After more than two weeks, the federal government shutdown finally ended late in the evening on October 16, 2013. Although the end of the shutdown is great news for federal employees and government contractors, the last three weeks have forced many government contractors to take emergency steps as a result of the economic impact caused by stop-work orders, delays, and temporary work suspension.
In previous client alerts on October 4 and October 15 Proskauer discussed the legal issues government contractors were facing due to the government shutdown, including FLSA and wage and hour considerations, leave policies, the WARN act, the temporary suspension of the E-Verify system, the closure of the OFCCP, unemployment benefits, COBRA benefits, and the impact of the shutdown on foreign workers.