Employee Vaccination Policy (Federal Contractor Compliant) | Practical Law

Employee Vaccination Policy (Federal Contractor Compliant) | Practical Law

A mandatory employee vaccination policy designed to comply with the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force COVID-19 Guidance for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors (Federal Contractor Guidance). This policy requires that all covered contractor employees get vaccinated against COVID-19 unless they are legally entitled to a reasonable accommodation. This policy is based on federal guidance issued in response to Executive Order 14042 (E.O. 14042). This Standard Document has integrated notes with important explanations and drafting tips.

Employee Vaccination Policy (Federal Contractor Compliant)

Practical Law Standard Document w-033-5116 (Approx. 30 pages)

Employee Vaccination Policy (Federal Contractor Compliant)

by Practical Law Labor & Employment
Law stated as of 19 Dec 2022 • USA (National/Federal)
A mandatory employee vaccination policy designed to comply with the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force COVID-19 Guidance for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors (Federal Contractor Guidance). This policy requires that all covered contractor employees get vaccinated against COVID-19 unless they are legally entitled to a reasonable accommodation. This policy is based on federal guidance issued in response to Executive Order 14042 (E.O. 14042). This Standard Document has integrated notes with important explanations and drafting tips.
NOTE: The federal contractor vaccine mandate is subject to a stay issued in multiple lawsuits, though the nationwide stay was partially lifted in August 2022 (see Drafting Note, Legal Challenges to Federal Contractor Guidance). Given the legal challenges, the federal government announced its intention NOT to enforce the guidance absent further written notice. The Fifth Circuit also upheld an injunction against enforcement in December 2022, holding that the President lacked the authority to issue E.O,. 14042. Because of this, Practical Law is no longer maintaining this Standard Document and has converted it to a dated resource, current as of December 19, 2022.
For the latest developments on this and other legal challenges, see COVID-19: Employment Law and Development Tracker: Federal Laws and Executive Orders and Federal Vaccine Laws and Directives.