01/19/2015
Teaming agreements are regularly used for collaborative bids or proposals. A significant related issues has increasingly been the enforceability of the teaming agreement, and in particular whether it is merely an agreement to try and agree or whether it creates an obligatory requirement to contract if the team successfully obtains award. Judge Hughes of the… Read more »
01/19/2015
Authored by attorney Anthony J. Mazzeo One of the most frustrating notices you can receive as a Government Contractor can come days after learning your company has won a contract award. In the days or weeks after an award, it is possible you may receive a “stop work order” and be advised that a competitor… Read more »
01/19/2015
Authored by attorney George Nicholos The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), which accepts and investigates administrative complaints regarding alleged acts of discrimination from applicants or employees, recently released its final ruling implementing Executive Order (EO) 13672, signed by president Obama on July 21, 2014. Executive Order 13672 amends prior Executive Order 11246 to… Read more »
01/15/2015
Here is a first look at some legislative changes that may be coming our way in the workers’ compensation world. We will keep you updated. And as always, if you have any questions or concerns about these potential Bills, please contact us. HB 1285 Workers’ compensation; definition of employee; property owners’ associations. Chief patron: Scott… Read more »
01/14/2015
Last month the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (which has Federal Court appellate jurisdiction for Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia) clarified a number of aspects of Federal False Claim actions. The case is United States, et al. v. Triple Canopy, Inc., Nos. 13-2190… Read more »
01/12/2015
Authored by attorney Casaundra Maimone It goes without saying that a contractor should carefully review all of the proposed terms and negotiate all of the final terms of a construction contract such that the provisions are best tailored to their role on the project. Nonetheless, attentiveness to warranty terms is especially important due to the… Read more »
01/07/2015
If you are a foreign owner doing business in the U.S. you should review the requirements by the Bureau of Economic Analysis/U.S. Department of Commerce (“BEA”). BEA is collecting data to measure foreign direct investments in the U.S., and they are doing so retroactively back to January 1, 2014. The BE-13 Survey form will have… Read more »
