CLIENT ALERT: CMMC Is Coming: Are You Ready?
PilieroMazza previously blogged regarding the draft releases of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) guidelines in anticipation of its final release. The...more
2/6/2020
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Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
NASA ,
OIG ,
SBA
As I wrote two weeks ago, the Department of Justice (DOJ) recently released its annual fiscal year statistics on False Claims Act (FCA) and fraud matters. The report shows Fiscal Year 2019 was another big year for the FCA, as...more
PilieroMazza Wins HUBZone Small Business Resource Partner of the Year!
The HUBZone Contractors National Council honored PilieroMazza with the “HUBZone Small Business Resource Partner of the Year” award at the HUBZone...more
1/24/2020
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Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
DFARS ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
HUBZone ,
Joint Employers ,
NDAA ,
OIG ,
Small Business
On January 9, 2020, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it recovered more than $3 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases involving fraud and the False Claims Act (FCA) in Fiscal Year (FY) 2019, which...more
This is the third episode of "Ex Rel. Radio," our multi-part series on the False Claims Act, which includes commentary on potential pitfalls for government contractors who may face enforcement issues in light of emerging...more
FALSE CLAIMS ACT / LITIGATION / CYBERSECURITY & DATA PRIVACY -
Have the Flood Gates Opened?: Cisco Settles First-Of-Its-Kind Cybersecurity False Claims Act Litigation -
On July 31, 2019, a False Claims Act matter...more
8/5/2019
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COFC ,
Cybersecurity ,
Debt Collection ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
NAICS ,
Small Business ,
Wage and Hour
On July 31, 2019, a False Claims Act matter pending in the United States District Court for the Western District of New York was unsealed, revealing an $8.6 million dollar settlement that may have far-reaching implications on...more
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times . . . .” Charles Dickens was not thinking of the False Claims Act when he wrote “A Tale of Two Cities,” but the First Circuit Court of Appeals was when it decided United...more
Last week, on May 7, 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced the issuance of formal guidance to clarify the manner in which the DOJ allocates credit to defendants who cooperate with government investigations in...more
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Department of Justice – The DOJ released guidance on how the targets of False Claims Act investigations can receive leniency in exchange for proactively disclosing misconduct. The guidance also...more
5/13/2019
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Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Novation ,
Recertification ,
SBA ,
Small Business
The Legal Advisor is a newsletter distributed by the firm to our clients, friends and business contacts. The publication addresses current issues that are of concern to federal government contractors and commercial businesses...more
The language you choose to put in your subcontract matters, even if you do not understand it or applying that language might end in an unfair result. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals drove this point home recently in Aspic...more
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The Small Business Administration (SBA) announced a series of workshops geared to help Native American small business communities with technical assistance and business development. The SBA will...more
2/11/2019
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Criminal Convictions ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
EEO-1 ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
Fraud ,
Joint Venture ,
Native American Issues ,
Proposed Legislation ,
SBA ,
Small Business ,
Subcontractors ,
Title VII ,
Transgender ,
Unpaid Wages ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Veterans' Benefits
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According to a Washington Technology article, just because government agencies reopened after five weeks of a shutdown does not mean things return to business as usual. In fact, the article...more
2/4/2019
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Arbitration ,
Arbitration Awards ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Davis-Bacon Act ,
Debt Collectors ,
Department of Education ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Budget ,
Federal Contractors ,
FOIA ,
Government Shutdown ,
Independent Contractors ,
NLRB ,
Trump Administration ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour
“[I]n this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” This oft-cited quote attributed to Benjamin Franklin may be timeless, but it fails to tell the whole story in the modern world—at least for...more
The vast majority of states are at-will employment states, which means that an employer may terminate an employee for a good reason, a bad reason, or any reason at all, so long as the basis for termination does not violate a...more
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING -
White House Proposes a Massive Reorganization of Federal Agencies -
According to an article in govexec.com, the Trump administration on Thursday released a blueprint for a massive overhaul of...more
Over the last twenty years, the expanding world market has made it easier for domestic companies to conduct business overseas and with foreign corporations. Large and small businesses alike are going global, receiving and...more
On May 15, 2018, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan signed into law the Disclosing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Act of 2018. Described by bill sponsor Craig Zucker (D-Montgomery) as a “national model,” the law, which goes...more
Since the last Presidential election campaign began almost three years ago, there has been a significant public focus on sexual harassment, income inequality, crimes against women, public corruption, and the income gap....more
The Mandatory Disclosure Rule: Mitigating Risk When the Requirement for Disclosure Is Not Clear -
Most federal contractors are aware that the mandatory disclosure rule requires that contractors timely disclose “credible...more
This week, the New York-based United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit became only the second federal appellate court to rule that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination on...more
Earlier this year, in “Restaurant Industry Headed To U.S. Supreme Court Over Tipping Practices”, I wrote about the Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) 2011 Regulation related to restaurant tip distribution practices and its journey...more
For the last several weeks, media outlets have reported on sexual harassment almost constantly. Indeed, the media makes it seem like sexual harassment claims are levied against a new public figure each day. To put this...more
In 2014, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) Wage and Hour Division launched an aggressive enforcement initiative aimed at ensuring companies in the restaurant and food service industry comply with the federal minimum wage,...more