U.S President Barack Obama signs an Executive Order titled "Fair Pay and Safe Workplace" with Thomas Perez, U.S. labor secretary, left, and members of the workforce and advocates who have worked to improve fair pay and safety standards in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, July 31, 2014. The Executive Order requires prospective federal contractors to disclose labor law violations and give federal agencies more guidance on how to consider labor violations when awarding federal contracts. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images