On September 7, 2018, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) mailed Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letters (CSALs) to 750 contractor and subcontractor establishments. OFCCP sends CSALs to service and supply contractors as a courtesy to let them know that one or more of their establishments may be scheduled for a compliance evaluation. Receipt of ...›
Editor’s note: Andrew Turnbull will discuss this new Directive and its impact on OFCCP audits during his October 3, 2018 co-presentation with Welch Consulting, The Compensation Conundrum: OFCCP Comp Audits In An Evolving Pay Equity Landscape. Register to participate via webinar or in person in MoFo’s Northern Virginia office. On August 24, 2018, the Office ...›
In the second of our series about what to watch for in government contracts in fiscal year 2018, we focus on Cybersecurity, Cloud-Based Services, Employment Regulations, M&A, FCA enforcement, and Block Chain. For a more in-depth discussion of current trends, please join us for our inaugural MoForward event on October 26, 2017 at the Tysons Corner ...›
Yesterday, by a vote of 49-48, the Senate passed a house joint resolution disapproving the final rule implementing Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces. The House previously passed the resolution in February. The resolution now goes before President Trump, where all signs indicate he will sign it into law. The Executive Order and ...›
On February 3, 2017, the Fifth Circuit decided US ex rel Vavra v. Kellogg Brown & Root, No. 15-41623, 2017 WL 473873 (5th Cir. 2017), determining that defendant KBR could be held vicariously liable under the enhanced penalty provisions of the Anti-Kickback Act (AKA), 41 U.S.C. § 8701-07, for one of its employee’s acceptance of kickbacks ...›
On November 17, 2016 at 2PM EST, Morrison & Foerster associates Cynthia Akatugba and Anna Ferrari will conduct a one-hour webinar on the Fair Pay and Safe Workforces Rule. The FAR Council and DOL recently issued new rules and guidance implementing Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces, which were set to go into ...›
Last week, Judge Marcia Crone of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas stopped the implementation of controversial provisions of Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces, the associated FAR rule and Department of Labor Guidance (“the rules”). The Executive Order, which was first issued in 2014, requires contracting officers ...›
Contractors and practitioners took notice last month when the FAR Council issued a final rule implementing Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces. To help contractors and agencies navigate this new regime, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) simultaneously issued guidance on the new rule. ...›