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Executive Order 13782

Revocation of Federal Contracting Executive Orders

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In simple terms

This executive order revokes three Obama-era orders that imposed labor and employment requirements on federal contractors, including rules on disclosure of labor law violations, paid sick leave, and anti-discrimination protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity. It directs agencies to consider rescinding implementing regulations.

Federal Register Open PDF 82 FR 15607

Record & deadlines

  1. Signed

    Signed by the President

  2. FR published

    Published in the Federal Register · 82 FR 15607

    Federal Register PDF

  3. Agencies to consider promptly rescinding implementing rules and guidance

Key directives

  • Revoke EO 13673 (Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces/labor violation disclosure)
  • Revoke section 3 of EO 13683 (paid sick leave for federal contractors)
  • Revoke EO 13738 (implementation of EO 13673 and non-discrimination based on sexual orientation/gender identity)
  • Agencies shall consider promptly rescinding implementing orders, rules, regulations, guidance, guidelines, or policies

Who is ordered

Prior policyRollback

  • revokeExecutive Order 13673
  • revokesection 3 of Executive Order 13683
  • revokeExecutive Order 13738

Related orders

What to expect

Immediate

  • Revocation of EO 13673, EO 13683 section 3, and EO 13738 takes effect

Near term (90d)

  • Agencies to consider rescinding implementing rules, regulations, and guidance

Long term

  • Potential permanent rollback of contractor labor compliance requirements

Risks & tensions

  • Vague timing: 'consider promptly' lacks binding deadline or enforcement mechanism
  • Removes disclosure requirements for contractor labor law violations, potentially reducing accountability
  • Eliminates paid sick leave mandate for contractor employees
  • Removes explicit sexual orientation and gender identity non-discrimination protections for federal contractors
  • Agency discretion ('as appropriate,' 'to the extent consistent with law') creates implementation uncertainty
Executive Order 13782: Revocation of Federal Contracting Executive Orders · Executive Orders