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OFCCP Week In Review - May 2024 #4

DirectEmployers Association on 5/29/2024

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee J. Chambers and Cynthia L. Hackerott. In today’s...more

As Cyber Regulators Rush Toward New Rules, Shifting Foundations May Complicate Compliance

Wiley Rein LLP on 4/2/2024

These days, cyber regulators are in a hurry. Commentators have observed, the “federal government is quietly directing a seismic shift in the economy” with new mandates. Ann Neuberger, Deputy National Security Advisor for...more

OFCCP Week In Review: April 2024

DirectEmployers Association on 4/2/2024

With DEI a high priority in today’s work environment, many companies are establishing employee resource groups (“ERGs”) to bring people together in celebration and support of both their commonalities and their differences....more

Fifth Circuit Affirms Preliminary Injunction Blocking Federal Contractor COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 12/22/2022

On December 19, 2022, a panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 federal contractor vaccine mandate. The 2-1 panel...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – September 2022 #4

PilieroMazza PLLC on 9/26/2022

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - Enhancing the Security of the Software Supply Chain Through Secure Software Development Practices - The Office of Management and Budget published a memo to implement National Institute of...more

Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate: Federal Appeals Court Says It's Unlawful But You Might Have to Comply Anyway

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 9/2/2022

Lately, litigation news related to public and private workplace COVID-19 vaccine mandates has quieted. That changed last Friday, when the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals narrowed a nationwide injunction against the...more

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

PilieroMazza PLLC on 7/14/2022

SBA Proposes Adoption of 2022 NAICS Revision for Small Business Size Standards - The Small Business Administration (SBA) proposed to amend its small business size regulations to incorporate the Office of Management and...more

USDA Seeks to ‘Blacklist’ Government Contractors for Labor and Employment Law Violations

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 3/14/2022

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on February 17, 2022, seeking to update its contract acquisition requirements. Within the proposed rulemaking, the USDA included two...more

OFCCP Week In Review: January 2022 #5

DirectEmployers Association on 1/31/2022

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

Executive Order 14042 – Update 15.0: U.S. District Court “Clarifies” Its Injunction Applies Only to the Vaccine Mandate

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 1/26/2022

Just when you didn’t think things could get any weirder, on Friday, January 21, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia issued a ruling clarifying its prior EO 14042 injunction (currently on appeal...more

The Continuing Saga of the COVID Vaccination Mandate Rules: The Next Episode

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP on 12/23/2021

For those of you who have been following along with my coverage of the federal contractor COVID-19 Safety Protocols guidance and related compliance concerns (previous coverage here), and my colleagues’ coverage of the...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – November 2021 #2

PilieroMazza PLLC on 11/23/2021

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - GSA Polaris and the New SCRM Requirements: Supply Chain Risk May Put Your Proposal at Risk - With the release of GSA Polaris around the corner, one looming issue remains: Contractors may lose out on...more

Federal Contractors Vaccine Mandate: What Government Contractors Need to Know

Womble Bond Dickinson on 11/19/2021

The implementation of President Biden’s September 9, 2021 Executive Order regarding COVID-19 vaccine and safe workplace requirements for federal contractors has caused confusion and prompted numerous questions from federal...more

Labor & Employment E-Note - November 2021

Burr & Forman on 11/17/2021

Resources - Safer Federal Workforce Task Force Updates Guidance for Federal Contractors - On November 10, 2021, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force updated its Guidance for Federal Contractors (“Guidance”). As...more

Safer Federal Workforce Task Force Updates Guidance for Federal Contractors

Burr & Forman on 11/12/2021

On November 10th, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (“Task Force”) updated its Guidance for Federal Contractors (“Guidance”). As discussed in earlier updates, all federal contracts meeting certain criteria issued after...more

White House Extends COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Deadline for Federal Contractors

Snell & Wilmer on 11/12/2021

On November 4, 2021, the White House extended the deadline for covered federal contractors to comply with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate established by the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force. Now, instead of being in compliance...more

Untangling the Vaccine Mandate – Updates and Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 11/12/2021

Since our October 14, 2021 webinar, much has developed in the rapidly evolving compliance world of Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors (“EO” or “EO 14042”). In case you...more

Federal Contractor and Subcontractor COVID-19 Guidance

Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP on 11/9/2021

BACKGROUND- Federal contractors and subcontractors have a lot to consider as they navigate the challenges COVID-19 presents to the workplace. On September 9, 2021, President Biden announced his Path Out of the Pandemic:...more

NEW TASK FORCE GUIDANCE SIGNALS SOME FLEXIBILITY FOR CONTRACTORS

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Government... on 11/5/2021

On November 1, 2021, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (the “Task Force”) added new FAQs to its guidance on Executive Order 14042 (“EO 14042”), signaling that contractors have some flexibility to go beyond the...more

Federal Contractors Offered Some Flexibility to Implement COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

Holland & Hart - Employers' Lawyers on 11/3/2021

The implementation of President Biden’s Executive Order 14042: Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors (“EO”) continues to evolve and will likely be refined and updated over the coming weeks and...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – October 2021 #2

PilieroMazza PLLC on 11/1/2021

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT - DOD Guidance for COVID-19 Vaccination Attestation, Screening Testing, and Vaccination Verification - The Department of Defense published a memorandum that provides updated guidance for implementing...more

Vaccine Mandate for Government Contractors: Guidance and FAR Class Deviation Bring Clarity and Questions

ArentFox Schiff on 10/14/2021

On September 9, 2021, President Biden signed Executive Order 14042, "Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors," that directed agencies to include a clause in new contracts, options, and extensions...more

The FAR and DFARS Deviation Clauses Directing COVID Vaccine and Other Protocols for Government Contractors: So, What Do They Mean...

Williams Mullen on 10/13/2021

As indicated in our September 10, 2021 alert, the Federal Government has now issued Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) deviation clauses implementing the...more

Executive Order 14042: Survival Guide for Federal Contractors - (An Analysis of What We Know, What We Think, and What We Don’t...

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 10/8/2021

On September 9, 2021, President Biden signed an Executive Order (EO) to implement COVID safety protocols for Federal service contractors and subcontractors. While the EO did not outline specific rules, it did direct a Federal...more

Vaccination Mandates for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors

Porter Hedges LLP on 10/6/2021

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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