Nuts & Bolts | Construction Law Blog

The post was updated on December 7, 2021, to note litigation pending in federal court that is blocking enforcement of the federal contractor vaccine mandate nationwide.

In furtherance of his “Path Out of the Pandemic: COVID-19 Action Plan,” President Biden issued Executive Order 14042, which imposes COVID-19 vaccination and workplace safety requirements on federal contractors. Contractors who do business with the federal government should be aware of this federal mandate because it is likely to impose significant obligations with respect to requiring that employees be vaccinated for COVID-19 and implementing certain COVID-19 safety measures in the contractor’s workplace.