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Although Funding Bill Offers Agencies More Discretion On Sequestration, Contractors Should Consider Employment Law Implications in...

by Connie Bertram | Proskauer - Government Contractor Compliance... on 3/25/2013

On March 21, 2013, the House of Representatives approved a spending bill that would provide funding for the federal government through September 30. The Senate had already passed the bill and President Obama is expected to...more

Implementation of Sequestration on Government Contracts

by Robert Burton, John F. Cooney, Paul Debolt, J. Scott Hommer | Venable LLP on 3/4/2013

Today, the President issued a Sequestration Order that requires federal agencies to make uniform percentage reductions in each separate item in their budgets. Under that Order, the agencies will be obliged to apply a...more

Legal Alert: Sequestration Arrives With Federal Contractors Still Facing WARN Act Uncertainties

by Louis Wilson | FordHarrison on 3/4/2013

March 1 has arrived without a budget compromise in Washington, DC. Barring a last minute deal before midnight tonight, across-the-board federal budget cuts are expected to go into effect. For employers, this will bring with...more

Sequestration May Impact Federal Contractors

by Beth P. Zoller | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 3/1/2013

If Congress and the White House do not reach a deal on the sequestration, employers with federal contracts should be prepared to take immediate action to deal with drastic cuts in government spending that will result....more

SEQUESTRATION: Preparing Government Contractors for Uncertainty, Cut-Backs and Contract Termination

by Brett W. Johnson | Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 2/27/2013

Current reports from Congress suggest that “sequestration” will likely take effect as early as March 1, 2013. The sequestration is a key part of the Budget Control Act of 2011, which requires the federal government to...more

Workplace Policy Institute Client Alert: Falling Over the Fiscal Cliff

by Michael Lotito, Ilyse Schuman, Daniel L. Thieme | Littler on 1/2/2013

As the January 1, 2013, "fiscal cliff" deadline fast approaches, the Senate may be close to a compromise "solution" as we push midnight tonight. Whether a deal will emerge that can pass the House and be signed by the...more

The Fiscal Cliff and the WARN Act

by Jennifer W. Terry, William G. Trumpeter | Miller & Martin PLLC on 12/24/2012

Federal spending cuts as a result of the looming fiscal cliff may have an additional impact on federal contractors anticipating layoffs or plant closures. Employers with 100 or more employees are required to provide their...more

Providing WARN Act Notification To Employees As Sequestration Approaches

by Bean, Kinney & Korman, PC on 10/30/2012

The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (“WARN” or the “Act”) requires that employers provide advance notice to employees when effectuating mass layoffs or plant closings. Over the past few months, the Act has...more

An Update on Sequestration and Government Contractors

by J. Mitchell Armbruster | Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell &... on 10/23/2012

Overview. “Sequestration” refers to automatic federal spending cuts put in place by the Budget Control Act of 2011. The cuts go into effect January 2, 2013, unless Congress passes legislation to avoid that result. The...more

Client Alert: WARN Act and Sequestration—What Course to Follow?

by Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 10/8/2012

If you provide goods or services to the Department of Defense as a prime contractor or subcontractor, you may be concerned about the sequestration of funds beginning January 2, 2013 and its impact on your business. Worrying...more

Are We Headed for the “Fiscal Cliff” of Sequestration?

by Harold P. Coxson | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 8/28/2012

Like Thelma and Louise in the movie of the same name driving their convertible over the cliff, or even more analogous, like a bunch of lemmings blindly following their leaders over the precipice, as a nation we may be headed...more

Sequestration Budget Cuts and the WARN Act

by Morgan Lewis on 8/6/2012

On July 30, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a "guidance" letter regarding whether federal contractors must issue written notices - pursuant to the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) -...more

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