Pentagon Can Pay Contractors to Keep Workforce Home, but Ready – Memo

The Pentagon will pay defense contractors for sick time or if healthy workers can’t get to job sites due to the coronavirus outbreak, according to a memo seen by Reuters.

“It permits contractors to be reimbursed for sick leave. It’s a huge opportunity for contractors to maintain their workforce through this crisis.” said Franklin Turner, a government contracts lawyer at McCarter & English. The directive “specifically allows the expense to be billed to the contract,” Turner said.