Politics and Policy

Obama Signs Executive Order on Worker Rights at Federal Contractors

July 31, 2014 3:44 p.m. ET

WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama made it more difficult for companies that run afoul of labor laws to win federal contracts, signing an executive order on Thursday that requires prospective contractors to disclose labor violations.

The order applies to companies seeking new federal contracts valued at more than $500,000 and aims to prevent corporations that repeatedly violate workers' rights from being awarded taxpayer dollars, the...

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