On January 21, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order titled “[E]nding Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity,” rescinding Executive Order (“EO”) 11246 – which required federal government...more
2/6/2025
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
OFCCP ,
Rehabilitation Act ,
Trump Administration ,
Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA)
The White House released a Fact Sheet on November 4, 2021, aimed at covered federal contractors announcing they now have until January 4, 2022 for their covered employees to obtain their final vaccination dose. Under...more
11/18/2021
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Covered Employees ,
Deadlines ,
Employer Mandates ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Employees ,
Healthcare Workers ,
OSHA ,
Time Extensions ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
On September 9, 2021, President Biden announced several “Path Out of the Pandemic” initiatives designed to increase vaccination rates through workplace vaccine mandates. While the “splashiest” announcement–with potentially...more
10/5/2021
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Covered Employees ,
Covered Employer ,
Covered Entities ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Employees ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
On April 27, 2021 President Biden issued Executive Order No. 14026 (the “Executive Order”) increasing the minimum wage for federal contractors. Starting January 30, 2022, all executive branch agencies must incorporate a $15...more
5/7/2021
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Contract Solicitation ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Minimum Wage ,
Service Contract Act ,
State Procurement Contracts ,
Wage and Hour
On January 21, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Protecting Worker Health and Safety directing the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health to issue science-based guidance for...more
2/1/2021
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employment Policies ,
Executive Orders ,
Masks ,
New Guidance ,
OSHA ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Secretary of Labor ,
Social Distancing ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) to further the objectives of...more