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Federal Contractors Beware: New Hiring Restrictions Proposed on Companies Doing Business With the Federal Government

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Earlier this week, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council proposed a new rule that would amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to impose new restrictions on federal contractors and subcontractors, including: (1)...more

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November 2023 Bid Protest Roundup

This month's protest spotlight highlights three decisions by the U.S. Government Accountability Office. The decisions feature arguments that unsuccessful offerors often want to make, but that are rarely successful, as well as...more

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What Construction Employers Need to Know About the EEOC’s New Focus on Discrimination in the Industry

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Construction employers should be mindful of the federal government’s renewed focus on combatting discrimination and harassment in the industry. A recent report from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)...more

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Treasury Issues Proposed Regulations for IRA Labor Requirements

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On August 29, 2023, the Department of Treasury (the “Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) providing proposed rules governing the prevailing wage and...more

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CDA Claim Series Wrap Up: Best Practices for Government Contactors

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This is the eighth (and last) of an eight-part series addressing cutting-edge strategies for Certified Claims under the Contract Disputes Act (CDA). Certified Claims are the primary avenue available to government contractors...more

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Employer Primer on COVID-19 Vaccination Policies

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The Supreme Court is currently considering the validity of two rules promulgated by federal agencies in the past months regarding vaccines and testing in the workplace. Whether those rules—OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard...more

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Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Reinstates OSHA ETS

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WHAT: On December 17, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit dissolved the stay of the Occupational Health and Safety Administration’s Emergency Temporary Standard (OSHA and the ETS) previously ordered...more

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OSHA Vaccine Mandate Back On: What You Need To Know

On Friday, December 17, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated OSHA’s vaccine mandate for private employers with at least 100 employees. On Saturday, OSHA announced that it will proceed forward with enforcement under...more

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Shareholders Seek to Hold Current and Former SolarWinds Officials Liable for Massive 2020 Security Breach

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Investors filed a derivative suit claiming that the company knew about, and failed to mitigate known, existing cybersecurity risks and shortfalls prior to the security breach. In early November, pension funds and...more

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Safer Federal Workforce Task Force Issues Updated FAQs on COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

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The Safer Federal Workforce Task Force released updated Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Federal Contractors on Nov. 1, 2021, regarding its COVID-19 Workplace Safety: Guidance for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

FAR Limitation on Subcontracting Rules Are Finally Here!

In 2016, the Small Business Administration (SBA) updated its regulations pertaining to limitations on subcontracting. Five years later, on August 11, 2021, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council finally followed...more

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Levels Of Accountability: What Federal Contractors Should Know About Small Business Subcontracting Plans And Compliance Reviews

Every year, the U.S. federal government establishes goals for the awards of prime contracts and subcontracts to small business concerns. While agencies are responsible for achieving these goals by awarding prime contracts to...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Govt’s Failure to Grant REA Can Constitute Breach of Contract

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in BGT Holdings LLC v. United States, recently held that the government does not have the discretion to deny a contractor’s request for equitable adjustment (REA) under...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

SBA Issues Final Rule Impacting Small Business Regulations

The final rule revises and clarifies numerous provisions in the Small Business Administration’s regulations. SBA revised the limitation on subcontracting rules for set-aside service contracts by excluding direct costs such...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Nothing Is Set in Stone: COFC Rejects Claim for Breach of the Duty of Good Faith Based on Contractor’s Unreasonable Expectations...

The Court of Federal Claims directed judgment for the Government in a case where nearly thirty percent of the anticipated drilling elevations were incorrect, yet the geotechnical report was clear that the contractor should...more

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Indiana Employment Law Update: 5 Changes to Laws You Should Know

A number of significant changes to Indiana employment law took effect on July 1, 2015. These changes affected employer’s obligations in areas such as hiring, wages, discrimination, and termination. If employers have not...more

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Who Says Life’s Not Fair: Good Faith and Fair Dealing Prevails in Metcalf Case.

In a ruling highly anticipated among government contractors, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held on February 11, 2014, in Metcalf Construction Company, Inc. v. United States, No. 2013-5041 (Fed....more

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