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by Samy W. Abdallah | June 29, 2023 |
Employment & Labor Law
The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”), in its June 13, 2023, The Atlanta Opera, Inc., decision, modified the standard for determining whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor under the National Labor Relations Act (the “Act”). The ruling sees the NLRB return to its employee-friendly…
by Samy W. Abdallah | June 20, 2023 |
Employment & Labor Law
D.C. legislation is taking effect on July 13, 2023, giving sweeping protections to employees who use cannabis recreationally. D.C. Act 24-483, titled the “Cannabis Employment Protections Act of 2022” (the “Law”) will provide most employees in the District with protections based on their off-hours use of cannabis. While…
On Behalf of Berenzweig Leonard, LLP | June 8, 2023 |
Government Contracts
On June 2, 2023, the FAR Council issued an Interim Final Rule implementing a new FAR provision, FAR 52.204-27, Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (June 2023), that imposes on government contractors a broad prohibition on the use or even the presence of the TikTok app or other software…
by Clyde E. Findley | June 1, 2023 |
Intellectual Property
Joint inventorship can be a thorny issue and getting it wrong can result in a patent being invalidated. Contrary to what you might expect, it is not that hard to get inventorship wrong. The inventorship mistake often happens for the simple reason that a patent attorney must rely on…
by Stephanie Wilson | May 22, 2023 |
Government Contracts
The United States reached its debt limit in January 2023, and since then has been using “extraordinary measures” to avoid defaulting on its financial obligations, including Social Security, Medicare, salaries for military and federal civilian employees, and payments to government contractors. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has stated that the…
by Kristin A. Zech | April 25, 2023 |
Employment & Labor Law
Originally published in IRMI’s Winter 2023 issue of Employment Practices Liability Consultant (EPLiC) By Kristin A. Zech Social movements in the United States over the past several years have given rise to a renewed focus on the workplace environment. As a…
On Behalf of Berenzweig Leonard, LLP | April 6, 2023 |
Government Contracts
The government’s evaluation of a contractor’s performance on a contract is a critical component for contractors trying to win new contracts. Typically, the agency puts its evaluation in a report, commonly referred to as a CPARS (the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System), according to FAR Subpart 42.15. On occasion,…
On Behalf of Berenzweig Leonard, LLP | March 23, 2023 |
M&A and Corporate
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are often associated with large corporations and billion-dollar deals, but they can also be a valuable tool for small businesses looking to grow and expand. M&A can provide small businesses with access to new markets, customers, and technology, as well as the resources and expertise…
by Samy W. Abdallah | February 23, 2023 |
Employment & Labor Law
Virginia has joined in on the growing trend of implementing a state-mandated retirement program with the new RetirePath Virginia program that goes into effect on July 1, 2023. Created by Virginia state law in an effort to bridge the retirement savings gap, covered employers…
On Behalf of Berenzweig Leonard, LLP | February 2, 2023 |
Government Contracts
Two recent decisions from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) show how offerors cannot expect the government to fill in information missing from their proposal. Specifically, offerors cannot expect the government to consider their work as an incumbent on the current contract, nor can they expect the government to call…
