You may have read recently that the federal government’s new OSHA emergency temporary standards regarding COVID vaccination and other precautions in the workplace have been temporarily put on hold while litigation winds its way through the courts. These OSHA standards, if and when they are implemented, would apply to private employers with 100 or Continue Reading...
Changes to the Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate
Federal contractor employers subject to the new COVID vaccine requirements were previously given a December 8, 2021 deadline to show that all covered employees are fully vaccinated. However, with the release of new vaccine requirements from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the deadline for federal contractors has been Continue Reading...
Federal Contractor COVID Vaccine Mandate Guidance Released
As we previously reported, President Biden signed an executive order earlier this month to require federal contractor employers to ensure their employees working on or in connection with a qualifying federal contract (or subcontract) are “fully vaccinated.” The contours of the new requirement would rely on guidance to be issued by the newly-formed, Continue Reading...
Vaccination Requirements for Federal Contractors
Following a flurry of announcements and a live speech by the President, the White House is moving forward with several initiatives to reduce the number of unvaccinated Americans, including requiring federal contractor employers to require employees to be vaccinated. Details at this point are still lacking, but the White House appears to be using Continue Reading...
OFCCP’s AAP Verification Interface Approved by OMB
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has finally approved the “Affirmative Action Program Verification Interface” (AAP-VI) for use by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). In response to a critical 2016 report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) regarding the OFCCP’s enforcement practices, the Continue Reading...
