Yesterday President Trump signed into law a resolution that officially kills the Obama-era “Blacklisting Rule.” The Rule promised to wreak havoc among federal contractors by requiring certain government contractors and...more
Yesterday a federal court put a temporary hold on the Obama Administration’s so-called Blacklisting Rule. Associated Builders v. Rung. In a previous blog we described in detail the Administration’s Executive Order and...more
10/26/2016
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Blacklist ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Due Process ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Federal Contractors ,
Final Rules ,
Labor Law Violations ,
NLRB ,
Pay Transparency ,
Pre-Dispute Arbitration ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Wage and Hour
Last week the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion that refines and re-defines liability for contractors accused of defrauding the Federal Government under the False Claims Act (“FCA”) in Universal Health Services, Inc. v....more
6/23/2016
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False Claims Act (FCA) ,
False Implied Certification Theory ,
Federal Contractors ,
Fraud ,
Implied Certification ,
Material Misrepresentation ,
Materiality ,
Medicaid ,
SCOTUS ,
Universal Health Services Inc v United States ex rel Escobar ,
Unlicensed Medical Providers