In February 2022, President Biden signed Executive Order 14063, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects, which mandated the use of Project Labor Agreements (“PLA”) for federal construction contracts...more
6/26/2024
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On February 4, 2022, President Biden issued Executive Order 14063 ("EO") requiring the use of project labor agreements for large federal construction projects. The EO requires that a contractor or subcontractor proposing to...more
The enforceability of the federal contractor vaccine mandate has not been finally decided. On December 7, 2021, a federal court for the Southern District of Georgia entered an injunction "with nationwide applicability"...more
Despite a recent court ruling covering three states, most federal government contractors still must comply with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate ("Contractor Vaccine Mandate") included in President Biden’s Executive Order 14042,...more
12/6/2021
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Federal Minimum Wage Increases to $15 on January 30, 2022 -
Federal prime contractors and subcontractors should prepare to pay a higher mandatory minimum wage starting January 30, 2022....more
8/18/2021
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