Government ContractsLabor & Employment February 22, 2021 Employee or 1099? Department of Labor Withdraws Opinion Letter On February 19, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) withdrew… Sarah Carr 0 Love0
Government ContractsLabor & EmploymentSmall Business February 11, 2021 8(a) Business Development Program The Minority Small Business and Capital Ownership Development Program—commonly known as the “8(a) Program”—provides participating… Miles McCann 0 Love0
ComplianceGovernment ContractsLabor & EmploymentSmall Business January 26, 2021 5 Policy Areas to Watch in 2021 There is little doubt that the Biden Administration will pursue policy changes that will have… Alan Apple 0 Love0
ComplianceLabor & Employment January 13, 2021 Washington, DC May Soon Have the Strictest Ban on Non-Compete Provisions On December 15, 2020, the Council of the District of Columbia voted unanimously to approve… Dan Ward 0 Love0
Government ContractsLabor & Employment January 12, 2021 OFCCP Opinion Letter Addresses Religious Bias in the Workplace The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) enforces Executive Order 11246, which applies to… Dan Ward 0 Love0
ComplianceLabor & Employment January 6, 2021 Should Employers Require COVID-19 Vaccinations? On December 16, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its COVID-19 Technical Assistance… Dan Ward 0 Love0
ComplianceLabor & Employment January 5, 2021 Can Employers Require COVID-19 Vaccinations? On December 16, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its COVID-19 Technical Assistance… Dan Ward 0 Love0
Labor & EmploymentSmall Business July 16, 2020 Virginia Becomes First State to Adopt Statewide Emergency Workplace Procedures Amid COVID-19 Pandemic On July 15, 2020, Virginia adopted § 16 VAC 25-220, Emergency Temporary Standard, and Infectious… Sarah Carr 0 Love0
Government ContractsLabor & EmploymentSmall Business June 10, 2020 “Ready State” Reimbursement Checklist for Government Contractors On March 27, 2020, the Department of Defense (“DoD”) issued a class deviation in response… Ryan Bradel 0 Love0
Government ContractsLabor & EmploymentSmall Business May 20, 2020 Virginia Joins Maryland and Prohibits Covenants Not to Compete for Low-Wage Employees Effective July 1, 2020 Less than a year after Maryland limited competitive restraints employers may place on low-wage employees,… Sarah Carr 0 Love0
Government ContractsLabor & EmploymentLitigation May 15, 2020 A Heads Up for Virginia Employers Ward & Berry PLLC co-founder Daniel Ward discusses recent changes in Virginia prohibiting covenants not… Dan Ward 0 Love0
ComplianceGeneral CounselGovernment ContractsLabor & EmploymentLitigation May 15, 2020 Don’t Cut Compliance "Cutting compliance will only make things much worse." Ward & Berry PLLC co-founder Ryan Berry… Ryan Berry 0 Love0
ComplianceGovernment ContractsLabor & EmploymentLitigation May 15, 2020 GOVERNMENT CONTRACTOR ALERT: NEW VIRGINIA EMPLOYMENT LAW Attention federal contractors with operations in Virginia! There has been a sea change in Virginia… Ryan Berry 0 Love0
ComplianceGovernment ContractsLabor & EmploymentSmall Business May 6, 2020 PPP: How to Comply With the “Economic Uncertainty” Certification Requirement IMPORTANT UPDATE TO THIS BLOG POST: On May 5, 2020 the SBA extended the safe… Sarah Carr 0 Love0
Government ContractsLabor & EmploymentSmall Business April 29, 2020 Loans Above $2 Million Taken Under the PPP Will Be Audited According to Treasury Secretary Mnuchin As we have written about extensively, the CARES Act enacted in response to the coronavirus… Ryan Bradel 0 Love0
Government ContractsLabor & EmploymentSmall Business April 28, 2020 Paycheck Protection Program: New FAQ Addresses Retroactive “Economic Uncertainty” Certification Requirement and May 7, 2020 Safe Harbor On April 24, 2020, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Health Care Enhancement Act were… Ryan Bradel 0 Love0
ComplianceGovernment ContractsLabor & EmploymentSmall Business April 17, 2020 Federal Contractors Should Tread Carefully Despite Supreme Court’s Decision on Age Discrimination Only Applying to Employees of the Federal Government On April 6, 2020, the Supreme Court decided Babb v. Wilkie, interpreting the Age Discrimination… Ryan Bradel 0 Love0
ComplianceGeneral CounselGovernment ContractsLabor & EmploymentSmall Business April 8, 2020 SBA Interim Final Rule Provides Critical Guidance for Paycheck Protection Program Under the CARES Act On April 2, 2020, the Small Business Administration (SBA) published an interim final rule, “Business… Ryan Bradel 0 Love0
Government ContractsLabor & EmploymentSmall Business April 2, 2020 CARES Act – What Small Businesses and Government Contractors Need to Know The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), a $2.2 trillion emergency relief… Ryan Bradel 0 Love0
Government ContractsLabor & EmploymentSmall Business March 19, 2020 Coronavirus Relief Legislation Targets Family & Sick Leave: Stimulus Package in Progress Late Wednesday night, President Trump signed into law a coronavirus relief package with provisions… Ryan Bradel 0 Love0
Government ContractsLabor & EmploymentLitigationSmall Business March 17, 2020 Pandemic Implications for Government Contractors: How the FAR Covers COVID-19 Developed in conjunction with our friends at The Pulse of GovCon, and from the desk of… Ryan Bradel 0 Love0
Bid ProtestsGovernment ContractsLabor & EmploymentLitigationSmall Business November 20, 2019 New Rule Issued by the Department of Defense to Restrict Use of the LPTA Selection Process On September 26, 2019, the Department of Defense (DOD) issued a final rule amending the Defense… Timothy Furin 0 Love0
Government ContractsLabor & EmploymentSmall Business November 4, 2019 Domestic Preference & Sourcing Requirements in Federal Government Contracts Over the past several months, we have seen a considerable increase in the number of… Timothy Furin 0 Love0
Bid ProtestsComplianceGeneral CounselGovernment ContractsLabor & EmploymentLitigationSmall Business February 26, 2019 I’m a small business considering a bid protest. Should I file, and if so, where? A glance at some relevant data may provide some initial orientation to the landscape. The… Ryan Bradel 0 Love0