Dive Brief:

• Contractors who want to get federal contracts worth more than $500,000 will be required to disclose any violations in the previous three years of federal or state law covering 14 areas of worker protection.
• The requirements, to take effect in 2016 after rules are written for how they will work, are contained in an executive order that President Obama signed Thursday.
• Agencies that award contracts will require bidders to disclose the same information from many subcontractors, too.

Dive Insight:

Worker advocates praised the order. Associated Builders and Contractors worries that the new system might conflict with other regulations and might jeopardize contractors' due-process rights. Geoff Burr, ABC's vice president for government affairs, also said there is a chance the system could be abused to favor certain bidders over others.