Joint Venture Eligibility Refresher on Requirements for Government Contractors
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The Rise of OTAs in Defense Contracting: Opportunities, Risks, and What Contractors Need to Know
Blowing the Whistle: What Employers Should Know About DEI & the False Claims Act
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CHPS Podcast Episode 5: The Future of Federal Procurement
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Diversifying Your Contract Pipeline by Maximizing Opportunities through the DOD’s Mentor Protégé Program
Clocking in with PilieroMazza: Latest Developments on DEI Executive Order and Action Items before April 21 Deadline
Podcast - The "I" in FOCI and AI: Innovation, Intelligence, Influence
#WorkforceWednesday®: EEOC/DOJ Joint DEI Guidance, EEOC Letters to Law Firms, OFCCP Retroactive DEI Enforcement - Employment Law This Week®
#WorkforceWednesday®: Federal Contractors Alert - DEI Restrictions Reinstated by Appeals Court - Employment Law This Week®
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Federal courts continue to navigate the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (“DEI”) landscape including Executive Orders targeting DEI. In a recent development last week, U.S. District Judge Matthew Kennelly granted a...more
On Tuesday, April 15, 2025, Judge Matthew Kennelly of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granted a motion for preliminary injunction barring the U.S. Department of Labor from enforcing the...more
On March 27, 2025, Judge Matthew Kennelly of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois issued a temporary restraining order blocking the Department of Labor from enforcing certain provisions of Executive...more
On March 27, 2025, a federal district court in Chicago issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) blocking the Department of Labor from implementing key provisions from two of President Trump’s Executive Orders issued in...more
On Friday, March 14, 2025, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals lifted a preliminary injunction on President Trump’s Executive Orders regarding DEI. In concurring opinions, the judges expressed varying levels of support for...more
This week, we’re focused on federal contractors and the effects that the reinstatement of Executive Orders 14151 and 14173 will have on employers: President Trump’s executive orders against diversity, equity, and inclusion...more
The Fourth Circuit recently lifted the nationwide preliminary injunction that had blocked federal agencies from carrying out key provisions in two of President Trump’s Executive Orders on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion...more
As we reported on January 22, 2025, and January 29, 2025, the Trump Administration issued Executive Orders targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) initiatives in the federal government and private sector, namely...more
In a decision on Friday, March 14, 2025, a panel of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay pending appeal in a legal challenge to a pair of President Trump’s executive orders which promulgated new policy directives...more
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On March 14, 2025, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals stayed the nationwide preliminary injunction previously issued by the District of Maryland, which had enjoined certain aspects of Executive Order No. 14173, President...more
On March 14, 2025, The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit granted the government’s request to stay a nationwide preliminary injunction that blocked enforcement of elements of President Trump’s Executive Order 14173...more
On March 14, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit granted the government’s request to stay a Maryland federal judge’s nationwide preliminary injunction that temporarily stopped three key provisions of...more
On March 14, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit granted the government's Motion for a Stay Pending Appeal in the lawsuit concerning two Executive Orders aimed at ending diversity, equity, and...more
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On March 3 Judge Abelson of the U.S. District Court for the District or Maryland denied the government’s motion for a stay pending appeal of the preliminary injunction halting the termination of equity-related federal grants...more
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