Podcast: Private Fund Regulatory Update: Post-U.S. Government Shutdown
III-39 - 2nd Anniversary Special Episode
Podcast: Keeping Up with Recent Changes and Trends in Private Fund Regulation
Once again, the threat of a government shutdown looms over federal contractors and grantees. If Congress does not pass a continuing resolution or other funding legislation before midnight on Saturday, agencies will lack...more
While Congress reached a last-minute deal for a continuing resolution on September 30, averting a government funding lapse, commonly known as a “shutdown,” it now appears that Congress may not reach another such deal by...more
After more than two weeks, the federal government shutdown finally ended late in the evening on October 16, 2013. Although the end of the shutdown is great news for federal employees and government contractors, the last three...more
As the government shutdown winds on, many government contractors and clients have faced stop work orders from the government. Contractors have in turn furloughed their own idle employees. While this is a reasonable and...more
A Department of Labor Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) approved a consent decree on September 16, 2013 between the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) and Medtronic, Inc....more
With the U.S. Congress unable to reach an agreement on a continuing resolution, the U.S. federal government shut down all non-essential services on October 1, 2013. The shutdown will remain in effect until Congress passes...more
On October 1, 2013, the federal government shut down for the first time in seventeen years. The last government shutdowns in 1995 and 1996 lasted a total of 28 days. Government contractors are already feeling the bite...more
As of Oct. 1, 2013, employers will not be able to access their E-Verify accounts because of the federal government’s partial shutdown. As a result, employers will not be able to verify employment eligibility or view or take...more
There are six steps that every government contractor should take in response to a government shutdown. STEP 1: INVENTORY AND EVALUATE CONTRACTS - Contractors should review how their contracts are funded. Fully...more