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5 States Sue Biden Over Minimum Wage Increase for Federal Contractors

February 8, 2022
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Five U.S. states are suing the Biden administration over its new minimum wage hike that requires federal agencies to pay contractors $15 per hour. The change went into effect on Jan. 30, covering some 500,000 businesses that employ one-fifth of the entire U.S. labor force. The attorneys general of Arizona, Idaho, Indiana, Nebraska, and South Carolina,…

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Florida Court Blocks Biden Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors

December 22, 2021
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A federal court in Florida has temporarily blocked the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate directed at federal contractors, marking a small win for the sunshine state as litigation over the matter continues. Florida is among 19 states that sued the Biden administration in late October over the federal vaccine mandate for government contractors, outlined under…

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Judge Blocks Biden’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors in 10 States

December 20, 2021
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A federal judge in Missouri has issued a temporary hold on the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors in 10 U.S. states while litigation plays out. “We just beat the Biden Administration in court again,” Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced on Twitter late Monday. “This afternoon, we obtained a preliminary injunction against the vaccine mandate on…

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Companies May Consider Scrapping Contracts With Federal Government Over Vaccine Mandate: American Trucking Associations

November 1, 2021
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A number of trucking companies may consider whether or not to end their contract with the federal government following President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for federal contractors, according to the executive vice president for advocacy of the American Trucking Associations (ATA). In September, President Joe Biden announced sweeping vaccination measures that are focused on the federal government, the health care sector, and…

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Companies May Consider Scrapping US Government Contracts Over Vaccine Mandate: Trucking Group Executive

November 1, 2021
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A number of trucking companies may consider whether to end their contracts with the federal government following President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for federal contractors, according to the American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) executive vice president for advocacy. In September, President Joe Biden announced sweeping vaccination measures that are focused on the federal government, the health care sector, and private businesses. Federal…

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Aviation Workers Urged to ‘Hold Their Ground’ and Sue Employers Over Vaccine Mandate

October 27, 2021
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Speakers at a meeting opposing COVID-19 vaccination mandates in Tusla, Oklahoma, on Oct. 26 told aviation and aerospace workers to “hold their ground” and sue employers who fire them for being unvaccinated. Roughy 100 people attended the meeting at Hope Community Church where Broken Arrow Republican Mark Sherwood, Republican State Rep. Wendi Stearman, a local certified public accountant, and an…

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Federal Contractors in Various Stages of Directing Employee Vaccination

October 12, 2021
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Across the nation, thousands of companies have federal contracts, collectively worth billions of dollars, but those contracts are in jeopardy. Federal contract holders must be in full compliance with President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate by Dec. 8 to continue to be eligible to perform contract work. While many companies have informed employees that they…

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