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Employer Liability Issues Biden Administration Federal Contractors

McDermott Will & Schulte

Trump, Court Actions Curtail Union Involvement in Federal Contracts

Federal contractors spent the past three years navigating executive mandates limiting their ability to select their own workforces after being awarded a large federal service contract. These mandates also required them to use...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

2024 Post-Election Considerations for Inaugurations, Transitions, Special Elections and Personnel Entering or Leaving Government

Now that the 2024 election has passed, individuals and organizations must be mindful of special legal issues that arise from contributions made to, and expenses incurred for, federal, state or local inaugural or transition...more

DCI Consulting

[Webinar] AI for Federal Contractors: OFCCP Issues EEO Guidance on Use of New Technology - June 4th, 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm EDT

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The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the employment context has skyrocketed in the past year. Employers hoping to utilize this technology to increase efficiency and effectiveness have struggled to determine how federal...more

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New Wave of Pay Transparency Requirements Affects Employers and Federal Contractors

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A growing patchwork of state pay transparency laws is placing additional requirements on employers. At least five states and the District of Columbia have now enacted pay transparency laws requiring employers to disclose...more

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Biden Administration Announces Actions Aimed at Advancing Pay Equity for the Federal Workforce and Federal Contractor Employees

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Earlier this week, the Biden Administration announced actions to support the equal pay principles set forth by Executive Orders 14035 and 14069. These actions will impact federal contractors and...more

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Successor Government Contractor Hiring Obligations Change: DOL’s Long Awaited Nondisplacement Rule Effective February 12, 2024

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On December 14, 2023, the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) published its long-awaited Final Rule, “Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts.” The rule defines service contractors’...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Minimum Wage Increase for Federal Contractors

Effective January 1, 2024, the minimum wage for workers who perform work on or in connection with federal contracts will increase from $16.20 per hour to $17.20 per hour. This will apply to most federal contracts entered into...more

Jenner & Block

Government Contracts Legal Round-Up - May 2023 Issue 9

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Notable Updates - Biden Administration Ends Contractor COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate - On May 9, 2023, President Biden issued an executive order revoking his prior executive orders requiring vaccination of federal employees (EO...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

[Event] 2022 Government Contractor Employment Law Symposium - November 17th, Tysons, VA

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Join a multi-disciplinary team of Jackson Lewis attorneys, along with guest speakers from the government contracting firm Smith Pachter, for a full-day of presentations, interactive discussions and practical solutions...more

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Ongoing Uncertainty Surrounds COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates for Government Contractors

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The patchwork collection of state and federal requirements applicable to COVID-19 vaccination continues to remain in flux. Beginning December 2021, there was a nationwide stay in the implementation of Executive Order 14042's...more

Maynard Nexsen

Safer Federal Workforce Posts Update on Contractor Vaccine Mandate

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On October 19, 2022, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force published an update for federal contractors regarding new guidance from the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) on the contractor vaccine mandate....more

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Federal Contractor COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Looks to Return, With Potential Updates

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As we previously reported, on August 26, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued a decision narrowing the nationwide injunction against the COVID-19 vaccination mandate for federal contractor employees...more

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Growing Number of States Prohibit Adverse Employment Action for Off Duty Marijuana Usage

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In recent years, employers adapted workplace policies and trainings to conform with changing state laws legalizing medical marijuana use. The landscape is continuing to evolve as many states have now prohibited adverse...more

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New Guidance on Contractor Vaccine Mandate Anticipated Soon

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On Friday, October 14, 2022, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (“Task Force”) announced that they anticipate further guidance will be issued following the narrowing of the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Go Back In The Water . . . The 11th Circuit Revives Executive Order 14042

With apologies to Jaws II, just when you thought it was safe, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit has released a shark back into the EO 14042 waters. On Friday, August 26, the 11th Circuit published a 66-page...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Government to Withhold Enforcement of the Vaccine Mandate. For Now.

After we published a post about the Eleventh Circuit’s decision to narrow the scope of the nationwide preliminary injunction of the government contractor vaccine mandate, the government announced that, for the time being, it...more

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Appeals Court Limits Injunction of Government Contractor Vaccine Mandate, But Enforcement Unlikely for Now

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On August 26, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit upheld a lower court’s injunction of Executive Order 14042, President Biden’s executive order requiring employees working on federal government contracts...more

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Federal Contractors in Limbo After Vaccine Mandate Nationwide Injunction Is Narrowed

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A U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit panel breathed new life into the federal contractor vaccine mandate. While the panel determined that the COVID-19 vaccine mandate exceeded the president’s legal authority, it...more

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11th Circuit Court Upholds Stay of the Government Contractor Vaccine Mandate but Limits the Scope of its Injunction

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Since December 2021, there has been a nationwide stay in the implementation of Executive Order 14042's vaccination requirement for federal contractors, which was the result of an injunction entered by a Georgia federal court....more

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Eleventh Circuit Significantly Narrows Scope of Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate Injunction, Allowing Enforcement in Many States

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On August 26, 2022, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued its long-awaited decision in the federal government’s appeal of a lower court order striking down the Biden Administration’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate for...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

To Mandate Vax or Not, That Is the Question: Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandates Before Several Appellate Courts

Questions about COVID-19 vaccines are hard, particularly if you contract or want to contract with the federal government. The scenario is familiar: You run a business that has or seeks to contract with the federal...more

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New Directive From OFCCP Signals the Biden Administration's Prioritization of Pay Equity

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On March 15, 2022, to coincide with this year's "Equal Pay Day," the OFCCP issued a new Directive on pay equity audits. Its stated purpose is to "provide guidance on how OFCCP will evaluate federal contractors' compliance...more

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The Top 18 Workplace Law Stories from March 2022

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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#WorkforceWednesday: Independent Contractor Rule Reinstated, OFCCP Targets Pay Equity Audits, OSHA Focuses on Health Care...

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This week, we look at a range of developments shifting the enforcement approach across federal agencies and how employers can comply with these shifts. Texas Court Reinstates DOL Independent Contractor Rule A district...more

Polsinelli

Ban on Salary History Inquiries to Expand to Federal Contractors

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The emerging trend of laws banning inquiries into salary history and promoting pay transparency will soon expand to federal contractors.  On March 15, 2022, President Biden issued an Executive Order titled “Executive Order on...more

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