Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast | Compliance Clarity for Federal Contractors with Joan Moore and Mim Munzel of Arbor Consulting Group
False Claims Act Insights - Can DE&I Initiatives Lead to Potential False Claims Act Liability?
Navigating Executive Orders: Strategies for Managing Stop Work Orders and Terminations
SBA’s Final Rule Is Here: Key Takeaways on Updates to HUBZone Program, Other Small Business Programs, and Various Small Business Matters
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast - Episode 28: Construction Compliance with Joan Moore and Mim Munzel of The Arbor Consulting Group
DE Under 3: FAR Council Seeks to Require Federal Contractors to Report First-Tier Subcontractor Information, Including Potentially Executive Compensation Data
DE Under 3: Contractors Have Second Opportunity to Comment on OFCCP’s Supply & Service Contractor Portal Information Collection
Preparing for Major Changes to DOT’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise DBE Program
Excitement, Turbulence & Confusion: The Top 10 Employment Law Issues That Affected Federal Contractors in 2023
Successor Government Contractor Hiring Obligations Change: DOL’s Long Awaited Nondisplacement Rule
DE Under 3: What Federal Contractors Need to Know About OFCCP's New Audit Scheduling Letter
[Podcast] TikTok off the Clock: Navigating the TikTok Ban on Devices for Government Contractors
Partnering to Win: Teaming, Subcontracting, Joint Ventures, and Mentor Protégé Agreements
Construction Roundtable: Top 4 Legal Risks for Federal Construction Contractors
DE Under 3: OFCCP's Modified Proposal to Revise Scheduling Letter & Itemized Listing Revealed Via Newly Proposed Documents
Flow-Down Clauses in Federal Government Contracts - Tutorial 1 (Fundamentals)
Joint Venture Basics for Large and Small Contractors
Webinar: Trademarks and Government Contracting
Bidding for Major Contracts? Compliance Requirements You Should Prepare for Now
#WorkforceWednesday: Independent Contractor Rule Reinstated, OFCCP Targets Pay Equity Audits, OSHA Focuses on Health Care Facilities - Employment Law This Week®
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is facing growing scrutiny from Congress after it abruptly canceled hundreds of contracts—many of which support critical services for veterans—based in part on recommendations from a...more
Recent actions by the Department of Government Efficiency have led to a surge in contract cancellations, raising significant concerns for government contractors. Contracting Officer’s Discretion and Legal Boundaries - The...more
Government contractors are facing a host of legal and compliance challenges following President Trump’s recent executive orders. These orders have prompted government-wide contract reviews, funding issues, increased scrutiny...more
Since the inauguration of US President Donald Trump on January 20, 2025, many companies that hold or support Federal contracts, grants, and other awards have received so-called “stop work orders” or other directives to cease...more
On December 4, 2023, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council submitted a proposed rule on “Pay Equity and Transparency in Federal Contracting” to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval. On...more
The Department of Defense (DoD) delivered its proposed Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Program rule (CMMC) the day after Christmas this year, including several related guidance documents (listed here). The proposed...more
The Biden Administration, via its Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (the “Task Force”), has now provided the guidance with which federal contractor and subcontractors must comply in connection with their contracts and...more
On August 11, 2021, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) issued a final rule revising and standardizing the limitations on subcontracting (LOS), including the nonmanufacturer rule, that apply to small...more
A new Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), "Reporting of Nonconforming Items to the Government Industry Data Exchange Program," will become effective on December 23, 2019. The new FAR provision (FAR 46.317) and clause (FAR...more
On August 25, 2016, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council issued its long-anticipated final rule implementing the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order (Executive Order), along with accompanying guidelines...more
Key Points - - While making some welcomed changes to the proposed rule, the final rule leaves many of the significant burdens and costs associated with requiring contractors and subcontractors to disclose various...more
On January 22, 2016, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council issued a Proposed Rule prohibiting government contractors from using internal confidentiality agreements to restrict employees or subcontractors from...more
On January 22, 2016, the Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration proposed a new rule that would amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement a section...more
In 2015, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) tackled what many believe was its most ambitious agenda since the agency’s inception. In 2016, we can expect more of the same—the Obama administration...more
If adopted as proposed, the costs to government contractors to implement changes necessary to meet the reporting obligations could be substantial. On January 20, the Department of Defense, General Services...more
A recently proposed amendment to the Federal Acquisition Regulation precludes Federal contractors from entering into a confidentiality agreement with an employee or subcontractor that “prohibit[s] or otherwise restrict[s]”...more
The Department of Defense (DoD) released interim rules implementing provisions of the 2013 and 2015 National Defense Authorization Acts. The rules, released on Aug. 26, 2015, are effective immediately and establish the...more
Proposal makes agency allegations of employment law violations reportable events that could result in denial of federal contracts or termination of existing contracts. Executive Order 13673 (the Order), signed by US...more
Companies that contract with the federal government will soon be subject to new rules aimed to stamp out human trafficking (see discussion of some of the existing rules and regulations here and here). The just-released...more