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DE Under 3: An Explanation of the Current Federal Budget Bill Confusion
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Successor Government Contractor Hiring Obligations Change: DOL’s Long Awaited Nondisplacement Rule
The Burr Broadcast: New Independent Contractor Rule
DE Under 3: US DOL's WHD Published Its “Employee or Independent Contractor” Classification Final Rule
DE Under 3: FAR Council Submitted for OMB Approval Proposed Rule on “Pay Equity and Transparency in Federal Contracting”
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Please join the Locke Lord Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Group for our 30th annual employee benefits webinar. Our attorneys will provide an overview of current developments related to employee benefit plans....more
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