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The Freedom of Information Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1966 to promote government transparency and the free exchange of public information. Under FOIA, any individual can request federal agency records and enforce that right in a court of law. However, not all agency records can be requested; there are nine exempt categories of information. In addition to the federal law, many states have passed their own freedom of information acts. These acts are often similar but not always identical to the federal version. less -

Court orders release of contractors’ EEO-1 Reports

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 1/3/2024

Another chapter has unfolded in the ongoing saga relating to the unprecedented and massive FOIA request for all federal contractors’ EEO-1 Reports. As we previously reported, Will Evans, a reporter with The Center for...more

Government Contracts Legal Round-Up | 2023 Issue 20

Jenner & Block on 11/13/2023

Welcome to Jenner & Block’s Government Contracts Legal Round‑Up, a biweekly update on important government contracts developments. This update offers brief summaries of key developments for government contracts legal,...more

SEC Adopts New Short Sale Disclosure Rule

Proskauer Rose LLP on 10/25/2023

On October 13, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted new Rule 13f-2 to require monthly reporting of short sale positions and activity data on new Form SHO by institutional investment managers. The new rules...more

[Webcast Transcript] M365 for Law Firms and Lawyers: Purview Premium eDiscovery and Security, Capabilities and War Stories

HaystackID on 9/6/2023

Editor’s Note: In a rapidly evolving technological landscape, understanding the capabilities and limitations of platforms like Microsoft 365 (M365) is crucial for law firms, especially in the realms of eDiscovery and...more

Federal Government Announces Study of U.S. Space Industry with Mandatory Private Sector Participation

Fenwick & West LLP on 3/8/2023

The Department of Commerce (Commerce), in partnership with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), announced that it was launching a...more

Check Your Privilege: The Arizona Supreme Court Clarifies the Scope and Application of the Legislative Privilege in Fann v. Kemp

Snell & Wilmer on 12/2/2022

The ability to petition one’s leaders is long recognized regardless of the form of government. Ever since the Watergate Scandal, the United States has taken the lead on transparency in governmental acts and the interaction...more

OFCCP Announces Construction Contract Award Portal

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 8/23/2022

OFCCP announced today it will launch the Notification of Construction Contract Award Portal (NCAP) on August 26, 2022. While the NCAP is not yet live, OFCCP has launched an NCAP informational page with background...more

Contractor EEO-1 Reports will be released unless objection filed

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 8/19/2022

The deadline to object is September 19. The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs announced that it plans to release Type 2 (or consolidated) EEO-1 Reports of all federal contractors for the past 5 years in...more

[Webcast Transcript] You’ve Got to Move It: Data Protection and Privacy with Cross-Border Transfers

HaystackID on 6/29/2022

...This session, led by industry-acknowledged experts in areas ranging from data protection and privacy to data transfer and legal discovery, provided a professional forum for the explanation of the best approaches,...more

CFPB to Supervise Fintechs Based on Consumer Risk

Goodwin on 5/10/2022

Continuing a trend of expanding its supervisory scope, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced on April 25, 2022 that it will examine fintechs and other nonbank financial enterprises, based on reasonably...more

OFCCP’s Significant Changes for Federal Contractors: AAP Verification Approval and Review of EEO-1 Pay Data

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/2/2021

AAP Verification Is a Go: At long last, on August 31, 2021, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved the new system that the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) developed for federal contractors...more

Bribery Act 2010: Ten Years On

WilmerHale on 5/25/2021

Ten years have passed since the introduction of the UK’s primary anti-corruption law, the Bribery Act 2010 (“the Act”). This article examines the extent to which the Act has lived up to its billing as the international “gold...more

MAC Attorney Tells Physician to Stop Disclosing Lab Payment Data

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 10/13/2020

Report on Medicare Compliance 29, no. 35 (October 5, 2020) - A California physician on Sept. 18 received a letter from a Medicare administrative contractor (MAC) that ordered him to stop sharing pricing information about...more

FOIL Request Denials Could Come with a Cost to NYS Agencies and Municipalities

Harris Beach PLLC on 1/12/2018

State agencies and New York State municipalities must have a reasonable basis to deny Freedom of Information Law (“FOIL”) requests or they will be subjected to mandatory attorney’s fees when a denial is successfully...more

2015 Legislative Update: Summary Of Changes In School Law

Franczek P.C. on 10/7/2015

ADMINISTRATION - LALI’S LAW (HEROIN CRISIS ACT) - Public Act 99-0480 - Effective Date: September 9, 2015 - School districts, public schools, or nonpublic schools may now authorize a school nurse or trained...more

Comment Period Will Not Be Extended

Fisher Phillips on 9/2/2015

There will be no extension of the original 60-day period for commenting on the U.S. Labor Department's proposals and requests relating to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act's Section 13(a)(1) exemptions. U.S. Wage and Hour...more

Actions Foreshadow Uniform Cybersecurity Regulations for Federal Contractors - Two Recent Executive Agency Actions Lay the...

Holland & Knight LLP on 7/17/2015

Federal government contractors handling Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) should take notice of two recent executive agency actions. Combined, they lay the groundwork for a new cybersecurity clause to be added to the...more

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Freedom of Information Act › Compliance

Court orders release of contractors’ EEO-1 Reports

Government Contracts Legal Round-Up | 2023 Issue 20

SEC Adopts New Short Sale Disclosure Rule

[Webcast Transcript] M365 for Law Firms and Lawyers: Purview Premium eDiscovery and Security, Capabilities and War Stories

Federal Government Announces Study of U.S. Space Industry with Mandatory Private Sector Participation

Check Your Privilege: The Arizona Supreme Court Clarifies the Scope and Application of the Legislative Privilege in Fann v. Kemp

OFCCP Announces Construction Contract Award Portal

Contractor EEO-1 Reports will be released unless objection filed

[Webcast Transcript] You’ve Got to Move It: Data Protection and Privacy with Cross-Border Transfers

CFPB to Supervise Fintechs Based on Consumer Risk

OFCCP’s Significant Changes for Federal Contractors: AAP Verification Approval and Review of EEO-1 Pay Data

Bribery Act 2010: Ten Years On

MAC Attorney Tells Physician to Stop Disclosing Lab Payment Data

FOIL Request Denials Could Come with a Cost to NYS Agencies and Municipalities

2015 Legislative Update: Summary Of Changes In School Law

Comment Period Will Not Be Extended

Actions Foreshadow Uniform Cybersecurity Regulations for Federal Contractors - Two Recent Executive Agency Actions Lay the...

Top Ten International Anti-Corruption Developments for March 2015

CFPB Proposes No-Action Letter Policy for Innovators

Former FTC Regional Director and Court of Appeals Justice Answers What To Do When the FTC Investigates

Court Rules That Delayed Compliance With A FOIA Request Remains A Violation

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