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Recent FCA Settlement Highlights Small Business Certification Issues in Private Equity Transactions

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The Department of Justice ("DOJ") recently announced a $1.75 million false claims settlement with a contractor that "improperly obtained government contracts that were set-aside for small businesses." The DOJ settlement...more

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Government Contracts Legal Round-Up | September 2023 Issue 18

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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

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Stay “Small” Longer: Recent Changes Make It Easier for Growing Businesses to Pursue Small Business Contracts from the Federal...

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On June 6, 2022, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a Final Rule changing how a company calculates its size under an employee-based size standard. In recent years, the SBA also changed how a business calculates...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

The Business of Manufacturing

Along Charlotte’s interstate highways, billboards call out rising wages for manufacturing jobs as companies try to meet demand in a rebounding economy. “That’s a sign that there’s a big, big challenge right now,” says Ben...more

Payne & Fears

A Small Business Guide to Proposition 65

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Small businesses operating both inside and outside of California may be unaware of Proposition 65 and its implications for their companies. Often a business first becomes aware of Proposition 65 when it receives a Proposition...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Paycheck Protection Program: Government Enforcement, Oversight

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Nearly one year ago, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and related economic downturn, the Small Business Administration-backed Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) provided loans to help businesses keep their workforce...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

CARES Act Questions for the Manufacturing, Distribution and Retail Industry - Update #6

Congress recently passed the economic stimulus package referred to as the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act1”), the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (“PPPHCE Act”),...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

CARES Act Questions for the Manufacturing, Distribution and Retail Industry - Update #5

Congress recently passed the economic stimulus package referred to as the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act1”), the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (“PPPHCE Act”),...more

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CARES Act Provisions Impact Drug, Device, and Food Manufacturers and Suppliers

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The $2 trillion economic stimulus package laid out in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act includes $11 billion in appropriations for vaccines, therapeutics, and other medical needs, and $34.9...more

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What Biopharmaceutical and Medical Device Manufacturers Need to Know About the CARES Act

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On March 27, 2020, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), the third and by far the largest stimulus package passed by Congress to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak. As discussed...more

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FAQs: The Potential Risk of Audits and Enforcement of Misconduct Related to the Loans and Other Financial Benefits Programs...

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The CARES Act includes significant measures for individuals, employers, and businesses to handle and overcome the COVID-19 pandemic. The set of FAQs below is intended to address questions related to the potential risk of...more

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Financial Daily Dose 11.13.2019 | Top Story: Buffeted by Changing Consumer Demands, Dean Foods Declares Bankruptcy

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Dean Foods, the largest milk company in the U.S., has filed for bankruptcy protection, a “fresh setback to a U.S. dairy industry struggling against declining U.S. milk consumption and rising competition.”  Industry experts...more

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21st Century Cures: A Closer Look

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On December 7, 2016, the US Congress enacted the 21st Century Cures Act, substantial legislation intended to accelerate “discovery, development and delivery” of medical therapies by encouraging biomedical research investment,...more

Knobbe Martens

Medical Device Manufacturer’s Association Comments on Senate Hearing

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The Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship held a meeting titled “An Examination of Changes to the U.S. Patent System and Impacts on America’s Small Businesses” on February 25, 2016. ...more

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Weekly Update Newsletter - January 2016 #3

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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - Employee Based Size Standards in Wholesale Trade and Retail Trade - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA or Agency) increased 47 small business size standards based on the...more

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CPSC Unveils “Regulatory Robot” Designed to Offer Glimpse of Possible Regulatory and Statutory Obligations

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The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) introduced its “Regulatory Robot” this month. Touted as a web-based tool to help manufacturers and importers, particularly small businesses, identify the various CPSC rules and...more

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A Refresher on the Non-Manufacturer Rule

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Unless you are a small business regularly engaged in selling supplies to the U.S. Government, you may have only a passing familiarity with the requirements of the Non-Manufacturer Rule (NMR). The NMR is an exception to the...more

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Significant Tax Provisions in the 2016-2017 Ohio Budget Bill Affecting Businesses

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On June 30, 2015, Ohio Governor John Kasich signed into law the biennial budget bill, Amended Substitute House Bill No. 64 (“HB 64”). The legislation underwent substantial changes during the legislative process such that the...more

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Weekly Update Newsletter - March 2015 #4

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GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - DoD Issues Interim Rule to Amend DFARS: Use of Military Construction Funds (DFARS Case 2015-D006) - The Department of Defense (DoD) issued an interim rule to amend the Defense Federal...more

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The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: A Pitfall in International Trade

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The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) should be top of mind for any manufacturer conducting or considering international business. Indeed, any doubts that the government was still interested in investigating and...more

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Weekly Update Newsletter - January 2015 #3

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GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - DoD Issues Proposed Rule to Amend DFARS Past Performance Information Retrieval System – Statistical Reporting (PPIRS-SR) (DFARS Case 2014-D015) - The Department of Defense (DoD) issued a...more

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Weekly Update Newsletter - December 2014 #1

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GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - DoD, GSA, and NASA Issue Proposed Rule to Amend FAR, Information on Corporate Contractor Performance and Integrity - The Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA),...more

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