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President Biden Revokes Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping Executive Order
By: Lori Lange
Published Date: January 26, 2021
On January 20, 2021, his first day in Office, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government. The Executive Order states that it is the policy of the Biden Administration that the Federal Government should pursue a comprehensive approach to advancing equity for all, including people of color and [...] Read More
DOL Announces Final Rule Clarifying Independent Contractor Status Under FLSA
By: Sabah Petrov
Published Date: January 25, 2021
On January 7, 2021, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) published its final rule revising its interpretation of whether workers are employees or independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). 86 FR 1168. This final rule will go into effect on March 8, 2021. FLSA requires covered employers to pay their nonexempt employees at least the federal minimum wage [...] Read More
Submission of an REA Does Not Toll CDA Statute of Limitations
By: Lori Lange
Published Date: January 14, 2021
Most government contractors are familiar with the disputes process for pursuing claims against the Federal Government. Generally speaking, the contractor submits a claim (certified if necessary) to the Contracting Officer who issues a final decision on the claim. The contractor can then appeal that final decision to either the appropriate board of contract appeals or the Court of Federal Claims [...] Read More
The Federal Government Contract Minimum Wage Increase Is in Effect
By: Sabah Petrov
Published Date: January 8, 2021
Effective January 1, 2021, federal government contractors are required to pay their employees performing work on or in connection with covered government contracts at least $10.95 per hour – an increase of $0.15/hour from the 2020 federal minimum wage. 85 FR 53850 (Aug. 31, 2020). As we previously reported, the federal minimum wage for workers on covered government contracts has [...] Read More
Federal Circuit Affirms That BPAs May Not Be Binding Contracts
By: Lori Lange
Published Date: January 6, 2021
In a previous blog, we discussed a decision by the Court of Federal Claims (COFC) in McLeod Group, LLC v. United States, 142 Fed. Cl. 558 (2019), that blanket purchase agreements (BPAs) are not contracts for purposes of the Contract Disputes Act (CDA). In that case, the contractor argued that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) acted in bad faith [...] Read More
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