On June 18, 2024, the Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the “Service”) issued final regulations (T.D. 9998) (the “Final Regulations”) regarding compliance with the prevailing wage...more
7/16/2024
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Construction Industry ,
Contractors ,
Davis-Bacon Act ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Energy Projects ,
Federal Contractors ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
IRS ,
Penalties ,
Prevailing Wages ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Tax Credits ,
U.S. Treasury
On August 29, 2023, the Department of Treasury (the “Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) providing proposed rules governing the prevailing wage and...more
9/6/2023
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Davis-Bacon Act ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Federal Contractors ,
Good Faith ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
IRS ,
Labor Regulations ,
Prevailing Wages ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
SAM ,
Tax Credits ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Wage Determinations (WDs)
In a surprising release, on November 29, 2022, the Department of Treasury (the “Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the “Service”) issued Notice 2022-61 (the “Notice”) providing initial guidance on the prevailing...more
Attorneys from our Employment, Labor and OSHA (ELO) and Tax Groups will discuss the prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements in the Inflation Reduction Act. Topics will include the requirements necessary to obtain tax...more
Consider the following scenario: Your company uses a contractor staffing company to perform cleaning and maintenance tasks at one of its facilities. The contract with the staffing company allows your company to terminate the...more
The White House has announced that the requirement for covered employees at covered federal contractor workplaces to be fully vaccinated under the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force Guidance for Federal Contractors and...more
11/5/2021
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Deadlines ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Essential Workers ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Employees ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
Agencies Advised Not to Terminate Contractors Who are “Working in Good Faith and Encounter Challenges”; More States Sue to Enjoin EO 14042...more
11/2/2021
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Essential Workers ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Employees ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
On October 28, 2021, the State of Florida filed a challenge to the Biden administration’s requirement that employees of federal government contractors be vaccinated by December 8, 2021....more
10/29/2021
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Employees ,
Florida ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Motion To Enjoin ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
On April 27, 2021, President Biden issued an executive order (the “Order”) increasing the minimum wage for Federal Government contractors and subcontractors from $10.95 per hour to $15.00 per hour. The text of the Order is...more
4/29/2021
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Consumer Price Index ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Executive Orders ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Minimum Wage ,
Prevailing Wages ,
Service Contract Act ,
Subcontractors ,
Wage and Hour
As many readers of this blog know, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) allows employees to sue for overtime and minimum wage violations on behalf of themselves and those “similarly situated” in a “collective action.” FLSA...more
There are still many unknowns when it comes to the long-term health impacts of COVID-19 infections. Although medical studies on these impacts are ongoing, preliminary research indicates that COVID-19 infections may...more
Even with the economy starting to re-open, many businesses are still struggling to get back on track in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Chapter 11 bankruptcies are up 26 percent over this time last year, a number that...more
After a rough start — including delays in processing applications and distributing funds — small businesses are now receiving funds from the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”), the Small Business Administration’s (the...more
As the consequences of COVID-19 and the economic downturn are being more widely felt, employers are increasingly forced to confront tough choices with respect to reduced schedules, employee furloughs and reductions in force....more