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Kentucky Federal Court Issues Three-State Preliminary Injunction Against Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate

Photo of Marc AntonettiPhoto of Scott McIntyreBy Marc Antonetti and Scott McIntyre on Posted in Biden Administration, COVID-19
By Marc Antonetti and Scott McIntyre On Nov. 30, 2021, the Eastern District of Kentucky enjoined President Biden’s federal contractor vaccine mandate in Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Joseph R. Biden. Under Executive Order 14042, covered contract employees and employees working at covered contractor workplaces are required to receive their final vaccine shot by Jan. 4, … Continue Reading

UPDATE: Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate in Flux

Photo of Marc AntonettiBy Marc Antonetti on Posted in Biden Administration, COVID-19, Federal Contractors, OSHA
The federal contractor vaccine mandate (Executive Order 14042), which we first reported on in September both here and here, apparently will be delayed. Facing industry resistance, multiple lawsuits, and vaccination and accommodation assessment deadlines that are difficult to meet, the White House announced in an evening press call on November 3, 2021 (The White House, … Continue Reading

12 Quick Takeaways from the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force’s Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors

Photo of Marc AntonettiBy Marc Antonetti on Posted in Biden Administration, COVID-19, Federal Contractors, Healthcare
On Friday, Sept. 24, 2021, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force published its new guidance pursuant to the president’s recent executive order directing that all federal contractors’ employees be vaccinated. The detailed 14-page guidance has a number of important clarifications of who must be vaccinated, by when and what other steps a federal contractor must … Continue Reading

The President’s Vaccine Executive Order – A Prelude of Things to Come for Federal Contractors?

Photo of Marc AntonettiBy Marc Antonetti on Posted in Biden Administration, COVID-19, Federal Contractors
With much fanfare, on Sept. 9, 2021, President Joe Biden announced, among other wide-ranging proposed requirements for employers generally, a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal employees and certain government contractors. The president stated that he signed an “executive order that will require federal contractors to” have their employees vaccinated. (“Remarks by President Biden on Fighting … Continue Reading

New Administration’s Revamping of Labor Department’s OFCCP Signals New Considerations and Implications for Federal Contractors

Photo of Mitchell RobinsonBy Mitchell Robinson on Posted in EEOC, Federal Contractors
In his first week in office, President Joe Biden revamped the U.S. Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and immediately signaled more aggressive enforcement of anti-discriminatory hiring and pay practices than that of the prior administration. Along with signing the “Executive Order on Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through … Continue Reading

DOL Mandates Paid Sick Leave for Employees of Federal Contractors

Photo of Carrie ValdezBy Carrie Valdez on Posted in DOL, Wage and Hour
Just a year after President Obama signed Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced its final rule mandating that federal contractors provide paid sick leave to employees who work “on or in connection with” federal contracts. The rule applies to new and renewed contracts with the … Continue Reading
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