7(a) Loan Approval for Borrowers with Unresolved COVID-19 Pandemic Loan Compliance Issues: On May 21, SBA’s OIG issued an inspection report assessing SBA’s 7(a) loan approval process for borrowers with unresolved pandemic...more
FTC Non-Compete Ban Attacked by Businesses: What You Need to Know about the Ban -
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a final rule banning employers from enforcing non-compete agreements against...more
LABOR & EMPLOYMENT -
Court Enjoins Vaccine Mandate Nationwide: The Practical Implications for Federal Contractors -
On December 7, 2021, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia (District Court)...more
12/17/2021
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State False Claims Acts ,
Vaccinations
LABOR & EMPLOYMENT -
COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing: Critical Implications of OSHA’s ETS for Federal Government Contractors -
On November 4, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published its...more
11/11/2021
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DFARS ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
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General Services Administration (GSA) ,
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Workplace Safety
CYBERSECURITY & DATA PRIVACY -
Virginia Governor Signs Nation’s Second State Consumer Privacy Bill -
The Washington Post reported that Governor Ralph Northam signed data privacy legislation into law, making Virginia the...more
3/11/2021
/ Acquisitions ,
Back Pay ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Healthcare ,
Medical Equipment ,
Mergers ,
National Security ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Relief Measures
LABOR & EMPLOYMENT -
BLOG: Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping: 5 Things Contractors Should Do Now -
The Trump administration issued Executive Order 13950 on September 22, 2020. The order prohibits...more
11/13/2020
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Diversity ,
Federal Reserve ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Race Discrimination ,
SBA ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Wage and Hour
LABOR & EMPLOYMENT -
DOL Proposes Update to Independent Contractor Status Under FLSA -
The Department of Labor (DOL) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comments. The proposed rule would revise DOL’s...more
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS -
BLOG: Important Considerations When Structuring M&A Transactions for Government Contractors: OCI, Reps and Warranties, and Assignment of Receivables -
Our three-part series on government...more
9/24/2020
/ Acquisitions ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Mergers ,
Proposed Legislation ,
SBA ,
Small Business ,
U.S. House
CYBERSECURITY & DATA PRIVACY -
CMMC Heads to the STARS: Important Cybersecurity Provisions in GSA's 8(a) STARS III RFP -
One of the hottest topics for government contractors is the General Services Administration’s...more
CLIENT ALERT: CMMC Is Coming: Are You Ready?
PilieroMazza previously blogged regarding the draft releases of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) guidelines in anticipation of its final release. The...more
2/6/2020
/ Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
NASA ,
OIG ,
SBA
CYBERSECURITY & DATA PRIVACY -
Start Preparing Now for DoD's Upcoming Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) -
For a while now, we have been writing about the increasing impact of cybersecurity on the...more
10/3/2019
/ Cybersecurity ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
GAO ,
Joint Venture ,
Mergers ,
NDAA ,
Over-Time ,
Small Business ,
Wage and Hour
SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS & ADVISORY SERVICES -
GAO Defers to SBA on When Runway Extension Act Applies -
Last year, Congress passed—and President Trump signed—the Small Business Runway Extension Act (the "Runway...more
8/27/2019
/ Cybersecurity ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
DFARS ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
GAO ,
Joint Venture ,
Mentor-Protege Program ,
OFCCP ,
Proposed Rules ,
SBA ,
Service Contract Act ,
Small Business ,
Small Business Runway Extension Act
This is the third episode in our multi-part series on how cybersecurity and protection of sensitive data from external and insider threats are critical to gaining a competitive advantage in the pursuit of federal government...more
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING -
The Congressional Research Service issued a report providing an overview of small business contracting. The report describes the various federal programs, requirements, procurement officers, and...more
3/18/2019
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Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Federal Contractors ,
GAO ,
Information Technology ,
NLRB ,
Prevailing Wages ,
Request For Information ,
Section 8(a) ,
Small Business ,
US Air Force ,
Venture Capital
The Legal Advisor is a newsletter distributed by the firm to our clients, friends and business contacts. The publication addresses current issues that are of concern to federal government contractors and commercial businesses...more
DEFENSE DEPARTMENT -
To Streamline Acquisitions, 809 Panel Presses Department of Defense to Adopt Portfolio Management -
According to an article on federalnewsradio.com, the congressionally-mandated panel in charge of...more
7/17/2018
/ Cybersecurity ,
Defense Sector ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Veterans Affairs ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
No-Poaching ,
Public Employees ,
Reorganizations ,
Small Business
The topics in the Legal Advisor focus primarily on corporate and business matters, federal contracting, employment law, intellectual property and electronic commerce. We encourage our readers to communicate their views to us...more
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS -
Pentagon Warns CEOs: Protect Your Data or Lose Our Contracts -
According to an article from Govexec.com, the Pentagon has issued a warning to defense-industry contractors, insinuating that they...more
2/12/2018
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Bureau of Indian Affairs ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
COFC ,
COLA ,
Congressional Nominations ,
Contract Termination ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Security ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
DFARS ,
Duty of Candor ,
Federal Budget ,
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 ,
Federal Contractors ,
FOIA ,
Government Shutdown ,
NIST ,
Paid Leave ,
Pentagon ,
Sanctions ,
SBA ,
Sick Leave ,
Social Security ,
Veterans
In this issue:
- Are You Ready for the Cybersecurity Boom?
- Size Appeal of Mali, Inc., SBA No. SIZ-5506 (2013)
- Be A Resolved Employer in 2014
- 2014: Year of the WOSB
- Excerpt from...more