Government Contracts

New Trump Executive Order Bars Certain Diversity-Related Contractor Training

President Trump has signed new Executive Order (E.O.) 13950 (September 22, 2020), that among other things prohibits federal contractors and

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OFCCP Posts New Scheduling Lists Targeting 2,450 Federal Contractor Establishments for Compliance Evaluations Starting in Late October

The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has published its fiscal year 2020 Corporate Scheduling Announcement Lists

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Federal Contractor Minimum Wage To Increase From $10.80 to $10.95 an Hour Beginning on January 1, 2021

An Executive Order (E.O.) issued by President Obama in 2014, still in effect, requires certain federal contractors and subcontractors to

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OFCCP Grants Limited “National Interest Exemption” for Hurricane Laura Relief Contracts

Consistent with past agency practice, Craig Leen, Director of the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), has

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OFCCP Finalizes Rule Exempting Certain TRICARE Providers From Agency’s Jurisdiction

The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has issued a Final Rule formally disavowing any jurisdiction over

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Federal Court Strikes Down Trump Administration’s Controversial “Conscience Protection” Regulations

Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) promulgated regulations intended to prohibit recipients of HHS

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President Trump Revokes Union-Endorsed Obama-Era Executive Order Requiring “Successor” Service Contractors To Retain Predecessor’s Employees

One of the first executive actions that former President Barack Obama took after assuming office in his first term was

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