The Department of Labor rescinds the 2023 final rule requiring contractors to give qualified employees the right of first refusal for employment with a successor contract.

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1. Update · Dec 23, 2025, 04:30 PMTrue
   The U.S. Department of Labor announced on December 22, 2025 that it rescinded the 2023 final rule that required contractors and subcontractors to offer qualified employees the right of first refusal for employment on a successor contract. The DOL press release explicitly states the regulations published in 2023 addressing this issue are rescinded and notes that the action implements Executive Order 14148, revoking EO 14055. The 2023 final rule, titled 'Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts,' was published in the Federal Register in December 2023 (and codified at 29 CFR part 9). These sources collectively corroborate the claim. Verdict: True — the 2023 final rule has been rescinded by the DOL per EO 14148, which revoked EO 14055.
   • https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20251222
   • https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/28/2025-01901/initial-rescissions-of-harmful-executive-orders-and-actions
   • https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/12/14/2023-27072/nondisplacement-of-qualified-workers-under-service-contracts
   • https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20231213-0
   • https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/executive-order-14055-nondisplacement-qualified-workers-under-service-contracts
2. Update · Dec 23, 2025, 04:07 PMin_progress
   Sources:

   • https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20251222 https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20251222
   • https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/12/14/2023-27072/nondisplacement-of-qualified-workers-under-service-contracts https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/12/14/2023-27072/nondisplacement-of-qualified-workers-under-service-contracts
   • https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-27072.pdf https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-27072.pdf
3. Original article · Dec 22, 2025
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