Miles & Stockbridge – With the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) causing Employers to switch to teleworking or temporarily shuttering their operations, government contractors have special challenges. Some employees of government contractors may not be able to work remotely under the terms of the government contract and others who perform classified work or need access to government networks may not be able to telework. Therefore, due to COVID-19, temporary furloughs of employees working for government contractors are likely. Government contractors should plan now for possible furloughs and consider the following four strategies to ensure that furloughs are fair and do not create potential liability.
