Webinar

Federal Contractors: Vaccine Mandates & Your Workforce

October 28, 2021 | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Federal contractor employees, including those who work from home, must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Dec. 8 unless they’re granted a legal accommodation. Non-compliant contractors risk the cancellation of their contracts as well as False Claims Act prosecutions if they lie about compliance. Non-contractor employers await OSHA’s COVID-19 vaccination and testing requirements.

This webinar will help employers answer questions about how these segments of the workforce will adapt to vaccine mandates and prepare for the possibility of litigation based on new policies and their implementation.

Our panel of experts will:

Address mandatory vaccine policies and masking and physical distancing requirements
Compare the circumstances for employers that are government contractors and those that are not
Discuss how far the vaccine mandate will reach into contractors’ vendor, supply chain, and subcontractor relationships

Speakers

Michelle D. Coleman
Counsel
Crowell & Moring

Michelle D. Coleman is a counsel in the Government Contracts Group in Crowell & Moring’s Washington, D.C. office. Michelle advises clients from diverse industries in connection with contract disputes and other government contract matters, including Contract Disputes Act (CDA) claims and requests for equitable adjustments, fiscal law questions, prime-sub disputes, and bid protests.

Christopher D. Durham
Partner
Duane Morris LLP

Christopher D. Durham practices in the area of employment law, counseling and representing clients on a variety of employment issues and matters. Mr. Durham provides strategic employment advice and counseling on matters such as the preparation of human resources policies, wage and hour compliance, employee performance management and terminations, medical accommodation, FMLA compliance, labor-management relations and NLRA compliance, harassment and discrimination prevention, employee investigations, background checks and drug testing. Mr. Durham represents businesses before federal and state courts and administrative agencies in various types of employment litigation, including the defense of employment discrimination and retaliation claims, wrongful discharge cases, wage and hour litigation and employment contract matters.

Amanda Allen
Analysis Team Lead
Bloomberg Government

Amanda Allen leads the Government Contracting team of experts, who bring decades of experience to the complex and dynamic environment of federal procurement. The team delivers analysis of how the federal government spends money and what federal marketplaces look like for contractors’ opportunities and risks. Prior to leading the Government Contracting team, Amanda spent more than six years at Bloomberg Law covering corporate legal and regulatory compliance. A graduate of the University of Chicago, Amanda earned her JD from the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawai'i.