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selection for training, including apprenticeship. The contractor agrees to post in conspicuous
<br />places, available to employees and applicants for employment, notices to be provided setting
<br />forth the provisions of this nondiscrimination clause.
<br />(2) The contractor will, in all solicitations or advertisements for employees placed by or on behalf
<br />of the contractor, state that all qualified applicants will receive considerations for employment
<br />without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
<br />(3) The contractor will send to each labor union or representative of workers with which he has a
<br />collective bargaining agreement or other contract or understanding, a notice to be provided
<br />advising the said labor union or workers' representatives of the contractor's commitments under
<br />this section, and shall post copies of the notice in conspicuous places available to employees and
<br />applicants for employment.
<br />(4) The contractor will comply with all provisions of Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965,
<br />and of the rules, regulations, and relevant orders of the Secretary of Labor.
<br />(5) The contractor will furnish all information and reports required by Executive Order 11246 of
<br />September 24, 1965, and by rules, regulations, and orders of the Secretary of Labor, or pursuant
<br />thereto, and will permit access to his books, records, and accounts by the administering agency
<br />and the Secretary of Labor for purposes of investigation to ascertain compliance with such rules,
<br />regulations, and orders.
<br />(6) In the event of the contractor's noncompliance with the nondiscrimination clauses of this
<br />contract or with any of the said rules, regulations, or orders, this contract may be canceled,
<br />terminated, or suspended in whole or in part and the contractor may be declared ineligible for
<br />further Government contracts or federally assisted construction contracts in accordance with
<br />procedures authorized in Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, and such other sanctions
<br />as may be imposed and remedies invoked as provided in Executive Order 11246 of September 24,
<br />1965, or by rule, regulation, or order of the Secretary of Labor, or as otherwise provided by law.
<br />(7) The contractor will include the portion of the sentence immediately preceding paragraph (1)
<br />and the provisions of paragraphs (1) through (7) in every subcontract or purchase order unless
<br />exempted by rules, regulations, or orders of the Secretary of Labor issued pursuant to section 204
<br />of Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, so that such provisions will be binding upon
<br />each subcontractor or vendor. The contractor will take such action with respect to any
<br />subcontract or purchase order as the administering agency may direct as a means of enforcing
<br />such provisions, including sanctions for noncompliance: Provided, however, That in the event a
<br />contractor becomes involved in, or is threatened with, litigation with a subcontractor or vendor
<br />as a result of such direction by the administering agency the contractor may request the United
<br />States to enter into such litigation to protect the interests of the United States.
<br />B. Compliance with the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act:
<br />(1) Overtime requirements. No contractor or subcontractor contracting for any part of the
<br />contract work which may require or involve the employment of laborers or mechanics shall
<br />require or permit any such laborer or mechanic in any workweek in which he or she is employed
<br />on such work to work in excess of forty hours in such workweek unless such laborer or mechanic
<br />receives compensation at a rate not less than one and one-half times the basic rate of pay for all
<br />hours worked in excess of forty hours in such workweek.
<br />(2) Violation; liability for unpaid wages; liquidated damages. In the event of any violation of the
<br />clause set forth in paragraph (1) of this section the contractor and any subcontractor responsible
<br />therefor shall be liable for the unpaid wages. In addition, such contractor and subcontractor shall
<br />be liable to the United States (in the case of work done under contract for the District of Columbia
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