It is all but certain that mandatory arbitration clauses will no longer exist for workplace sexual assault and sexual harassment claims once the expected legislation many refer to as the #MeToo Arbitration Ban is signed by President Biden. Stinson’s Labor, Employment & Benefits division reported on this bill in its Alert, Senate Passes #MeToo BillRead More
Once again the President has invoked the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act as the authority for an Executive Order “to promote economy and efficiency.” In his latest Executive Order (EO) issued on Friday, February 4, 2022, President Biden mandated that all federal procurement construction projects valued at $35 million or more must use aRead More
On Tuesday, DOJ released its eagerly awaited False Claims Act (FCA) recoveries for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, announcing that DOJ had obtained $5.6 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases involving fraud and false claims against the government. This was the second largest annual total in FCA history (only surpassed byRead More
The Biden Administration continues its march towards implementation and enforcement of permanent vaccination mandates. OSHA withdraws OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) On January 13, 2022, the Administration’s plan to force employers to vaccinate or test more than 84 million employees was blocked by the Supreme Court. In its ruling, the Supreme Court held that OSHARead More
The saga continues. In prior alerts, we have been providing updates and analysis regarding continuing practical and legal challenges to implementing the President’s Path Out of the Pandemic plan, and in particular, the Executive Order 14042 (“EO 14042”) mandating that government contractors’ employees must be vaccinated unless one of the two legal exceptions – sincerelyRead More