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A Contractor's Guide to the Impending Government Shutdown

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

Biden Administration Announces Revised Deadline for Federal Contractor Vaccination Requirement

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

Safer Federal Workforce Task Force Issues Updated FAQs on COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

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

It's a Mandate: Task Force Issues COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance for Government Contractors

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

President Biden Mandates COVID-19 Safety Measures for Government Contractors

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

OFCCP and New Affirmative Action Developments for Federal Contractors

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

Clarification for Government Contractors Regarding Vaccine Attestation and Testing

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

Virginia Whistleblower Protection and Expanded Anti-Discrimination Statutes Near Implementation

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

A Dedicated Pandemic Response Team Can Identify and Implement Policies Needed for a Safe Return

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

DOL Issues Initial Guidance and Employee Notice for Families First Coronavirus Response Act

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

Temporary Teleworking During COVID-19 Outbreak: Guidelines for U.S. Employers

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

HR Toolkit Series, Part 4 - Protecting Proprietary Information and Trade Secrets

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

Maryland's Paid Sick Leave Mandate Set to Take Effect This Month

• 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

A Contractor’s Guide to the Impending Government Shutdown

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

Paid Family and Medical Leave for D.C. Employees To Become Law

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

Congress to Take Action to Undo the Contractor Blacklisting Rule

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

Nationwide Injunction Issued for the Department of Labor's FLSA Overtime Rule Changes

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

Preliminary Injunction Issued Against Department of Labor's Overtime Rule

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

Final Rule Issued Implementing Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order

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

Employers Must Comply with DOL's Updated Posting Requirements

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

OFCCP Updates Sex Discrimination Guidelines for Federal Contractors

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

DOL Releases Long-Anticipated Revisions to FLSA Overtime Exemption Rules - Employers Will Need to Pay Overtime Wages to More White...

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

Long Anticipated Changes to DOL Overtime Rules to be Announced

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

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