Editor's Note: The last time we faced an impending government shutdown, our Government Contracts Group posted a blog regarding what contractors should do in the event of a shutdown. That post has been updated below...more
9/22/2023
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The Biden Administration on Nov. 4, 2021, announced that it is revising the deadline for the federal contractor vaccination requirement from Dec. 8, 2021, to "no later than January 4, 2022." The White House is revising the...more
The Safer Federal Workforce Task Force released updated Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Federal Contractors on Nov. 1, 2021, regarding its COVID-19 Workplace Safety: Guidance for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors...more
11/4/2021
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As required by President Joe Biden's Executive Order on Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors on Sept. 9, 2021, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (the Task Force) issued its COVID-19 Workplace...more
9/27/2021
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President Joe Biden issued two Executive Orders (EOs) on Sept. 9, 2021, aimed at curtailing the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The first – Executive Order on Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees –...more
During the first seven months of the Biden Administration, there have been several developments in the area of federal contractor affirmative action. As most contractors know, three federal contractor affirmative action...more
8/31/2021
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The Biden Administration released guidance on Aug. 3, 2021, providing additional clarification regarding COVID-19 vaccine attestation and testing for government contractor personnel who work on a federal government-controlled...more
In its latest session, Virginia's new Democratic-majority General Assembly enacted two bills that will fundamentally alter the landscape of employment litigation in the Commonwealth. They take effect on July 1, 2020....more
As shelter-in-place orders enacted in response to COVID-19 are lifted throughout the country, companies have begun the process of returning their workforces from home back to the workplace. In order for employers to...more
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) was enacted into law on March 18, 2020 in response to the COVID-19 national emergency. As employers are preparing for the FFCRA's impact on their businesses,…...more
As the U.S. COVID-19 outbreak continues, many employers are increasingly thinking about what steps they might need or want to take to manage the impact in their workplace, including utilizing temporary telework arrangements....more
In a recent Holland & Knight webinar, Partners Kara Ariail, Brandon Elledge, and Terry Elling discussed trade secrets and related issues affecting government contractors when employees are hired or leave. In case you missed...more
10/1/2018
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• The Maryland Healthy Working Families Act is scheduled to go into effect on Feb. 11, 2018, making Maryland the ninth state to mandate paid sick leave for private employers.
• The Act requires that Maryland employers with...more
2/6/2018
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With less than a day before the federal government's appropriated funding runs out, confidence in avoiding a potential shutdown is waning. Because of that, contractors should exercise prudence and immediately begin...more
1/22/2018
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District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser on Feb. 15, 2017, declined to veto the controversial Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act of 2016. Although she declined to veto the measure, Bowser returned the bill unsigned to the...more
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy announced on the House Floor today that Congress will take direct aim at formally rescinding "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces", also known as the contractor "blacklisting" rule. We have...more
On November 22, a federal court in Texas has issued a nationwide injunction of the Department of Labor's final rule increasing the minimum salary level required to qualify for an exemption from the Fair Labor Standards Act's...more
On Nov. 22, 2016, a federal district judge in Texas enjoined the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) final rule increasing the minimum salary level threshold to qualify for an exemption from the overtime requirements of the Fair...more
The Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Oct. 20, 2016, jointly released Antitrust Guidance for Human Resource Professionals, cautioning employers about...more
10/28/2016
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Late Monday evening, just before the FAR Final Rule and DOL Guidance on the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order (FPSWP) were set to take effect, a federal district judge in Texas enjoined the implementation of the...more
10/26/2016
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The Department of Defense, General Services Administration and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (the FAR Council) have issued for publication in today’s Federal Register, a final rule amending the Federal...more
8/25/2016
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The Department of Labor (DOL) issued on July 27, 2016, regulations that require covered employers to update their Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Minimum Wage posters and their federal Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA)...more
8/11/2016
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The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs issued a final rule yesterday, enforcing Executive Order 11246 and updating its sex discrimination guidelines for federal contractors. Prior to yesterday’s issuance, the...more
6/16/2016
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on May 18, 2016, released its rule updating overtime regulations for executive, administrative and professional employees (commonly referred to as white collar employees) under the Fair...more
The Department of Labor is expected to announce its final rule regarding the white collar overtime exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act at an event in Ohio attended by Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of Labor...more