On May 1, the Biden Administration announced that the federal contractor and subcontractor (“Contractor”) vaccine mandate (the “Contractor Vaccine Requirement”) issued by the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (the “Task Force”) in response to President Biden’s Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors will officially end
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Task Force and OMB Issue New Guidance on Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate
By Guy Brenner & Olympia Karageorgiou on
As federal contractors are aware, on December 7, 2021, a federal judge issued a nationwide preliminary injunction halting enforcement of the federal contractor and subcontractor vaccine mandate requirements issued by the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (the “Task Force”) in response to President Biden’s Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID…
Federal Government Confirms It Is Currently Not Enforcing Contractor COVID-19 Requirements
By Guy Brenner on
Following up on two recent federal court decisions (discussed here and here) enjoining the enforcement of the contractor vaccine mandate, the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) has issued guidance, posted on the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force’s (“Task Force”) website, regarding the federal government’s response to those…
Contractor Vaccine Mandate Blocked Nationwide
By Guy Brenner & Jacob P. Tucker on
UPDATE (2/4/22): On February 2, the Eleventh Circuit scheduled oral argument for April 8.
UPDATE (1/27/22): On January 21, 2022, Judge Baker issued an order in response to the federal government’s request for clarification of his order enjoining the federal contractor vaccine mandate nationwide. Judge Baker’s latest order addressed two…
Vaccination Deadline for Contractors Extended to January 18, 2022
By Guy Brenner & Megan Childs on
Federal government contractors and subcontractors have been dealing with a steady stream of new FAQs and details regarding the COVID-19 safety requirements for federal contractors and subcontractors first announced by President Biden’s Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, and then issued by the Safer…
Contractor Vaccine Mandate Deadline Will Be Extended to January 4, 2022
By Guy Brenner & Megan Childs on
Today, the Biden Administration issued a Fact Sheet related to the new OSHA emergency temporary standard (“ETS”) requiring vaccination or masking for employers with more than 100 employees and the new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services requirement that health care workers at facilities participating in Medicare and Medicaid are…
Task Force Signals Flexibility On Contractor Vaccination Mandate In New FAQs
By Guy Brenner & Megan Childs on
Federal government contractors and subcontractors have been scrambling for weeks to try to digest and implement the COVID-19 safety measures issued by the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (the “Task Force”) in the wake of the Biden Administration’s Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors. …
Task Force Issues Additional FAQs on Vaccinations for Contractors
By Guy Brenner & Megan Childs on
The Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (the “Task Force”) has released additional frequently asked questions and answers (“FAQs”) regarding its Guidance for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors on implementing COVID-19 safety measures in accordance with Executive Order 14042. Our prior posts on the Guidance and previously-issued FAQs can be found…
FAR Council Issues Contractor Vaccination Contract Clause and Guidance
By Guy Brenner & Megan Childs on
As previously reported, the Biden Administration issued Executive Order 14042 (“the Order”) last month. The Order requires, in part, that the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (“the FAR Council”) amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) to include a clause specifying that contractors and subcontractors shall “comply with all guidance for…
Additional Contractor Vaccination Mandate Guidance Issued
By Guy Brenner & Megan Childs on
The Safer Federal Workforce Task Force has released a set of frequently asked questions and answers (“FAQs”) regarding the Guidance for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors (the “Guidance”) it issued last week. Our comprehensive summary of the Guidance is available here.
The new FAQs largely repackage the information provided in…