Government Contracts Insights

January 21, 2022 - Protests & Litigation, Coronavirus
Updates to Task Force Guidance | District Courts Follow Different Reasoning to Hold Executive Order 14042 Invalid: Circuit Courts to Determine Which Arguments Succeed or Fail
By: J. Alex Ward and Krista A. Nunez
The fast and furious Jenga game over when and with which federal vaccine mandate a company must comply might finally have reached a turning point. On January 13, 2022, the Supreme Court issued dual per curiam opinions in which it blocked the Occupational Safety
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December 08, 2021 - Labor & Employment, Coronavirus
Georgia Court Issues Nationwide Injunction of Executive Order 14042—How Should Contractors Respond?
By: J. Alex Ward, Andrew R. Turnbull and Krista A. Nunez
On December 7, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia ordered a nationwide injunction of Executive Order 14042 (the EO or EO 14042), temporarily suspending the EO’s vaccination, masking, and social distancing requirements and all implementing guidance. Although the Georgia
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November 12, 2021 - Coronavirus
Untangling the Vaccine Mandate – Updates and Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
By: J. Alex Ward, Andrew R. Turnbull, James A. Tucker and Krista A. Nunez
Since our October 14, 2021 webinar, much has developed in the rapidly evolving compliance world of Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors (“EO” or “EO 14042”). In case you missed it, we issued two prior alerts on some of these
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November 08, 2021 - Protests & Litigation, Coronavirus
Federal Court Temporarily Halts OSHA ETS—EO 14042’s New January 4, 2022 Vaccine Deadline Remains
By: Andrew R. Turnbull, Monica A. Rodriguez, Jinny S. Hwang and Krista A. Nunez
Less than three days after the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (“OSHA”) released its November 4, 2021, emergency temporary standards on COVID-19 vaccines and testing (the “ETS”), on November 6, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit temporarily stayed the ETS, citing the
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November 03, 2021 - Labor & Employment, Coronavirus
New Task Force Guidance Signals Some Flexibility for Contractors
By: Andrew R. Turnbull, J. Alex Ward and Krista A. Nunez
On November 1, 2021, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (the “Task Force”) added new FAQs to its guidance on Executive Order 14042 (“EO 14042”), signaling that contractors have some flexibility to go beyond the rapidly-approaching December 8, 2021 deadline for covered employees to
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October 01, 2021 - Coronavirus
Overview of Prior Guidance for PPP Loans
By: Tina D. Reynolds and Damien C. Specht
The Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) began with rushed legislation and a race for financial support in the middle of a pandemic. This race was hardly a straight line as the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury scrambled to build
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September 27, 2021 - Labor & Employment, Coronavirus
What To Do Now: Task Force Seeks Broad Coverage and Stringent COVID-19 Protocols for Contractors
By: Andrew R. Turnbull
On September 24, 2021, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (the “Task Force”) issued guidance (the “Guidance”) on President Biden’s Executive Order 14042 (the “Order”). Although the Guidance recognizes that the Order is limited to only certain types of contracts, the Task Force strongly encourages
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September 17, 2021 - Coronavirus
New Guidance on COVID-19 Protocols for Contractor Employees at Federal Facilities
By: Andrew R. Turnbull
On September 17, 2021, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (the “Task Force”) issued updated guidance (the “Guidance”) to federal agencies about COVID-19 safety protocols for employees of federal contractors and federal employees. While the Guidance is mostly targeted at COVID-19 vaccine and testing
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September 10, 2021 - Coronavirus
President Biden Will Require Certain Federal Contractors and Businesses to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccines or Regular Testing for Employees
By: Andrew R. Turnbull
On September 9, 2021, President Biden issued a six-pronged Path Out of the Pandemic (the “Plan”) and Executive Order on Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors (“EO”) that will require certain federal contractors and businesses with 100 or more employees to have
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April 01, 2021 - Small Business, Coronavirus
All Is Not Forgiven: PPP Forgiveness and Credits
By: Damien C. Specht, Edward Jackson and Alissandra Young McCann
On March 23, 2021, The House Small Business, Subcommittee on Contracting and Infrastructure held a remote hearing titled: “The Interaction Between the Paycheck Protection Program and Federal Acquisition Regulations: What It Means for Government Contractors.” The hearing focused specifically on the interplay between Paycheck
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Topic Archives: Coronavirus

Updates to Task Force Guidance | District Courts Follow Different Reasoning to Hold Executive Order 14042 Invalid: Circuit Courts to Determine Which Arguments Succeed or Fail

By: J. Alex Ward and Krista A. Nunez

Georgia Court Issues Nationwide Injunction of Executive Order 14042—How Should Contractors Respond?

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

Untangling the Vaccine Mandate – Updates and Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

By: J. Alex Ward, Andrew R. Turnbull, James A. Tucker and Krista A. Nunez

Federal Court Temporarily Halts OSHA ETS—EO 14042’s New January 4, 2022 Vaccine Deadline Remains

By: Andrew R. Turnbull, Monica A. Rodriguez, Jinny S. Hwang and Krista A. Nunez

New Task Force Guidance Signals Some Flexibility for Contractors

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

Overview of Prior Guidance for PPP Loans

By: Tina D. Reynolds and Damien C. Specht

What To Do Now: Task Force Seeks Broad Coverage and Stringent COVID-19 Protocols for Contractors

By: Andrew R. Turnbull

New Guidance on COVID-19 Protocols for Contractor Employees at Federal Facilities

By: Andrew R. Turnbull

President Biden Will Require Certain Federal Contractors and Businesses to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccines or Regular Testing for Employees

By: Andrew R. Turnbull

All Is Not Forgiven: PPP Forgiveness and Credits

By: Damien C. Specht, Edward Jackson and Alissandra Young McCann