COVID-19 Lingering Effects on Government Contracting: New Guidance

November 29, 2022

Although not receiving much media attention, in October 2022, the nationwide injunction on Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID-19 Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors (the “EO”) was lifted. The injunction, issued by a federal court in Georgia in December 2021, barred agency enforcement of the EO’s mandatory vaccine requirement for federal contractors. Even with the lifting, new guidance by the federal government on COVID-19 mandates related to contractors may impact current and future contract performance. 

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