Labor & Employment Law, Military Law, Government Contracting

Fourth Circuit Holds FCA Statute Of Limitations Tolled By Wartime Suspension Of Limitations Act

by BuckleySandler LLP on 4/8/2013

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit recently held that the False Claims Act’s (FCA) statute of limitations can be tolled by the Wartime Suspension of Limitations Act (WSLA) in civil qui tam actions in which the...more

Be Aware of More Aggressive Enforcement of Equal Pay

by Renee Inomata | Burns & Levinson LLP on 3/1/2013

The Director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), Patricia A. Shiu, just announced that prior voluntary guidelines and compliance standards for federal contractors and subcontractors to comply with...more

Florida-Based Company Settles False Claims Act Lawsuit For $15.3 Million

by Marta Moakley | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 1/10/2013

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced that Jacksonville, Florida-based American Sleep Medicine LLC has settled allegations that it fraudulently billed Medicare, TRICARE (the health care program for uniformed...more

Employers of Veterans Have Until October 31, 2012 to File VETS-100 and VETS-100A Reports; Filing Deadline for EEO-1 Report Remains...

by XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 9/28/2012

Federal contractors that employ veterans have until October 31, 2012 to file the VETS-100 or VETS-100A report, thanks to a recent extension provided by the Veteran's Employment and Training Service (VETS) of the US Department...more

Recent Guidelines for Employers of Active Duty & Veteran Service Members

by Nexsen Pruet, PLLC on 5/17/2012

With the recent drawdown of troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, many veterans will be leaving active military duty and returning to the U.S. workforce. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued timely...more

Department of Labor's OFCCP Postpones TRICARE Network Provider Compliance Reviews

by Bracewell & Giuliani LLP on 5/16/2012

The U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), the federal agency tasked with enforcing the affirmative action requirements of Executive Order 11246 and related federal statutes, is...more

Government Contractors - Fifth Circuit Upholds Exclusivity of Defense Base Act Compensation Scheme for Injuries to Federal...

by Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC on 1/20/2012

On January 12, 2012, a unanimous panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an opinion ending six years of litigation against KBR and Halliburton over injuries and fatalities to contractor drivers in an...more

Legal Alert: VETS 100/VETS 100A Report Filing Deadline Extended to January 15, 2012

by FordHarrison on 1/5/2012

The Department of Labor's Veterans' Employment and Training Services Division (VETS) has again extended the deadline for applicable federal contractors to file a VETS 100/VETS 100A report. VETS recently issued a special...more

Legal Alert: Federal Contractors May Now File VETS 100/VETS 100A Reports—Deadline Extended to December 30, 2011

by FordHarrison on 11/8/2011

The Department of Labor's Veterans' Employment and Training Services (VETS) recently issued a special announcement on its website indicating that the VETS 100/100A online reporting application is now live. In our...more

Legal Alert: DOL Extends Deadline for Second Time to Submit VETS 100/VETS 100A Reports

by FordHarrison on 10/5/2011

The Department of Labor's Veterans' Employment and Training Services (VETS) has announced that due to technical problems implementing the electronic submission of VETS 100/VETS 100A forms, federal contractors required to file...more

This Extension of U.S. Criminal Law Is Unnecessary

by Jeff Ifrah on 6/30/2011

On June 3, 2011, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Representative David Price (D-N.C.) re-introduced the Civilian Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (CEJA), which aims to extend U.S. criminal jurisdiction in to U.S. citizens...more

Final US ITAR Rule on Dual and Third Country Nationals Raises New Challenges

by John Boscariol on 5/16/2011

Today, the U.S. State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) published in the Federal Register the final rule containing its long-awaited amendments to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations...more

Legal Alert: DOL Publishes Rule Implementing Amendments to Veteran Reporting Requirements for Federal Contractors

by FordHarrison on 11/24/2008

The Department of Labor has published a rule revising the regulations that implement the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA) to incorporate amendments to the VEVRAA made by the Veterans' Benefit...more

Employment Advisory: U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Unveils New Initiatives for...

by Mintz Levin - Employment, Labor & Benefits on 8/5/2008

In July, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) launched two new initiatives designed to help veterans and individuals with disabilities: The Good Faith Initiative for...more

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