Blog
by Clyde E. Findley | June 3, 2020 |
Employment & Labor Law
Virginia is on its way to becoming a marijuana-friendly state, but not if you are an employer. Beginning on July 1, 2020, it will be a crime for a Virginia employer to ask applicants to reveal if they have been charged or convicted of simple marijuana possession. The new law…
On Behalf of Berenzweig Leonard, LLP | May 20, 2020 |
Immigration Law
UNITED STATES v. SINENENG-SMITH, ___ U.S. ___, No. 1967 (7 May 2020) This case concerns a provision of the immigration laws, 8 U. S. C. §1324, which makes it a felony to encourage or induce an alien to enter or reside in the United States, knowing or in reckless disregard…
by Stephanie Wilson | May 18, 2020 |
Government Contracts
GAO recently sustained a protest that the agency improperly credited awardees for having mandatory certifications, where the certifications provided in the proposals were issued to affiliated entities and not the offeror. In that same procurement, GAO determined that the agency also unreasonably credited one of the awardees with the corporate…
On Behalf of Berenzweig Leonard, LLP | May 18, 2020 |
Government Contracts
Facing a cash flow crisis brought on by COVID-19, government contractors have only two basic ways of increasing cash flow: getting new contracts and performing incumbent contracts. A lot of media attention has focused on ways contractors can get cash flow help in performing their incumbent contracts. Berenzweig Leonard…
by Stephanie Wilson | May 18, 2020 |
Government Contracts
On May 6, 2020, the FAR Council issued a final rule amending the FAR to implement President Trump’s October 31, 2019 Executive Order revoking President Obama’s January 30, 2009 Executive Order on the Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts. The final rule deletes FAR subpart 22.12 in its…
by Stephanie Wilson | May 18, 2020 |
Government Contracts
On May 11, 2020, the SBA published a final rule implementing a certification requirement for Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSBs) and Economically Disadvantages Women-Owned Small Businesses (EDWOSBs) and adjusting the economic disadvantage thresholds for determining whether an individual qualifies as economically disadvantaged for both the EDWOSB and 8(a) programs. WOSB/EDWOSB Certification…
by Stephanie Wilson | May 13, 2020 |
Employment & Labor Law
, M&A and Corporate
On May 13, 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Small Business Administration revised their Frequently Asked Questions concerning the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) to provide additional guidance on how it would review a borrower’s certification that “[c]urrent economic uncertainty makes this [PPP] loan request necessary to support…
On Behalf of Berenzweig Leonard, LLP | May 8, 2020 |
Entertainment, Sports, & Media Law
THE CASE OF DONALD TRUMP v. CYRUS VANCE, Jr. and MAZARS USA Winston Churchill wrote a biography of his ancestor John Churchill, who is better known as the Duke of Marlborough. Describing the period of conflict spanning the demise of Cromwell’s government and the restoration of Charles II to…
On Behalf of Berenzweig Leonard, LLP | April 22, 2020 |
Rocket Docket
In our last installment, we discussed the general orders issued by the court that further continued in-person hearings and deadlines in civil cases. On April 20, 2020, the Clerk of the Court in the Eastern District of Virginia sent out an email announcing a new development that may help civil…
On Behalf of Berenzweig Leonard, LLP | April 21, 2020 |
Government Contracts
On March 30, 2020, the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council (CAAC), the civilian agency component of the FAR Council, expanded the availability of accelerated payments. It issued a FAR class deviation to add small business prime contractors to those entitled to accelerated payments. In doing so, the CAAC implemented a…
