Government Contracts Insights

January 18, 2023 - Coronavirus
Sixth Circuit Follows Suit in Affirming Preliminary Injunction of Contractor Vaccine Mandate
By: Joseph R. Palmore, J. Alex Ward, Krista A. Nunez, Roke Iko and Adam L. Sorensen
On January 12, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit joined the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits in upholding a preliminary injunction against the enforcement of the Biden Administration’s effort to impose on federal contractors a variety of COVID-19 safety-related protocols, including
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December 21, 2022 - Coronavirus
Fifth Circuit Affirms Preliminary Injunction of Contractor Vaccine Mandate
By: Adam L. Sorensen
A divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on December 19, 2022, upheld a preliminary injunction of Executive Order 14042, halting the Biden administration’s effort to impose on federal contractors a variety of COVID-19 safety protocols. Over the dissent
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October 26, 2022 - Coronavirus
EO 14042: OMB Guidance Keeps Enforcement on Hold “At This Time”
By: J. Alex Ward, Krista A. Nunez and Roke Iko
On October 19, 2022, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published its first set of interim guidance for agencies regarding the Federal Government’s enforcement of Executive Order 14042 (“EO 14042”). In addition to reaffirming the Federal Government’s decision not to enforce any contract
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October 17, 2022 - Coronavirus
Executive Order 14042: Return of the Patchwork Preliminary Injunctions
By: J. Alex Ward, Joseph R. Palmore, Krista A. Nunez and Adam L. Sorensen
On October 14, 2022, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (“Task Force”) published yet another update for Federal contractors regarding the Federal Government’s approach to enforcing Executive Order 14042 (“EO 14042”) in light of the “potential narrowing of the existing nationwide injunction on October
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September 20, 2022 - Coronavirus
Nationwide Preliminary Injunction of Contractor Vaccine Mandate Remains Intact—For Now
By: Joseph R. Palmore, J. Alex Ward, Krista A. Nunez and Adam L. Sorensen
Last Friday, the Federal Government filed a status report with the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, identifying both its position with respect to the litigation and whether the United States intends to take any further action to implement or enforce
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August 30, 2022 - Coronavirus
Eleventh Circuit Narrows Scope of Nationwide Preliminary Injunction of Contractor Vax Mandate
By: Joseph R. Palmore, J. Alex Ward, Krista A. Nunez and Adam L. Sorensen
In a long-awaited decision, on August 26, 2022, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit significantly narrowed the scope of a nationwide preliminary injunction of the vaccine mandate in Executive Order 14042, the Biden Administration’s effort to impose on federal contractors
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April 12, 2022 - Coronavirus
Eleventh Circuit Hears Oral Argument in EO 14042 Preliminary Injunction Appeal
By: Joseph R. Palmore, J. Alex Ward, Adam L. Sorensen and Krista A. Nunez
Lawyers for the U.S. government and challengers to the federal contractor vaccine mandate both faced tough questions from an Eleventh Circuit panel in Atlanta, Georgia on Friday, April 8, 2022. The appeal from the Southern District of Georgia’s decision preliminarily enjoining Executive Order 14042
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February 25, 2022 - Coronavirus
A Second Look: Parties Spar Over Vaccine Mandate in Eleventh Circuit Appeal from EO 14042 Injunction
By: Joseph R. Palmore, J. Alex Ward, Krista A. Nunez and Adam L. Sorensen
It has been more than two months since the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia issued a nationwide preliminary injunction of Executive Order 14042 , the Biden Administration’s effort to impose a vaccine requirement on federal contractors. Since then, the district
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February 04, 2022 - Coronavirus
Another Ticking Clock: Additional District Court Preliminarily Enjoins EO 14042 | Increasing Need for OMB Update on GA Court Clarification Order
By: J. Alex Ward, Joseph R. Palmore, Andrew R. Turnbull and Krista A. Nunez
On January 27, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona joined the growing list of courts that have preliminarily enjoined Executive Order 14042 (which imposes COVID safety protocols on government contractors, including a vaccine mandate) based on an initial determination that
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January 26, 2022 - Coronavirus
Patchwork Preliminary Injunctions: Interpreting Contractor Compliance Obligations under EO 14042
By: Joseph R. Palmore, J. Alex Ward and Krista A. Nunez
As a result of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia’s latest order, which confirms the nationwide preliminary injunction of Executive Order 14042 (“EO” or “EO 14042”) applies only to the “vaccine mandate,” federal contractors must solve yet another puzzle. That
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Topic Archives: Coronavirus

Sixth Circuit Follows Suit in Affirming Preliminary Injunction of Contractor Vaccine Mandate

By: Joseph R. Palmore, J. Alex Ward, Krista A. Nunez, Roke Iko and Adam L. Sorensen

Fifth Circuit Affirms Preliminary Injunction of Contractor Vaccine Mandate

By: Adam L. Sorensen

EO 14042: OMB Guidance Keeps Enforcement on Hold “At This Time”

By: J. Alex Ward, Krista A. Nunez and Roke Iko

Executive Order 14042: Return of the Patchwork Preliminary Injunctions

By: J. Alex Ward, Joseph R. Palmore, Krista A. Nunez and Adam L. Sorensen

Nationwide Preliminary Injunction of Contractor Vaccine Mandate Remains Intact—For Now

By: Joseph R. Palmore, J. Alex Ward, Krista A. Nunez and Adam L. Sorensen

Eleventh Circuit Narrows Scope of Nationwide Preliminary Injunction of Contractor Vax Mandate

By: Joseph R. Palmore, J. Alex Ward, Krista A. Nunez and Adam L. Sorensen

Eleventh Circuit Hears Oral Argument in EO 14042 Preliminary Injunction Appeal

By: Joseph R. Palmore, J. Alex Ward, Adam L. Sorensen and Krista A. Nunez

A Second Look: Parties Spar Over Vaccine Mandate in Eleventh Circuit Appeal from EO 14042 Injunction

By: Joseph R. Palmore, J. Alex Ward, Krista A. Nunez and Adam L. Sorensen

Another Ticking Clock: Additional District Court Preliminarily Enjoins EO 14042 | Increasing Need for OMB Update on GA Court Clarification Order

By: J. Alex Ward, Joseph R. Palmore, Andrew R. Turnbull and Krista A. Nunez

Patchwork Preliminary Injunctions: Interpreting Contractor Compliance Obligations under EO 14042

By: Joseph R. Palmore, J. Alex Ward and Krista A. Nunez