Common use of Department of Labor Clause in Contracts

Department of Labor. If the Bureau of Labor Statistics ceases to publish or substantially changes the content, calculation or format of the CPI, the parties will substitute another comparable index published by a mutually agreeable source; provided, however, that if the change is merely to redefine the base period to some other period, the parties will continue to use the affected index but will convert either the current or prior level of such index to the same basis as the other by using an appropriate conversion factor.

Department of Labor. If the Bureau of Labor Statistics ceases to publish or substantially changes the content, calculation or format of the CPI, the parties will substitute another comparable index published by a mutually agreeable source; provided, however, that if the change is merely to redefine the base period to some other period, the parties will continue to use the affected index but will convert either the current or prior level of such index to the same basis as the other by using an appropriate conversion factor.. B. Documentation