Federal Contractors May Face Immigration-Related Hiring Requirements and Barriers

Steptoe & Johnson – With continuing high unemployment rates and COVID-driven economic woes, on August 3, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) that could potentially lead to restrictions on the ability of government contractors and subcontractors to use foreign labor in the performance of government contracts. Specifically, the EO (1) requires executive agencies to review and assess past contractor hiring practices and (2) directs the secretaries of homeland security and labor to act to protect US workers from any adverse effects of the employment or contracted use of specified foreign national workers.