Obama administration tells contractors again: Don’t issue layoff notices

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The Labor Department issued guidance in July saying it would be “inappropriate” for contractors to issue notices of potential layoffs tied to sequestration cuts.


http://thehill.com/blogs/defcon-hill...layoff-notices


BMT

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Originally Posted by BMT

The Labor Department issued guidance in July saying it would be “inappropriate” for contractors to issue notices of potential layoffs tied to sequestration cuts.


http://thehill.com/blogs/defcon-hill...layoff-notices


BMT

How interesting. The US Government wants companies to ingore US law--and are willing to incentivize them to do so.

But the Friday guidance from the Office of Management and Budget raised the stakes in the dispute, telling contractors that they would be compensated for legal costs if layoffs occur due to contract cancellations under sequestration — but only if the contractors follow the Labor guidance.

What the OMB proposes will not save a single job. They just want to keep a lid on things until this pesky little election is over.