Administrative Law – May 23, 2012

by Venable LLP on 5/22/2012

On May 16, 2012, the Small Business Administration issued a proposed rule implementing portions of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010. See 77 FR 29130-29165 (May 16, 2012). The lengthy rule covers many areas of the...more

by Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 5/17/2012

Effective July 1, all of the existing statutes governing mechanics liens, stop notices and payment bonds in California will be repealed and replaced by updated statutes. In September 2010, Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr....more

by McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP on 5/17/2012

The Small Business Administration (“SBA”) recently issued a proposed rule to amend its regulations governing eligibility for the Small Business Innovation Research (“SBIR”) and Small Business Technology Transfer (“STTR”)...more

by Ballard Spahr LLP on 5/16/2012

In a decision likely to add to the burden and length of audits for many federal contractors, the Administrative Review Board of the U.S. Department of Labor (ARB) has ordered Frito-Lay Inc. to produce an additional two years’...more

by McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP on 5/14/2012

On May 11, 2012, the Department of Defense (DoD) issued an Interim Final Rule expanding an existing voluntary cybersecurity information sharing program between DoD and eligible Defense Industrial Base (DIB) companies (DIB...more

by Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP on 5/11/2012

The highest Court in Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”), has just ruled that an Awarding Authority may look beyond the Department of Capital Asset Management (“DCAM”) certification materials in...more

by Sedgwick LLP on 5/10/2012

California's prevailing wage laws generally require that persons employed on public works receive "not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages for work of a similar character in the locality in which the...more

by Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP on 5/3/2012

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs announced April 25, 2012 the immediate rescission of Enforcement Directive 293 regarding coverage of healthcare providers. As we mentioned in a previous AA Alert, the...more