator Harkin Calls for Investigation of Contractors With Labor Violations

December 12, 2013

imagesCA95DX61A top Senate Democrat is calling on the Obama administration to scrutinize federal contractors’ compliance with labor laws, citing results of a congressional investigation that showed widespread violations of the law.
The findings were outlined Wednesday by Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions  Chairman Tom Harkin (D., Iowa). The year-long probe conducted by his staff  found that nearly 30% of companies hit with the highest penalties for federal labor-law violations are also federal contractors.
You can read more about this story via the Wall Street Journal.