Wage violators retain lucrative federal contracts, says government watchdog

Federal Times: Government agencies are paying out millions of dollars to contractors that violate federal labor laws and affect over 11,000 workers around the country, according to a new report from the Center for Public Integrity.

Examining 1,154 contractors recently investigated by the Department of Labor, the Center for Public Integrity found that between January 2015 and July 2016 federal contracts were modified or granted with 68 contractors with substantive violations, according to an expose by Talia Buford and Maryam Jameel.

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