2024 ushered in the implementation of and challenges to several wage and hour initiatives by the Biden Administration, most notably, adjustments to the salary basis test and Executive Order 14026, which raised minimum wages...more
Department of Labor (DOL) Final Rule: DOL Acquisition Regulation (DOLAR), DOLAR System On August 16, DOL published a final rule amending the DOLAR to remove redundant provisions and codify contractual requirements for...more
8/23/2024
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
FCC ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
SBA ,
U.S. Commerce Department
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a final rule banning employers from enforcing non-compete agreements against any non-executive employee (“Non-Compete Clause Rule”). As suspected, business...more
Focus on SBA’s SBIC Program, Part 3: Demystifying the Intricacies of the SBIC Application Process -
The Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program is emerging as a powerful financial tool for small business...more
2/1/2024
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Federal Contractors ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
GAO ,
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Human Resources Professionals ,
IRS ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
SBA ,
U.S. Commerce Department
Companies with California employees who are subject to non-competes have a fast-approaching deadline of February 14, 2024, to notify those individuals that these agreements are void or risk legal liability under a new...more
Once again, the specter of a government shutdown looms over the federal contracting community. The federal government is set to run out of funding on September 30 and tensions in the House are making it ever more likely that...more
An executive order increasing the minimum wage for non-exempt employees working on specified types of federal contracts took effect January 30, 2022. However, recent wage determinations issued by the Department of Labor (DOL)...more
On December 7, 2021, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia (District Court) issued a nationwide preliminary injunction preventing the federal government from enforcing Executive Order (EO)...more
12/9/2021
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Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
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Federal Contractors ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Injunctions ,
OSHA ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
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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Cybersecurity ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
DFARS ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
OSHA ,
Popular ,
SBA ,
Small Business ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
On November 4, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published its long-awaited COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) for covered private employers, including nearly all...more
11/8/2021
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Federal Employees ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Infectious Diseases ,
OSHA ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
LABOR & EMPLOYMENT -
New Vaccine Mandate Guidance Issued for Federal Contractors: 5 Things You Need to Know -
On September 24, 2021, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (Task Force) issued much-anticipated guidance...more
10/1/2021
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
HUBZone ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
NASA ,
Small Business ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
On September 24, 2021, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (Task Force) issued much-anticipated guidance (Guidance) regarding President Biden’s Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal...more
LITIGATION & DISPUTE RESOLUTION -
Watch Your Step: Avoiding False Claims Act Violations from Limitations in Subcontracting and Performance of Work Requirements -
Members of the government contracting community are...more
9/24/2021
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Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Fraud ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
SBA ,
Small Business
On September 9, 2021, the Biden Administration announced sweeping updates to its national strategy to combat COVID-19. The updates come less than a month after the Food and Drug Administration fully approved the...more
Undeniably, 2020 was a year like no other. Faced with a global pandemic and a tumultuous election, employers were presented with a unique set of challenges and a myriad of new—and at times, very vague—laws and regulations....more
Effective October 29, 2020, Virginia employers must update their handbooks to reflect new state requirements regarding pregnancy discrimination, according to a recent law. The law adds posting requirements and is one of...more
On September 22, 2020, the Trump administration issued Executive Order 13950 (the Order) prohibiting workplace training that involves “sex stereotyping” or “scapegoating.” The Order is applicable to federal employees, the...more
Now that states are beginning to reopen and we start going back into the workplace, there are important questions employers need answers to in order to protect themselves from liability. In this webinar, we focus on preparing...more
Working as a human resources professional in government contracting requires agility and understanding how additional federal regulations impact human capital management. During this presentation, we will dive into the...more
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