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New Executive Orders Target DEI and Federal Contractor Affirmative Action Obligations

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The change in presidential administration has had an immediate impact on the diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) space, with President Donald Trump issuing several new executive orders regarding DEI and federal...more

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Read Before Increasing Wages! Unraveling the Minimum Wage and Salary Basis Test Mayhem

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2024 ushered in the implementation of and challenges to several wage and hour initiatives by the Biden Administration, most notably, adjustments to the salary basis test and Executive Order 14026, which raised minimum wages...more

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Federal Contractors Should Prepare for 2025 Minimum Wage Hike as Legal Challenges Unfold

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Federal contractors may need to be prepared to increase pay for employees working on, or in connection with, covered federal government contracts. The hourly minimum wage for employees performing work on federal contracts...more

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Tenth Circuit Upholds Court’s Refusal to Enjoin Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Hike

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President Joe Biden likely has authority under the Procurement Act to raise the minimum wage for employees of federal contractors to $15 per hour, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled. Bradford v. U.S. Dep’t...more

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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses– April 2022 #2

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GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - SBA Increases Its Size Standards, Opening More Opportunities for Winning Government Contracts - The long-awaited increase to size standards by the Small Business Administration (SBA) has arrived....more

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Significant Changes to Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations Proposed

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued its long-awaited Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) seeking to revise Davis-Bacon Act (DBA) regulations....more

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U.S. Department of Labor Announces Overhaul of Prevailing Wage Rules

On March 11, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to update the rules governing how workers are paid on federally funded construction projects. The proposed changes represent the...more

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Updates to Task Force Guidance | District Courts Follow Different Reasoning to Hold Executive Order 14042 Invalid: Circuit Courts...

The fast and furious Jenga game over when and with which federal vaccine mandate a company must comply might finally have reached a turning point. On January 13, 2022, the Supreme Court issued dual per curiam opinions in...more

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#WorkforceWednesday: Employee Privacy and COVID-19, CMS Vaccine Mandate on Hold, Independent Contractor Classification -...

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This week, we look at complying with the rules that require employers to keep employee COVID-19 vaccination and testing information confidential. HIPAA, Employee Privacy Protections, and COVID-19 (see video attached) ...more

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More EO Activity: Contractor Minimum Wage Implementation and the Return of the Nondisplacement Rule

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What: Just before Thanksgiving, the Government took two actions likely to affect many federal service and construction contractors’ pricing and staffing decisions. The Biden Administration issued Executive Order (EO) 14055 to...more

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Contractor minimum wage to increase on January 30

The new floor is $15 an hour. The Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor published its final rule implementing regulations under Executive Order 14026 (Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal...more

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Important Updates on Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate—Deadline Extended and Flexibility Added - UPDATED

UPDATE: The Safer Federal Workforce Task Force issued updated Guidance on November 10 confirming that the date a covered employee must be fully vaccinated is January 18, 2022. With the addition of new answers to...more

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Summary of Agency Class Deviations Implementing Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate

The Government Contracts and Global Trade Group is pleased to provide a summary of some of the key class deviations and other memoranda published by U.S. Government agencies implementing the federal contractor COVID-19...more

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COVID-19 Vaccination Mandates: OSHA's Emergency Temporary Standard on the Move

On Monday, November 1, 2021, CNBC reported the Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") completed its review of OSHA's Emergency Temporary Standard ("ETS") that will require larger employers to either adopt a policy for...more

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They did it! OSHA’s standard on COVID vaccinations is out

This morning the Occupational Safety and Health Administration formally issued its Emergency Temporary Standard on COVID vaccinations. Most employers with 100 or more employees will have to require their employees to get...more

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OSHA's vaccine ETS: First impressions

Substantively moderate, but logistically? Ugh. As I'm sure you all have seen, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration released yesterday its long-awaited Emergency Temporary Standard on COVID-19 vaccinations. ...more

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UPDATE: What Federal Contractors and Large Employers Need to Know About the New Vaccine Mandate

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Update – September 30, 2021: The Task Force issued a set of FAQs regarding the Guidance. Anticipating the upcoming release by OSHA of the ETS (see below), the FAQs make clear that covered contractors and subcontractors must...more

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Vaccination Mandates for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors

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On September 24, 2021, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (the “Task Force”) issued its guidance (the “Guidance”), under Executive Order 14042 (the “Executive Order”), requiring employees of workplace locations with...more

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Safer Federal Workforce Safety Guidance and the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard Update

Key Points - The recent announcements around federal contractor requirements for mandatory vaccination and the upcoming OSHA Emergent Temporary Standard have created significant confusion for employers. It’s important...more

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Uncle Sam Wants You! (To Get Vaccinated, If You’re a Federal Contractor): Updated COVID-19 Workplace Safety Guidelines Are Here

As promised, on September 24, 2021, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force issued Guidance for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors about the implementation of President Biden’s Executive Order 14042, which imposed a...more

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What To Do Now: Task Force Seeks Broad Coverage And Stringent COVID-19 Protocols For Contractors

On September 24, 2021, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (the “Task Force”) issued guidance (the “Guidance”) on President Biden’s Executive Order 14042 (the “Order”). Although the Guidance recognizes that the Order is...more

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BREAKING: Task Force Issues Vaccine Guidance For Contractors

Vaccine mandate for many contractors is now imminent. As ordered by President Joe Biden, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force issued guidance today for federal contractors regarding COVID-19 prevention. Given the...more

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Biden Administration Announces New Vaccine Mandate for Employers

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On September 9, 2021, President Joe Biden announced sweeping COVID-19 vaccination and testing requirements applicable to both public and private employers nationwide. The following is an overview of the important upcoming...more

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White House Announces Vaccine Mandates for Employees of Large Private Employers, Federal Contractors, and Most Healthcare...

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On September 9, 2021, President Joseph R. Biden released a sweeping new COVID-19 Action Plan, Path Out of the Pandemic.  This Plan includes mandates that employees working for large private employers, the federal government,...more

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Department of Labor Publishes Final Rule to Raise Minimum Wage for Certain Federal Contractors and Subcontractors

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The U.S. Department of Labor issued final regulations on October 1, 2014 to implement Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors. President Obama signed the Executive Order on February 12, 2014. The...more

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