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Wiley Rein LLP

What Remains of the COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate, and What Insights Can Federal Contractors Draw From the Experience?

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Ask someone you know about the COVID-19 vaccination requirements for contractors, and you might get an, “Oh yeah, what happened to that?” Issued in early September 2021, Executive Order (EO) 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Biden Administration Clarifies That Government Will Not Enforce Federal Contractor COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

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In a statement on its website, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force has indicated that, until further notice, the government will not enforce any part (not just the COVID-19 vaccine mandate portion) of Executive Order 14042...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Go Back In The Water . . . The 11th Circuit Revives Executive Order 14042

With apologies to Jaws II, just when you thought it was safe, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit has released a shark back into the EO 14042 waters. On Friday, August 26, the 11th Circuit published a 66-page...more

McCarter & English, LLP

Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate – Where Do Things Stand Now?

In the fall of 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14042 (EO 14042), which, among other things, directed federal agencies to require federal contractors and subcontractors to mandate that most of their employees be...more

Jenner & Block

Government Contracts - Eleventh Circuit Vacates Nationwide Injunction of Contractor Vaccine Mandate and Injects Significant...

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On Friday, August 26, 2022, the Eleventh Circuit brought back to life complicated legal, management, and labor issues related to COVID-19 vaccine requirements for many government contractors. By significantly narrowing a...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

‎Eleventh Circuit Declares Federal Contractor COVID-19 Mandate Beyond President’s Authority

On September 9, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, which directs federal agencies to include in certain federal contracts a clause requiring...more

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Eleventh Circuit Significantly Narrows Scope of Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate Injunction, Allowing Enforcement in Many States

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On August 26, 2022, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued its long-awaited decision in the federal government’s appeal of a lower court order striking down the Biden Administration’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate for...more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: April 2022 #4

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

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: March 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

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: February 2022 #3

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

Sherman & Howard L.L.C.

Mandatory Vaccine Requirement for Federal Workers Remains Blocked

On February 9, 2022, the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an Order declining to lift the injunction blocking President Biden’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement for federal government workers. ...more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: February 2022 #2

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

DirectEmployers Association

DE Under 3: OFCCP Contractor Portal & Request for Comments for Functional Affirmative Action Programs (FAAPs)

Dive into this week's episode for a recap on OFCCP's federal contractor portal, the on-going minimum wage saga, the request for comments for expanded functional affirmative action plans (FAAP) regulations and more....more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: January 2022 #5

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

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

The Federal COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates Are Barely Hanging On

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The vaccine mandates President Biden announced on September 9 have not aged well. Two are enjoined nationwide and a skeptical Supreme Court so undermined one that the government withdrew it, at least for the immediate future....more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Mask up, contractors!

Well, not yet, but possibly soon. Remember the nationwide injunction from Georgia that put a halt to the federal contractor vaccine requirements? Well, in addition to appealing that decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals...more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: January 2022 #4

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

DirectEmployers Association

DE Under 3: Declining Union Membership & EEOCs First Year Results Under the Biden Administration

Today’s DE Under 3 hones in on the continued vaccine injunctions, the continued decline of union membership, and the EEOC’s first down year in over a decade following reports issued by the commission. Tune in to learn more on...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Update on Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate Injunction

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As previously reported, President Biden’s Federal Contractor Vaccine mandate is under a nationwide injunction and that does not look to be changing anytime soon. In December 2021, the Administration filed their appeal of...more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: January 2022 #3

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

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: January 2022 #2

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

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11th Circuit Refuses to Stay Federal Contractor Vaccine Injunction During Appeal

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On December 17, 2021, the Eleventh Circuit refused to stay a nationwide injunction blocking the federal contractor COVID-19 vaccine mandate from going into effect, pending appeal.  By way of background, on Tuesday, December...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate Update: Implementation Likely Delayed Until ‎February 2022- At The Earliest - If the Mandate...

On December 7, 2021, in Georgia v. Biden, No. 1:21-cv-163, a federal judge in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia issued a preliminary injunction barring enforcement of President Joe Biden’s...more

UB Greensfelder LLP

District Courts Block Nationwide Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors

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Due to the ongoing pandemic, federal contractors nationwide – and the attorneys who represent them – have been closely monitoring the government’s implementation of a vaccine mandate. The potential of an enforceable mandate...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

A Third Court Enjoins the Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate

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On December 16, in the challenge filed by Louisiana, Mississippi, and Indiana to the federal contractor vaccine mandate, the Western District of Louisiana (WD of LA) granted the plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction...more

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