Proskauer - Government Contractor Compliance & Regulatory Update

We appear to be on the precipice of a federal government shutdown. Absent a political compromise, the federal government’s funding will run out on September 30, 2021, and the White House has instructed federal agencies to…more

Biden Administration, Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Federal Budget, Federal Contractors, Furloughs

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Guy Brenner

OFCCP Issues Directive Updating Expedited Conciliation Procedures

On July 26, 2024, OFCCP published Directive 2024-01: Expedited Conciliation Procedures (the “Directive”). The Directive is intended to “outline updated procedures for an expedited conciliation option, giving contractors and the…more

Audits, Compliance, Conciliation, Documentation, Federal Contractors

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Ariel Brotman

OFCCP Moves One Step Closer To AAP Verification

In a step toward implementation of OFCCP’s Affirmative Action Program (“AAP”) Verification Initiative, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved an Affirmative Action Program Verification Interface (AAP-VI) that OFCCP…more

Affirmative Action, Data Management, Federal Contractors, Hiring & Firing, OFCCP

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Lloyd Chinn

Petition Urges DOL To Target Contractual Clauses Discouraging Whistleblowing

The Government Accountability Project (GAP) and Zuckerman Law recently petitioned the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) to issue rules and guidance prohibiting “de facto” gag clauses in settlement and severance agreements that…more

Department of Labor (DOL), Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), Protected Activity, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Settlement Agreements

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Larenz Jones

FAR Council Proposes Rule Requiring Contractors to Identify Subcontractors and Report Subcontractors’ Executive Compensation Information

On May 24, 2024, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) Council published a Notice and request for comments for 9000-0177, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-tier Subcontract Awards. If approved, the new FAR…more

Compensation, Contractors, Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), OMB, Proposed Rules

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Olympia Karageorgiou

OFCCP Issues Directive Updating Expedited Conciliation Procedures

Audits, Compliance, Conciliation, Documentation, Federal Contractors

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Mallory Knudsen

OFCCP Issues Directive Updating Expedited Conciliation Procedures

Audits, Compliance, Conciliation, Documentation, Federal Contractors

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Edward Kornreich

Proskauer Obtains Dismissal of High-Stakes False Claims Act Suit

On August 7, 2014, Judge Castel of the Southern District of New York dismissed a False Claims Act (“FCA”) complaint that was based primarily on allegations that the defendant Hospital improperly focused on referral revenue in…more

False Claims Act (FCA), Fraud, Healthcare, Healthcare Fraud, Hospitals

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Abigail Rosenblum

President Biden Requires Contractor Employees Be Fully Vaccinated (or Face Regular Testing)

On July 29, 2021, President Biden announced that “to help protect workers and their communities,” all employees of federal contractors working onsite at government facilities will be asked to “attest to their vaccination…more

Biden Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Coronavirus/COVID-19, Employer Liability Issues, Federal Contractors

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Jurate Schwartz

Recipients of the 2018 HIRE Vets Medallion Award Announced

Quick Hit: The U.S. Department of Labor has announced the recipients of the 2018 HIRE Vets Medallion Program Demonstration Award. The award recognizes employers who hire veterans and take efforts to establish employee…more

Department of Labor (DOL), Employee Retention, Federal Contractors, Hiring & Firing, Human Resources Professionals

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Jacob Tucker

Fifth Circuit Affirms Injunction Preventing Enforcement of Contractor Vaccine Mandate Against Louisiana, Indiana, and Mississippi

On December 19, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a preliminary injunction halting enforcement of the federal contractor and subcontractor vaccine mandate requirements issued in response to Executive…more

Article III, Employer Mandates, Enforcement, Federal Contractors, Injunctions

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