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Are The Members Of My Leadership Team “Covered Employees”?..............................................................................................................................9 Are Board Members Covered By The Executive Order?....................................................................................................................................................9 Do I Need To Tell My Consultants And Independent Contractors (1099s) To Get Vaccinated?...............................................................................9 Employee Coverage Decision Tree.......................................................................................................................................................................................10 What Products/Services Are Covered?..............................................................................................................................................................................11 Are Banks And Financial Institutions Covered Contractors?........................................................................................................................................12 Are Health Care Organizations Covered Contractors?...................................................................................................................................................13 I’m A College/University. Does The Executive Order Apply To Me?............................................................................................................................14 Can I Just Stop Selling Services?...........................................................................................................................................................................................15 What if I Want To Get Out Of The Federal Contracting Business Altogether?.........................................................................................................15 This Is Going To Be Expensive. Can I Recover My Costs?................................................................................................................................................15 Do I Have To Terminate Employees Who Refuse To Get Vaccinated?.........................................................................................................................16 I Could Have To Terminate A Significant Number Of Employees. What If
This Renders Me Unable To Perform My Contracts?......................................................................................................................................................17 How Am I Supposed To Track Compliance?.......................................................................................................................................................................18 Does The Mandate Apply If I Do Not Work on A Government Site?..........................................................................................................................18 If I Have Both “Covered Contractor Workplaces” And Non-Covered Contractor Workplaces,
What Requirements Do I Need To Implement In My Non-Covered Workplaces?...................................................................................................19 Does The Rule Flow Down To Subcontractors?................................................................................................................................................................19
How Do I Know The Value Of A Subcontract To Figure Out Whether It Is Below The Simplified
Acquisition Threshold For Flow-Down Purposes?..........................................................................................................................................................19
Do I Have To Flow The -99 Clause Down To My Indirect Vendors, Like My Utilities?............................................................................................20
Are professional Services Vendors, Like Accounting Firms, Management
Consultants, and Law Firms, “Subcontractors” Subject To The -99 Flow Down?....................................................................................................20
My Employee’s Religious Accommodation Request Does Not Seem Religious At All –
It’s More Personal, Can I Ask Follow-Up Questions?.....................................................................................................................................................21
Do I Have To Provide The Same Accommodation To All Employees Seeking One?................................................................................................21 Can An Employee Choose What Accommodation They Want?...................................................................................................................................22 After Some Time Passes, Can I Follow-Up With The Employee To See If They Still Need An Accommodation?.............................................22 At What Point Can We Claim An “Undue Hardship” Such That We Cannot Provide An Accommodation For An Employee?.....................22 Can I Just Put Up A Poster And Email My Employees To Notify Them To Follow The New Rules?......................................................................23 Can I Stand Up A New Affiliate And Put All My Federal Contracting There?............................................................................................................23 How Will The Rule Be Implemented?..................................................................................................................................................................................24 What Are The Key Compliance Dates I Should Keep Track Of?...................................................................................................................................24 I Hold A GSA Schedule Contract. How Much Time Do I Have To Come Into Compliance?....................................................................................25
How Will The Government Enforce All This?....................................................................................................................................................................25 Does DOD’s October 18, 2021 Memorandum For Senior Pentagon Leadership That Allows For Testing
Of Non-Vaccinated Contractors In Some Situations Preempt The Executive Order?............................................................................................26 I’ve Seen A Few State Governors And Legislators Taking Steps To Outlaw Vaccine Mandates And/Or Review Of Vaccination Cards. These Conflict With Our Obligations Under The President’s EO. How Are Contractors Handling The Conflict?...........................................26
I’ve Seen Multiple Orders Relating To COVID-19. What’s The Difference?..............................................................................................................27 What Is The Impact of the Nationwide Injunction Issued by the U.S. District Court in Georgia?...............................................28 What is the Current Status of Enforcement in Light of the Other Injunctions?................................................................................29
To-Do List ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................32 COVID Coordinator Checklist...............................................................................................................................................................................................33 EO VS ETS Comparison of Requirements...........................................................................................................................................................................34
NEW FAQ
NEW FAQ
Obviously, this is a “live event,” and, even with the issuance of the GSA and DOD Deviations, much still is not known about how the EO and Guidance will be implemented. The Sheppard Mullin GovCon Team will continue to monitor the roll out of the new rule closely, and update this Survival Guide as necessary over the coming weeks. To the extent you have additional questions you would like answered in the next iteration of this Guide, just let us know.
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