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The Site Report - Construction Law Insights, Issue 3, March 2025

Welcome to our third issue of The Site Report for 2025! In this edition, we address new case law impacting contract provisions in South Carolina, construction-related pricing and tariffs, the new administration's effect on...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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#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

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Labor and Employment Law: What’s New in 2022

Although the first of January is ultimately just another day in the grand scheme of things, many of us attach a special significance to it. It is a day where we symbolically leave our problems behind and press forward to see...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate Update: Implementation Likely Delayed Until ‎February 2022- At The Earliest - If the Mandate...

On December 7, 2021, in Georgia v. Biden, No. 1:21-cv-163, a federal judge in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia issued a preliminary injunction barring enforcement of President Joe Biden’s...more

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District Courts Block Nationwide Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors

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Due to the ongoing pandemic, federal contractors nationwide – and the attorneys who represent them – have been closely monitoring the government’s implementation of a vaccine mandate. The potential of an enforceable mandate...more

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Safer Federal Workforce Publishes Update Regarding Court Injunctions ‎Against Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate

On December 9, 2021, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force issued a new statement regarding the court orders enjoining implementation of the federal contractor vaccine mandate. The Task Force statement is as follows: ...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Executive Order 14042 - Update 12.0 U.S. District Court Issues Nationwide Injunction

Federal contractors and subcontractors across the country were forced to rethink their COVID-safety efforts when, on December 7, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia enjoined enforcement of Executive...more

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COVID-19 Developments for Federal Contractors…

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[Editor's Note (12/07/21): A second court―the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia―has issued an injunction halting enforcement of the federal contractor vaccine mandate on a nationwide basis. The district...more

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Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate Blocked Nationwide

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A federal judge in Georgia issued a nationwide injunction blocking Biden’s vaccine mandate for federal contractors. The case is Georgia v. Biden, S.D. Ga., No. 21-cv-00163, 12/7/21. The mandate was set to take effect on...more

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DOJ Seeks Stay of KY, OH, and TN Injunction; Hearings Go Forward in Other Government Contractor Vaccine Mandate Cases

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As we previously reported, on November 30, the District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky (ED of KY) enjoined the government “from enforcing the vaccine mandate for federal contractors and subcontractors in all...more

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Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate Blocked in Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee

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On November 30, 2021, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky issued an order granting a preliminary injunction to halt enforcement of the vaccine mandate for federal contractors set forth in...more

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OMB Attempts to Plug Holes in the Government Contractor Vaccine Mandate

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Likely in response to the flurry of litigation challenging the government contractor vaccine mandate, on November 16 the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published a new notice of determination and request for comments...more

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Safer Federal Workforce Task Force Issues Additional Guidance on COVID-19 Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors

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On November 1, 2021, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force issued additional guidance for federal contractors with respect to vaccine mandates and other COVID-19 safety protocols. The new guidance is available on the Safer...more

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Who is Responsible for Granting Medical/Religious Accommodations to the COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate?

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As contractors and agencies scramble to comply with the government contractor vaccine mandate, there seems to be growing confusion over whether contractors or federal agencies are responsible for evaluating whether contractor...more

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Myth Buster: There is Not a General Testing Alternative for Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate

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This is the first in a series of posts from Verrill with the purpose of helping to dispel myths that are currently circulating concerning employment laws and rules related to COVID-19. On September 24, the Safer Federal...more

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#WorkforceWednesday: Preparing for Biden's Vaccine Mandate, Mandate Pushback Begins, NLRA's Reach Expected to Expand - Employment...

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This week, we look at the COVID-19 vaccination requirements for federal contractors and how the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is creating a more expansive view of the employment relationship. Employers Prepare for...more

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Task Force Releases Guidance on Biden’s Vaccine Mandate For Federal Contractors

On September 24, 2021, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force issued guidance on President Biden’s Executive Order on Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors. The Task Force guidance provides details...more

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White House Issues New Rulemaking Directions and an Executive Order to Increase Vaccinations of Private Sector Employees

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On September 9, 2021, the White House announced three actions to increase COVID-19 vaccinations of private sector employees throughout the country. These extraordinary actions, which are aimed at curbing the surging Delta...more

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