Workforce Rights/Governance
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The debt ceiling is looming closer and the government shutdown is only a couple of weeks away. And the mask mandate continues to roil Congress.
November 22, 2021 -
More than 90% of GSA's contractors have signed agreements incorporating the mandate into their contracts, including 95% of vendors on GSA's Federal Supply Schedule.
November 19, 2021 -
A group of senators and House members said "extensive issues with the FBI's current whistleblower program make the bureau one of the most difficult places" to report waste, fraud and abuse.
November 17, 2021 -
To be eligible for federal survivor benefits, widows or widowers must have been married to an employee or annuitant for at least nine months. But meeting that requirement was difficult for some survivors due to provisions in the Defense of Marriage Act and various state laws prohibiting same-sex marriage, which the Supreme Court has since declared unconstitutional.
November 16, 2021 -
"The 2020 election revealed that, at least with respect to an administration’s senior-most officials, the Hatch Act is only as effective as the White House decides it will be," the Office of Special Counsel said in a recent report on the 1939 law.
November 15, 2021 -
Federal district court denies two initial attempts at blocking federal vaccine mandate for employeesA federal district court declined to block the Biden administration's federal vaccine mandate for employees and contractors in two separate cases earlier this week. Here's a roundup of just some of the active lawsuits from federal employees who are challenging the mandate.
November 11, 2021 -
The DoD inspector general found serious shortfalls in numbers of prosecutors and investigators trained to handle military sexual assault cases.
November 11, 2021 -
At least 13 former Trump administration officials violated the law by intermingling campaigning with their official government duties.
November 09, 2021 -
Congress is out this week and the regular appropriations continuing resolution hasn't got much longer to go. Is a year long CR in the offing?
November 08, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast: A federal appeals court is fast-tracking a legal challenge to the president's vaccine mandate for large, private employers. Hundreds of millions of dollars are headed toward IT modernization. The Secretary of State has named two top diplomats to lead efforts to deal with Havana Syndrome.
November 08, 2021 -
The White House on Thursday pushed back the deadline for contractors to comply with its federal vaccine mandate. Contractors now have until Jan. 4, a month later than the original deadline, to ensure their employees are fully vaccinated.
November 04, 2021 -
Who should be exempted by their employers from a vaccine mandate? In the case of active duty military members, it's not so clear.
November 02, 2021 -
Sheppard Mullin partners Jonathan Aronie, Ryan Roberts, and Denise Giraudo, joined host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to discuss the implementation of President Joe Biden’s Executive Order on Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors.
November 01, 2021 -
The Biden administration is carrying the "Trusted Workforce 2.0" vetting reform effort forward.
November 01, 2021 -
Nineteen states are now suing to block President Joe Biden's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors.
October 30, 2021