The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Interim Final Rule (IFR) requiring COVID-19 vaccination for covered healthcare staff has been met with challenge after challenge. These roadblocks to enforcement will persist under a new decision from the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. On December 13, 2021, the Eighth […]
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Revenue Procedures Afford Flexibility in Tax Treatment of PPP Loan Forgiveness
on Monday, 13 December 2021 in
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On November 18, 2021, the Internal Revenue Service released Revenue Procedures 2021-48, 2021-49, and 2021-50 to provide flexibility for the tax treatment of the tax-exempt income arising from forgiveness of a loan made by the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”). Revenue Procedure 2021-48 provides […]
Following Recent Nationwide Injunction of Federal Contractor Mandate, the Government Will Not Enforce Contract Clause Obligations… For Now
on Thursday, 9 December 2021 in
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According to a December 9, 2021 posting on the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force’s website, the Office of Management and Budget issued guidance[1] related to its enforcement of the federal contractor vaccine mandate. This guidance comes two days after a federal court in Georgia issued a nationwide preliminary injunction halting […]
The Latest Blow: Nationwide Hold on Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors
on Wednesday, 8 December 2021 in
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In a continuing trend of court orders halting the Biden administration’s broad plans to mandate COVID-19 vaccines, the latest blow comes in the form of a nationwide block to stop enforcement of vaccine mandates against certain federal contractors and subcontractors. Last week, a Kentucky federal district court issued a preliminary […]
OFCCP Contractor Portal Will Require Federal Contractors to Certify Affirmative Action Compliance, and More Federal Contractor Updates
on Friday, 3 December 2021 in
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As if federal contractors did not already have enough to worry about amidst the vaccine mandate rollercoaster, the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) has announced several notable initiatives. Here’s what federal contractors and subcontractors should know. OFCCP Contractor Portal On December 2, 2021, the OFCCP […]
