Kilpatrick’s Katie Barton, Nena Bains, and Destiny Williams recently presented a webinar in partnership with the Association of Corporate Council on the topic of “Protecting Your IP When People are Coming and Going.”...more
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On March 24, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) appointed Catherine Eschbach as the head of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”). Prior to her appointment, Director Eschbach worked for six...more
A North Carolina federal district court recently denied a motion to dismiss a putative class action alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) based on the receipt of text message solicitations....more
The Ninth Circuit recently upheld the dismissal of a putative class action finding that labeling Dove Dark Chocolate products as deriving from a “Rainforest Alliance Certified™ farm” did not mislead reasonable chocolate...more
Last week, in a case of first impression, the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (“CBCA”) denied a federal contractor’s request for a contract adjustment to account for a change to the local county’s minimum wage rate, which...more
Spring is in the air and along with the change in season, there are changes on the horizon for how government contractors will have to target pay equity and transparency. The White House announced two new proposed rules on...more
The Middle District of Tennessee recently denied a motion for class certification for a group of dental providers in a suit against SmileDirectClub (“SmileDirect”). Ciccio v. SmileDirectClub, LLC, No. 3:19-CV-00845, 2024 WL...more
On December 18, 2023, the General Services Administration (“GSA”) announced a new final rule enforcing Executive Order 14063. The order requires federal agencies to use project labor agreements (“PLA”), which are pre-hire...more