Webinar: What the FAR PLA Proposed Rule Means for ABC Federal Contractors

On Aug. 18, the Federal Acquisition Regulation Council issued a proposed rule, FAR Case 2022-003, Use of Project Labor Agreements For Federal Construction Projects, which will eventually implement President Biden’s Feb. 4, 2022, Executive Order 14063, which mandates project labor agreements on federal contracts of $35 million or more. Maury Baskin and Ben Brubeck will provide an overview of the controversial proposal and its impact on ABC federal contractors, discuss the process for submitting comments on the rule and outline next steps regarding ABC industry outreach and educational materials. The speakers will also discuss ABC’s strategies to fight the EO policy and individual PLAs on federal and federally assisted construction contracts.

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Speakers: Maury Baskin, Littler Mendelson and Ben Brubeck, Vice President of Regulatory, Labor and State Affairs, ABC National

Moderator: Michael Altman, Manager of Federal Regulatory Affairs, ABC National

Meet the Speakers

Maury Baskin serves as ABC’s general counsel and is a shareholder in the Washington, D.C., office of Littler Mendelson P.C., where he co-chairs Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute. He is one of the chief legal advocates for the rights of employers on labor issues throughout the country. Baskin has represented ABC and its member firms at every level of court, up to and including the U.S. Supreme Court.

Ben Brubeck is ABC’s vice president of regulatory, labor and state affairs. In this role, he works with his team work to shape policy on local, state and federal issues important to the construction industry, and represents ABC before lawmakers, the media, construction industry executives and stakeholders. His expertise across a portfolio of issues includes labor and employment, workforce development, infrastructure, federal contractor regulations, small businesses and public works procurement.