DOD Deviation Provides Updated Guidance on CARES Act REAs for COVID-Related Paid Leave

Obermayer – Back in April, we blogged about the Department of Defense’s (DOD) initial guidance on the implementation of Section 3610 of the CARES Act.  You may remember that Section 3610 allows government contractors to obtain reimbursement for paid leave intended to maintain its workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Since that time, DOD has issued (and then revised) a deviation – DFARS 231.205-79 CARES Act Section 3610 – Implementation – , which governs the process by which DOD contractors can obtain an equitable adjustment for paid leave costs incurred as a result of COVID-19.