Vax Rule’s ‘Gray’ Areas May Help Contractors Beat Fraud Claims

Attorneys who try to shield federal contractor clients from fraud suits have many questions about how the White House’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate is going to be enforced and what it takes to evade False Claims Act liability.

The compliance due date is Dec. 8, and contractors don’t want to be accused of entering into a contract while planning not to comply or submitting claims for payment while knowing they didn’t comply with what was specifically demanded in their contract.

This concern is arguably amplified by unanswered questions about employees’ medical and religious exemptions, how a good-faith effort will be ...