Government operations and workforce · Federal pay

Executive Order 13673: Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces

President: Barack Obama

Required prospective federal contractors to disclose labor-law violations and added paycheck-transparency and arbitration provisions.

Status: Revoked — by EO 13782 in 2017.

Is Executive Order 13673 still in effect? No. EO 13782 revoked it in 2017.

What does Executive Order 13673 do?

EO 13673 sought to make contracting officers consider serious labor-law violations when awarding major contracts. It also required wage statements and restricted pre-dispute arbitration for certain claims. Litigation blocked much of the program; Congress disapproved the FAR rule under the Congressional Review Act, and President Trump revoked the order through EO 13782 in March 2017. Agencies then rescinded the rules and guidance.

Administration position: The order did not itself establish new underlying labor standards; it used procurement decisions to address compliance with existing laws.
SignedJuly 31, 2014
Contract threshold$500,000 for disclosures
Congressional disapprovalPublic Law 115-11
RevokedMarch 27, 2017

Before and after

Before the order

Contract responsibility reviews did not use a standardized government-wide labor-violation disclosure system.

After the order

A partial implementation began, then injunction, congressional disapproval and revocation ended the program.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
ContractorsDisclose violations and provide wage statementsEnded
Labor DepartmentIssue guidance and advise agenciesRescinded
Contracting agenciesAssess disclosures and apply clausesEnded

What happened next

EO 13673 issued.

Congress disapproved the rule and EO 13782 revoked the order.

Reviewed court position

Court status

No court opinion, filing or docket is linked in this guide’s current source set.