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
When DEI Meets the FCA: What Employers Need to Know About the DOJ’s Civil Rights Fraud Initiative
Podcast - Navigating the Updated SF-328 Form
CHPS Podcast Episode 5: The Future of Federal Procurement
DOL Restructures: OFCCP on the Chopping Block as Opinion Letters Expand - #WorkforceWednesday® - Employment Law This Week®
Abortion Protections Struck Down, LGBTQ Harassment Guidance Vacated, EEO-1 Reporting Opens - #WorkforceWednesday® - Employment Law This Week®
Podcast - A Comparative Guide to Obtaining an FCL: DCSA vs. the Intelligence Community
2024-2025 Bid Protest Decisions with Far-Reaching Impacts for Government Contractors
Non-Competes Eased, Anti-DEI Rule Blocked, Contractor Rule in Limbo - Employment Law This Week® - #WorkforceWednesday®
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®
Podcast - What Are Joint Ventures and When Should They Get Cleared?
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast - Episode 40: Federal Contractors Under the 2nd Trump Administration with Joan Moore & Mim Munzel of The Arbor Consulting Group
Staying Ahead with Federal Government's Impact on Business
ESG Essentials: What You Need To Know Now - Episode 18 - The Reshaping of ESG & DEI
This week, we’re covering the relaxation of state-level non-compete rules, the recent block of Executive Order 14173’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)-related certification requirement, and a federal appeals court’s...more
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - Overcoming the Inflation Crisis: The Ins-and-Outs of Extraordinary Contractual Relief for Government Contractors - An all-but-forgotten remedy in government contracting, Extraordinary Contractual...more
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more
This week, we look at a range of developments shifting the enforcement approach across federal agencies and how employers can comply with these shifts. Texas Court Reinstates DOL Independent Contractor Rule A district...more
This week, we look at complying with the rules that require employers to keep employee COVID-19 vaccination and testing information confidential. HIPAA, Employee Privacy Protections, and COVID-19 (see video attached) ...more
Last week, the federal government began enforcing the requirements of the Executive Order 14042, “Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors” (COVID EO) and its supporting guidance. The COVID EO directs...more
In its first 100 days in office, the Biden administration has advanced its policy priorities, many of which have involved repealing the policy accomplishments of the previous presidential administration. The Biden...more
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - SBA Extends the HUBZone Map Freeze to June 30, 2023 - Today, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a direct final rule extending the HUBZone map freeze from December 31, 2021, to June...more
Last week, President Biden marked his 100th day in office. This Lightbulb illuminates some of the more important developments affecting wage and hour law taken during the first 100 days of the Biden administration....more
Why are the first 100 days so important? It’s often said that a president’s first 100 days in office are the most critical in their administration, as that’s when they have the most political capital – and therefore can...more
The $908 billion stimulus package (COVID-19 Relief Package 2.0) that was signed into law on December 27, 2020, which was attached to a $1.4 trillion spending bill to fund the federal government through September, was an...more
In today’s new episode, Michael Schmidt is joined by a panel of five partners in Cozen O’Connor’s Labor and Employment Department to discuss the likely impact of a President Biden administration on key labor and employment...more
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) will see significant changes under a Biden administration. However, the nature and the degree of those changes will depend heavily on how Biden fills senior roles not only at DOL but also in...more