Blogs

• 'Deficit of Accountability' Spurs Creation of Performance Czar Post (January 7, 2009)
• "'THE'" Is Now A Trademarked Word? (July 11, 2022)
• "Alexa, Play Country Roads..." (December 25, 2018)
• "As We Know, Elections Have Consequences........" (May 29, 2018)
• "Defend[ing] the Indefensible"" -- DOL to Pay EAJA ""Bad Faith"" Attorneys' Fees" (October 6, 2015)
• "Generator Improvements Rule" Becomes Effective June 1, 2018 in West Virginia (May 21, 2018)
• "I'm Only Human" (June 26, 2019)
• "It’s None of Our Business"": GAO Keeps Its Nose Out of Private Disputes" (May 4, 2015)
• "Play Ball" - The No Surprises Act and Its Independent Dispute Resolution Process (March 22, 2021)
• "Play Ball" - The No Surprises Act and Requirements Related to Surprise Billing: The Second Installment (August 17, 2021)
• "Play Ball" - The No Surprises Act Update: Fourth Installment (January 19, 2022)
• "Play Ball" - The No Surprises Act Update: Third Installment (October 27, 2021)
• "Strangled by Process" (August 15, 2018)
• "This Email Will Self-Destruct in Five Seconds": Benefits and Risks of Self-Destructing Electronic Communications (May 18, 2018)
• "Walking in a Winter Wonderland" - Freezing Weather - Are You Protected? (March 7, 2019)
• “Be Cautious With Emails” is Good Advice, Especially from a Criminal Defendant Under Arrest Who Allegedly Bribed a Navy Commander (October 24, 2013)
• “Byzantine Process” of ALJ Removal Found Unconstitutional: The Latest in an Onslaught of Court Challenges to the NLRB (December 10, 2024)
• “Control” Is Based on the What the Governing Documents Say, Not How the Owners Act (December 15, 2015)
• “Do Not Pay” List Coming in a Few Months (October 7, 2011)
• “I got it fixed. I’m so sneaky” May Not Be the Best Text for an FBI Agent to Send Regarding a Criminal Investigation of his Friend (November 19, 2012)
• “I Reported, and He Got Promoted” – Riot Games’ Bro-Culture Proves Costly (December 9, 2019)
• “In Anticipation of Litigation” May Not Mean What You Think (May 17, 2018)
• “Interested Party” – GAO May Not Think It Means What You Think It Means (April 3, 2016)
• “It's Too Late, Baby Now, It's Too Late” – When to Protest Corrective Action (June 22, 2015)
• “It’s in There” -- Miller Act Bonding Requirements Are Read into Construction Contracts under the Christian Doctrine (May 24, 2017)
• “Most Favored” Pricing to the Government Means Just That (July 13, 2012)
• “Necessarily Connected”: How MSHA Claimed Your Off-Site Facility (April 21, 2026)
• “Other Minerals” Defined — You Might Want to Review Your Deed (April 3, 2026)
• “Schrems II”:  A Second Wave of Impacts Across the EU-U.S. Privacy Landscape (August 6, 2020)
• “The Godfather” Made an Offer He Should Have Refused (April 26, 2013)
• “What Goes Down Will Come Up” (June 5, 2017)
• “Wired Contract” Investigation at USAID Comes to a Close with a Civil Penalty (November 22, 2013)
• “Yes, You Can Own a River” (October 26, 2015)
• “YOU AIN’T GOT NOTHIN’ ON ME!” (January 17, 2013)
• *UPDATED* Section 889 of the National Defense Authorization Act (September 28, 2020)
• #MeToo, Times Up, and Labor Negotiations (July 31, 2019)
• <center>New Year’s Resolutions, 2017</center> (January 3, 2017)
• 2012 Teaming To Win Conference (May 21, 2012)
• 2015 NDAA Likely to Require Reporting of Cyber Incidents by Certain Contractors; Potential Impact Remains Unclear (December 9, 2014)
• 2015 WV Legislature Rewrites Aboveground Storage Tank Act (April 16, 2015)
• 2016 New Year’s Resolutions (January 4, 2016)
• 2021 Changes to Kentucky's Open Records Act (August 6, 2021)
• 340B Preemption Question Returns to the Fourth Circuit Spotlight (June 8, 2026)
• 44 Minutes Is Not Much Response Time, But It Can Be Enough (April 19, 2018)
• 4th of July Holiday (July 2, 2018)
• 5+ Tips for Managing E-Discovery Costs for a Small Case (September 24, 2019)
• 61-Count Indictment for Falsely Certifying Davis-Bacon Act Wages (November 20, 2015)
• 8 Things to Keep in Mind for 2021 Tax Filing (March 8, 2022)
• A “Spicy” Decision by the CBCA Clarifies the Role of a Contracting Officer (August 2, 2012)
• A “Whirlwind of Confusion”: Sixth Circuit Imposes Nationwide Stay of EPA’s New Clean Water Rule (October 15, 2015)
• A Banner Year for False Claims Act Recoveries – For Whom? (December 21, 2012)
• A BUSY NLRB SIGNALS RETURN TO LONG-STANDING PRECEDENT AND LENDS PREDICTABILITY TO ALL WORKPLACES (December 17, 2017)
• A Cautionary Tale About the Importance of Staying on Top of Emails Madison v. United States Dept. of Labor 924 F.3D 941 (7th CIR. May 24, 2019) (August 27, 2019)
• A Certified Claim is Only as Valid as Its Certification Signature (October 4, 2017)
• A Christmas Present for All Who Use the Land (January 8, 2019)
• A Closer Look at the Federal Legislation Precluding Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Claims (February 15, 2022)
• A Contractor with a Novated Contract Is Still a Contractor (May 17, 2018)
• A Federal Court in Alabama Says That the Corporate Transparency Act is Unconstitutional – What Does this Mean for Businesses Subject to the Act? (March 6, 2024)
• A first step on the road to clarity: CFPB Abusive Acts or Practices Statement of Policy (May 29, 2020)
• A Follow Up to 2018 Blog on "Are an Employee's Text Messages Discoverable?" (May 6, 2022)
• A Force Majeure Clause Could Cause NBA Players to go Without Pay During COVID-19 Crisis (March 30, 2020)
• A Government Contractor Gets “Snowed” at the CBCA for $100,000 (September 18, 2012)
• A LITTLE OF THIS AND A LITTLE OF THAT TO START OFF THE NEW YEAR (February 3, 2015)
• A New COVID-19 Vaccination Order Issued in the City and County of Denver (August 4, 2021)
• A New High for Cannabis-Related Trade and Service Marks (May 2, 2019)
• A NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION: PUSH FOR REFORM WITHIN MSHA (December 11, 2018)
• A New York Federal Court Strikes Certain Department of Labor (“DOL”) Regulations Regarding Paid Leave Under the FFCRA (August 7, 2020)
• A Perfectly Clear Win for Successor Employers in Recent NLRB Decision (April 18, 2019)
• A Practical And Expansive Approach To Forgiveness (May 18, 2020)
• A practice pointer for accommodating disabilities: Make sure you’re decisions are based on supportable facts! (July 22, 2018)
• A practice pointer for accommodating disabilities: Make sure your decisions are based on supportable facts! (July 22, 2018)
• A Preference for U.S. Goods and Services: Buy American Receives A Booster Shot (February 24, 2019)
• A Quote Is Not a Claim, but Be Ready for More Government Counterclaims (May 10, 2013)
• A Recent Court Decision Opens Door for “Crime Victims” of Statutory Violations (February 8, 2013)
• A recent legal challenge may determine the enforceability of West Virginia’s parking lot bill (July 19, 2019)
• A Relationship Between a Government Employee and a Contractor Employee Leads to a Felony Conviction (July 17, 2013)
• A Shakespearian Twist: First Let’s Kill All the Consultants (April 27, 2015)
• A Shield Is Upon Us - COVID-19 Protections For Health Care Providers (April 29, 2021)
• A Signature Can Be Very Valuable (May 22, 2014)
• A Stitch in Time Saves $18.7 Million in Criminal Fines – A Primer for Criminal Enforcement of False Claims Act Cases (March 7, 2012)
• A Tale Of Two Protests: Cost Claims at the GAO (October 11, 2016)
• ABA Public Contact Section Elects New Council Members (September 6, 2016)
• About Us (March 5, 2009)
• ACA: Alive and Well or on Death’s Doorstep? (December 16, 2018)
• ACA: Alive and Well or on Death’s Doorstep? (December 16, 2018)
• ACA: Another Court Decision but Questions Remain (January 2, 2020)
• Additional Guidance on Paycheck Protection Program Loans (April 7, 2020)
• Additional PPP Disbursement Guidance (April 29, 2020)
• Additional Sick Leave in Colorado: An Overview of the Temporary Colorado HELP Rules (March 23, 2020)
• Adkins and Hall to Present at 2019 Human Resources Conference (March 20, 2019)
• Administrative Law Judge Charged With Conflict of Interest (March 19, 2014)
• Admissibility of Electronic Evidence (November 15, 2018)
• Affiliation and Size: What Revenues Count in a Size Determination? (June 27, 2016)
• Afghanistan Contractors Gone Wild (November 5, 2012)
• AFTER THE ELECTION: WHAT COAL NEEDS MOST (November 28, 2016)
• AFTER THE ELECTION: WHAT COAL NEEDS MOST (November 28, 2016)
• Agencies Deviate From Standard FAR Clauses At Their Own Peril (October 21, 2011)
• Agencies Issue FAQs for Group Health Plans Regarding the End of the COVID-19 Emergency Periods (March 30, 2023)
• Agencies Must Justify Sole Source Awards – And Not Based on a Lack of Planning (July 14, 2014)
• Agencies Rush to Obligate Federal Dollars Before September 30th - Sole Sources Abound (September 26, 2011)
• Agencies’ Shield of Discretion Is Not Impenetrable (March 13, 2017)
• Agency Cannot Ignore Solicitation’s Labor Rate Realism Analysis Requirement, Even in a Fixed Price Contract (August 25, 2014)
• Agency Cannot Use Common Law Offsets To Recoup Overpayments When Not Authorized By Statute (September 10, 2012)
• Agency Did Not Properly Consider Awardee's Access to Inside Information (January 12, 2015)
• Agency Estimates: Say What You Need and Need What You Say (June 5, 2014)
• Agency Evaluations Must Be Consistent with Stated Requirements (May 1, 2014)
• Agency Failure to Answer Clarification Question (February 23, 2015)
• Agency Must Update Solicitation When It Changes Its Buying Strategy (January 20, 2015)
• Agency Waiver of Solicitation Requirement - Fatal or Non-Prejudicial? (March 6, 2019)
• AIA’s Response to COVID-19 (April 9, 2020)
• Allowability of Contractor Litigation Defense and Settlement Costs Under FAR 31.205-47 (January 21, 2014)
• Alternatives to Non-Compete Agreements (August 17, 2021)
• Amending the RFP Through a “Threatened” Pre-Proposal Protest (July 6, 2015)
• Amendment to Minor Statute of Limitation in MPLA Introduced to WV Legislature (February 2, 2026)
• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (February 17, 2009)
• An Agency’s Overly Narrow Reading of a Solicitation Requirement Can be Challenged (December 17, 2013)
• An Agency’s Superficial Evaluation Can Be Fruitful Protest Fodder (August 19, 2014)
• An Agency’s Ultimate Trump Card in a Protest: Suspension of the Protester (January 6, 2014)
• An Early Look at Federal Labor and Employment Law Developments in 2019 (January 6, 2019)
• An Inaccurate SAM Registration Is Not Always a Fatal Flaw (August 2, 2018)
• An Indiana District Court Addresses the Interplay between CBD Usage, Drug Testing, and the ADA (April 8, 2022)
• An Old-Fashioned Protest Ground--Unduly Restrictive Requirements--Still Alive and Well (June 6, 2018)
• An Unexpected Present (January 3, 2018)
• An Update on Taxes During COVID-19 - UPDATED (March 18, 2020)
• ANCHORS AWAY: FIGHTING DAMAGE TACTICS (August 10, 2023)
• Another Corrective Action Challenge Sustained in Case Complicated by “Curious Agency Actions” (April 8, 2014)
• Another Stiff Sentence for Veteran Falsely Claiming a Service-Disability (December 19, 2012)
• Anti Mining Group Appeals Adverse Clean Water Act “Permit Shield” Ruling (January 8, 2020)
• Anti Mining Group Urges Fourth Circuit to Override Clean Water Act Permit Shield (February 26, 2020)
• Anti-Kickback Act’s Reach Includes Vicarious Liability for an Employer (August 7, 2013)
• Any Way You Look At It: Agency Discretion is a Citadel (June 8, 2015)
• APPEALS COURT AFFIRMS OSHA'S DECISION TO NOT ISSUE COVID-19 EMERGENCY TEMPORARY STANDARD (June 12, 2020)
• AQB to Decide WVONGA Challenge to General Permit (March 31, 2016)
• AQB to Decide WVONGA Challenge to General Permit (March 31, 2016)
• Are an Employee’s Text Messages Discoverable? (September 26, 2018)
• Are Business Losses from the Coronavirus Covered by Insurance? It Depends. (March 19, 2020)
• Are eDiscovery Costs Still Recoverable after the Supreme Court's decision in Rimi Street, Inc. et al. v. Oracle USA, Inc.? (June 26, 2019)
• Are there Cybersecurity Risks in Your Supply Chain? (October 9, 2018)
• Are you Ready for It? ONC Information Blocking Rule Compliance Deadline is Fast Approaching (September 17, 2020)
• Are Your Researchers Giving Your IP Away for Free? (August 26, 2011)
• Army Successfully Shifts Meal Headcount Pricing Risks to Contractors (May 1, 2013)
• As FOIA Turns 50, President Obama Signs Reform Bill (July 11, 2016)
• As Pension Costs Rise, DOD Likely To Squeeze Contractors (February 11, 2013)
• ASBCA Agrees: Not All Contract Extensions Are Created Equal (October 16, 2012)
• ASBCA Allows Tolling of Appeal Period Where Contracting Officer Fails to Advise Of Right to Appeal (July 18, 2016)
• ASBCA Determines Contract Obtained Through Material Misrepresentation Void <em>Ab Initio</em>, Negating Both Contractor and Government Claims Under the Voided Contract (March 27, 2019)
• ASBCA Determines Contract Obtained Through Material Misrepresentation Void <em>Ab Initio</em>, Negating Both Contractor and Government Claims Under the Voided Contract (March 27, 2019)
• ASBCA Finds 176 Days an Unreasonable Amount of Time for the CO to Issue a Final Decision (November 25, 2013)
• ASBCA Makes Government Play by Same Rules as Contractors (March 25, 2013)
• ASBCA Provides Additional Guidance on Contract Extensions under FAR 52.217-8 (May 6, 2013)
• Ask For a Debriefing Whether You're Happy or Sad (August 28, 2012)
• ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF LABOR FOR MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH’S TESTIMONY BEFORE THE HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE ON WORKFORCE PROTECTIONS (February 6, 2018)
• At Least We Know Now Where to File Suit (January 24, 2018)
• At Long Last--CMS & OIG Issue Rules Embracing Value Based Payment Systems (November 23, 2020)
• Attacking Agency Evaluations – It Can Be Done (April 17, 2013)
• Attend the Employment Law Seminar: Trends in WV Employment, Labor and Benefits Law (September 25, 2018)
• Attention Healthcare Employers:  The U.S. Department of Labor Issues New Guidance Regarding the “healthcare provider exemption” under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. (September 14, 2020)
• Attention Healthcare Employers: A Problem with the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (March 20, 2020)
• Attention to Solicitation Requirements Pays Off in the Long Run (May 5, 2014)
• Attorney General Enforces Dual Office Law (January 23, 2019)
• Available for a Limited Time: Tax Credits for Hiring Veterans (December 4, 2012)
• Avoid the ‘New and Improved’ Strain of Incumbentitis (January 20, 2015)
• Avoid the Use of Counterfeit Parts: DOD Proposes New Rules to Make Sure You Do (June 26, 2013)
• Award Remains Cloudy: IBM Victorious in Protest Over CIA Computing Contract (July 12, 2013)
• Awardee’s Attempts to Recruit Incumbent’s Employees after Award Does Not Necessarily Mean It Engaged in a Bait and Switch Regarding Key Personnel (March 28, 2016)
• Bankers Between a Rock and a Hard Place: PPP Forgiveness Advice to Customers (April 30, 2020)
• Banking 101: Paying Attention to Ratios and Why It Matters (May 29, 2024)
• Bankruptcy: Preparation is the Key to Optimizing Outcomes (August 20, 2021)
• Be Careful Out There: Contractor Suspensions and Debarments Are on the Rise (October 2, 2012)
• Be Careful What You Say In Your Teaming Agreements About Exclusivity (July 2, 2013)
• Be Careful What You Wish For; Protests Can Have Unintended Consequences (September 8, 2015)
• Be Careful: You Might Have an Ostensible Subcontractor If . . . (April 11, 2016)
• Be Prepared: Fully Document All Potentially Allowable Costs (February 18, 2014)
• Best Management Practices and COVID-19 Resources for Mine Operators (March 26, 2020)
• Best Practices to Minimize Exposure to Bankruptcy Preference Actions (August 21, 2018)
• Best to Keep it to Yourself: 4th Circuit Finds That False Gossip Can Give Rise to a Hostile Work Environment (February 25, 2019)
• Better Late Than Never! Proposed Rule Amends FAR to Finally Implement New SBA Protest Procedures (April 2, 2013)
• Beware “Great” Protest Arguments – They May Not Be So Great After All (February 16, 2015)
• Beware “Incumbentitis” – It Can Be Fatal (November 11, 2014)
• Beware Abusing Socio-Economic Programs in Federal Procurement – Indictment Alleges SDVOSB “Rent-a-Vet” Scheme, Seeks Assets Forfeiture (January 17, 2017)
• Beware the “Bait And Switch” (July 19, 2013)
• Beware: Compliance Deadline for HIPAA Reproductive Health Care Rule Fast Approaches (October 1, 2024)
• Beware: The DoD Prohibition against Binding Arbitration for Employees Has Teeth (October 26, 2017)
• Beware: Your Protest Can Lead to Corrective Actions That You Don't Like (July 12, 2018)
• Beware! Hackers Using the COVID-19 Crisis as Opportunity (March 16, 2020)
• Beyond Baudoinia compniacensis: (January 21, 2015)
• Beyond litigation: The use of e-discovery tools in the transactional practice (July 24, 2019)
• Beyond Spoon-Feeding: When an Agency Holds Out in Discussions (May 15, 2016)
• Bid Protests @ the Court of Federal Claims: The Judges’ Take (June 28, 2010)
• BIDEN NOMINATES LABOR AND INDUSTRY SAFETY LEADERS TO KEY POSITIONS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR; OSHA AND MSHA PENALTIES INCREASE (January 25, 2021)
• Biden's Vaccine Mandates: What Does This Mean for Employers? (September 14, 2021)
• Big Changes on the Horizon for ZPIC Contractors (December 2, 2014)
• Bill Aimed at Eliminating “Chevron Deference” Passes Arizona Senate (April 12, 2018)
• Billing for 45 Hours of Work in One Day May Require a Time Machine (December 6, 2013)
• Board Affirms Certification Revocation for Water Lab in WV (March 27, 2015)
• Board Affirms Certification Revocation for Water Lab in WV (March 27, 2015)
• Borrowers now have an appeal process when adversely impacted by PPP loan reviews (August 13, 2020)
• BUILD WV Act to Provide Tax Exemptions for Residential Building Projects (April 28, 2022)
• Burgers at the CBCA – Just in Time for a Summer Picnic! (August 8, 2012)
• Business Invitees and Express Waivers in Indiana (May 22, 2020)
• BUSINESSES CAN REQUIRE CUSTOMERS AND EMPLOYEES TO WEAR MASKS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC (May 22, 2020)
• Buy American – What Can A Government Contractor Deliver? (December 2, 2014)
• Buy American Changes Yet Again (March 8, 2022)
• Buy Buy Buy America/American Gets A Boost in a New Executive Order (January 29, 2021)
• BYE BYE DUNS - HELLO SAMMI (May 1, 2019)
• CALIFORNIA CONSUMER PRIVACY ACT: WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW BEFORE JULY 1ST ENFORCEMENT (Second In A Series) (June 11, 2020)
• California Love (of Privacy): Virginia and Colorado Adopt Comprehensive Data Privacy Laws That Look Similar to California Laws (July 15, 2021)
• California Plaintiffs Seek to Address Climate Change Via State Tort Suits (July 27, 2017)
• California Plaintiffs Seek to Address Climate Change Via State Tort Suits (August 2, 2017)
• Can Affiliates Be Suspended Indefinitely? Stay Tuned: The Eleventh Circuit is About to Tell Us (May 28, 2013)
• CAN'T WE JUST PRODUCE IN PDF? (February 18, 2019)
• Candidate Selection in Deciding to Take a Malpractice Case to Trial – Does Jury Research Hold a Key? (April 2, 2025)
• Captain America Would Be Proud: The Government Is Contractually Responsible For CERLA Costs Related To WWII Aviation Fuel Production (May 12, 2014)
• Carbon Capture and Storage Projects: Overcoming Transportation Barriers in West Virginia (June 17, 2024)
• CARES ACT - QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE (May 14, 2020)
• CARES Act – Economic Relief Opportunities for Our Health Partners (April 3, 2020)
• CARES Act Provisions Benefiting Higher Education (April 3, 2020)
• CARES Act Update: CMS to Distribute $30 Billion to Medicare Providers by Week’s End (April 8, 2020)
• CARES Act Update: HHS Announces Details of $70 Billion Infusion into Health Care System (April 23, 2020)
• CARES Act Update: HHS Announces Immediate Infusion of $30 Billion  into Health Care System (April 10, 2020)
• CARES Act Update: HHS Disbursing another $20 Billion in Financial Relief (October 12, 2020)
• CARES Act: Dramatic Changes Made to Substance Use Disorder Confidentiality Protections (March 30, 2020)
• Cash Flow Considerations During the Coronavirus Pandemic (March 23, 2020)
• Catch Me If You Can: Extradition of FCPA Violators (August 24, 2015)
• CBCA Says a Timely Claim Must be "Mailed"" Using the USPS" (March 7, 2013)
• CBCA Sides with GSA Auction Bidder Because Government Breached Its “Duty of Cooperation” (March 19, 2013)
• CCPA in Professional Liability Claims (August 21, 2024)
• CDC COVID-19 Guidance for Banks - Simplifying the Process for Lowering Risk (July 24, 2020)
• CDC Issues Interim Guidance for Critical Infrastructure Workers Who May Have Been Exposed to COVID-19 (April 9, 2020)
• CDC Issues New Guidance for Pharmacies (August 4, 2020)
• Certain State Tax Treatment Of PPP Loan Forgiveness And Deductibility Of Expenses (February 16, 2021)
• Certified Professional Employer Organizations (July 7, 2016)
• Certifier Beware: Certifications & Liability Under the False Claims Act (May 8, 2020)
• Challenges continue to Trump directive prohibiting EPA grant recipients from participation in EPA advisory committees (August 7, 2019)
• Challenges of Seeking Substance Use Disorder Data in Civil Litigation: What You Need to Know (June 18, 2018)
• Changes Made to Deliberate Intent Law in West Virginia (June 20, 2023)
• Changes Made to Deliberate Intent Law in West Virginia (June 20, 2023)
• Changes to a Submitted Proposal Can Take You Out of the Running (August 3, 2015)
• Changes to Limitations on Subcontracting (February 2, 2015)
• Changes to the WV Consumer Credit and Protection Act: Estates Have Standing (April 17, 2025)
• Changing Key Personnel After Proposal Submission? Not So Fast.... (February 6, 2019)
• Charging Orders – Not so Exclusive (February 19, 2025)
• Check Your Bids Twice -- Agencies May Not Be Able to Overlook Your Mistakes (February 27, 2014)
• China's Continuing Threat (April 3, 2019)
• Chris Hoskins Article Featured in "Modern Contractor Solutions" (July 31, 2023)
• Church Autonomy as an Immunity: The Fifth Circuit Strikes the Right Balance (October 31, 2025)
• CICA Stays: You May Not Get What You Want, But You Can Get What You Need (April 27, 2015)
• Circuit Court Bars Use of Natural Gas Act Condemnation Authority Against States by Pipeline Developers in Federal Courts (September 13, 2019)
• Claims Involving GSA Schedule Items: Do You Present The Claim To The GSA Contracting Officer Or The Ordering Agency Contracting Officer? (April 15, 2013)
• Clarify Ambiguities or Face the Consequences (September 30, 2014)
• CMS Announces Enhanced Enforcement and Surveys for Long Term Care Facilities (June 22, 2020)
• CMS Expands Blanket Waivers Available to Ease Burdens on the Health Care System  (April 2, 2020)
• CMS Issues Draft Interim Final Rule Regarding Mandatory COVID Vaccines (November 4, 2021)
• CMS Issues Recommendation to Re-Open Health Care Systems with Low Incidence of COVID-19 (April 20, 2020)
• CMS Issues Stark Law Blanket Waivers (March 31, 2020)
• CMS Promotes Expansion of Telehealth to Fight COVID-19 (April 7, 2020)
• Coal Ash Rule: Rule Opponents Seek Immediate Closure of Existing Unlined Facilities (February 17, 2019)
• Coal-bed Methane Included within a Conveyance of “Coal and Minerals” (April 21, 2016)
• COFC Enjoins Corrective Action Based on GAO Attorney’s Pre-Decisional E-Mail that COFC Determines Was Wrong and Without a Rational Basis (September 29, 2011)
• COFC Issues TRO Enjoining Contract Start-Up in Postal Service Reverse Auction Case (September 28, 2011)
• College Basketball Players are “Employees,” says NLRB Regional Director (February 6, 2024)
• Colorado Candor Act C.R.S. 25-51-104 to 106 (March 2, 2021)
• Colorado Caps on Noneconomic Damages for Medical Malpractice Cases Remain Under Attack (September 16, 2025)
• Colorado Caps on Noneconomic Damages for Medical Malpractice Cases to Nearly Triple Over Next Five Years (June 13, 2025)
• Colorado Construction Contractor Pays $1.8 Million to Settle with DOJ (March 28, 2016)
• COLORADO COURT’S SELECTIVE USE OF STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION PRINCIPLES TILTS OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT CASE IN YOUTH ENVIRONMENTALISTS’ FAVOR (April 4, 2017)
• Colorado HB 22-1163: State Income Tax Deduction for Medical Expenses (February 10, 2022)
• Colorado Last Call News (July 22, 2020)
• COLORADO PASSES LEGISLATION TO PROTECT EMPLOYEES WHO RAISE CONCERNS ABOUT A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY (July 24, 2020)
• Colorado Passes New Sick Leave Law (July 16, 2020)
• Colorado Physician Assistants No Longer Require Physician Supervision (August 8, 2023)
• Colorado Statewide Mask Order (July 21, 2020)
• Combating Human Trafficking: Do You Know What Your Employees Did Last Summer? (May 11, 2015)
• Coming Soon to a State Near You: Stricter False Claims Act Legislation (April 8, 2013)
• COMING SOON: COVID-19 GUIDANCE REGARDING PART 46 AND PART 48 ANNUAL REFRESHER TRAINING (March 20, 2020)
• COMMENT PERIOD FOR PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO WORKPLACE EXAM RULE CLOSES MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2017 (November 9, 2017)
• COMMENT PERIOD FOR PROPOSED EXTENSION OF EFFECTIVE DATE FOR WORKPLACE EXAM RULE CLOSES TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 (September 24, 2017)
• Comments Suggest Room for Improvement for EPA Study with Positive Outlook on Fracing and Drinking Water (September 21, 2015)
• COMMISSION CLARIFIES STANDARDS FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW OF PROPOSED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS (November 19, 2019)
• COMMISSION FINDS SUSPENDED LOAD VIOLATION WHEN MINER'S PRESENCE UNDER A CRANE'S SPREADER BAR IS NOT PART OF RIGGING (April 25, 2018)
• Common Ownership = Common Control = Affiliation (July 10, 2013)
• Commonwealth Court Overrules DEP’s Procedural Objections to Challenge of DEP’s Use of Public Resources Form and PNDI Policy in Well Permitting Process (January 13, 2016)
• Communications With AI Platform Are Not Privileged (February 28, 2026)
• Competitive Range Exclusion of Small Business Based on Insufficient Capabilities Requires Certificate of Competency (COC) Referral to SBA (May 9, 2017)
• Competitor’s Risky Plan May Provide Basis for Protest (October 19, 2015)
• Competitors Are Continuing to Police One Another on Compliance Issues (August 7, 2013)
• Compliance Is a Contact Sport: Communicate with Your Employees (April 3, 2016)
• COMPLYING WITH OSHA AND COVID-19 (March 16, 2020)
• Complying With Regulatory Standards For Data Privacy And Data/Cyber Security (Fourth In A Series) (June 25, 2020)
• Confined Spaces Standard for the Construction Industry (May 18, 2015)
• Conflicts of Interest: “No Man Can Serve Two Masters” (September 24, 2013)
• Congress Acts in the 13TH Hour to Avert the Cliff (January 7, 2013)
• Congress Amending the False Claims Act to Redress the Impact of the Supreme Court's Ruling in Allison Engine (February 5, 2009)
• Congress Approves Much Needed Changes To The PPP (June 4, 2020)
• Congress Changes the Method for Calculating Small Business Subcontracting Limits (March 1, 2013)
• Congress Considering Unifying State Tax Safe Harbor For Employers and Employees (March 3, 2015)
• Congress Considers Reforming DoD Services and IT Acquisition [UPDATED] (April 29, 2010)
• Congress Demands More Oversight on Major Defense Systems Acquisition (June 18, 2009)
• Congress May Rip RIP if DOD Doesn’t Get Ripping (May 18, 2015)
• Congress Passes COVID-19 Relief Package - INDIVIDUAL TAX INCENTIVES (March 27, 2020)
• Congress Passes COVID-19 Relief Package - WHAT YOUR BUSINESS NEEDS TO KNOW (March 27, 2020)
• Congress Ponders the Excluded Parties List System in Wake of Unprecedented Government Expenditure (February 26, 2009)
• Congress Votes to Repeal Former President Obama’s Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Regulations (March 6, 2017)
• Congressional Investigations: Responding to Congressional Information Requests (June 28, 2010)
• ConsensusDocs Offers Free Webinar on New Master Subcontract Documents (July 23, 2019)
• Considerations for Physicians Asked to Practice Outside Their Normal Scope of Practice (April 13, 2020)
• Constant Corrective Action Crushing or Compensating Contractors? (July 27, 2015)
• Contract Disputes Act Statute of Limitations Bars Government Claims in Two Recent Decisions (April 26, 2012)
• Contract Disputes: Clarity of Presentation Matters (October 25, 2016)
• Contractor Jailed for Cheating the Disadvantaged Small Businesses Program (March 20, 2014)
• Contractor Tax Withholding Provision Delayed (May 17, 2011)
• Contractor Time Barred over Untimely Caterpillar Contract Claim (October 22, 2012)
• Contractors Assume The Risks That They Properly Priced A Firm Fixed Price Contract (April 25, 2014)
• Contractors Beware: Make Sure the Person Issuing Orders Has Authority to Bind the Government (January 30, 2013)
• Contractors ignoring the SCA and misusing the 8(a) program beware … (September 7, 2011)
• Contractors Need More Than A Mere Factual Coincidence To Win A Breach Of Contract Case Against The Government (September 28, 2012)
• Contractors Performing Acquisition Functions Must Prevent Personal Conflicts of Interest (November 9, 2011)
• Contracts executed and performed entirely outside the United States – CAS now applies! (August 26, 2011)
• Conviction In Chinese Ammunition Case is Upheld on Appeal (July 23, 2012)
• Copyright Office Provides Guidance on Artificial Intelligence (August 3, 2023)
• Cornell University Loses False Claim Act Case Involving Federal Research Grants (September 21, 2012)
• Coronavirus Quarantine Powers UPDATED 3/25/2020 (March 25, 2020)
• Coronavirus Relief Package Offers New Trademark Rules (December 28, 2020)
• Coronavirus: The Role of the States and the Federal Government in a Public Health Crisis (March 19, 2020)
• Coronavirus/COVID-19 and Workplace Safety (March 26, 2020)
• Corporate Transparency Act Deadline Approaching Fast (October 1, 2024)
• Corps of Engineers Rejects Some State Certification Conditions on Nationwide § 404 Permits in WV and Ohio (March 18, 2021)
• Corrective Action Must Consider Changed Circumstances (October 12, 2015)
• Correlation Does Not Imply Causation (Unless You Produce Energy) (August 3, 2015)
• Cost Realism Analysis Sets a High Bar for Everyone (June 27, 2017)
• Cost Realism Evaluations – Let’s Get Real (May 20, 2014)
• Court Allows Pipeline Opponents to Challenge Clean Water Act Permits Directly in Circuit Courts of Appeal (August 11, 2016)
• Court Allows Pipeline Opponents to Challenge Clean Water Act Permits Directly in Circuit Courts of Appeal (August 11, 2016)
• Court Compels EPA to Respond to Murray Energy’s Discovery Requests in WV Clean Air Act Case (June 12, 2015)
• Court of Federal Claims Smacks Down the VA’s OSDBU Not Once, But Twice! (February 22, 2013)
• Court of Federal Claims Tells Contractor to Go Pound Sand (January 25, 2013)
• Court Overturns SDVOSB Decertification (November 4, 2014)
• Court Rejects Claims that Valley Fill Discharges are Unpermitted Discharges: Relies on Broad Application of “Permit Shield” (September 30, 2019)
• Court Sanctions Agency for Falsifying Documents, but Allows It to Cancel Procurement Without Explanation (September 30, 2014)
• Court Slaps Down EPA Over Improper Disclosure of Private Information (September 21, 2016)
• Court Strikes Down NY Climate Superfund Act (September 1, 2026)
• Courts Continue to Deal with COVID-19 (March 25, 2020)
• Courts Reject Challenges to Directive Prohibiting EPA Grant Recipients from Participation on Federal Advisory Committees (March 26, 2019)
• Covered Government Contracts Minimum Wage Increases to $10.80, Effective January 1, 2020 (October 17, 2019)
• COVID-19 and its Effect on the Courts (March 18, 2020)
• COVID-19 and Workplaces (March 23, 2020)
• COVID-19 Continues to Reshape Landlord and Tenant Relationships: CDC Halts Residential Evictions (September 2, 2020)
• COVID-19 Exposure: Health Care Provider Liability Immunity and Protections (May 13, 2020)
• COVID-19 Hotspots in Industrial Settings and Employer Liability (April 29, 2020)
• COVID-19 Impact on Pooled Retirement Plans (April 15, 2020)
• COVID-19 Mine Worker Protection Act Introduced in United States Senate (May 18, 2020)
• COVID-19 Tort Reform: Senate Majority Leader McConnell pushes for liability protection for businesses and hospitals (May 1, 2020)
• COVID-19 Update: Providers participating in COVID-19 clinical trials now eligible for MIPS credit (April 21, 2020)
• COVID-19 Working Capital Access Program Funding Approved for Pennsylvania Small Businesses (March 26, 2020)
• COVID-19: Can I Claim My Business Interruption As A Loss Under My Insurance Policy? (March 31, 2020)
• COVID-19: Changes to Group Health Plans Required (April 23, 2020)
• COVID-19: Issues for Group Health Plan Sponsors (March 24, 2020)
• COVID-19: The time to discuss your strategic direction (June 19, 2020)
• COVID-19’s Impact on Construction: The New Normal (April 13, 2020)
• Craving the spa, gym time, or a haircut: What are you willing to waive in return?   (May 29, 2020)
• Creating Cultural Responsiveness in the Colorado Healthcare Network (May 6, 2022)
• CRISIS MANAGEMENT: ARE YOU READY? (December 14, 2017)
• CRISIS MANAGEMENT: ARE YOU READY? (December 18, 2017)
• Crisis Management: Are You Ready? (December 18, 2017)
• Critical Provisions: Knowing the Consequences of Owner Insolvency (January 17, 2023)
• CTA UPDATE: Beneficial Ownership Information Reports Now Due on March 21, 2025 (February 19, 2025)
• Custer Battles Decision Introduces More Uncertainty to Scope of False Claims Act (May 27, 2009)
• Cyber Incident Reporting for Private Entities (August 15, 2016)
• Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC): What We Know to be Facts vs. What We Need to Find Out (Third In A Series) (June 19, 2020)
• D.C. Circuit Temporarily Recalls Its Mandate in Seesaw Battle Arising Out of EPA’s Efforts to Roll Back Obama-Administration Methane Gas Rules. (July 20, 2017)
• Data Creation and Retention Challenges with a Remote Workforce (March 20, 2020)
• Data Privacy Laws and COVID-19 (March 23, 2020)
• Data Privacy/Data Security Laws Are Set to be Enforced - Are You Ready? (First In A Series) (June 4, 2020)
• DAVID G. ZATEZALO SENATE NOMINATION HEARING SCHEDULED (September 26, 2017)
• Days Numbered for Two Controversial Bush-Era Contracting Policies? (March 19, 2009)
• DCAA ACCESS TO INTERNAL AUDIT REPORTS AND WORKPAPERS (March 1, 2012)
• DCAA Audit Backlog - You Can't Always Get Your Contract Closed Out (January 2, 2013)
• DCAA Increases Focus on Costs Associated with Lobbying and Earmarks (March 9, 2012)
• DCAA Wants Your Internal Audit Reports – But Why? (November 18, 2014)
• DCMA versus DCAA Cost Analysis Functions – Who Is Functioning? (November 2, 2015)
• Debarment for Service Contract Act Violations: Reversals are “Unusual” (June 3, 2009)
• Debarments and Debarment Authority on the Move (May 25, 2012)
• Debriefings Get Even Better …. At Least With the Department of Defense (March 22, 2022)
• Deciding Who Will Decide (January 18, 2017)
• Deemed Denials: Contracting Officers Also Must Comply Strictly with Contract Disputes Act Timeliness Requirements (March 7, 2016)
• Defective Debriefings - Where's the Remedy? (October 15, 2012)
• Defending Size Protests, Part I: Overview (December 2, 2014)
• Defense Department Issues Final Rule Modifying DFARS Provisions on System Security, Cyber Incident Reporting, Cloud Computing, and Network Penetration (November 1, 2016)
• Delaware Riverkeeper Asks Third Circuit to Expedite Review of Corps-Issued Permit for Pipeline (April 28, 2017)
• Delaware Riverkeeper Asks Third Circuit to Expedite Review of Corps-Issued Permit for Pipeline (May 9, 2017)
• Delaware Riverkeeper Sues FERC Claiming Reliance on Regulatory Fees Creates Impermissible Temptation to Bias (March 8, 2016)
• Dental Practice Social Media Post Results in Fine by Regulators (October 16, 2019)
• Department of Defense Issues New Source Selection Procedures (April 4, 2011)
• Department of Defense’s Confession: Declining Competition (September 16, 2014)
• Department of Justice Gives False Claims Act Defendants New Hope (February 6, 2018)
• Department of Justice Gives False Claims Act Defendants New Hope (February 6, 2018)
• Department of Justice Reins In Use of Guidance Documents in Enforcement Actions (February 13, 2018)
• Department of Labor Issues Final Rule Increasing Salary Threshold for Overtime Exemptions (April 24, 2024)
• DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ISSUES OPINION LETTER REGARDING NO-FAULT ATTENDANCE POLICIES AND THE FMLA (August 30, 2018)
• DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ISSUES OPINION LETTER REGARDING NO-FAULT ATTENDANCE POLICIES AND THE FMLA (August 30, 2018)
• Department of Labor’s New Guidance On the Davis-Bacon Act (June 20, 2013)
• Department of State Proposes Changes to United States Munitions List Categories VIII and XIX (February 22, 2016)
• DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ISSUES RULE COMBATING THE OPIOID CRISIS (November 26, 2017)
• Deregulation = More Flexibility for Hospital Boards (June 15, 2020)
• Designation of Critical Habitat for Northern Long-Eared Bat Not Prudent (May 2, 2016)
• Diamonds May Be Forever But So Is A Felony Conviction (December 17, 2012)
• Diligence Pays in Timeliness of Protest (January 23, 2019)
• Direct-To-Consumer Ancestral and Genetic Testing: Newest Wrinkle in Civil Litigation? (August 21, 2018)
• DISCLAIMER: (February 26, 2009)
• Discussions Mean You’ll Hear If Your Price Is Unreasonable, But Not Necessarily That It’s Uncompetitive (February 23, 2015)
• District court judge denies request for interlocutory appeal in Coal Ash Pollution Suit (February 16, 2016)
• District court judge denies request for interlocutory appeal in Coal Ash Pollution Suit (February 16, 2016)
• District Court Pauses Kids' Climate Suit for Interlocutory Appeal (November 29, 2018)
• DLA Declares: Reverse Auctions Mandatory For Competitive Contracts Over $150,000 (September 14, 2012)
• DO I HAVE A POINT SOURCE? (November 19, 2018)
• Do You Have a Permit for that Reclaimed Valley Fill? The Sierra Club Says You Need One (July 7, 2016)
• Do You Have a Permit for that Reclaimed Valley Fill? The Sierra Club Says You Need One (July 7, 2016)
• Do You Have a Permit for that Reclaimed Valley Fill? The Sierra Club Says You Need One (July 7, 2016)
• Do Your Homework Before Filing the Size Protest, Not After (December 16, 2013)
• Doctor’s Orders: New Indiana Bill Pushes to End Physician Non-Competes (March 7, 2025)
• Documenting the Standard of Care during a Pandemic (March 11, 2020)
• DOD Adopts Final Rule Enhancing Whistleblower Protections and Interim Rule on Contractor Access to Litigation Information (March 11, 2014)
• DoD Enhances Post-Award Debriefing Rights (March 29, 2018)
• DoD Gives Contractors More Time to Comply with Data Security Rules (January 11, 2016)
• DoD Issues Final Rule on Cyber Incident Reporting for Contractors (October 18, 2016)
• DoD Issues New Guidance for Selected Portions of DFARS 252.204-7012 (September 26, 2017)
• DOD Issues New Guidance on Commercial Item Determinations (September 13, 2016)
• DoD Moves to Restrict Definition of Commercial Item (May 9, 2012)
• DoD Paves the Way for Foreign-Owned U.S. Contractors (April 15, 2014)
• DoD Proposes New DFARS Clause Implementing Another Contractor Reporting Requirement (June 9, 2014)
• DoD Proposes Tightening Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) Rules (May 3, 2010)
• DoD Seeks to Change What It Means to “Produce” a Specialty Metal (August 23, 2012)
• DOE to Order Procurement of Power from Coal and Nuclear Facilities for 2 Years to Prevent Immediate Shutdowns (June 11, 2018)
• Does Prefab Manufacturing Pass the “Substantial Transformation” Test ? (March 2, 2015)
• DOJ AND EEOC DISAGREEMENT ECHOES SPLIT OF AUTHORITY ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION DISCRIMINATION NATIONWIDE (October 30, 2018)
• DoJ Presses for More Tools to Fight Contract Fraud in Wake of Recession, Stimulus (February 11, 2009)
• DOL Increases SCA Minimum Health & Welfare Fringe Benefits Rate to $4.41/hr, Effective August 1, 2017 (August 3, 2017)
• DOL Offers Guidance on FFCRA Leave and School Reopening Plans (September 1, 2020)
• Don't Count on Enhanced Debriefing Rights to Extend Protest Filing Deadlines Indefinitely (August 9, 2018)
• Don’t Assume Information Contrary to the RFP, Even Where Substantiating Documentation Exists (February 6, 2014)
• Don’t Assume: What Does the Solicitation Actually Say about Past Performance? (February 14, 2017)
• Don’t Bank on Option Exercise – You May Be Very Disappointed (July 3, 2014)
• Don’t be Afraid to Demand Fairness in Discussions – Even in Task Order Competitions (February 12, 2013)
• Don’t Dawdle in Formulating Your Bid and Teaming Strategy! (April 14, 2015)
• Don’t Forget the Impact of Outstanding Federal Tax Levies When You Settle Claims With the Government (August 25, 2014)
• Don’t Get Eliminated on a Technicality - But Don’t Play Games in an Attempt to Meet Solicitation Requirements (June 12, 2016)
• Don’t Invoice the Government for What You Haven’t Done (November 29, 2016)
• Don’t Let Bullying Push Around Your Work-Harassment at the Office Can Have Negative Consequences for Business and Employees Alike (March 10, 2015)
• Don’t Let Creativity Prevent You from Delivering the Mail (September 14, 2015)
• Don’t Let Your Award Be Protested Without You – Intervene and Participate (September 8, 2014)
• Don’t Overlook New Privacy Training Requirements (February 28, 2017)
• Don’t Overlook the Importance of Getting Your Joint Venture Right (December 16, 2014)
• Don’t Win the Battle but Lose the War – Remember to Demonstrate Prejudice (February 3, 2016)
• Draft 2017 NDAA: Some Highlights (December 14, 2016)
• Due Process is Alive and Well (March 20, 2013)
• Due Process is Required When Persons are Arrested and Detained (January 30, 2026)
• Dun & Bradstreet Reports Have Limited Utility When Challenging Responsibility Determinations at the GAO (May 24, 2018)
• DUNS’ Days May Be Numbered (November 23, 2015)
• E-Discovery in the Trenches (April 15, 2013)
• E-Mail Subscription (January 20, 2009)
• E-Verify Contractor Rule Postponed for Third Time – Until June 30, 2009 (April 21, 2009)
• E-Verify Contractor Rule Postponed Yet Again - Until September 8, 2009 (June 5, 2009)
• E-Verify On Hold, Again (January 28, 2009)
• E-Verify Rule to Take Effect September 8, 2009 (August 31, 2009)
• Economic Necessity Safe Harbor (May 13, 2020)
• Effective Immediately: Prime Contractors Must Accelerate Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (September 25, 2012)
• Eighth SBA Interim Final Rule Addresses PPP Eligibility Questions on Non-discrimination and Student Workers (May 6, 2020)
• Electric Cooperatives May Be Eligible For PPP Loans (May 15, 2020)
• ELECTRONIC LOGGING DEVICE REQUIREMENT PHASES IN DECEMBER 17, 2017 (October 16, 2017)
• Eliminating Absurd Outcomes under the Wage Payment and Collection Act (March 6, 2020)
• Emergency Rules for WV Board of Medicine and Board of Osteopathic Medicine (March 30, 2020)
• EMOJIS AND E-DISCOVERY: AN UNSETTLED LEGAL LANDSCAPE (November 27, 2019)
• Employee “Morale” Costs Under the FAR – “Lunch Wagons” are OK but a $10,000 Holiday Party with a Jazz Ensemble is Not (November 9, 2012)
• Employee or Independent Contractor? Getting Worker Classification Right (April 5, 2013)
• Employee or Independent Contractor? Getting Worker Classification Right” presentation at ASA Business Forum and Convention (February 16, 2012)
• Employee or Independent Contractor? That is the Question (February 11, 2016)
• Employees are not permitted to misappropriate confidential information in support of their discrimination claims. (January 1, 2019)
• Employer What Ifs for COVID-19 (March 26, 2020)
• Employers Beware: Department of Labor Geared Up For Enforcement (June 3, 2013)
• Employers May Require COVID-19 Testing (April 23, 2020)
• Employers Must Provide Pay Data to EEOC by September 30 (April 24, 2019)
• Employment Handbook Rules Post-Boeing (September 24, 2018)
• Energy Security for U.S. Military Bases (August 7, 2012)
• Enforcing Trademarks Through Customs Recordation (August 27, 2021)
• Ensuring your e-discovery service arrangement is HIPAA-compliant (July 24, 2019)
• EPA Acts on Petition to Extend Toxic Release Inventory Reporting to Oil and Gas Extraction Sector (November 3, 2015)
• EPA Announces New RCRA Regulations to Limit “Sham Recycling” (March 11, 2015)
• EPA Claims it will “Clarify” its Proposed Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Rule (February 10, 2015)
• EPA Claims it will “Clarify” its Proposed Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Rule (February 10, 2015)
• EPA Denies Any Jurisdiction over Groundwater in New Interpretative Rule (May 12, 2019)
• EPA FUMBLES FRACKING STUDY (December 21, 2016)
• EPA FUMBLES FRACKING STUDY (December 21, 2016)
• EPA Invokes Deliberative Process to Avoid Producing Documents in Clean Water Rule Litigation (August 1, 2016)
• EPA Issues COVID-19 Guidance (March 27, 2020)
• EPA Issues Guidance for States to Develop Permitting Programs for Coal Ash Disposal (August 21, 2017)
• EPA Moves to Dismiss Sierra Club Efforts to Rescind State NPDES Programs (March 27, 2015)
• EPA Moves to Dismiss Sierra Club Efforts to Rescind State NPDES Programs (March 27, 2015)
• EPA Offices at Odds Over Response to FERC Greenhouse Gas Inquiry (August 7, 2018)
• EPA Offices at Odds Over Response to FERC Greenhouse Gas Inquiry (August 7, 2018)
• EPA Offices at Odds Over Response to FERC Greenhouse Gas Inquiry (August 7, 2018)
• EPA Proposes Amendments to NPDES Procedural Rules (July 28, 2016)
• EPA Proposes New Rule Governing The Disposal Of Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals At Healthcare Facilities (September 29, 2015)
• EPA Proposes New Rule Governing The Disposal Of Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals At Healthcare Facilities (September 29, 2015)
• EPA Proposes to Add Clarksburg, WV Site to Superfund National Priorities List (April 11, 2016)
• EPA PROPOSES TO CLOSE SIX COAL ASH FACILITIES (February 7, 2023)
• EPA PROPOSES TO CLOSE SIX COAL ASH FACILITIES (February 7, 2023)
• EPA Proposes to Expand its Accidental Release and Risk Management Program Rules under Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act (March 10, 2016)
• EPA Proposes to Reconsider New Source Performance Standards for Oil & Gas Emissions (October 24, 2018)
• EPA Proposes to Reconsider New Source Performance Standards for Oil & Gas Emissions (October 24, 2018)
• EPA Proposes to Surrender Clean Water Act Veto Authority (June 28, 2018)
• EPA Proposes Two Options for Aggregating Air Emissions in Oil & Gas Industry (October 19, 2015)
• EPA Puts Affordable Clean Energy Rules Out for Public Comment (September 10, 2018)
• EPA Reconsidering Methane Rule (May 4, 2017)
• EPA Reconsidering Methane Rule (May 5, 2017)
• EPA Rejects NPDES Takeover Petition in WV; Still to Make a Decision in KY (October 29, 2015)
• EPA Rejects NPDES Takeover Petition in WV; Still to Make a Decision in KY (October 29, 2015)
• EPA Seeks Order From 4th Circuit to Prohibit Discovery by Murray Energy (June 17, 2015)
• EPA Seeks Order From 4th Circuit to Prohibit Discovery by Murray Energy (June 17, 2015)
• EPA Seeks Order From 4th Circuit to Prohibit Discovery by Murray Energy-UPDATE: EPA Needs More Time to Locate and Review Documents (July 27, 2015)
• EPA Seeks Order From 4th Circuit to Prohibit Discovery by Murray Energy-UPDATE: EPA Needs More Time to Locate and Review Documents (July 27, 2015)
• EPA Seeks Order From 4th Circuit to Prohibit Discovery by Murray Energy: UPDATE 4th Circuit Denies Relief to EPA (July 10, 2015)
• EPA Seeks Order From 4th Circuit to Prohibit Discovery by Murray Energy: UPDATE 4th Circuit Denies Relief to EPA (July 13, 2015)
• EPA Submits Proposed Jobs Study Schedule in Response to Order in Murray Energy Clean Air Act Case in WV (November 3, 2016)
• EPA to Reject Claims of Maryland and Delaware that Upwind Power Plants Have Inadequate NOx Controls (June 7, 2018)
• EPA Tries to Block Murray Energy's Deposition of Gina McCarthy (November 16, 2015)
• EPA Tries to Block Murray Energy's Deposition of Gina McCarthy (November 16, 2015)
• EPA Withdraws 2016 Information Request on Methane Emissions from the Oil and Gas Industry (March 9, 2017)
• EPA Withdraws 2016 Information Request on Methane Emissions from the Oil and Gas Industry (March 16, 2017)
• EPA's SCIENTIFIC TRANSPARENCY RULE (August 6, 2018)
• EPA’s Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) in Limbo After Supreme Court Decision (June 30, 2015)
• EPA’s Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) in Limbo After Supreme Court Decision (July 2, 2015)
• EPA’s Science Advisory Board Critiques EPA Assessment of Hydrofracking Impacts on Water Resources (August 17, 2016)
• EPA’s Science Advisory Board Critiques EPA Assessment of Hydrofracking Impacts on Water Resources (August 17, 2016)
• Eric Whytsell and John Hays to Speak at ABA Conference (October 19, 2017)
• Eric Whytsell to Moderate Panel at 22nd Annual FPI - Gaining Advantage on the High Seas: The Thoughtful Pirate’s Approach to Subcontract Terms and Clauses (February 28, 2016)
• Eric Whytsell Will Be Speaking at the March Meeting of the NWV Chapter of the NCMA (March 6, 2016)
• Error 101: Late Afternoon Technical Difficulty Leads to Untimely Protest (July 19, 2018)
• Estate Planning Forecast: Cloudy with a Chance of Sunset (January 7, 2025)
• Estate Planning in the Current Environment (July 18, 2022)
• Estate Planning Under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (January 22, 2018)
• Even for a Fixed Price Contract, Valid Price Realism Analysis Requires Logical Reasoning (November 15, 2016)
• Even Private Facebook Posts Can Come Back to Haunt You: Discoverability of Private Facebook Profiles (March 25, 2019)
• Everything You Always Wanted to Know about the Model Procurement Code but Were Afraid to Ask (April 7, 2015)
• Ex-Parte Contacts with Treating Physicians in Kentucky (June 24, 2015)
• Exactly What Does the Solicitation require? Know it and Meet it (November 10, 2015)
• Executive Compensation Benchmark Applies To Most Contractor Employees (July 26, 2013)
• Executive Order Promotes Private Sector Cybersecurity Information Sharing (March 9, 2015)
• Executive Order Seeks to Limit Displacement of Qualified Workers Performing Service Contracts (May 29, 2009)
• Executives Sentenced to Jail Time for Scheming to Violate the Berry Amendment and Trade Agreements Act (June 28, 2018)
• Exemption 4: Protection of Confidential Information - The Ground May be Shifting (April 10, 2019)
• Expansion of HIPAA Privacy Rule for Reproductive Health Care (May 11, 2023)
• Expedited Credentialing and Addressing Staffing Shortages During Coronavirus Pandemic (March 12, 2020)
• Exporters Beware: What You Don’t Know About Your Offshore Partners Can Hurt You (November 8, 2011)
• ExxonMobil Sued by Climate Activists for Failure to Account for Climate Risks to Oil Storage Facility in Massachusetts (October 4, 2016)
• ExxonMobil Sued by Climate Activists for Failure to Account for Climate Risks to Oil Storage Facility in Massachusetts (October 7, 2016)
• Facially Ambiguous Solicitations Must Be Protested Prior to the Response Deadline (June 20, 2014)
• Failing to Meet Socio-Economic and Subcontracting Goals May Cost You! (March 2, 2015)
• Failure to Credit Rebates and Discounts? False Claims Act Violation (August 24, 2015)
• Failure to Resolve Conflict of Interest Requires Re-Do (November 30, 2015)
• Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order Creates New Compliance and Responsibility Issues for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors (August 12, 2014)
• Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Regulations Nullified and Underlying Executive Order 13673 Revoked (March 28, 2017)
• False Claims Act - Double Trouble (November 21, 2012)
• False Claims Act Recoveries – No Longer Just a Federal Affair (March 6, 2014)
• False Claims Act Relators Get A Piece Of The Action, Even After The Government Tries To Cut Them Out (May 16, 2014)
• False Country of Origin Certifications – A Reminder (March 14, 2012)
• Families First Coronavirus Response Act Paid Leave Benefits Extended (sort of) (December 28, 2020)
• FAQs Clarify Health Plan’s Obligation to Cover COVID-19 Testing (June 23, 2020)
• FAR Change Clarifies that Offerors (Including Joint Ventures) Must Register in SAM Before Submitting Offers (November 4, 2018)
• FAR Council and DOL Publish Final Rule and Guidance on Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (September 6, 2016)
• FAR Council Strengthens Buy American Rules (January 29, 2021)
• FAR Final Rule Bars Contractor Confidentiality Agreements Restricting Employees and Subcontractors from Reporting Fraud, Waste & Abuse (January 23, 2017)
• FAR Interim Rule Eliminates Size Caps on WOSB Contract Set-Asides (September 6, 2013)
• FAR Proposed Rule Would Bar Contractor Confidentiality Agreements Restricting Employees and Subcontractors from Reporting Fraud, Waste & Abuse (January 25, 2016)
• Father and Son Executives Walk off with $33 million in Federal Program Funds – at a Cost (May 8, 2014)
• Father Time vs. Uncle Sam: Another Government Claim Dismissed as Untimely (March 28, 2013)
• Faulty Corrective Action Triggers Government Liability for Protester’s Legal Fees (July 13, 2015)
• Fayette County, WV Ordinance Banning Oil & Gas Waste Disposal Met with Preemptive Challenge By Gas Industry (January 19, 2016)
• Fayette County, WV Ordinance Banning Oil & Gas Waste Disposal Met with Preemptive Challenge By Gas Industry (January 20, 2016)
• FBI Warns to be Aware of COVID-19 Phishing Scams (March 27, 2020)
• Federal Agency Issues New Guidance on Substance Use Disorder Confidentiality Requirements (April 21, 2021)
• Federal Agency Proposes New Disclosure and Enforcement Rules for Substance Use Disorder Records (February 21, 2023)
• Federal Circuit Affirms Initial Awardee’s Right to Challenge Corrective Action (June 17, 2013)
• Federal Circuit Clarifies the Definition of IR&D Costs (March 29, 2010)
• Federal Circuit Clears Up Jurisdiction Confusion at the Board of Contract Appeals (March 5, 2012)
• Federal Circuit Does Not Agree With Contractor’s Contention That “Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire” (August 26, 2013)
• Federal Circuit Overrules COFC's "Narrowly Targeted" Review Standard; Corrective Action Challenges Just Became a Lot Harder (November 7, 2018)
• Federal Circuit to Consider the Patentability of AI-Created Inventions (June 23, 2022)
• Federal Contractors May Be Required to Disclose Political Contributions (May 4, 2011)
• Federal Contractors Officially Come Into the 21st Century (March 9, 2015)
• Federal Contracts Just Got More Expensive – The Minimum Wage Hits $10.10 (October 21, 2014)
• Federal Court Denies WVDEP's Motion to Dismiss Claim that State Failed to Notify OSM of a "Significant Event" in the State's SMCRA Bonding Program: OVEC v. WVDEP (SDWV) (December 3, 2020)
• Federal Court Grants Summary Judgment in FMLA Case of First Impression in West Virginia (April 29, 2018)
• Federal Court in NY Vacates Solicitor Opinion Restricting Scope of Migratory Bird Treaty Act to Actions Directed at Birds (August 12, 2020)
• Federal Court in Oregon Rules that EPA Approval of State-Issued TMDLs Can Be an Affirmative Action Triggering Section 7 Consultation Under the Endangered Species Act (May 2, 2017)
• Federal Court in Pennsylvania Declines to Require Accumulation of Emissions from Non-Contiguous Compressor Stations for CAA Permitting (March 11, 2015)
• Federal Court in Pennsylvania Declines to Require Accumulation of Emissions from Non-Contiguous Compressor Stations for CAA Permitting (March 11, 2015)
• Federal court in Pennsylvania Invalidates Township Ordinance Prohibiting Oil and Gas Waste Disposal (April 12, 2017)
• Federal court in Pennsylvania Invalidates Township Ordinance Prohibiting Oil and Gas Waste Disposal (April 13, 2017)
• Federal Court In WV Voids Severance Deed Waiver Because Longwall Mining Not Contemplated In 1902 (February 18, 2016)
• Federal Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Blocking U.S. WeChat Ban (September 23, 2020)
• Federal Court Rejects Use of Virginia County Flood Ordinance to Limit Natural Gas Pipeline Construction (April 2, 2020)
• Federal Court Rejects Use of Virginia County Flood Ordinance to Limit Natural Gas Pipeline Construction (April 2, 2020)
• Federal Court Rules that a West Virginia County Cannot Deny a Request to Re-Zone Property to Allow for Construction of a Natural Gas Compressor Station (August 29, 2018)
• Federal Court Sides with 2K Games in Copyright Case Over the Use of Tattoos (April 10, 2020)
• Federal Court Smacks Down County Board of Education over Opposition to Rockwool Plant in WV (May 9, 2019)
• Federal Court Strikes Kentucky Local Right to Work Law (February 4, 2016)
• Federal Court Strikes Kentucky Local Right to Work Law (February 4, 2016)
• Federal Court Upholds Constitutionality of Ohio's Forced Unitization Law - R.C. 1509.28 (June 17, 2018)
• Federal Courts on both Coasts Reject Cities' Efforts to Hold Oil Industry Responsible for Damages Caused by Climate Change (July 26, 2018)
• Federal District Court Enjoins WOTUS Rule in Three More States (September 19, 2018)
• Federal Employees are “People” Too Under the False Claims Act – Your Investigator May Also be Your Relator (August 27, 2012)
• Federal Government Meets 23% Small Business Prime Contracting Goal for FY13, But Falls Short in Other Categories: Information You Can Market. (August 12, 2014)
• Federal Government Temporarily Expanding Telehealth in Response to COVID-19 (March 17, 2020)
• Federal Judge Rules That EPA has Failed to Conduct Required Studies of Effects of its Clean Air Act Enforcement and Implementation on Employment (October 20, 2016)
• Federal Judge Sets Aside FTC Noncompete Ban (August 21, 2024)
• Federal Judge Strikes Down Enforcement Provisions of National Labor Relations Board’s “Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act” Regulations (March 30, 2012)
• Federal Judge Tells EPA It's Time to Obey the Law (January 13, 2017)
• Federal Judge Tells EPA It’s Time to Obey the Law (January 13, 2017)
• Federal Lawsuit Challenges Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Reporting Requirements (October 18, 2016)
• Federal Money for Lobbying -- Another False Certification False Claims Act Case (November 13, 2012)
• Feds Fall Short on Small Business Subcontracting and Other Goals for FY14 (July 20, 2015)
• Feds Meet FY15 Small Business Prime Contracting Goals (Except HUBZone), But Individual Agency & Overall Subcontracting Shortfalls Persist, Providing Marketing Opportunities (May 1, 2016)
• Feds Meet FY16 Small Business Prime Contracting Goals (Except WOSB and HUBZone), But Individual Agency & Overall Subcontracting Shortfalls Persist, Providing Marketing Opportunities (June 6, 2017)
• FERC Sidesteps New York’s Denial of CWA §401 Certification Giving Go-Ahead to Millennium Pipeline Company Spur (October 9, 2017)
• FERC Sidesteps New York’s Denial of CWA §401 Certification Giving Go-Ahead to Millennium Pipeline Company Spur (October 10, 2017)
• Fiduciary Obligations of 401k Trustees (February 3, 2022)
• Filing Deadline Changes for Tax Year 2016 (December 12, 2016)
• Final Report on Improving Cybersecurity through Acquisition (February 4, 2014)
• Finally!: National Labor Relations Board Releases Final Rule Addressing Joint-Employer Status (February 25, 2020)
• Fish & Wildlife Service and OSM Release Memorandum of Understanding on Endangered Species Act Issues Which Immediately Incorporates Stream Protection Rule (January 13, 2017)
• Fish & Wildlife Service Considers Listing Northern Long-Eared Bat as “Threatened” Rather than “Endangered” (January 26, 2015)
• Fish & Wildlife Service Imposes New Habitat Criteria (February 25, 2016)
• Fish and Wildlife Adopts Final Rule to Protect the Northern Long-Eared Bat (January 19, 2016)
• Fish and Wildlife Service Puts Two Crayfish on Threatened and Endangered Species List. Action Will Affect Projects in the Guyandotte Rivershed of West Virginia and the Big Sandy Watershed of Virginia, Kentucky and West Virginia. (April 20, 2016)
• Fish and Wildlife Service Puts Two Crayfish on Threatened and Endangered Species List. Action Will Affect Projects in the Guyandotte Rivershed of West Virginia and the Big Sandy Watershed of Virginia, Kentucky and West Virginia. (April 21, 2016)
• Fish and Wildlife Service Puts Two Crayfish on Threatened and Endangered Species List. Action Will Affect Projects in the Guyandotte Rivershed of West Virginia and the Big Sandy Watershed of Virginia, Kentucky and West Virginia. (April 20, 2016)
• Fitness for Duty Exams Are Ok! (October 14, 2018)
• Five Pillars Supporting Community Bank Independence (July 23, 2021)
• Flow Down of Specialty Metals Requirements – Let’s Be Clear (July 22, 2014)
• FMSHRC Shakeup: Commissioner Terminated, Staff Let Go (May 6, 2026)
• Following SBA's Joint Venture Agreement Template Not a Free Pass, and Don't Ignore the Footnote Comments (February 28, 2019)
• For Rent: Two Iraqi Villas – Must Act ASAP – Former Tenant Going to Prison! (February 6, 2013)
• Foreign Corrupt Practices – Contractors Getting Off Too Light or DOJ Coming On Too Heavy? (August 3, 2015)
• Former Navy Engineer Is Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison and Fails to Get Full Credit for Pleading Guilty (January 13, 2014)
• Fourth Circuit - CGL Insurance Covers Health Data Breach Suit (April 13, 2016)
• Fourth Circuit Blocks West Virginia’s 340B Contract Pharmacy Law (April 28, 2026)
• Fourth Circuit Emphasizes the Plaintiff’s Burden in Wage Discrimination and Retaliation Cases (October 20, 2023)
• Fourth Circuit Ends Multi-Year Legal Battle: Court Upholds Army Corps’ Assertion that Virginia Wetland is a “Water of the United States” (March 24, 2015)
• Fourth Circuit Follows Lead of Sixth Circuit: Citizen Groups Cannot Use SMCRA's Citizen Suit to Sue for Discharges Subject to Clean Water Act "Permit Shield" (April 6, 2021)
• Fourth Circuit Holds Groundwater Connection to Navigable Waters Triggers CWA Coverage (May 17, 2018)
• Fourth Circuit Refuses to Order EPA to Conduct Coal Jobs Analysis: When “Shall” Means “Eh, Maybe” (June 30, 2017)
• Fourth Circuit Rejects Sierra Club’s Health Claims in Mining Permit Appeal (July 14, 2016)
• Fourth Circuit Rejects Sierra Club’s Health Claims in Mining Permit Appeal (July 14, 2016)
• Fourth Circuit Underscores Burden of Proof for Intentional Discrimination (March 16, 2023)
• Fourth Circuit Upholds West Virginia’s School Vaccination Law (April 9, 2026)
• Fourth Circuit Vacates but does not Reverse District Court Decision Barring Columbia’s Use of Natural Gas Act Eminent Domain Against Commonwealth of Maryland (May 23, 2022)
• Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Programs for Small Business R&D Contracts Continue to Evolve (December 14, 2012)
• FREE webinar this Monday: DRI Tool Box Talks presents Pay-if-paid and Pay-when-paid (March 16, 2023)
• Friendly Reminder: Protest Grounds Cannot Be Based Solely on Supposition and Speculation (August 16, 2018)
• Frivolous Suits: False Claims Act Retaliation Doesn’t Pay, It Costs (May 11, 2015)
• FSS: Items Not on Your Schedule? No Problem – Just Add Them! (October 26, 2015)
• FTC Approves Final Rule Banning Noncompete Agreements (April 24, 2024)
• Furloughs Over but Procurement Woes Remain (August 26, 2013)
• FY13 NDAA Imposes New Breach Reporting Requirements on Cleared Defense Contractors (January 28, 2013)
• FY2019 NDAA Seeks to Change Definition of "Subcontract" (May 10, 2018)
• FY2019 NDAA Seeks to Change Definition of “Subcontract” (May 10, 2018)
• GAO Affirms Past Performance Evaluation Benefits of Mentor-Protege Joint Ventures (March 31, 2014)
• GAO Bid Protests - FY18 Protest Statistics (Overall Effectiveness at 44%; Sustains at 14%), and a Look Ahead (December 2, 2018)
• GAO Bid Protests – FY16 Protest Statistics (Sustains at 22.56% & Overall Effectiveness at 46%) and a Look Ahead (December 20, 2016)
• GAO Bid Protests – FY17 Protest Statistics (Overall Effectiveness at 47%; Sustains at 17%) and a Look Ahead (November 16, 2017)
• GAO Holds Low Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) Award Improper Under Best Value Procurement (April 11, 2017)
• GAO Issues New Report on Government-Wide Suspensions and Debarments (June 23, 2014)
• GAO Mandates Bid Protest E-Filing and $350 Filing Fee Starting May 1, 2018 (April 12, 2018)
• GAO Proposes Changes to Its Bid Protest Rules to Establish Electronic Filing (April 26, 2016)
• GAO Reaffirms: There’s No Prevailing without Prejudice (September 17, 2013)
• GAO Recommends DOD Act to Ensure that Its Pilot Mentor/Protégé Program Enhances the Capabilities of Protégé Firms (April 19, 2017)
• GAO Rules that Bid Protest Settlement Does Not Justify Sole Source Award (April 15, 2014)
• GAO Sides with the FAR Council: The Small Business Act’s Set-Aside Provisions Do Not Apply Outside the United States (October 9, 2013)
• GAO Sustains Ambiguous Specification Challenge After Agency Refused to Clarify (November 16, 2015)
• GAO Sustains Limiting the Number of Projects Allocable to a Large Business Mentor's Experience, but Rejects Treating a Mentor-Protégé Joint Venture Differently than a Prime/Subcontractor Contractor Teaming Agreement (March 17, 2019)
• GAO Sustains Price Realism Protest (March 28, 2012)
• GAO Won’t Force Sole Source (June 15, 2015)
• GAO’s Jurisdiction Over Task Order Protests, Revisited (December 6, 2016)
• Gas Producer Sues WVDEP for Declaration that “Flat Rate Statute” Unconstitutionally Impairs Flat Rate Gas Leases (April 24, 2018)
• Gasland on Trial: Pennsylvania Court Rules Gas Drilling Not an Abnormally Dangerous or Ultrahazardous Activity (February 12, 2015)
• Get It Right and Be On Time or Don’t Waste Time Protesting (November 2, 2015)
• Get Ready Women -- WOSB Sole-Source Awards Get Closer (June 8, 2015)
• Get What You Need: Final FAR Rule Makes Past Performance More Important Than Ever (August 13, 2013)
• Get What You Need: Final FAR Rule Makes Past Performance More Important Than Ever (September 10, 2013)
• Getting Before the Board of Contract Appeals – Jurisdiction by Agreement? (July 25, 2014)
• Getting Credit for Small Business Subcontracting at All Levels (October 19, 2015)
• Getting Larger? You’re Not Automatically Ineligible for Small Business Task Orders (February 16, 2015)
• Getting Paid By The Government For All Hours Actually Worked By Salaried Employees (August 10, 2012)
• Gimme Shelter: Suspension & Debarment Concerns Continue (June 25, 2013)
• Glacier Northwest: Does the NLRA Preempt State Tort Actions Against Unions? (January 25, 2023)
• Going Public? Colorado's "Public" Health Insurance Plan (June 9, 2021)
• Good Faith And Fair Dealing -- The Government’s Implied Duty Is Alive and Well (May 22, 2015)
• Good News for Construction Firms (April 8, 2020)
• Good News for Users of Credit Reports: West Virginia Federal Court Adopts the “Reason to Believe” Standard For Users of Credit Reports Under 15 U.S.C. § 1681b (January 31, 2024)
• Good News for West Virginia’s Oil and Gas Producers (April 11, 2022)
• Good News: You Can Still Win a Protest on Price Analysis Grounds (January 27, 2014)
• Government Continues to Target Colleges and Universities with False Claims Act Claims (April 29, 2013)
• Government Contractors and the President May Soon Have the Same Salaries (June 4, 2013)
• Government Contractors Face Challenges in Establishing Contract Claims Against Higher Tier Contractors (October 5, 2009)
• Government Contractors to Face Tough New Mandatory Disclosure Requirements (November 25, 2008)
• Government Contractors will be Required to use E-Verify to Confirm the Employment Eligibility of all Employees and all New Hires (November 25, 2008)
• Government Contractors: Beware of the “Honey Trap” (March 27, 2013)
• Government Contracts Alternative Dispute Resolution (May 19, 2009)
• Government Contracts Attorneys (March 3, 2009)
• Government Contracts Monitor (November 17, 2017)
• Government Contracts Monitor (January 17, 2019)
• Government Contracts v. International Grants (January 8, 2009)
• Government Finalizes Rule Requiring Posting of Sole Source Justifications (July 9, 2010)
• Government Matchmaking Is Not "Government Involvement" (June 14, 2018)
• Government Matchmaking Is Not "Government Involvement" (June 14, 2018)
• Government Property: Don’t Sell What’s Not Yours! (June 22, 2015)
• Government Seeks Privileged Documents Under the Crime-Fraud Exception (February 14, 2013)
• Government’s Internal Administrative Procedures Do Not Extend Time Limit for Bringing Claim (July 26, 2012)
• GOVERNOR TOMBLIN SIGNS EMPLOYMENT LEGISLATION WITH SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON WEST VIRGINIA WORKPLACES (April 6, 2015)
• Grace Hurney to Give Employment Law Presentation at WVCLE Litigation 2020 Seminar on February 8 (January 13, 2020)
• Group Health Plan Deadlines Extended (April 30, 2020)
• Groups Seek Order Requiring EPA to Regulate Ammonia Emissions from Animal Feeding (and Other) Operations (November 8, 2016)
• Groups Seek Order Requiring EPA to Regulate Ammonia Emissions from Animal Feeding (and Other) Operations (November 8, 2016)
• GSA Seeks Public Comments on Cybersecurity Standards (May 24, 2013)
• HALLOWEEN MAY BE OVER, BUT E-DISCOVERY HORROR STORIES ARE ALWAYS IN SEASON (November 27, 2019)
• Happy Holidays! (December 22, 2015)
• Happy Holidays! (December 27, 2016)
• Happy Holidays! (December 21, 2017)
• HAPPY NEW YEAR! OSHA AND MSHA PENALTIES ARE INCREASING (January 2, 2018)
• Happy Thanksgiving! (November 17, 2017)
• Harmonizing Reg. O with SBA rules for making PPP loans to Directors and Principal Shareholders (April 20, 2020)
• Has the Supreme Court Changed the Law of Standing? (May 25, 2016)
• Health Care Provider Liability Exposure in the Age of COVID-19 (April 22, 2020)
• Health Care Providers are Protected Against Double Recovery by Plaintiffs Because W. Va. Code § 55-7B-9 (b) Requires Reduction of Jury Verdicts by the Amount of any Pretrial Settlements (March 15, 2024)
• Healthcare Debtors Receive Court Relief (For Now) from the SBA’s Rule against Debtors Receiving PPP Loans—Some Lawmakers Want Permanent Relief (May 7, 2020)
• Heart of Stone: Board Says “No” To Imperfect Appeals (March 30, 2015)
• Here We Go Again - Another Possible Federal Government Shut-Down - Actions to Take Now (December 20, 2018)
• Here We Go Again – Another Possible Federal Government Shut-Down – Actions to Take Now (August 24, 2017)
• Here We Go Again…Possible Federal Government Shut-Down - Actions to Take Now (Updated) (September 27, 2013)
• Heroes Act (May 16, 2020)
• HHS COVID-19 HIPAA Bulletin-Limited 72 Hour Waiver; Permissible Disclosures Reminder (March 19, 2020)
• HHS Details Penalties for Certain Actors—But Leaves Providers Hanging (September 25, 2023)
• HHS Office of Inspector General Issues Special Fraud Alert Regarding Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Company Speaker Programs (November 19, 2020)
• HHS Proposes Modifications to The HIPAA Privacy Rule (December 11, 2020)
• HHS Releases Final Rule on Substance Use Disorder Confidentiality Requirements (March 1, 2024)
• HHS Says No to Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation: Supreme Court Disagrees (June 26, 2020)
• HHS Sets Clear Goals and Timeline to Transition From Volume to Value-Based Medicare Reimbursement (February 3, 2015)
• Higher Education Institutions the Target of Class-Action Lawsuits Amidst COVID-19 Response (June 1, 2020)
• HIPAA Rules Now Permit Audio-Only Telehealth (June 16, 2022)
• Holy moly! Employees who are paid $200,000 can get overtime! (February 22, 2023)
• Hopewell Darneille to Present at DYNET 2016, Fairmont, WV -- April 27, 2016 (March 20, 2016)
• Hopewell Darneille to Present at DYNET 2019, Fairmont, WV -- April 11, 2019 (March 17, 2019)
• Hopewell Darneille to Speak at DYNET Conference (March 22, 2015)
• Hopewell Darneille to Speak at DyNet Conference (May 26, 2015)
• Hospital Policies and the Standard of Care - Perspective from the Trenches (November 10, 2021)
• Hospital Price Transparency is Coming (November 30, 2020)
• Hospitals and Healthcare Organizations Found To Be Increasingly Vulnerable To Cyberattacks During COVID-19 Pandemic (April 7, 2020)
• Hot off the Press for Public Employers and Political Subdivisions: The Supreme Court rules that the ADEA covers even small state and local government employers (November 5, 2018)
• Hot off the Press for Public Employers and Political Subdivisions: The Supreme Court rules that the ADEA covers even small state and local government employers (November 5, 2018)
• House Delegates Introduce Environmental Constitutional Amendment (February 13, 2019)
• House Passes Legislation Requiring FCPA Violators to be Proposed for Debarment (September 22, 2010)
• How Can Labor Rates From The Washington DC Area Be The “Prevailing Wage” For Davis Bacon Wage Determinations Covering Newport News, Virginia? (November 12, 2013)
• How EMTALA Changes During A Pandemic (March 16, 2020)
• How Low Can You Go? Doing the Limbo on Price (August 18, 2015)
• How Much Modification Is Too Much? (June 21, 2018)
• How the Congressional Review Act (CRA) Allows Congress to Undo Executive Branch Regulations (January 26, 2017)
• How the Congressional Review Act (CRA) Allows Congress to Undo Executive Branch Regulations (January 26, 2017)
• How the Federal Government Is Coming after Water, and Whether It Will Get It (April 5, 2016)
• How to Hold an Open Meeting During the COVID-19 Pandemic (March 31, 2020)
• How to Make a Bad Case Worse (August 9, 2017)
• How To Overcome Trademark Application Delays (June 16, 2021)
• How Well Do You Answer the Mail, and Are You Willing to Pay the Price of Failure? (February 29, 2016)
• HRSA-Funded Health Centers Awarded 1.3 Billion Dollars (April 8, 2020)
• Husband and Wife Off to Prison for Steering Scam (March 31, 2014)
• I-9 Compliance During COVID-19: DHS Announces Flexibility for Employers Working Remotely and Automatic Extension for NOIs (March 26, 2020)
• Identifying Unequal Access OCIs Is Harder Than It looks (July 26, 2018)
• Identifying Unequal Access OCIs Is Harder Than It looks (July 26, 2018)
• If a Prime Contractually Agrees to Sponsor a Sub’s Claims or Protests – Does it End There? (September 23, 2014)
• If a Solicitation Ambiguity Doesn’t Become Apparent until Evaluation of Proposals, It’s Latent – and Fair Game for a Post-Award Protest (February 22, 2016)
• If an "Exact Product" Is Required, Make Sure You Clearly Offer One (January 10, 2018)
• If An RFP Is Defective, Don’t Wait To See If You’re The Awardee Before You Protest – You Will Be Too Late (August 5, 2014)
• If at First You Don’t Succeed…Try a New Title: Navy Announces Superior Supplier Incentive Program to Replace Preferred Supplier Program (April 22, 2013)
• If It's Not Equal or Comparable, It's Not Awardable (April 24, 2018)
• If the Agency Gives You a Chance to Explain Your Proposed Costs, Take It (December 7, 2015)
• If the Agency Tells You How You Can Improve Your Proposal, Listen (July 10, 2014)
• If the Agency Throws You a Lifeline, Grab It! (December 7, 2017)
• If the Third Time’s Not the Charm, It’s Reasonable to Start Over from Scratch (November 1, 2013)
• If You Develop Software for the Federal Government, You Need to Read the OMB’s Draft Federal Source Code Policy (March 21, 2016)
• If You Forget Your Name, It May Be Enough To Know Your CAGE Code and DUNS Number (September 28, 2015)
• If You See Smoke, Check for Fire (November 18, 2014)
• If You Think Some Corrective Action Is Overly Restrictive, You're Right (February 15, 2018)
• If You Want Extra Credit, Ask In Advance: Threshold Goals vs. Comparative Ratings (August 23, 2016)
• If You Want to Become a Whistleblower, You Probably Shouldn’t Plead Guilty to Defrauding the Government (July 10, 2013)
• If You Want To Get Technical About It: Top Protest Ground (August 10, 2015)
• If You're Looking for Protest Grounds, Look Early and Often for Agency Deviations from the Solicitation (January 18, 2018)
• If You’re Entitled to a Debriefing after Being Excluded from the Competitive Range, Don’t Delay (March 28, 2016)
• If You’re Terminated for Convenience, Don’t Put Off Submission of Your Termination Settlement Claim (December 14, 2017)
• If You’re Thinking about Protesting, Don’t Forget to Consider the “Warts” on Your Own Proposal (September 21, 2017)
• IMPACT OF LICENSING BOARD COMPLAINTS ON MALPRACTICE CLAIMS (August 3, 2022)
• Important Note for PPP Loan Recipients About Deferring Social Security Taxes (April 23, 2020)
• In a Rare Move, ASBCA Holds Contract Void Ab Initio Based Upon Fraudulent Misrepresentation (July 1, 2013)
• In Landmark LGBT Case, SCOTUS Rules That Title VII Prohibits Gay and Transgender Discrimination (June 15, 2020)
• In Order to Succeed, Protests Relying on a Limitation on Subcontracting Clause Must Show a Lack of Compliance on the Face of the Proposal (August 22, 2013)
• IN RE ESTATE OF HORTON: A CASE STUDY IN THE ANTICIPATED ACCEPTANCE OF ELECTRONIC WILLS AND ASSOCIATED LITIGATION (April 23, 2019)
• In the Absence of a Definition, the Agency's Reasonable Interpretation of Terms Controls (May 3, 2018)
• In Wake of Stimulus, Federal Government Struggles to Improve Grants Website (March 30, 2009)
• Include Original Bid Guarantees with Your Bid or be Excluded (September 23, 2014)
• Increased Limited Liability Company Tax Audits Are Coming (January 7, 2016)
• Incumbent Left Behind (February 2, 2015)
• Incumbentitis Strikes Again; Be Careful Out There (March 22, 2017)
• Incumbents Beware: Agencies May Reduce Your Competitive Advantage to Promote Competition (August 27, 2014)
• Indefinite Quantity Contracts -- Risks and Realism (September 8, 2014)
• Indiana Adds New Regional Sewage District Requirements (March 22, 2018)
• Indiana Adds New Tax Option to Address County Jail Issues (March 21, 2018)
• Indiana Adopts New Local Income Tax Structure (July 28, 2016)
• Indiana Bans Physician Noncompetes with Hospitals (May 9, 2025)
• Indiana Doctor Sues Hospital to Block Physician Non-Compete Under New Indiana Law (August 2, 2023)
• Indiana Governor Issues Executive Order Requiring Face Masks (July 27, 2020)
• Indiana Governor Takes Action to Protect Hoosier Businesses Against Effects of COVID-19 (March 20, 2020)
• Indiana Healthcare Employers Beware—Greater Protections for Physicians are on the Horizon (April 27, 2023)
• Indiana Healthcare Employers Beware—Greater Protections for Physicians are on the Horizon (April 27, 2023)
• Indiana Law Restricts Physician Non-Competes (Both Existing and Future): Questions Employers Are Asking/Should be Asking (May 12, 2023)
• Indiana Medicaid Expansion (March 3, 2015)
• Indiana Property Tax Relief Rates (September 13, 2016)
• Indiana Re-Opening For Business (May 5, 2020)
• Indiana Wetland Bill Signed Into Law (May 5, 2021)
• Inflation Reduction Act Expected to Cost Coal (August 12, 2022)
• Information Governance: The Key to Surviving and Limiting Costs in E-Discovery (October 31, 2019)
• Information on Your Employees’ Electronic Devices Might Not Be Secure at the Border (February 22, 2017)
• INFORMATION ON YOUR EMPLOYEES’ ELECTRONIC DEVICES MIGHT NOT BE SECURE AT THE BORDER (February 28, 2017)
• Initial regulatory interpretation of the Flexibility Act changes to the PPP (June 11, 2020)
• INJUNCTION ISSUED BY MONTANA COURT APPEARS TO PROHIBIT U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS FROM AUTHORIZING ANY UTILITY LINE ACTIVITIES UNDER NATIONWIDE PERMIT 12 UNTIL COMPLETION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT REVIEW (April 20, 2020)
• INJUNCTION ISSUED BY MONTANA COURT APPEARS TO PROHIBIT U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS FROM AUTHORIZING ANY UTILITY LINE ACTIVITIES UNDER NATIONWIDE PERMIT 12 UNTIL COMPLETION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT REVIEW (April 20, 2020)
• Interim Rule Addressing Open-Ended Indemnity and Unauthorized Obligations Is Now Final (March 12, 2014)
• Interim Rule Allows Recovery of Legal Fees Related to Whistleblower Suits (If You Win) (October 17, 2013)
• Intermediate Appellate Court of West Virginia Affirms Dismissal of Complaint on First Amendment Grounds (May 28, 2026)
• Intermediate Appellate Court Upholds Minor Statute of Limitations in MPLA (November 12, 2025)
• Intermediate Court of Appeals of WV Upholds Covid-19 Act Immunity (March 21, 2025)
• Internal Revenue Service Updates Cafeteria Plan And Health Flexible Spending Arrangement Rules In The Face Of COVID-19 (May 13, 2020)
• Involuntary Rollovers – Reg BI - What You Need To Know When Participants Have Balances Of $5,000 Or Less And Don't Take Out Their Monies From Retirement Plans (May 18, 2020)
• iRobot: Pennsylvania Legislators Legalize Delivery Robots Under Pedestrian Classification (December 4, 2020)
• IRS Release -- Expenses Covered By PPP Loan Are Not Deductible in 2020 Regardless of the Timing of Forgiveness (November 19, 2020)
• IRS Releases Guidance For Charitable Hospital Organizations and ACA-Mandated Financial Assistance Policies (July 1, 2015)
• Is Corrective Action Reviewable? Yes, Even Under the FAA’s AMS (July 15, 2013)
• Is That Contract Modification Allowable or Not? (November 16, 2015)
• Is that Noncompetitive Award Justified? Prove It! (May 4, 2015)
• Is The Higher Price Justified? GAO Again Weighs In On Price/Technical Tradeoffs (September 11, 2012)
• Is There Relief For Government Contractors in Japan? (March 25, 2011)
• Is Your Relationship Really Monogamous? Exclusivity Can Be Deceiving (June 15, 2015)
• IT Industry Focus: Congress Will Look to Private Sector to Enhance Cybersecurity (May 26, 2010)
• It Might Be Reasonable to Incur Costs for Three Months before the Notice to Proceed, But Be Careful (September 14, 2017)
• It's Official: Obama Administration to Limit Role of Contractors; Threatens to Cancel Existing Contracts (March 4, 2009)
• It’s Dangerous to be Late: Understand Your Appeal Rights (October 28, 2014)
• It’s Good to Be King: COFC Applies Sovereign Act Doctrine to Negligence Claims (October 12, 2012)
• It’s Not Over Until It’s Over: Extending Solicitation Deadlines (November 29, 2016)
• It’s Not Within the Agency’s Discretion to Ignore Aspects of a Proposal (January 18, 2013)
• It’s the Final Countdown: February Compliance Deadline for New 42 C.F.R. Part 2 Requirements (February 6, 2026)
• IT’S THE GIVING SEASON: OBAMA ADMINISTRATION LEAVES PARTING GIFTS FOR THE COAL INDUSTRY (January 5, 2017)
• IT’S THE GIVING SEASON: OBAMA ADMINISTRATION LEAVES PARTING GIFTS TO ENERGY AND MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES (January 4, 2017)
• IT’S TIME TO CLARIFY WHAT CONSTITUTES A “POINT SOURCE” (June 7, 2017)
• Jackson Kelly attorney authors West Virginia Chapter of the “Guide to State Procurement” (October 19, 2011)
• Jackson Kelly attorney helps CODSIA oppose and obtain withdrawal of the Department of Agriculture’s “Direct Final” and “Proposed” Rules on “Labor Law Violations.” (February 15, 2012)
• Jackson Kelly Attorneys Evan Kime and Susan Snowden Articles on Artificial Intelligence Published in Latest Edition of the DTCWV "Defender". (May 7, 2024)
• Jackson Kelly Attorneys file Amicus Brief for Kentucky Chamber, SHRM, and others on Unemployment Issue in Kentucky (October 16, 2020)
• Jackson Kelly Attorneys Help Draft Mineral Rights Legislation (August 6, 2015)
• Jackson Kelly Attorneys Presenting at Annual Teaming to Win Conference (May 27, 2014)
• Jackson Kelly Attorneys Presenting at Annual Teaming to Win Conference (May 18, 2015)
• Jackson Kelly Attorneys to Present at EMLF 36th Annual Institute (April 27, 2015)
• Jackson Kelly Introduces Data Privacy and Security Team (January 29, 2016)
• Jackson Kelly Introduces Data Privacy and Security Team (January 29, 2016)
• Jackson Kelly Introduces Data Privacy and Security Team (February 2, 2016)
• Jackson Kelly Introduces Data Privacy and Security Team (February 9, 2016)
• JK Attorney Publishes Article about Federal R&D Funding (May 11, 2010)
• JK Attorneys to Present Free Webinar on Current Trends in Employment & Labor Law Next Friday, 1/25/19, and Separately Have Published a "Look Ahead" at the Coming Year. (January 17, 2019)
• JULY 1, 2018, IS THE DEADLINE TO SUBMIT 2017 INJURY AND ILLNESS DATA TO OSHA (June 24, 2018)
• Jury Verdict in Western District of Missouri May Change How Real Estate Commissions Are Calculated (November 22, 2023)
• Justice Department Brings Welcomed Candor to WOTUS Litigation (November 2, 2015)
• Kanawha Judge Issues Order for Ankle Monitors for Violators of COVID-19 Quarantine (April 7, 2020)
• KARL F. KUMLI JOINS JACKSON KELLY PLLC (June 20, 2019)
• Kemp v. United States – The Supreme Court Finds that a Judge’s Error of Law is a “Mistake” Under Rule 60(b)(1) (June 16, 2022)
• Kentucky Court Closures (March 13, 2020)
• Kentucky Court Closures (March 13, 2020)
• Kentucky Insurer Placed Into Rehabilitation (November 3, 2015)
• Kentucky Publishes Minimum Requirements for Construction Businesses to Re-open and Remain Open (May 8, 2020)
• Kentucky State Veterinarian Recommends Best Practices and Breeding Shed Guidelines for Horse Farms and Veterinarians (March 25, 2020)
• Kentucky State Veterinarian Recommends Best Practices for Yearling Inspections in Advance of Revised Thoroughbred Sales Season (May 9, 2020)
• Kentucky Supreme Court Peer Review Privilege Decision re Hospital Root Cause Analysis and Incident Reports (January 26, 2026)
• Kentucky’s Independent Duty Rule (April 13, 2020)
• Key Considerations for Banking Hemp Producers in West Virginia (August 3, 2020)
• Key Personnel: Can you Stand Silent If Your Proposal Is No Longer Accurate? (October 28, 2014)
• Know Your Customer: Don’t Make Unfounded or Counter-Productive Assumptions (August 27, 2014)
• Knowing and Meeting Solicitation Requirements, Part II (November 30, 2015)
• Late Breaking Updates About the CARES Act Paycheck Protection Program (April 3, 2020)
• Late Proposal: GAO Takes an Equitable Rather than Technical Approach (May 6, 2014)
• Latest COVID-19 Stimulus Efforts Provide Help to the Horse Industry (April 27, 2020)
• Latest Insourcing Bid Protest Wins on Standing but Loses on Injunctive Relief (January 22, 2013)
• LAURA E. BEVERAGE TO PRESENT AT THE 2019 NEW MEXICO MINE HEALTH & SAFETY CONFERENCE (April 21, 2019)
• Learn from Pinocchio: Don’t Lie and Develop Your Own, Independent, Identity (March 17, 2015)
• Led Astray? Agency Discussions Are Sometimes Misleading (April 20, 2015)
• Legislation Equalizes All Small Businesses for Contract Set-Asides (January 24, 2011)
• Lenders Beware -- Liens Don't Float In Bankruptcy, But Are Frozen on the Petition Date (June 5, 2019)
• Let’s not give up on jury trials (July 6, 2020)
• Liar, Liar: Can You Prove It? Heavy Burden For “Bait & Switch” Protests (August 10, 2015)
• Like It, or Not: An Agency Can Evaluate Your Performance Whether It’s Required or Not (February 16, 2015)
• Links in the Chain: The Evidential Significance of a Discharge Monitoring Report (August 31, 2015)
• Links in the Chain: The Evidential Significance of a Discharge Monitoring Report (August 31, 2015)
• Litigating During COVID-19: What we’ve learned and what we can expect going forward.  (November 3, 2020)
• Little Known Agency Assumes New Enforcement Powers (October 19, 2016)
• Little Known Agency Assumes New Enforcement Powers (October 19, 2016)
• Long Anticipated OSHA Vaccine Requirement Announced, Effective January 4, 2022 (November 4, 2021)
• Long-Awaited Limits on Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Procurements (March 23, 2015)
• Loper Bright: What’s Next for Operators? (July 10, 2024)
• Magic Words Are Not Always Required to Fulfill Solicitation Requirements (February 29, 2016)
• Majority rules: Piercing the Corporate Veil to Reach Non-Shareholders (July 22, 2019)
• Make Sure to Look at the Forest as Well as the Trees: Read Proposal Requirements in Context (February 15, 2016)
• Make Sure You Know Exactly When Your Quotation is Due! (January 16, 2014)
• Make Sure Your Interpretation of the RFP Takes All the RFP Language into Account (October 26, 2015)
• Make your Compliance and Ethical Conduct an Asset (May 15, 2012)
• Making Extended Deadlines for Safe Harbor and Reporting Official (May 21, 2020)
• Making the Right Decision about Internal Investigations (October 26, 2012)
• Mandatory Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors Takes Effect (January 3, 2017)
• Maria Contreras-Sweet Sworn-In as New SBA Head (April 23, 2014)
• Mark Dellinger and Grace Hurney Co-Author Employment Law Article for the West Virginia Law Review Online (January 21, 2020)
• Mark Dellinger to Present on “How to Win at Settlement, Mediation and Trial” as part of NBI Employment Seminar in Charleston on March 11 (March 5, 2020)
• Maryland General Assembly Bans Fracking (April 3, 2017)
• Maryland General Assembly Bans Fracking (April 6, 2017)
• Mentor/Protege Agreements – When Does Yours Expire; More Traps for the Unwary! (March 14, 2016)
• Mentor/Protégé Joint Venture Agreements – The Devil Is in the Details (August 31, 2015)
• Michelle Wooton and Brian Jett Article Featured in ALI CLE’s The Practical Real Estate Lawyer (December 16, 2022)
• Mind Your Q&As – Agency Answers May Resolve Ambiguities and Foreclose Potential Grounds for Protest (March 21, 2016)
• Mindful Negotiation and Consistency in Quoting Can Help Fend Off Misguided Evaluators on FSS Procurements (June 13, 2017)
• Mingo Logan Appeals Adverse District Court Decision on § 404 Permit “Veto” - Again (June 18, 2015)
• Mingo Logan Appeals Adverse District Court Decision on § 404 Permit “Veto” - Again (June 18, 2015)
• Mining Doesn’t Cause Flooding? A Headline You’ll Never See in the Charleston Gazette (October 6, 2016)
• Mining Industry Deemed Essential Critical Workforce (March 31, 2020)
• Modification of Common Law Contract Interpretation in Breach of Contract Actions by Contractual Default Provisions (June 25, 2019)
• Monkey Wrenches on the Way: Anti-Pipeline Group from the Midwest Wants in on the Appalachian Action (January 26, 2017)
• Monkey Wrenches on the Way: Anti-Pipeline Group from the Midwest Wants in on the Appalachian Action (January 30, 2017)
• Montana Judge Maintains Injunction on NWP 12 for New Oil & Gas Pipelines (May 19, 2020)
• Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce GovConNet Procurement Conference (April 22, 2013)
• Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce GovConNet Procurement Conference (April 10, 2014)
• More "Robust" Buy American Changes On The Way (August 20, 2021)
• More Communities Turning to Local Income Tax (May 2, 2018)
• More Drama From Hollywood's Writers Strike (July 20, 2023)
• More guidance from the EEOC regarding COVID-19 and the ADA (May 7, 2020)
• Mother Always Said You Shouldn’t Lie -- Especially About Being A Service-Disabled Veteran to Get Government Contracts (October 11, 2012)
• Moving beyond encouragement: Easing the complexity of granting short-term COVID-19 loan relief (March 24, 2020)
• MSHA CONSIDERING RULEMAKING TO REQUIRE NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR POWERED HAULAGE (April 30, 2018)
• MSHA CONTINUES HOLDING STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS TO INFORM METAL/NONMETAL MINE OPERATORS OF THE NEW WORKPLACE EXAMINATION RULE (May 31, 2018)
• MSHA CONTINUES HOLDING STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS TO INFORM METAL/NONMETAL MINE OPERATORS OF THE NEW WORKPLACE EXAMINATION RULE (May 31, 2018)
• MSHA CONTINUES HOLDING STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS TO INFORM METAL/NONMETAL MINE OPERATORS OF THE NEW WORKPLACE EXAMINATION RULE (May 31, 2018)
• MSHA CONTINUES HOLDING STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS TO INFORM METAL/NONMETAL MINE OPERATORS OF THE NEW WORKPLACE EXAMINATION RULE (May 31, 2018)
• MSHA CONTINUES HOLDING STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS TO INFORM METAL/NONMETAL MINE OPERATORS OF THE NEW WORKPLACE EXAMINATION RULE (May 31, 2018)
• MSHA CONTINUES HOLDING STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS TO INFORM METAL/NONMETAL MINE OPERATORS OF THE NEW WORKPLACE EXAMINATION RULE (May 31, 2018)
• MSHA CONTINUES HOLDING STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS TO INFORM METAL/NONMETAL MINE OPERATORS OF THE NEW WORKPLACE EXAMINATION RULE (May 31, 2018)
• MSHA CONTINUES HOLDING STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS TO INFORM METAL/NONMETAL MINE OPERATORS OF THE NEW WORKPLACE EXAMINATION RULE (May 31, 2018)
• MSHA CONTINUES HOLDING STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS TO INFORM METAL/NONMETAL MINE OPERATORS OF THE NEW WORKPLACE EXAMINATION RULE (May 31, 2018)
• MSHA CONTINUES HOLDING STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS TO INFORM METAL/NONMETAL MINE OPERATORS OF THE NEW WORKPLACE EXAMINATION RULE (May 31, 2018)
• MSHA CONTINUES HOLDING STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS TO INFORM METAL/NONMETAL MINE OPERATORS OF THE NEW WORKPLACE EXAMINATION RULE (May 31, 2018)
• MSHA CONTINUES HOLDING STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS TO INFORM METAL/NONMETAL MINE OPERATORS OF THE NEW WORKPLACE EXAMINATION RULE (May 31, 2018)
• MSHA CONTINUES HOLDING STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS TO INFORM METAL/NONMETAL MINE OPERATORS OF THE NEW WORKPLACE EXAMINATION RULE (May 31, 2018)
• MSHA CONTINUES HOLDING STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS TO INFORM METAL/NONMETAL MINE OPERATORS OF THE NEW WORKPLACE EXAMINATION RULE (May 31, 2018)
• MSHA CONTINUES HOLDING STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS TO INFORM METAL/NONMETAL MINE OPERATORS OF THE NEW WORKPLACE EXAMINATION RULE (May 31, 2018)
• MSHA CONTINUES HOLDING STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS TO INFORM METAL/NONMETAL MINE OPERATORS OF THE NEW WORKPLACE EXAMINATION RULE (May 31, 2018)
• MSHA Final Rule on Safety Program for Surface Mobile Equipment (December 21, 2023)
• MSHA Implements New “Enhanced Enforcement Program” for Truck Drivers and Supervisors (August 11, 2022)
• MSHA INCREASES CIVIL PENALTY AMOUNTS AND SETS NEW RULES FOR ELECTRONIC DETONATORS IN METAL/NONMETAL MINES (January 17, 2020)
• MSHA ISSUES FINAL WORKPLACE EXAMINATION RULE (January 16, 2017)
• MSHA ISSUES GUIDANCE LETTER ON UNDERGROUND REFUGE LOCATIONS (August 19, 2019)
• MSHA Launches New Safety Initiative Targeting Respirable Silica (August 10, 2022)
• MSHA PROGRAM POLICY LETTER ON ESCAPEWAYS AND REFUGES CANCELLED (May 28, 2020)
• MSHA PROPOSES DELAYING EFFECTIVE DATE OF WORKPLACE EXAMINATION RULE (March 26, 2017)
• MSHA Proposes New Rule for Mobile Equipment Safety Plans (September 10, 2021)
• MSHA Quarterly Call April 2020 (April 17, 2020)
• MSHA Releases Highly-Anticipated Rule Addressing Respirable Crystalline Silica Exposure (April 16, 2024)
• MSHA REVIEWS ACCIDENTS, DISCUSSES EDUCATIONAL AND REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS ON STAKEHOLDERS’ CALL (February 11, 2018)
• MSHA SCHEDULES ADDITIONAL COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE MEETINGS FOR M/NM WORKPLACE EXAM FINAL RULE (April 18, 2018)
• MSHA SCHEDULES ADDITIONAL COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE MEETINGS FOR M/NM WORKPLACE EXAM FINAL RULE (April 18, 2018)
• MSHA SCHEDULES ADDITIONAL COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE MEETINGS FOR M/NM WORKPLACE EXAM FINAL RULE (April 18, 2018)
• MSHA SPRING 2019 SEMI-ANNUAL REGULATORY AGENDA (May 27, 2019)
• MSHA TO EXTEND EFFECTIVE DATE OF WORKPLACE EXAM RULE TO JUNE 2, 2018 (October 3, 2017)
• MSHA TO UNDERTAKE PHASE TWO OF THE "ONE MSHA" INITIATIVE (April 18, 2019)
• MSHA TO UNDERTAKE PHASE TWO OF THE "ONE MSHA" INITIATIVE (April 18, 2019)
• MSHA TO UNDERTAKE PHASE TWO OF THE "ONE MSHA" INITIATIVE (April 18, 2019)
• MSHA TO UNDERTAKE PHASE TWO OF THE "ONE MSHA" INITIATIVE (April 18, 2019)
• MSHA TO UNDERTAKE PHASE TWO OF THE "ONE MSHA" INITIATIVE (April 18, 2019)
• MSHA TO UNDERTAKE PHASE TWO OF THE “ONE MSHA” INITIATIVE (April 18, 2019)
• MSHA UNVEILS LATEST FINAL VERSION OF WORKPLACE EXAMINATION RULE (April 5, 2018)
• MSHA UNVEILS TWO PROPOSED RULES RELATED TO WORKPLACE EXAMINATIONS (September 10, 2017)
• MSHA WORKPLACE EXAMINATION RULE: D.C. CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS WALKS BACK THE 2018 RULE (June 14, 2019)
• MSHA WORKPLACE EXAMINATION RULE: IT IS SO 2017! (November 8, 2019)
• MSHA’s Proposed Rule to Heighten Standards Relating to Respirable Crystalline Silica (July 5, 2023)
• Murray Energy Companies Sue the New York Times Company for Defamation (May 11, 2017)
• Murray Energy Seeks Review of Additional Documents in Jobs Lawsuit Against EPA (June 7, 2016)
• N.Y. Releases Study Which Governor Relied Upon To Ban Fracing (May 18, 2015)
• Name, Image, and Likeness: The NCAA and College Sports Landscape One Year After Alston (July 1, 2022)
• Name, Image, and Likeness: What's Next for College Sports (July 19, 2021)
• NASA Releases a Proposal Adequacy Checklist to Assist Contractors in Preparing Cost or Pricing Data Submissions (November 5, 2013)
• NATIONAL MINERS DAY (December 6, 2016)
• National Miners Day (December 5, 2017)
• NAVAIR Responsible for DESC Price Increases Unrelated to Market Fluctuations (April 24, 2013)
• Navy Announces Proposed Preferred Supplier Program (June 14, 2010)
• NCAA Approves New Guidance for Player Endorsements (October 28, 2022)
• NCAA Eligibility Over COVID-19 (April 2, 2020)
• NCLN20 COFC Case Provides Cautionary Tale for Small-Business Contractors (September 1, 2011)
• Neither Glossy Nor Delustered Film Can Obscure The Plain Language Of A Government Contract (April 5, 2013)
• Nevada Supreme Court Holds The “Neutral Principles” Approach Applies Beyond Church Property Disputes (April 28, 2026)
• New “Performance and Integrity” Database to Impose Additional Reporting Requirements on Government Contractors (September 11, 2009)
• New ABA Guide to Fixed-Price Supply Subcontract Terms and Conditions Available Now (August 28, 2016)
• New Audit Rules May Require Amendments to Partnership Agreements and LLC Operating Agreements (March 1, 2017)
• New Claims Procedure for ERISA Plans: Providing Disability Benefits (December 19, 2017)
• New DFARS Reporting Requirement for IR&D Projects (March 2, 2012)
• New Economic Improvement District Rules in Indiana (April 3, 2018)
• New Executive Order Focuses on Enhancing Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity (March 14, 2013)
• New FAR Interim Rule Increases Minimum Wage to $10.10 (January 27, 2015)
• New FAR Rule on Basic Safeguarding of Contractor Information Systems Is Here (May 22, 2016)
• New FCPA Guidance Coming (November 17, 2011)
• New Fees Announced By United States Patent and Trademark Office (November 24, 2020)
• New FLSA Rule Expected to Extend Overtime Pay Protections to over 4,000,000 Workers (May 19, 2016)
• New Group Registration Rule Adopted by the Copyright Office (October 19, 2020)
• New GSA Transactional Reporting Rule Substantially Changes FSS and GWACs Contracting (July 24, 2016)
• New Guidance On Calculating PPP Loans (April 27, 2020)
• NEW IRS GUIDANCE REGARDING § 163(j) LIMITATION OF BUSINESS INTEREST EXPENSE DEDUCTION (September 3, 2020)
• New Jersey Town Claims it Was HooDooed by Pipeline Company (April 5, 2017)
• New OFCCP Regulations Change the Landscape for Federal Contractors Regarding Persons with Disabilities and Veterans (September 25, 2013)
• New Open Access Policy on Research Results Presents New Opportunities (March 11, 2013)
• NEW OSHA MEMORANDUM ON CONSTRUCTION SILICA ENFORCEMENT (September 21, 2017)
• New PPP Guidance Continues Promotion of Forgiveness (May 27, 2020)
• New Pro-Union FAR Provisions (November 4, 2011)
• New Protections for Pregnant and Nursing Mothers: What Employers Should Know About the PUMP Act and PWFA (February 22, 2023)
• New Regulation Requires Contractors to Post Labor Rights Notices (May 27, 2010)
• New Regulations Control Procurement of Stimulus Funds Immediately (April 1, 2009)
• New Rule Requires Contractors to Report Executive Compensation and Subcontractor Information (July 23, 2010)
• New rule requires trademark applicants and registrants to have a U.S.-licensed attorney (July 2, 2019)
• New Rule to Limit Length of Noncompetitive Contracts Awarded with “Unusual and Compelling Urgency” (November 2, 2009)
• NEW SEC MANDATORY CLIMATE DISCLOSURES COULD COME AS EARLY AS THIS FALL (July 25, 2022)
• New Solicitation Method Fixes Prices, But May Hinder Competition (June 7, 2013)
• New Statute Extends Small Business Size Standard Reference Period to Five (from Three) Years, Enabling More Companies to Qualify as Small (January 17, 2019)
• New Statute Extends Small Business Size Standard Reference Period to Five (from Three) Years, Enabling More Companies to Qualify as Small (January 17, 2019)
• New Study Could Add Fuel to the Methane-Regulation Fire (December 10, 2015)
• New Suit Claims WVDEP Failed to Inform OSM of Potential SRF Funding Shortfall (July 15, 2020)
• New Whistleblower Protections Are Now In Effect For Employees Of Federal Contractors And Subcontractors (July 12, 2013)
• New Whistleblower Protections for Employees of Government Contractors and State and Local Governments (March 13, 2009)
• New Year New Privacy Considerations: Privacy Considerations for Businesses under the CPRA (December 23, 2020)
• New Year, New Code List – But Same Stark Law (February 6, 2024)
• New Year's Resolutions, 2018 (January 3, 2018)
• New Year's Resolutions, 2019 - Reassess Your Size Status, Update Your SAM and DSBS Listings, Check Your Past Performance Ratings, and Update Your Employment Policies, Handbooks and Postings (January 2, 2019)
• New Year’s Resolutions – Reassess Your Size Status, Update Your DSBS and SAM Listings and Check Your Past Performance Ratings (January 12, 2015)
• News on New Federal COVID Vaccine Rules (November 4, 2021)
• Next Time You Hear Someone Request a “Price Check on Aisle 5,” You’ll Wonder What They’re Really Asking For (November 11, 2013)
• Ninth Circuit Adopts Broad Definition of "Point Source" Discharge (February 7, 2018)
• Ninth Circuit Rules Berkeley Gas Ban is Preempted by Federal Law but Acknowledges Limited Scope of Ruling (May 10, 2023)
• NIST Releases Cybersecurity Framework Version 1.0 (February 20, 2014)
• NIST Releases Preliminary Cybersecurity Framework and Seeks Public Comments (October 25, 2013)
• NLRB Faces New Constitutional Challenge, as Amazon Joins the Fight (February 20, 2024)
• NLRB Finalizes Rule Broadening Joint-Employer Test (October 26, 2023)
• NLRB Posting Rule Is Dead, But Federal Contractors Still Have A FAR Obligation To Post (January 17, 2014)
• NLRB Proposes Rulemaking to Protect Employee Free Choice (August 19, 2019)
• NLRB Re-Defines Joint Employer Standard - Altering Many Business Relationships (September 9, 2015)
• NLRB REVERSES COURSE ON “ENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITIES” (January 30, 2019)
• NLRB Reverses Course On Abusive Employee Conduct (May 5, 2023)
• NLRB’s Proposed Rulemaking on the Joint Employer Standard (September 30, 2018)
• No Contracting Authority Means No Contract With the Government (August 16, 2012)
• No Harm, No Foul - Agency’s Violation of the FAR Not Enough to Overturn Award (August 13, 2012)
• No Matter How Hard You Fight, Winning the Battle May Not Mean Winning the War (July 11, 2014)
• No Surprise Here: GAO Upholds an Agency’s Reasonable Evaluation (June 2, 2014)
• No Uranium Mining in Virginia; Supreme Court Finds Mining Prohibition within State’s Power (July 2, 2019)
• Nonconformance Can Be Costly: Defense Contractor Charged With Wire Fraud Conspiracy for Providing Nonconforming Parts to the Government (June 24, 2014)
• Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts: One of President Obama’s First Executive Orders Finally Gets Teeth (January 11, 2013)
• NONLAWYER INVESTMENT IN THE LEGAL ECONOMY (August 17, 2022)
• Nontransparent PPP Loan Necessity Process Presents Substantial Risks for Borrowers and Lenders (November 30, 2020)
• Nontransparent PPP Loan Necessity Process Presents Substantial Risks for Borrowers and Lenders (November 30, 2020)
• Normally, It’s Best to Present Your Case Before the Penalties Are Imposed (September 22, 2017)
• Northern District Decisions Add Uncertainty to Subsidence Law (June 24, 2016)
• Northern District of Ohio Addresses Royalty Issue in Lutz Opinion (October 29, 2017)
• Northwestern University Settles False Claims Act Case for Nearly $3 Million (September 4, 2013)
• Not a Happy New Year for AT&T (January 7, 2013)
• Not All Debriefings Are Created Equal (July 12, 2017)
• Not Every Apparent Evaluation Inconsistency Will Be Found Unreasonable (April 5, 2017)
• Note to Self: Make Sure You Actually Have a Contract Before You File a Claim (September 30, 2013)
• Notes on Portability: Relief for Late Portability Elections, When to Elect Portability, and How to Maximize GST Tax Effectiveness in the Absence of Portability for GST Exemption (October 9, 2017)
• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: DOL Proposes Overtime Pay Expansion (March 7, 2019)
• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: DOL Proposes Overtime Pay Expansion (March 7, 2019)
• Novation: Capturing Credit for the Assets and Experience of Your Predecessor (October 28, 2013)
• NRDC Claims WVDEP's Underground Injection Program for the Oil and Gas Industry is Deficient (May 8, 2019)
• Obama & Procurement: The Federal Contracting Workforce (January 16, 2009)
• Obama Administration Encourages Increased Use of Suspensions and Debarments to Hold Contractors Accountable (November 29, 2011)
• Obama and Procurement: Small Business Opportunities (January 14, 2009)
• OBAMA ANNOUNCES NEW RULES ON OIL & GAS INDUSTRY’S METHANE EMISSIONS (January 16, 2015)
• Obama Pauses Federal Coal Leases (January 18, 2016)
• Obama Steps Up to the Plate for E-Verify, Confirms 9/8/09 Start-Date (July 10, 2009)
• Obtaining and Retaining Rights In Federally Financed Inventions after Stanford v. Roche (April 9, 2012)
• OCR Enforcement Discretion for Good-Faith Operation of Community Based Testing (April 10, 2020)
• OFCCP Announces Intent To Create New Data-Collection Tool (August 17, 2011)
• OFCCP Assertion of Jurisdiction Over “Subcontractor” Hospitals Upheld (April 19, 2013)
• OFCCP Issues Final Rule Implementing Executive Order 13672 (December 16, 2014)
• OFCCP On the Move ... (October 4, 2018)
• Off to the races: Mentor-Protégé Joint Ventures May Compete as 8(a)s on any Government Contract (June 5, 2013)
• Offerors Deemed Responsible by Agency Can Bid at Below Cost on Fixed-Price Contracts (April 22, 2014)
• OFPP Administrator Dan Gordon Discusses Redefining the Contractor-Government Relationship (February 22, 2010)
• OHA Appeals: Why Bother Appealing If You Aren’t Going to Review the Record? (December 15, 2015)
• OHA Clarifies Limited Effect of 2016 Changes to Joint Venture and Ostensible Subcontrator Rules (October 11, 2017)
• Ohio Appeals Court Declines to Rule that Preclusive Effect of Oil & Gas Program Extends to Storage of Debris Used for Well Access Road (January 30, 2015)
• Ohio Appeals Court Rules that State §401 Waiver Divested it of All Enforcement Authority Over Rover Pipeline (February 3, 2020)
• Ohio Court Denies Preliminary Injunction Requiring Administration of Ivermectin (September 8, 2021)
• Ohio Judicial Conference Publishes COVID-19 Continuing Operations Checklist (May 8, 2020)
• Ohio Revises Its Limited Liability Company Act (February 16, 2022)
• Ohio Supreme Court to Hear Appeal on Expansion of Implied Covenants (April 24, 2017)
• Ohio's 7th District Court of Appeals Issues Opinions on Deed Interpretation - Adopts Duhig Rule (January 4, 2018)
• OIG and Industry Leaders Release New Compliance Guidance for Health Care Boards (May 5, 2015)
• OIG Issues Enforcement Guidance on Anti-Kickback Law during COVID-19 Emergency (April 8, 2020)
• Oil & Gas Development Wins Significant Case in Third Circuit (July 10, 2018)
• OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY THINKING LONG TERM; SEEKS 50-YEAR “TAKE” PERMIT UNDER ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT (December 20, 2016)
• Okay, You Got a Debriefing, But Was It “Required”? (June 26, 2015)
• OMB Adopts New Accelerated Payment Policy for Small Businesses (October 27, 2011)
• OMB Proposes New Guidance Concerning Grants and Cooperative Agreements (February 20, 2013)
• On Remand, EPA Determines Cost of Mercury Air Rule was Reasonable (April 25, 2016)
• ONC Report on Policy Gaps for Privacy and Security of mHealth Data (August 31, 2016)
• Once again, the Devil’s in the Details -- and the Documents (June 26, 2015)
• One Big Question Answered – Unfortunately with a No. (May 1, 2020)
• One Court Declines to Find Retroactive Liability Against Public-Sector Unions in the Wake of Janus (December 9, 2018)
• One Court Declines to Find Retroactive Liability Against Public-Sector Unions in the Wake of Janus (December 9, 2018)
• One Project, Many Lawsuits (September 6, 2017)
• One Project, Many Lawsuits (September 7, 2017)
• ONE RULE GONE, ANOTHER DELAYED (April 6, 2017)
• Ongoing Efforts to Ease Burdens on Providers in the Wake of COVID-19 (March 24, 2020)
• Opportunities and Risks of Banking Hemp Producers in Kentucky (August 3, 2020)
• Opportunity Zones Offer Attractive Investment Opportunities (May 22, 2018)
• Opposition Research Has Its Limits – Knowing the Facts May Not Be Enough (January 18, 2016)
• Options are Options (June 5, 2016)
• Oral Arguments in Clean Power Plan Challenge Moved to September (May 18, 2016)
• Oral Arguments in Clean Power Plan Challenge Moved to September (May 18, 2016)
• Organizational Conflicts of Interests Cannot be Based on “Suspicion and Innuendo” (September 6, 2011)
• OSHA Acknowledges Updated CDC Mask Guidance But Updated Regulation Reflecting the Change Will Have To Wait (May 21, 2021)
• OSHA Announces Final Revision to Construction Personal Protective Equipment Standard (December 13, 2024)
• OSHA Announces Final Rule Updating Hazard Communication Standard (May 22, 2024)
• OSHA COVID-19 Guidance Specific to the Construction Industry (April 27, 2020)
• OSHA DELAYS ELECTRONIC FILING UNTIL DECEMBER 15 (November 26, 2017)
• OSHA DELAYS ELECTRONIC RECORDKEEPING SUBMISSION DEADLINE (May 17, 2017)
• OSHA EXTENDS DEADLINE TO SUBMIT INJURY AND ILLNESS DATA THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2017 (December 18, 2017)
• OSHA INSPECTORS AIM TO DISCOVER WHICH EMPLOYERS FAILED TO FILE 2016 ELECTRONIC ILLNESS AND INJURY DATA (February 28, 2018)
• OSHA IS SET TO START ENFORCING CONSTRUCTION SILICA STANDARD NEXT WEEK (September 18, 2017)
• OSHA ISSUES CLARIFICATION MEMORANDUM REGARDING WORKPLACE SAFETY INCENTIVE PROGRAMS AND POST INCIDENT DRUG TESTING (October 11, 2018)
• OSHA Issues COVID-19 Guidance for the Construction Industry (May 28, 2020)
• OSHA Issues Enforcement Guidance for COVID-19 (April 17, 2020)
• OSHA Issues Long Delayed and Narrowly Tailored Emergency Standard (June 21, 2021)
• OSHA PROPOSES TO DELAY COMPLIANCE DATE FOR ELECTRONICALLY SUBMITTING INJURY, ILLNESS REPORTS (June 27, 2017)
• OSHA PROPOSES TO REVISE ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS TO REQUIRE ONLY 300A FORMS FROM ALL EMPLOYERS (July 30, 2018)
• OSHA PUBLISHES ELECTRONIC RECORDKEEPING REPORTING WEBSITE (August 13, 2017)
• OSHA RESCINDS LETTER PERMITTING UNION WALKAROUNDS IN NON-UNION WORKSITES (May 1, 2017)
• OSHA SPEAKS AT RECENT ASSE MEETING (February 26, 2018)
• OSHA SPRING 2019 SEMI-ANNUAL REGULATORY AGENDA (May 27, 2019)
• OSHA Survives Constitutional Challenge to Its Authority (September 8, 2023)
• OSHA Updated Interim Enforcement Response Plan for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (May 20, 2020)
• OSHA Updates Industry Guidance and Enforcement Discretion Regarding N95 Mask Use (April 3, 2020)
• OSHA's COVID-19 Vaccine ETS Enforcement Update (December 3, 2021)
• OSM Announces Increase in Civil Penalties – But Not Where It Will Matter (February 13, 2017)
• OSM Releases Proposed Stream Protection Rule (July 20, 2015)
• OSM SIGNALS END TO SELF-BONDING (September 14, 2016)
• Our Long National Nightmare is Over (and We Can Finally Mine Some Coal) (May 19, 2019)
• Our Unsustainable Fiscal Path – DoD Makes the High Risk List (May 29, 2014)
• Outgoing FERC Commissioner Urges Commission to Broaden Analysis of Need for and Effect of Pipelines: Effect May Be to Increase Direct Action by Pipeline Opponents (February 8, 2017)
• Overcome by Events: Facts Not Directly Related to Protest Grounds Can Prevent an Ultimate Protest Victory (August 17, 2017)
• Oversight Panel Turns to Public For Suggestions (March 26, 2009)
• PA Supreme Court Issues Procedural Ruling Regarding Regulatory Fines for Ongoing Pollution (January 7, 2016)
• PA Supreme Court Rejects PADEP's Theory of Limitless Civil Penalties for "Continuing Violation" of Clean Streams Law (April 25, 2018)
• PA Supreme Court Rejects PADEP’s Theory of Limitless Civil Penalties for “Continuing Violation” of Clean Streams Law (April 24, 2018)
• PADEP ANNOUNCES FINAL TECHNICAL GUIDANCE DOCUMENT FOR COORDINATING IMMEDIATE RESPONSES AND FINAL REMEDIATION OF RELEASES OF REGULATED SUBSTANCES” (January 12, 2015)
• Partners as Employees of Disgregarded Subsidiary Partnerships (May 11, 2016)
• Past Performance Information: Information Availability and Reference Follow-Up (March 5, 2014)
• Past Performance Probes May Begin and End with Proposal Proffers (May 17, 2013)
• Past Performance: Do your Subs and Key Personnel Count or Not? (October 3, 2013)
• Patent Ambiguity Doctrine Is A Lot Like Obscenity: “I Know It When I See It” (August 19, 2013)
• Pay Attention to What the Solicitation Says (August 23, 2018)
• Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan deadline extended to August 8 (July 6, 2020)
• Payment Protection Program (PPP) Update (April 14, 2020)
• Pennsylvania Appellate Court Decides "Rule of Capture" Does Not Preclude Liability From Trespass Due To Hydraulic Fracturing (June 12, 2018)
• Pennsylvania Appellate Court Decides “Rule of Capture” Does Not Preclude Liability From Trespass Due To Hydraulic Fracturing (June 12, 2018)
• Pennsylvania Court Rules that DEP Applied Wrong Standard in Requiring Compressor Station and Natural Gas Well Pad to Aggregate Air Emissions for Permitting Purposes (June 15, 2017)
• Pennsylvania Court Rules that DEP Applied Wrong Standard in Requiring Compressor Station and Natural Gas Well Pad to Aggregate Air Emissions for Permitting Purposes (June 16, 2017)
• PENNSYLVANIA DEP RELEASES FOURTH IN SERIES OF REPORTS ON EFFECTS OF SURFACE SUBSIDENCE FROM UNDERGROUND MINING (January 12, 2015)
• PENNSYLVANIA DEP RELEASES FOURTH IN SERIES OF REPORTS ON EFFECTS OF SURFACE SUBSIDENCE FROM UNDERGROUND MINING (February 3, 2015)
• Pennsylvania Executive Order Grants Civil Immunity to Healthcare Providers – Important Limitations and Takeaways (May 11, 2020)
• Pennsylvania Governor Asks Federal Government to Expedite Regulatory Action In Five Areas to Prevent Crude Oil Train Accidents (March 3, 2015)
• Pennsylvania House Passes Bill to Reopen Businesses (April 15, 2020)
• Pennsylvania Supreme Court Affirms Application of Rule of Capture to Hydraulic Fracturing (January 29, 2020)
• PENNSYLVANIA SUPREME COURT ISSUES TWO OIL AND GAS DECISIONS (July 5, 2017)
• Pennsylvania to Fully Implement Three Health Care Licensure Compacts (July 1, 2025)
• Perilously Pricey Protests – Which Way Will Congress Go? (July 17, 2016)
• Perseverance and Litigation Prompt Government to Convert Default Termination to Termination for Convenience (December 10, 2013)
• Pick Your Forum Carefully, Subcontractors: The CBCA May Not Hear Your Claim (October 5, 2012)
• Pipeline Opponents Urging FERC to Consolidate NEPA Review for Multiple Pipeline Projects (November 4, 2015)
• Planning Can Improve the Health of Your Management Team (February 28, 2020)
• Planning Can Improve the Health of Your Management Team (February 28, 2020)
• Planning Can Improve the Health of Your Management Team (February 28, 2020)
• Planning Can Improve the Health of Your Management Team (February 28, 2020)
• Planning for Data Breaches (October 23, 2018)
• Play it Again Sam—CMS Issues Round Two of Telehealth Changes (May 4, 2020)
• Play the Hand You Dealt Yourself: FSS Schedule Holders Cannot Change Their Labor Category Descriptions to Meet Specific Task Order Procurements (February 3, 2016)
• Political Robocalls Lose Court Battle (August 5, 2016)
• Possible Federal Government Shut-Down - Actions to Take Now (March 1, 2011)
• Possible Federal Government Shut-Down – Actions to Take Now (September 28, 2015)
• Possible Federal Government Shut-Down – Actions to Take Now (April 25, 2017)
• Post-Employment Restrictions Ensnare Former FBI Official (October 31, 2013)
• Potential Showdown Between State Exemptions to COVID-19 Vaccination and Federal Vaccine Mandates in West Virginia. (February 18, 2022)
• Potential Showdown Between State Exemptions to COVID-19 Vaccination and Federal Vaccine Mandates in West Virginia. (February 18, 2022)
• PPP Application Deadline Extended to May 31, 2021 (March 31, 2021)
• PPP FAQ 47 added to 5/13/2020 update (May 14, 2020)
• PPP FAQ 49 added to 6/25/2020 update (June 26, 2020)
• PPP Forgiveness Application (May 16, 2020)
• PPP Loan Increases Possible For Partnerships And Seasonal Employers If The Initial Loan Has Not Been Reported By The Lender (May 14, 2020)
• PPP Loans and Change of Ownership (October 6, 2020)
• PPP Loans and Change of Ownership (October 6, 2020)
• PPP New Funding (April 21, 2020)
• PPP Restart: Changes for Banks (December 30, 2020)
• PPP Restart: What Applies When? (January 7, 2021)
• PPP Safe Harbor Extended For All Applications But Still No Guidance On “Necessity” Certification. (May 11, 2020)
• PPP Treatment Of Past Size Certifications That Excluded Non-U.S. Employees  (May 18, 2020)
• Pre-Award Departure of Proposed Project Manager: Is it a False Statement Not to Amend Your Proposal? (February 9, 2015)
• Pre-Employment Examinations Can Be Key Evidence in Disability Discrimination Actions (March 11, 2019)
• Preparing for the Implementation of West Virginia's Physician Assistants Practice Act (June 30, 2021)
• Preparing Group Health Plans for the End of COVID-19 Emergency Periods (February 2, 2023)
• Preservation of Mobile Device Data in Anticipation of Litigation (June 18, 2018)
• President Obama Set To Expand Drilling On Atlantic Coast, But Limit Arctic Drilling (January 30, 2015)
• President Trump Wastes No Time Moving to Cut Regulatory Burdens and Costs (January 30, 2017)
• Privacy Post-Schrems II - First of a Four-Part Series on Compliance with EU Privacy Laws Using Standard Contractual Clauses (October 7, 2020)
• Privacy Post-Schrems II - Fourth of a Four-Part Series on Compliance with EU Privacy Laws Using Standard Contractual Clauses (October 20, 2020)
• Privacy Post-Schrems II - Second of a Four-Part Series on Compliance with EU Privacy Laws Using Standard Contractual Clauses (October 14, 2020)
• Privacy Post-Schrems II - Third of a Four-Part Series on Compliance with EU Privacy Laws Using Standard Contractual Clauses (October 20, 2020)
• Privilege in a Post-Kitchen Kentucky (April 20, 2026)
• Proactive Financial Strategies for Small Businesses During COVID-19 (March 24, 2020)
• Procuring Agencies Can’t Change Horses Mid-Stream, Even If They’re Only Requesting Quotes (July 22, 2014)
• Procuring Transparency: A Proposal to Standardize Procurement Identifiers (July 8, 2013)
• Professional Dental Associations and States Issue COVID-19 Recommendations to Dentists (March 18, 2020)
• Prompt Payment Act & Contract Disputes Act Interest Rate Decreased to 2.125%, Effective 1/1/20 (January 2, 2020)
• Prompt Payment Act & Contract Disputes Act interest rate decreased to 2.625%, effective 7/1/19 (July 22, 2019)
• Prompt Payment Act & Contract Disputes Act Interest Rate Increased to 3.625%, Effective 1/1/19 (January 31, 2019)
• Proposal Costs: Grabbing the Brass Ring at GAO (May 23, 2016)
• Proposal Preparation: Make Clear Your Proposed Personnel Are Available (November 10, 2015)
• Proposals Must Provide Clear Answers That Leave Agency Evaluators with No Questions (May 31, 2017)
• Proposed Change to FAR Will Clarify Requirements for Setting Aside R&D Contracts for Small Businesses (August 31, 2012)
• Proposed Legislation Could Put Alaska Native Corporations on Equal Footing with Other Small Businesses (January 24, 2011)
• Proposed OSHA Rulemaking Requires Case-Specific Public Reporting of Injury and Illness Data (April 15, 2022)
• Proposed Regulations Provide Guidance on Entities That Can Use Small Business Accounting (August 31, 2020)
• Proposed Rule Would Expand Personal Conflicts of Interest Limitations (April 29, 2014)
• Proposed Rule Would Modify DFARS Business Systems Compliance Requirements (July 30, 2014)
• Proposed Rule Would Place Burden on Contractors to Address Employee Personal Conflicts of Interest (PCIs) (December 1, 2009)
• PROTECT YOURSELF FROM YOUR PROTECTIVE ORDER (February 18, 2019)
• Protest Phobia – Propelling Poor Procurement (November 25, 2014)
• Protest Timing and the Goldilocks Problem (May 31, 2018)
• Protesting Too Early Can Be as Bad as Protesting Too Late (July 19, 2017)
• Protests Are Not a Potential Solution to Every Problem (July 5, 2017)
• Provide All Information Requested In RFPs – Or Suffer The Consequences (February 18, 2013)
• Provide What The Government Wants, Not What Makes Sense to You (October 19, 2017)
• Provides Options For Savings Accounts: Revision to Reg. D (April 27, 2020)
• Providing Care to Federal Employees May Mean Affirmative Action Plans and Additional Compliance Requirements (July 8, 2009)
• Public and Investor Communications in the Midst of COVID-19 (March 31, 2020)
• PUC and PPP Intersection (May 5, 2020)
• Questions or Comments (September 20, 2011)
• Ransomware - Additional Risks for Banks (December 15, 2020)
• Rare DOL Nondisplacement Decision Holds that Incumbent's Certified Employee List Is Not Determinative, and Awardee Must Consider Agency's "Credible Evidence" as to Incumbent Employee's Qualifications and First Refusal Offer Entitlement (February 14, 2019)
• Reasonable and Related to the Evaluation Criteria: Beyond Checking the Boxes in A&E Proposals (August 1, 2016)
• Recent Case Affirms that Offeror Proposal Changes May Exceed RFP Amendment Scope Unless Explicitly Prohibited (May 28, 2013)
• Recent Decision Reiterates Rule: Only One NAICS Code Per Set-Aside (September 20, 2012)
• Recent GAO Decision Reveals That "Name That Offeror"" Is Not Just a Game" (December 9, 2011)
• Recent Guidance on Ransomware, HIPAA, and Cyber Incident Reporting (August 3, 2016)
• Recent Holding From Pennsylvania Federal Court Reminds Employers To Examine Pay Equity Issues (November 5, 2018)
• Recent IG Report Could Lead to Much Stricter Process for SDVOSBs at DOD (July 11, 2012)
• Recovering Protest Costs After Corrective Action Is Possible, But Don’t Hold Your Breath (November 4, 2014)
• Recovery Act’s New FAR Clauses Add Complexity to Buy American Compliance for Construction Firms (April 21, 2009)
• Redaction in the News (January 21, 2019)
• Refining Definitions of Owner-employees and Forgivable Occupancy Costs for PPP Loans (August 25, 2020)
• Reg. O exemption for PPP loans extended to August 8, 2020 (July 16, 2020)
• Regardless of Whether You’re Responsible, Did You “Deliver the Mail”? (September 7, 2017)
• Reginald Comes to the Keystone State? (October 9, 2019)
• Regional Endangered Species Issues (February 13, 2024)
• Regulating for a Desert (February 7, 2017)
• Regulatory Change Pertaining to Mergers, Acquisitions, and Takeovers by Foreign Persons (December 20, 2008)
• Release of Proprietary Information - Tainted Procurement? (December 11, 2018)
• RELEASE OF THE FALL 2015 MSHA REGULATORY AGENDA (December 1, 2015)
• Reliable Utility Service is Critical to COVID-19 Response (April 7, 2020)
• RELIEF FOR ERC DEFRAUDED TAXPAYERS (December 27, 2023)
• Remember, the RFP Is Your Touchstone in Both Structuring Your Proposal Team and Selecting Past Performance Examples (May 10, 2016)
• Remember: If SBA Delays in Deciding a Size Protest, It May Mean You Lose Even if You Win (November 12, 2013)
• Remember: SBA 8(a) Certifications Are Usually Limited to One Per Family (May 20, 2013)
• Reminder for Health Care Providers: Communicate and Document to Help Avoid Litigation (May 27, 2020)
• Reminder to All Employers (April 8, 2020)
• REMINDER: APPEALS FROM CERTAIN DECISIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL BOARDS MUST BE TAKEN DIRECTLY TO WEST VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT (June 20, 2018)
• Reminder: Employees Can Discuss Salary and the Terms and Conditions of Employment With Each Other. (January 13, 2019)
• Remote Signature - IRS Provides Temporary Relief via Notice 2020-42 (June 8, 2020)
• Reopening Your Workplace - What OSHA and the CDC Recommends (April 28, 2020)
• Rep. Murtha to DoD: Dual Source the Tanker Contract (February 16, 2009)
• RESPONDING TO THE COVID-19/CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK: WHAT MINE OPERATORS NEED TO KNOW (March 17, 2020)
• Return to Work Guidelines for Virus-Exposed Critical Workers Who Lack Symptoms (April 9, 2020)
• Return to Work Guidelines for Virus-Exposed Critical Workers Who Lack Symptoms (April 9, 2020)
• Reverse Auctions – The Future of Government Contracting? (December 17, 2013)
• Reverse Auctions: Beware “Race-to-the-Bottom” vs. a Non-Responsible or Ineligible Bidder (January 23, 2017)
• RFP Requirements Can Restrict Competition as Long as They Are Reasonable (September 16, 2014)
• Right of First Refusal No Longer Grounds for Rejecting VOSB Eligibility (April 3, 2013)
• Rockwool Plant Developer in WV Sues School Board for Threatening to Condemn Project Property (April 15, 2019)
• Royalty-in-Kind Contracts With The Department of the Interior Can Be Enforceable Federal Contracts (October 7, 2013)
• Rule 34 Can Permit Inspection of Your Clients' Electronic Devices (January 21, 2019)
• Rule of Thumb: Treat All RFP Amendments as Material (May 23, 2016)
• Safe Harbor Extended; Questions Still Unanswered (May 6, 2020)
• Safe Harbor Provision of the West Virginia Wage Payment and Collection Act (March 27, 2020)
• Safety & Health Issues Threatening Your Eligibility for Award? DOL Guidance Addresses Mitigation (July 20, 2015)
• Sanctions Issued In Jimi Hendrix Trademark Suit Over Destroyed Data (December 25, 2018)
• Save the Date! 2021 West Virginia Tax Institute - October 18th & 19th (September 28, 2021)
• Save the Date! 2022 West Virginia Tax Institute Annual Meeting - October 23rd, 24th & 25th - Canaan Valley Resort (September 7, 2022)
• Say Goodnight, Jimmy: Artificial Intelligence and the WGA Strike (May 10, 2023)
• SBA Announces FY12 Small Business Goal Shortfalls; Information You Can Use in Marketing, Whether You Are Small or Large (September 4, 2013)
• SBA Announces New “ChallengeHER” Program for Women-Owned Small Businesses (May 3, 2013)
• SBA Area Offices Are Precluded from Reviewing a Duly-Approved 8(a) Mentor/Protégé Joint Venture Agreement, and May, But Are Not Required to, Refer Any Concerns to SBA’s Office of Business Development (April 24, 2019)
• SBA begins to articulate the PPP loan necessity review process (December 10, 2020)
• SBA begins to articulate the PPP loan necessity review process (December 10, 2020)
• SBA District Office Reviews and Reverses 8(a) Joint Venture Eligibility Determination Based on New Evidence (September 28, 2011)
• SBA FAQ Updated on Sunday (April 27, 2020)
• SBA forgiveness portal to go live August 10 (July 24, 2020)
• SBA Increases Size Standards for NAICS Sector 54 and NAICS Code 811212, Effective March 12, 2012 (March 8, 2012)
• SBA Increases Small Business Size Standards for 22 Industries in NAICS Sectors 48-49, “Transportation and Warehousing,” Effective March 26, 2012 (March 21, 2012)
• SBA Interim Rule on Corporate Group Limits and Qualification of Non-Bank Lenders (April 30, 2020)
• SBA Introduces New Program to Support Women-Owned Small Businesses (January 11, 2011)
• SBA Issues Interim Final Rule Eliminating the Size Limitations in SBA’s Regulations on Women-Owned Small Business Contract Set-Asides (May 13, 2013)
• SBA issues PPP Loan Forgiveness FAQs (August 6, 2020)
• SBA PPP Loan Reviews Pose Risks For Both Borrowers and Lenders (May 28, 2020)
• SBA Proposes Changes to SBIR and STTR Policy Directives (April 18, 2016)
• SBA Proposes Changes to Small Business Size Standards for NAICS Sectors 22, “Utilities,” and 23, “Construction.” (July 30, 2012)
• SBA Proposes Harsher Penalties for Small Businesses that Misrepresent their Size and/or Status (December 14, 2011)
• SBA Reaffirms Size Is Determined Based on the Latest Three Fiscal Years and May Consider A Later-Filed Tax Return. (May 3, 2012)
• SBA Refines Ineligibility Standards for Felonies (June 25, 2020)
• SBA Reminds Us that Size Protests Must be Sufficiently Specific (April 28, 2014)
• SBA Simplifies Forgiveness for PPP loans of $50,000 or less (October 9, 2020)
• SBA Simplifies Forgiveness for PPP loans of $50,000 or less (October 9, 2020)
• SBA softens PPP eligibility requirement for non-dishonesty felonies and issues a revised application (June 15, 2020)
• SBA Update To FAQs Begins To Address Forgiveness Questions (May 4, 2020)
• SBA updates FAQs to address agent fees and EIDL advances (August 13, 2020)
• SBA updates PPP forgiveness and loan review rules (June 24, 2020)
• SBA’s Final Size and Status Integrity Rule Is More Nuanced but It Still Has Teeth (July 23, 2013)
• SBA’s New Joint Ventures and Contract Award Rules Clarified (September 4, 2012)
• SBA’s Nineteenth IFR amends PPP guidance for self-employed borrowers  (June 18, 2020)
• SBA’s OHA Reaffirms that Prior Favorable Size Determinations Are Not Binding in Subsequent Size Protests. (November 19, 2013)
• SBA’s Twenty-Second IFR Addresses PPP guidance for Commercial Fishing Boat Owners and Crewmembers (June 26, 2020)
• SBA’s Update of WOSB Set-Aside Industries Brings Mixed News (March 14, 2016)
• School’s Out for Summer: Do Employees Still Get Paid Leave? (May 27, 2020)
• SCOTUS Resolves Circuit Split on Withdrawal Liability Calculations (June 9, 2026)
• SCOTUS Rules In Favor Of ACA (June 25, 2015)
• SCOTUS Says a Medicare Patient is Included in the DSH Medicare Fraction Even if Medicare Does Not Pay (August 25, 2022)
• SEC Coronavirus/COVID-19 Response (March 26, 2020)
• SEC Opens Private Offerings to More Investors  (August 28, 2020)
• SECURE ACT 2.0: WHAT TO KNOW (April 11, 2022)
• See-Saw: The Number Of Appeals May Be Down, But Contractor Success Is On The Rise (November 14, 2018)
• Selling Biobased Products to the Federal Government (February 6, 2012)
• Selling Your Business? Get Your IP in Shape (January 12, 2023)
• Senate Bill 6 and its Impact on Health Care Professionals (April 7, 2015)
• Sending Your Ex-Wife a Package of Cash from Afghanistan May Get You in Trouble (March 21, 2013)
• Sequestration Part I – What is Sequestration and What Does it Mean for Me? (November 26, 2012)
• Sequestration Part II – As Contracting Gets Harder, Don’t Forget That Feds Are People Too (November 29, 2012)
• Sequestration Part III – Contracts Are Not Only Harder to Win and Keep, but Harder to Perform (December 10, 2012)
• Sequestration Part IV – Preparing for the Worst (December 13, 2012)
• Service Businesses Should Brace for New Kentucky Taxes in 2023 (April 27, 2022)
• Set-off in the time of PPP: Managing litigation and reputation risk (April 16, 2020)
• Seventh Circuit Rules ADA Does Not Require Extended Leave as a Reasonable Accommodation (September 27, 2017)
• Sharing Is Caring (Until It's Not): Proper Use Of File-Sharing Sites (March 25, 2019)
• Sharpen Your Pencils: DoD Drives Down Prices on GSA Schedule Buys (August 24, 2015)
• Shield of Discretion Can’t Be Penetrated without Evidence of Unreasonableness (April 7, 2015)
• Shine a Light: Examine and Understand What You’re Protesting (November 11, 2014)
• Short Take - Minimum Wage Increases to $10.60, Effective January 1, 2019 (October 24, 2018)
• Short Take - National Dialogue to Reduce Reporting Compliance Costs (April 27, 2015)
• Short Take - President Trump Will Continue Enforcing Executive Order 13672, Protecting the Rights of the LGBTQ Community in the Workplace (February 6, 2017)
• Short Take - VA Increases SDVOSB/VOSB Program Eligibility to Three (vs. Two) Years Before Requiring Reverification (February 20, 2017)
• Short Take – Contractor Groups Cry “Uncle!” (September 8, 2015)
• Short Take – Don’t Try to Fake Your Set-Aside Status (November 2, 2015)
• Short Take – FAR Final Rule Implements E.O. 13672 on Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity. (December 15, 2015)
• Short Take – Final Rule Establishing Minimum Wage (December 7, 2015)
• Short Take – Minimum Wage Increases to $10.15 Effective January 1, 2016 (October 19, 2015)
• Short Take – OPM’s Data Security Issues Are Making Background Check Backlog Worse (July 6, 2015)
• Short Take: Agencies Don’t Tailor Their Requirements to Fit Your Needs (March 9, 2015)
• Short Take: Another Export Violator Behind Bars (March 2, 2015)
• Short Take: Another Failed Scheme Alleging Work Performed By Minority Owned Business (November 30, 2015)
• Short Take: Bad Bonding Bloke Bound for Brig (June 1, 2015)
• Short Take: DLA Officials Sentenced to 10 & 7 Years Respectively in Freight-Hauling Contracts Bribery Scheme (February 22, 2016)
• Short Take: DOD Keeps on Spending (September 21, 2015)
• Short Take: Employee Labor Rights Must Be Posted (May 22, 2015)
• Short Take: Final Rule Consolidates Hotline Posters (November 2, 2016)
• Short Take: Get It Done, and Done Right, in SAM (June 22, 2015)
• Short Take: House-Passed FY15 NDAA Contains Important Small Business Provisions. (June 13, 2014)
• Short Take: If It’s Listed on the Munitions List, It’s Export Controlled. Period. (June 26, 2015)
• Short Take: If The Government Joins In, The Stakes Get Higher (November 24, 2015)
• Short Take: OFCCP Proposes New Equal Pay Report Regulations (August 12, 2014)
• Short Take: Protest Success Rate Declining (January 20, 2015)
• Short Take: Refusing to Implement GAO’s Ruling – Is It Possible? (October 6, 2015)
• Short Take: SBA Authorizes WOSB Sole-Source Awards (September 14, 2015)
• Short Take: SBA Confirms Last Year’s Monetary-Based Size Standards Inflation Increases (January 25, 2016)
• Short Take: Subcontractor Illegal Export/Import of Military Articles (February 22, 2015)
• Short Take: You Can’t Buy a Federal Contract (August 31, 2015)
• Short Take: Agencies Still Aren’t Required to Tell You When Your Price Is Not Competitive (April 3, 2016)
• Short Take: An Overview of GAO Bid Protests – To What End? (November 11, 2014)
• Short Take: Annual Report on the Status of Federal Suspension and Debarment (June 19, 2016)
• Short Take: As Mother Told You – Don’t Ever Tell A Lie (Especially To A Federal Investigator) (August 18, 2015)
• Short Take: Baltimore Construction Firm Pays $100,000 to Settle Discrimination Claims (May 9, 2016)
• Short Take: Big Incentive to Blow the Whistle on Small Business Set Aside Scams (July 13, 2015)
• Short Take: BIS Revises Administrative Enforcement Guidance to Improve Predictability (June 29, 2016)
• Short Take: Carrie Willett Joins Jackson Kelly's Government Contracts Team (May 23, 2016)
• Short Take: Challenging a Default Termination – Be Timely or Be Out (September 8, 2014)
• Short Take: Changes to Agency Management of Software Licenses on the Horizon (October 28, 2014)
• Short Take: Contract Award Moots NAICS Code Appeals (May 23, 2016)
• Short Take: Contracting Officers (Still) Not Monitoring 8(a) Compliance with Subcontracting Limitations (October 21, 2014)
• Short Take: Controlled Technical Information Two-year Anniversary (November 16, 2015)
• Short Take: Counterfeit Electronic Parts – the Saga Continues (September 21, 2015)
• Short Take: Cybersecurity Assistance for Small Businesses May Be on the Horizon (October 4, 2016)
• Short Take: Democratic Representative to Introduce Bill to Broaden CFIUS Review (March 14, 2016)
• Short Take: Department of Defense Proposes Updates to Improve Disclosure of Public Information (October 7, 2014)
• Short Take: Department of the Treasury Updates Prompt Payment Act Interest Rate (January 10, 2017)
• Short Take: Disability Discrimination? Desist! (August 10, 2015)
• Short Take: DoD Issues New Guidance on Contract Types (April 19, 2016)
• Short Take: DoD Seeking Input on Potential Rule to Address How IR&D Expenses Are Considered during Proposal Evaluation (February 16, 2016)
• Short Take: DOD Seeks Public Input on Changes to DFARS Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses (June 21, 2017)
• Short Take: Don’t Claim Status You Don’t Have – It Can Land You in Jail (September 30, 2014)
• Short Take: DPAP Acquisition Compliance Scorecard (June 6, 2016)
• Short Take: DPAP Acquisition Scorecard, Third Quarter (August 15, 2016)
• Short Take: Evaluating Price Realism is the Exception, Not the Rule, in Firm Fixed Price Procurements (February 14, 2017)
• Short Take: Fall Is the Season for Halloween, Thanksgiving, and OFCCP Audits (September 13, 2018)
• Short Take: FAPIIS Reporting Requirements Expanded to Include Information about Affiliates and Predecessors (April 11, 2016)
• Short Take: FAR Council Issues Final Rule on Contract Restrictions Based on Felony Convictions and Delinquent Taxes (October 24, 2016)
• Short Take: FAR Council Updates Standard Forms for Bonds (August 1, 2016)
• Short Take: FCA Civil Penalties Adjusted Upward for Inflation (July 5, 2016)
• Short Take: Federal Court Enjoins Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Reporting Requirements (November 1, 2016)
• Short Take: Federal Minimum Wage for Contractors Increasing to $10.20 in 2017 (September 27, 2016)
• Short Take: Final FAR Rule Addressing SBA Regulatory Changes (July 18, 2016)
• Short Take: Final Rule Increases Simplified Acquisition Threshold for Emergency Procurements (January 23, 2017)
• Short Take: Final Rule on VA Small Business Status Protests (March 17, 2015)
• Short Take: GAO Issues Report on Contracting Trends (March 13, 2017)
• Short Take: GAO Issues Report on the Use of Multidisciplinary Teams in IT Procurements (December 6, 2016)
• Short Take: GAO Refuses to Read Limitations on Subcontracting Clause into Solicitation (February 3, 2016)
• Short Take: Good Bye . . . For Now. . . Revised EEO-1 Form (August 31, 2017)
• Short Take: GSA Clarifies Jurisdiction Over Fair Opportunity Complaints Under GSA Multiple-Award Contracts (January 30, 2017)
• Short Take: GSA Cyber SINs Up and Running (November 8, 2016)
• Short Take: GSA Expands Cybersecurity Opportunities under Schedule 70 (August 30, 2016)
• Short Take: GSA OFFICIAL JAILED (October 26, 2015)
• Short Take: GSA OIG Report Touts Success in Detecting Fraud (June 8, 2015)
• Short Take: GSA Releases Audit Report of its Purchase Card Program (October 11, 2016)
• Short Take: Higher Ed Isn’t Above the Law (July 20, 2015)
• Short Take: Hopewell Darneille to Present at DYNET 2017, Fairmont, WV -- April 13, 2017 (March 6, 2017)
• Short Take: Hopewell Darneille to Present at DYNET 2018, Fairmont, WV -- April 5, 2018 (March 22, 2018)
• Short Take: Individual Pleads Guilty to Defrauding More than 1,000 Companies, Promising Contracting Preferences with FEMA (April 18, 2017)
• Short Take: It’s All in a Day’s Work, but Remember the “Day” Is a “Calendar” Day Unless Otherwise Specified (November 30, 2017)
• Short Take: More DoD Guidance on Cost Analysis (July 6, 2015)
• Short Take: NAICS Code Appeals: Timeliness Is Paramount, But Appeal Based on Presolicitation Notice Is Premature (May 9, 2017)
• Short Take: New Contracting Opportunities on GSA Schedule 70 (December 14, 2016)
• Short Take: New Rule on Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors (June 13, 2016)
• Short Take: New Self-Assessment for Cybersecurity Risk Management Tool (September 19, 2016)
• Short Take: New Year, New Regulations—What Contractors Need to Know About Paycheck Transparency (December 20, 2016)
• Short Take: NIST Special Publication 800-171 Proposes New Cybersecurity Guidelines for Contractors (December 16, 2014)
• Short Take: OHA Defers NAICS Code Size Standard Challenges Pending the Promulgation of New Governing Regulations (May 2, 2016)
• Short Take: Overcharging – The Government May Require Most Favored Customer Pricing (August 25, 2014)
• Short Take: Pretending to Be an SDVOSB - The Fraud Just Keeps On Coming (June 15, 2015)
• Short Take: SBA Makes Available Online SBIR and STTR Tutorials (July 25, 2016)
• Short Take: SBA Releases Audit Report on 8(a) Eligibility Reconsiderations (April 26, 2016)
• Short Take: SBA Revises HUBZone Rules to Implement Changes in 2016 NDAA (August 8, 2016)
• Short Take: Shell Oil and Motiva Enterprises Pay Nearly $4.5M in Overtime Back Wages for Fair Labor Standards Act Violations (October 14, 2014)
• Short Take: Should the Government Collect all this Cost and Pricing Data? (September 16, 2014)
• Short Take: Simplified Acquisition Threshold Doubles for Certain Overseas Acquisitions (May 15, 2016)
• Short Take: Some Government Contracts Business Models Should Be Avoided (February 1, 2018)
• Short Take: Start Me Up - Misusing Government Furnished Fuel (March 30, 2015)
• Short Take: Supplier-Enabled Innovation (October 12, 2015)
• Short Take: Take a Lesson from Macbeth – Greed Does Not Pay (August 3, 2015)
• Short Take: The Continuing Rise of False Claims Act Recoveries (December 9, 2014)
• Short Take: The Slow Death of Cost Reimbursement Contracts (November 25, 2014)
• Short Take: The Widespread Use of Legacy Systems and Hardware in the US Government (August 23, 2016)
• Short Take: Too Much Knowledge Can Be a Disadvantage: Fraudulent Receipt of Confidential Government Information (November 4, 2014)
• Short Take: Treasury Announces Decreased 2-3/8% Prompt Payment & Contract Disputes Interest Rate for 7/1/17-12/31/17 (July 25, 2017)
• Short Take: Treasury Decreases Prompt Payment & Contract Disputes Interest Rates, Effective 7/1/16 (July 11, 2016)
• Short Take: Treasury Increases Prompt Payment & Contract Disputes Act Interest Rates, Effective 1/1/18 (January 24, 2018)
• Short Take: Treasury Increases Prompt Payment & Contract Disputes Interest Rates (January 12, 2015)
• Short Take: Treasury Increases Prompt Payment & Contract Disputes Interest Rates (July 27, 2015)
• Short Take: Treasury Increases Prompt Payment & Contract Disputes Interest Rates, Effective 1/1/16 (January 18, 2016)
• Short Take: Trump Administration Plans May Mean Further Pressure on Many Government Acquisition Professionals (November 15, 2016)
• Short Take: Uncertainty Remains Over 2017 NDAA (September 13, 2016)
• Short Take: What Should Contractors Be Paid? (September 23, 2014)
• Short Take: Whistleblower Disclosures from Contractor Employees (February 2, 2015)
• Short Takes (July 17, 2013)
• Short Takes (August 19, 2013)
• Short Takes (August 26, 2013)
• Short Takes (December 2, 2013)
• Short Takes: DOJ Recovers $3.8 Billion from False Claims Act Cases in Fiscal Year 2013 (February 12, 2014)
• Short Takes: DOD Amends ASBCA Rules (July 21, 2014)
• Short Takes: DOD Proposes to Update the ASBCA’s Rules (March 25, 2014)
• Short Takes: DOD Schedules Second Public Meeting on Counterfeit Electronic Parts (March 6, 2014)
• Short Takes: DOD Seeks Comments on the Unintended Adverse Impacts of Contracting Statutes and DOD Regulations (April 4, 2014)
• Short Takes: Is Uniform Use of Line Items in Our Future? (August 7, 2014)
• Short Takes: It’s Final! No Caps on WOSB Contract Set-Asides (July 1, 2014)
• Short Takes: New Mentor-Protégé Programs Among SBA’s “Highest Regulatory Priorities” for 2014 (March 19, 2014)
• Short Takes: Treasury Lowers the Prompt Payment Act Interest Rate (July 8, 2014)
• Short Takes: Treasury Raises the Prompt Payment Act Interest Rate (January 13, 2014)
• Short Takes: You Must Satisfy Your Contractual Obligations! (August 18, 2014)
• Short-Take: Opportunity to Help Shape List of Domestically Nonavailable Articles (April 7, 2015)
• ShortTake: “Unavoidable” Export Violations (April 14, 2015)
• ShortTake: Bold Blatant Bribery (February 9, 2015)
• ShortTake: Past Performance v. Experience - Don’t Conflate the Two (January 27, 2015)
• ShortTake: Prosecutorial Eyes On All Qui Tam Actions (April 20, 2015)
• Should I Stay or Should I Go? You Should Probably Stay: U.S. Supreme Court Poised to Resolve Circuit Split on Effect of Bankruptcy Code § 363(m) on Appeals (July 20, 2022)
• Should the Jury Decide "Intent to Deprive" in Spoliation Sanction Issues? Woods v. Scissons Says Yes. (September 24, 2019)
• SHOW ME THE DATA: ONC COMPLIANCE DEADLINE EXTENDED (November 19, 2020)
• Show You Are an Interested Party -- Don’t Expect the GAO to Do Your Job for You (June 30, 2014)
• Showing a “Clear Fracture” Does Not Rebut Presumption of Affiliation Based on a Common Investments Identity of Interest (January 25, 2016)
• Sick of Requirements? Get Ready for “Paid Sick Leave” for Federal Contractors (September 14, 2015)
• Sierra Club Declares Clean Water Act War on the Coal Industry By Suing EPA in Kentucky and West Virginia (January 27, 2015)
• Sierra Club Declares Clean Water Act War on the Coal Industry By Suing EPA in Kentucky and West Virginia (January 27, 2015)
• Sierra Club Expands War on Gas in Challenge to Air Permit for Gas Plant: Claims Emissions from Gas Supply Pipeline and Associated Compression Should be Included in Analyses (August 23, 2016)
• Sierra Club Expands War on Gas in Challenge to Air Permit for Gas Plant: Claims Emissions from Gas Supply Pipeline and Associated Compression Should be Included in Analyses (August 23, 2016)
• Sierra Club Links Up with Libertarian Landowners in Continued Opposition to Gas Development (September 7, 2017)
• Sierra Club Links Up with Libertarian Landowners in Continued Opposition to Gas Development (September 7, 2017)
• Sierra Club Moves Efforts to Rescind WV and KY State NPDES Programs to Fourth and Sixth Circuits (July 22, 2015)
• Sierra Club Moves Efforts to Rescind WV and KY State NPDES Programs to Fourth and Sixth Circuits (July 22, 2015)
• Sierra Club Sues Gas Industry Claiming Waste Injection is Causing Earthquakes in Oklahoma and Kansas (February 22, 2016)
• Sierra Club Sues West Virginia Over Mine Reclamation Sites (Again) (April 28, 2016)
• Sierra Club Targets Multiple Companies Under Clean Water Act (June 4, 2019)
• Sierra Club Threatens RCRA Citizen Suit Against Oil & Gas Operators Over Earthquakes in Oklahoma and Southern Kansas (November 11, 2015)
• Sine Die 2025: Notable Bills From West Virginia’s Legislative Session (June 3, 2025)
• Siting a Wind or Solar Facility in West Virginia? Look Up, Down and All Around (February 10, 2022)
• Sixth Circuit Affirms Commission’s Finding of Advance Notice of MSHA Inspection Given by Mine Operator in 2012 (May 17, 2022)
• SIXTH CIRCUIT CURTAILS MSHA’S JURISDICTION OVER OFF-SITE REPAIR SHOPS (February 15, 2017)
• Sixth Circuit Rejects DOJ “Fairyland” Damages Theory, and Bases False Claims Act Damages on Actual Underpaid Davis-Bacon Act Wages (February 16, 2016)
• Sixth Circuit Rejects FCA Liability for Technical Violations (October 25, 2012)
• Sixth Circuit stays NEXUS pipeline construction in Green, Ohio pending review of Ohio EPA’s CWA §401 certification (December 19, 2017)
• Sixth Circuit stays NEXUS pipeline construction in Green, Ohio pending review of Ohio EPA’s CWA §401 certification (December 19, 2017)
• Sixth Circuit Upholds Application of Clean Water Act’s “Permit Shield” Provision (February 11, 2015)
• Size Protests – Beware: Your Protest Deadline May Be Triggered by Indirect Notice (November 18, 2014)
• Size Protests 101: Do Your Homework and Don’t Rely on SBA (December 7, 2015)
• Size Protests 101: Ensure Your Protest Is Sufficiently Specific, Factually Supported and Raises All Applicable Protest Grounds (February 7, 2017)
• Size Protests Must Be Specific and Factually Supported, and Include Supporting Documentation; Deficiencies Cannot Be Cured on Appeal (May 17, 2017)
• Small Business Administration Loans Available in All 50 States (March 23, 2020)
• Small Just Got Bigger: The SBA Adjusts its Monetary-Based Size Standards (July 1, 2014)
• Small, Women-Owned? Congress Allows Sole-Source Awards, But No More Self-Certification (February 9, 2015)
• So Long, Farewell, Goodbye, to Low Price Technically Acceptable (January 9, 2019)
• Solar Facilities to Face NIMBY Issues in West Virginia (February 3, 2023)
• Sole Source Award: Not So Fast (August 16, 2011)
• Sole Source Awards Continue Unabated – Poor Procurement Planning Prevails (October 21, 2014)
• Sole Source Awards to WOSBs Are Finally Here, But Certification Questions Remain (January 18, 2016)
• Some Interesting Tax Provision of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (December 29, 2020)
• Some Is Better Than None: Even A Partial Win May Get You A Piece Of Your Fees (July 13, 2015)
• Sometimes Less Than Complete Information Is Enough, but Don't Count on It (September 6, 2018)
• Sometimes Less Than Complete Information Is Enough, but Don't Count on It (September 6, 2018)
• Sometimes the Agency Must Consider the “Best” Tool Even If It Doesn’t Meet the Solicitation Requirements (November 9, 2017)
• Sometimes the Facts Revealed During a Protest Demonstrate a Lack of Government “Monkey Business” (June 21, 2016)
• Sometimes the most important things get the least attention. (January 30, 2020)
• Sometimes You Have to “Destroy” Your Company in Order to Sell It (June 1, 2015)
• Sorry, We Don’t Have Any Bananas at the Price We Agreed to Sell Them For (February 18, 2014)
• South Carolina Federal Court Upholds Distinction Between Point Source and Non-Point Source Pollution (April 25, 2017)
• South Carolina Federal Court Upholds Distinction Between Point Source and Non-Point Source Pollution (April 26, 2017)
• Southern District of West Virginia Rules That Permit Validity Cannot Form the Basis of a SMCRA Citizen Suit (August 28, 2019)
• Southern Indiana Gets an Interstate – to Bloomington (January 26, 2015)
• Starry Starry Night - Successful Protest of Evaluation (August 31, 2015)
• Start-Ups Planning to Pursue Small Business Set-Aside Contracts Face Unique Compliance Issues (June 21, 2017)
• State Law Causes of Action for Patient Privacy Breach Proceed Despite HIPAA Preemption (March 18, 2015)
• States and Developers File Amicus Briefs Supporting Review of Jurisdictional Determinations by Corps of Engineers (March 7, 2016)
• Status of West Virginia State and Federal Courts (May 20, 2020)
• Stay Tuned: We May Soon Know More about a Contracting Officer’s Duty to Provide CBA Information to Offerors under the Service Contract Act (June 14, 2013)
• Stimulus Oversight Officials Named, Expect to Find Fraud (March 26, 2009)
• Stimulus' Buy American Provision Raises Compliance Challenges for Contractors (February 18, 2009)
• Subcontractors: Don’t Rely on Government Assurances! (March 30, 2015)
• Successful Decision Gives WVU Protection (February 7, 2012)
• Successful Protest Requires More than Unclear Proposal (December 9, 2014)
• Successful Small Business Protesters Not Limited to $150/Hour in Attorneys’ Fees (January 27, 2015)
• Sullivan to Present at the EHR 2019 Spring Conference April 24 (April 9, 2019)
• Summary of H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act (March 18, 2020)
• SUMMARY OF MAY 17, 2018, MSHA STAKEHOLDER MEETING ON WORKPLACE EXAMINATION RULE (May 20, 2018)
• Supreme Court Addresses the Interplay of Trademarks and Parody (June 12, 2023)
• SUPREME COURT ASKED TO WEIGH IN ON CWA “DILIGENT PROSECUTION” BAR IN ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT CONTEXT (February 7, 2023)
• Supreme Court Backs Starbucks on Injunction Test in a Win for Employers (June 13, 2024)
• Supreme Court Broadens Damages Scope for Copyright Owners in Landmark Ruling (May 10, 2024)
• Supreme Court Confirms Government’s Discretion to Dismiss Qui Tam False Claim Act Lawsuits (July 7, 2023)
• Supreme Court Decision Impacts Availability of Gender-Affirming Care For Minors (June 30, 2025)
• Supreme Court Divided Over Industry Challenge To Mercury Air Rule (May 5, 2015)
• Supreme Court Divided Over Industry Challenge To Mercury Air Rule (May 5, 2015)
• Supreme Court Hears Argument on Scope of EPA’s Authority Over Power Plant Emissions (March 4, 2022)
• Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments Regarding OSHA's Vaccine Mandate. What Does That Mean? (January 7, 2022)
• Supreme Court holds that claims against health care providers for “economic” only damages under the Consumer Credit Protection Act are not subject to the Medical Professional Liability Act (June 12, 2025)
• Supreme Court Issues Ruling on OSHA and CMS Vaccine Mandates (January 14, 2022)
• Supreme Court Issues Temporary Amended Order on Civil Cases (April 26, 2020)
• Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Extends Judicial Emergency Order to May 1, 2020 (April 4, 2020)
• Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Extends Judicial Emergency to May 15, 2020 (April 24, 2020)
• Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Holds Insured Must Show Prejudice Where an Insured Files a Late Claim Under the Policy Terms (May 27, 2026)
• Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Issues Resumption of Operations Order and Protocols for Court Operations After Expiration of Judicial Emergency (May 7, 2020)
• Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Issues Resumption of Operations Order and Protocols for Court Operations After Expiration of Judicial Emergency (May 7, 2020)
• Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Upholds Peer Review Privilege (June 16, 2023)
• Supreme Court of Ohio Declines to Recognize Implied Covenant to Explore Further (January 9, 2018)
• Supreme Court Opens the Door Wider for Reverse-Discrimination Claims (June 5, 2025)
• Supreme Court Places a “Tombstone” on Chevron Deference: What are the Implications for MSHA and OSHA? (June 28, 2024)
• Supreme Court Places a “Tombstone” on Chevron Deference: What are the Implications for the NLRB? (June 28, 2024)
• Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Case Challenging EPA's Failure to Study Employment Effects of Clean Power Plan (January 10, 2018)
• Supreme Court Rejects Affidavit of Merit Requirement to Bring a Medical Malpractice Claim in Federal Court (January 20, 2026)
• Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to ACA (June 17, 2021)
• Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Retirement Plan Participants (March 2, 2020)
• Supreme Court Sides with Student Athletes...But What Does That Mean? (June 23, 2021)
• Supreme Court Strikes Down Statute Banning “Conversion Therapy” as Violating Free Speech (March 31, 2026)
• Supreme Court Takes Away EPA’s Toys (July 7, 2022)
• Supreme Court To Address First Amendment and Social Media Cases (May 2, 2023)
• Supreme Court to Decide Whether Federal Courts Will Enforce State Statutes Requiring Pre-Suit Affidavits Against Health Care Providers (March 10, 2025)
• Supreme Court Watch: SCOTUS Grants Certiorari on Title VII Case (January 15, 2019)
• Supreme Court's Answer to Certified Questions Preserves Right to Longwall Mine in West Virginia (April 19, 2018)
• Supreme Court's Answer to Certified Questions Preserves Right to Longwall Mine in West Virginia (April 19, 2018)
• Surprise: An Agency Can Base Its Specs on Your Competitor’s Product as Long as the Specs Accurately Reflect the Agency’s Needs (August 10, 2017)
• Suspension & Debarment Gets A Push From OMB (March 12, 2012)
• Suspension & Debarment: Administrative Agreements as Road Maps for Compliance (March 23, 2015)
• Suspension of Affiliates: It’s Worse Than You Think. A Lot Worse, Actually. (December 20, 2011)
• Suspicions Alone Are Not Enough for an OCI at GAO (August 8, 2016)
• Taiwanese Circuit Boards Cost a Contractor Four Months in Prison (November 18, 2013)
• TAKE AWAYS FROM A RECENTLY FILED LAWSUIT AGAINST A 401(k) POOLED PLAN TRUSTEE (June 23, 2020)
• Takeaways From the NFL National Anthem Controversy for Unionized Employers (July 30, 2018)
• Talk To Me: The Cone of Silence (October 8, 2012)
• Task Order or Schedule Contracting Officer – Pick the Right One or Start Over! (May 2, 2017)
• Tax Commissioner publishes tentative 2017 Natural Resource Valuation Variables for Public Comment (July 13, 2016)
• Tax Court Invalidates a Micro-Captive Insurance Arrangement; Likely to Embolden IRS in its Compliance Efforts (September 11, 2017)
• Tax Deferred Annuities – Heightened Fiduciary Scrutiny (November 14, 2016)
• Teaming Agreements: Enforceable Contracts or Unenforceable Agreements to Agree? (June 11, 2013)
• Tech and Data Security Q & A During a Pandemic (March 17, 2020)
• Technological Advancements Raise Questions to Ownership of Produced Water from Hydraulic Fracturing (December 27, 2023)
• Technological Advancements Raise Questions to Ownership of Produced Water from Hydraulic Fracturing (December 27, 2023)
• Technology-Assisted Review Continues to Develop as E-Discovery Tool (September 26, 2018)
• Telehealth and Telemedicine: Distinct Practice Areas Not Synonyms (March 16, 2021)
• Telemedicine: Prescribing Limitations (November 29, 2021)
• Telemedicine: Prescribing Limitations (November 29, 2021)
• Telephone Cooperatives May Be Eligible For PPP Loans (June 8, 2020)
• Temporary Rule Offers Guidance on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (April 2, 2020)
• Ten Things to Remember about Debriefings (October 7, 2014)
• Tenth Circuit Declares OSM’s Action “Final” Despite Pending Administrative Review: Authorizes Federal Court Review (August 1, 2017)
• Tenth Circuit Vacates District Court NEPA Rulings on Mine Permit Modifications, but Only After Finding Appeals Were Moot (June 23, 2016)
• Tenth Circuit Vacates District Court NEPA Rulings on Mine Permit Modifications, but Only After Finding Appeals Were Moot (June 23, 2016)
• Text Messaging While Driving Prohibited For Federal Contractors (March 30, 2011)
• That Little White Lie Can Be Very Costly Under the Special Plea In Fraud Statute and False Claims Act (July 28, 2014)
• The "Close at Hand" Rule Applies to Past Performance, but Not Technical Matters (September 19, 2018)
• The “Buy American and Hire American” Executive Order Is Here; Stay Tuned for What It Means for Federal Contractors and Grant Recipients (April 19, 2017)
• The “Other” Murray Energy Clean Air Act Challenge (April 28, 2015)
• The 2025 Tax Act, aka "One Big Beautiful Bill": Initial Takes (July 18, 2025)
• The Administrative State Crumbles (June 17, 2019)
• The Affordable Care Act’s “Hidden” Enforcement Initiatives (July 20, 2012)
• The Appearance of Partiality or Impropriety: Potentially Damaging Actions (December 11, 2013)
• The Army Corps Wrongly Rejected A Timely Proposal, But Was Not “Wrong Enough” To Have To Pay The Contractor’s Attorneys’ Fees (August 15, 2012)
• The Beat Goes On – Continued Expansion of the False Claims Act (April 10, 2013)
• The Beginning of the End (October 30, 2019)
• The Cardinal Change - A Dramatic But Important Remedy (October 17, 2018)
• The CARES Act Employee Retention Credit: Another Tool for Employers Experiencing Financial Challenges in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic (April 15, 2020)
• The CARES Act provisions that impact tax-qualified retirement plans, including offering withdrawal options, require action by the employers (April 8, 2020)
• The CARES Act: What Employers Need to Know (March 30, 2020)
• The Challenge in Challenging A CICA Override - Know Your Facts (November 28, 2018)
• The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (March 15, 2022) Provides Five-Month Reprieve for Telehealth Flexibility Upon the Expiration of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency under 42 U.S.C 1395m(g)(1)(B) (March 18, 2022)
• The Constitution Saved the Day (and $50 Million) in False Claims Case (March 16, 2012)
• The Contractor’s Burden to Establish Responsibility – Do It Early and Do It Right (October 14, 2014)
• The Coronavirus and Your Construction Contract: Is Performance Excused due to COVID-19? (March 17, 2020)
• The Coronavirus: Q & A For Employers (March 11, 2020)
• The Coronavirus: Q & A For Employers Part 2 (revised March 18, 2020) (March 17, 2020)
• The Coronavirus’ Effect on Contracts: Can the Pandemic be a ‘Force Majeure’? (March 12, 2020)
• The CPARS Process: Engage Early and Often (November 8, 2016)
• The Duty to Preserve Metadata: Leidig v. BuzzFeed, Inc. 1:16-cv-00642 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 19, 2017) (July 24, 2018)
• The Entity May Exist, but Is It Approved? The Complex World of Joint Ventures and 8(a) Awards (August 30, 2016)
• The Federal Government Is Shut Down. Now What? (October 1, 2013)
• The Federal Trade Commission Moves on Non-Competes (January 6, 2023)
• The Final Word? Suspension of Affiliates Is Worse Than You Think (February 4, 2014)
• The Fine Line between Clarifying and Discussing Can Be Harder to Draw than It Looks (August 18, 2015)
• The Fourth Circuit Rejects Pre-Suit Notice and Screening Requirements in Medical Professional Liability Actions (November 28, 2023)
• The General Data Protection Regulation Reaches Far Beyond the EU (October 23, 2018)
• The Gig Economy and CARES Act Q&A (April 17, 2020)
• The Government Cannot Hide Three Boxes of Discovery Under a Desk and Say It Is Harmless (September 26, 2012)
• The Government Contracts Monitor is taking this week off for the holiday, but we’ll be back next week. In the meantime, have a Happy Thanksgiving! (November 22, 2016)
• The Government May Have the Right to Remain Silent, But Anything It Says In the Solicitation May Be Used Against It To Find a Latent Ambiguity (April 5, 2018)
• The Government May Have the Right to Remain Silent, But Anything It Says In the Solicitation May Be Used Against It To Find a Latent Ambiguity (April 5, 2018)
• The Green New Deal Meets Physics (April 11, 2019)
• The Impact of COVID-19 on the Ability to Procure Title Insurance for Real Property Transactions (March 19, 2020)
• The Implications of the Most Recent CCPA Amendments (October 22, 2020)
• The Importance of Clearly Establishing Your Price (May 19, 2014)
• The Ins and Outs of the CARE Act Paycheck Protection Program – What Lenders and Borrowers Need to Know (April 1, 2020)
• The Internal Revenue Service Issues New FAQs Regarding the Employee Retention Credit (May 15, 2020)
• The Issue of Hospital Capacities in the Wake of COVID-19 (December 7, 2020)
• The Latest Arbitration Decision By The United States Supreme Court Is Epic (May 24, 2018)
• The Latest Edition of the JK Defense Newsletter (July 1, 2021)
• The Latest Edition of the JK Defense Newsletter and an Upcoming Free Seminar (December 11, 2018)
• The Litigious Engine That Could (November 16, 2012)
• THE MSHA WISH LIST FOR THE NEW SECRETARY OF LABOR (January 10, 2017)
• The Murky "Waters of the United States" Just Got Muddier (August 22, 2018)
• The New Disfavoring of Cost-Type Contracts (February 27, 2009)
• The NLRB Returns to Handbooks… Again! (August 4, 2023)
• The Ongoing Dispute between the GAO and the VA over Set-Asides and the Limitations of the GAO’s Authority (September 7, 2012)
• The Only Thing Being Deployed by a Sham Contractor Named “Enterprise and Deployment” Were False Invoices to the Government (May 15, 2013)
• The Opportunities and Risks of Opportunity Zone Projects (May 30, 2019)
• The Other Probate: A Guide to Ancillary Administration in West Virginia (May 23, 2019)
• The Perils of Claims by Sureties against the United States (September 9, 2011)
• The Problem with Peer Review. A Standard that Doesn’t Always Translate Well in the Media or Courtroom (July 11, 2016)
• The Problem with Peer Review. A Standard that Doesn’t Always Translate Well in the Media or Courtroom (July 12, 2016)
• The Promise and Perils of Clean Water Act Litigation (November 26, 2018)
• The Proposed New FAR Rule Establishing Basic Requirements for Safeguarding Contractor Information Systems Is Finally Here (August 31, 2012)
• The Race to Suspend & Debar Heats Up (March 19, 2012)
• The Revolving Door Continues to Create OCI Problems (September 6, 2011)
• The Right to Recover Pre-Majority Medical Expenses (August 20, 2021)
• The Rise of Alternative Communication Apps and Their Impact on E-Discovery (January 21, 2020)
• The Rise of Consumer Class Actions: How Changes to the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act Increased Consumer Class Action Filings in West Virginia (September 26, 2022)
• The Risks of Submitting Proposals Electronically (November 7, 2012)
• The Rule of Two – Is It Used to Fulfill or Define Small Business Participation Goals? (June 16, 2014)
• The Set-Aside Process Gone Wild – Will the Federal Circuit Reconsider? (February 11, 2014)
• The Silent Treatment: Agencies Don’t Have to Tell You When Your Price Is Too High (May 22, 2015)
• The Sprint is Over: HHS Releases Anti-Kickback Statute Reform to Support Coordinated, Value-Based Care Arrangements (PART I OF THE AKS FINAL RULE MINI-SERIES) (December 18, 2020)
• The Stats Don’t Lie – Not Every Complaint is Valid (March 11, 2014)
• The Stimulus Package: What About Contract Integrity? (February 17, 2009)
• The Sun Sets on GAO’s Civilian Agencies Task Orders Jurisdiction (October 4, 2016)
• The Superfund Excise Tax Is Returning Soon for the Chemical Industry. (May 16, 2022)
• The Superfund Excise Tax Is Returning Soon for the Chemical Industry. (May 16, 2022)
• The Supreme Court Enters the CTA Fight (January 24, 2025)
• The Supreme Court of Ohio Issues Ohio Dormant Mineral Act Opinions (September 16, 2016)
• The Time is Now: Enforcement for Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Begins (May 13, 2021)
• The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit Denies UMWA, <em>et al</em>. Writ of Mandamus Action for Emergency Temporary Standards to Address COVID-19 (July 23, 2020)
• The US Chamber of Commerce Foundation “Save Small Business” Grant Program (April 20, 2020)
• The Winds of Change - Defining Value in Healthcare (December 14, 2020)
• THE WISH LIST FOR THE NEW SECRETARY OF LABOR (January 9, 2017)
• The Wrong Forum: GAO Doesn't Consider Intellectual Property Infringement (September 23, 2013)
• There is an Implied Right to Pool an Oil and Gas Lease (April 20, 2016)
• There's still time to register for the Labor & Employment Seminar on January 25! (December 11, 2018)
• There's still time to register! Attend the Employment Law Seminar: Trends in WV Employment, Labor and Benefits Law (October 10, 2018)
• There’s More to Winning an Unbalanced Pricing Protest than Meets the Eye (September 21, 2015)
• THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS FRIENDS AND FAMILY UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS (August 29, 2022)
• Think You Are Disadvantaged? Prove It! (June 1, 2015)
• Third Circuit Declines to Reconsider Eminent Domain Case: Allows States to Block Pipelines (November 11, 2019)
• Third Circuit Highlights the Importance of E-Discovery Expert in a Civil Action Disrupted by Spoliation (August 27, 2019)
• Third Circuit Rejects Challenge to Corps of Engineers’ Permit for Pipeline (August 31, 2017)
• Third Circuit Rejects Challenge to Corps of Engineers’ Permit for Pipeline (September 6, 2017)
• Third Circuit Reminds Employers That Unions Can Review Portions of Asset Purchase Agreements (May 1, 2023)
• Those Certified Payroll Reports From Subcontractors Really Are Important (October 18, 2012)
• Timber! A Government Contractor Asks for Mercy and Gets None (April 1, 2013)
• Time Is On My Side: Protests Extend Incumbency (August 19, 2013)
• Time to Check Your Organizational Chart For Dormant Tax-Exempt Entities (January 13, 2025)
• Time to Check Your Organizational Chart For Dormant Tax-Exempt Entities (January 13, 2025)
• Time to Modify Lending Practices. Preparing for Coronavirus Demands on Commercial Lending. (March 16, 2020)
• Time to Modify Lending Practices. Preparing for Coronavirus Demands on Commercial Lending. (March 16, 2020)
• Time to Modify Lending Practices. Preparing for Coronavirus Demands on Commercial Lending. (March 16, 2020)
• Time to Modify Lending Practices. Preparing for Coronavirus Demands on Commercial Lending. (March 16, 2020)
• Time to Modify Lending Practices. Preparing for Coronavirus Demands on Commercial Lending. (March 16, 2020)
• Time to Modify Lending Practices. Preparing for Coronavirus Demands on Commercial Lending. (March 16, 2020)
• Time Waits for No Contractor, but It Will Pause for an Agency (May 18, 2015)
• Timeliness of Protests: Timely For Filing v. Timely for a CICA Stay (December 2, 2013)
• Timing Is Everything When Considering Service Contract Act Price Adjustments Based on CBAs (July 5, 2016)
• Tips for Pre-Trial Practice During a Pandemic (June 15, 2020)
• TIPS FOR THE SMALL EMPLOYER: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW NOW ABOUT THE SECURE ACT AND YOUR RETIREMENT PLAN (January 23, 2020)
• Tips on Effectively Engaging with Potential Government Customers (May 27, 2014)
• TITLE VII IS NOW A GRIEVANCE STATUTE FOR EMPLOYEES (April 17, 2024)
• TO TREAT OR NOT TO TREAT VIA TELEMEDICINE? THAT IS THE QUESTION. (March 25, 2020)
• To What Extent Does the Mediation Privilege Protect Communications with the Mediator? Location Matters (November 15, 2018)
• Tough times for “Fat Cat” and “Scabby the Rat:” NLRB Advice Memo says use of inflatables may be an illegal form of secondary picketing (May 19, 2019)
• Trade Secrets and Patents: Which to Use? (October 24, 2022)
• Transforming the Federal Marketplace (March 17, 2015)
• Transition of Key Government Procurement Personnel (January 23, 2014)
• Translation Firm to Pay $1.47M to Resolve Overtime and SCA Wages and Benefits Underpayments (February 9, 2016)
• TREATING BY TELEMEDICINE: MORE THAN JUST PICKING UP THE PHONE AND CALLING-IN A PRESCRIPTION (June 4, 2020)
• TRUMP ADMINISTRATION RELEASES 2017 “UPDATE” REGULATORY AGENDA, SIGNALING SIGNIFICANT REGULATORY CHANGES (July 24, 2017)
• Trump’s EPA Proposes to Roll Back Clean Power Plan (October 11, 2017)
• Truth or Dare: The Benefits of Voluntary Disclosure and Cooperation in False Claims Investigations (January 15, 2013)
• Tumbling Dice: Employees Bribe Official to Score Government Contracts (February 1, 2013)
• Two Government Contractors Get to “Kickback” in Prison for Accepting $1 Million from a Subcontractor (October 23, 2012)
• Two Paths to Finding a West Virginia Mobile Home to Be Real Property (November 23, 2020)
• Two Sets of Climate Books? Is New York’s Claim Against Exxon Mobil Heating Up or Just a Lot of Hot Air? (November 5, 2019)
• U.S. Department of Labor Issues First Guidance on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (March 25, 2020)
• U.S. Department Of Labor Issues Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking Concerning Affirmative Action And Non-Discrimination Against Veterans (April 29, 2011)
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Critical Habitat for Two Central Appalachian Crayfish (February 18, 2020)
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Sued in West Virginia for Failure to Designate "Critical Habitat" for Two Species of Crayfish (July 4, 2018)
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Takes Action on Petitions to List Kentucky Arrow Darter and Cumberland Arrow Darter as Endangered or Threatened Species (October 21, 2015)
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Takes Action on Petitions to List Kentucky Arrow Darter and Cumberland Arrow Darter as Endangered or Threatened Species (October 21, 2015)
• U.S. Liable Under CERCLA for Releases on Unpatented Mining Claims (August 2, 2017)
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• U.S. Supreme Court Allows Kids' Climate Trial to Proceed (November 13, 2018)
• U.S. Supreme Court Allows Pipeline to Cross Appalachian Trail (July 13, 2020)
• U.S. Supreme Court Allows Pipeline to Cross Appalachian Trail (July 13, 2020)
• U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies the Undue Hardship Standard for Title VII Religious Accommodations (June 30, 2023)
• U.S. Supreme Court Decision Clears the Way for West Virginia to Tax Internet Sales (October 10, 2018)
• U.S. Supreme Court Dismisses Case Relating to In-House Counsel Attorney-Client Privilege for Dual-Purpose Communications (February 3, 2023)
• U.S. Supreme Court Dismisses Case Relating to In-House Counsel Attorney-Client Privilege for Dual-Purpose Communications (February 3, 2023)
• U.S. Supreme Court Holds That West Virginia Tax Exemption Unlawfully Discriminates Against Federal Law Enforcement Retirees (April 7, 2019)
• U.S. Supreme Court Removes One Hurdle in Takings Cases Against State and Local Governments (June 27, 2019)
• U.S. Supreme Court Rules Against Union in Public Employee Fees Dispute (July 2, 2018)
• U.S. Supreme Court Stays Clean Power Plan Rule for Existing Coal Plants (February 10, 2016)
• U.S. Supreme Court Stays Clean Power Plan Rule for Existing Coal Plants (February 10, 2016)
• U.S. Supreme Court Stays Kids' Climate Suit (October 29, 2018)
• U.S. Supreme Court to Decide Whether Title VII Protects Gay and Transgender Employees (April 22, 2019)
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• Understanding the Experience Factor – Another Losing Protest (August 20, 2012)
• UNDERSTANDING THE PHASE I ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT (August 8, 2017)
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• United States and Canada Announce Solar Product Trade Deal (July 21, 2022)
• Unless the Agency Limits Discussions, Don’t Be Afraid to Revise Your Price (Or Anything Else) (April 7, 2014)
• Up, Up and Away: Suspension and Debarment Ever on the Rise (May 11, 2015)
• Upcoming Program: GovConNet Institute (October 17, 2013)
• Upcoming Program: GovConNet Institute (December 6, 2013)
• Upcoming Program: Rules Have Changed. Learn How to Comply (September 25, 2013)
• Update Guidance for Employers Not Covered by OSHA's COVID-19 ETS (July 9, 2021)
• Update on Clean Power Plan Litigation (September 12, 2017)
• Update on CTA: 5th Circuit Whiplash (December 27, 2024)
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• Update on the Federal Trade Commission and Non-Competes (January 19, 2023)
• Update: All or Almost All You Want to Know About the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (December 11, 2012)
• Update: Court Sides with VA’s Interpretation that Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Asides Are Not Necessary Before Ordering Off the Federal Supply Schedule (January 3, 2013)
• Update: DOD Issues Final Rule on Detection and Avoidance of Counterfeit Electronic Parts (May 13, 2014)
• UPDATE: Fifth Circuits Holds Bankruptcy Court Cannot Enjoin the SBA Regarding PPP Funding to Debtors (June 25, 2020)
• Update: Government Cannot Suspend Affiliate More than 18 Months without Legal Proceeding (July 18, 2012)
• UPDATE: Killefer Withdraws Performance Czar Nomination (February 3, 2009)
• Update: Prison for Two and Probation for Two in Navy Kickback Scheme (February 3, 2014)
• Update: The Court of Federal Claims Overturns the VA OSDBU and Affirms Company’s VOSB Status (July 1, 2013)
• Update: The Court Refuses to Follow the Government Down the Rabbit Hole (February 25, 2013)
• UPDATE: The U.S. Department of Labor Issues Guidance Regarding the “health care provider” exemption under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (March 30, 2020)
• Update: Two Government Fraud Cases Go to Sentencing (July 29, 2013)
• Update: Understanding the Corporate Transparency Act, Part II (December 1, 2023)
• Update: USDA Designates New Categories of Biobased Products to Receive Preferential Treatment in Federal Procurement (November 27, 2012)
• Update: USDA Designates New Categories of Biobased Products to Receive Preferential Treatment in Federal Procurement (June 18, 2013)
• Update: Women-Owned Small Business Program Launched (February 9, 2011)
• UPDATED - CDC Critical Infrastructure Guidance (August 13, 2020)
• UPDATED - Kentucky General Assembly Makes Healthcare Changes in Response to COVID-19 (March 27, 2020)
• UPDATED - Kentucky Legislature Responds to COVID-19 with SB 150 (March 27, 2020)
• UPDATED - SBA Expands Loan Calculation Options and Eligibility (March 4, 2021)
• UPDATED APRIL 3, 2020 - Small Business Relief Under the Paycheck Protection Program (March 30, 2020)
• UPDATED Biden's Vaccine/Testing Mandates: What Does This Mean for Employers? (September 14, 2021)
• UPDATED Certifier Beware: Certifications & Liability Under the False Claims Act (May 15, 2020)
• Updated Guidance for Employers Not Covered by OSHA's COVID-19 ETS (June 21, 2021)
• UPDATED Jackson Kelly Attorneys file Amicus Brief for Kentucky Chamber, SHRM, and others On Unemployment Issue in Kentucky (November 6, 2020)
• Updated List of PA Non-Life-Sustaining Businesses and Waiver/Exemption Process (March 21, 2020)
• UPDATED Ongoing Efforts to Ease Burdens on Providers in the Wake of COVID-19 (March 26, 2020)
• Updated Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loans Frequently Asked Questions (April 30, 2020)
• Updated Q & A for Families First Coronavirus Response Act (April 3, 2020)
• UPDATED SBA Expands Loan Calculation Options and Eligibility (March 4, 2021)
• UPDATED: Kentucky Publishes Revised Minimum Requirements and Additional Guidance for Construction Businesses to Re-open and Remain Open (May 13, 2020)
• UPDATES FROM MSHA'S QUARTERLY CALL (October 16, 2018)
• UPDATES FROM MSHA’S QUARTERLY CALL (October 16, 2018)
• USCIS Pushes Back Start Date for Mandatory E-Verify Use (January 12, 2009)
• Usher in the new system … Hello “SAM” (May 22, 2012)
• Using the Restroom at Work: It’s More than Just a Bathroom Break (July 27, 2015)
• USPTO Offers Trademark Relief in Wake of Coronavirus (March 26, 2020)
• USPTO Revises Deadlines in Light of Pandemic (May 12, 2020)
• UTILITY GROUPS ASK EPA TO MODIFY COAL ASH RULE AND TO EXTEND COMPLIANCE DEADLINES (May 18, 2017)
• Utilization of Remote Notaries in Kentucky during the COVID-19 Pandemic (April 9, 2020)
• VA Invites Comments to Improve the Veteran-Owned Small Business Verification Program (June 10, 2013)
• VA’s Rule of Two Applies to IDIQ Contracts (March 7, 2016)
• Vaccine Mandates and Religious Accommodation – Understanding “Undue Burden” under the Americans with Disabilities Act (October 22, 2025)
• Vigilance Required, Even When Cooperating With A Government Investigation (May 1, 2012)
• VIOLATING THE CONSTITUTION IN THE NAME OF THE ENVIRONMENT (June 3, 2019)
• Violating the Constitution in the Name of the Environment (June 3, 2019)
• Violation of Price Reduction Clause Leads to Record Settlement by GSA Contractor (April 20, 2009)
• Virginia Court Allows ACP Pipeline to Conduct Surveys Without Landowner Permission (February 13, 2017)
• Virginia Implements Emergency Temporary Standards for Workplace Safety (July 16, 2020)
• Virginia Supreme Court Largely Affirms Right of Pipeline to Conduct Property Surveys and Examinations without Landowner Approval (July 26, 2017)
• Virginia Supreme Court Largely Affirms Right of Pipeline to Conduct Property Surveys and Examinations without Landowner Approval (August 2, 2017)
• Waiver of Privilege-Protected Email Communications by Voluntary Disclosure: The "Common Interest" Exception (July 23, 2018)
• Want Credit For Your Past? Challenge Acceptable/Unacceptable Past Performance Evaluation Criteria (September 14, 2015)
• WARN Notices and Sequestration (November 15, 2012)
• Warning: Don’t Go to Court Without Your Evidentiary Support! (January 25, 2013)
• Warning: Solicitations Cancelled for Budgetary Reasons Are Likely Not Protestable (September 17, 2013)
• Watch out CCPA: California Privacy Rights Act Seeks to Strengthen California Privacy Laws  (May 7, 2020)
• Watch Out for Flying Pigs! GAO Permits and Grants Untimely Protest (September 13, 2012)
• Watch Out! DCAA Will Soon Be Asking for your Internal Audit Reports (January 9, 2013)
• We Won’t See You in Court: HHS Releases 340B ADR Final Rule (April 25, 2024)
• West Virginia Becomes Latest State to Authorize Pass Through Entities to Pay State Income Tax at Entity Level Beginning With Tax Year 2022 (March 10, 2023)
• West Virginia Becomes the 26th “Right to Work” State (February 18, 2016)
• West Virginia Board of Medicine Investigators May Now Be Carrying Concealed Firearms (April 27, 2022)
• West Virginia Businesses Beware: Emergency Rule Creates Sweeping Operational Requirements During The COVID-19 State of Emergency (April 17, 2020)
• West Virginia Businesses Beware: Emergency Rule Creates Sweeping Operational Requirements During The COVID-19 State of Emergency (April 17, 2020)
• West Virginia Chamber of Commerce 2018 Human Resources Conference (April 22, 2018)
• West Virginia County Court Rules That Mine Operator Is Not Required To Prevent Subsidence Damage To Commercial Gas Lines Where Operator Has The Right To Subside But Has Duty To Compensate For Damages (September 7, 2016)
• West Virginia Employment Law Worker Classification Act Heads to the Governor for Signature (March 12, 2021)
• West Virginia Enhances Penalties for Trespass and Damages to Critical Infrastructure (April 1, 2020)
• West Virginia Enhances Penalties for Trespass and Damages to Critical Infrastructure (April 1, 2020)
• West Virginia Environmental Quality Board Swings and … Bunts? Rules that WVDEP Properly Modeled River Zones for Characterizing Aboveground Storage Tanks (August 30, 2016)
• WEST VIRGINIA GETS COVID-19 (March 18, 2020)
• West Virginia Health Law 2023 Legislative Update (April 21, 2023)
• West Virginia Health Law 2024 Legislative Update (May 29, 2024)
• West Virginia Health Law 2025 Legislative Update (May 8, 2025)
• West Virginia Insurance Commissioner Issues Orders and Bulletins related to COVID-19 Crisis  (April 6, 2020)
• West Virginia Insurance Commissioner Issues Orders and Bulletins related to COVID-19 Crisis  (April 6, 2020)
• West Virginia Issues COVID-19 Guidance for Circuit Courts (March 13, 2020)
• WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE ALTERS PIERCING THE VEIL ANALYSIS FOR LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES (April 22, 2022)
• West Virginia Legislature Clarifies 1% Assessment Pursuant to W. Va. Code § 29-12D-1a (May 21, 2018)
• WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE REQUIRES PEIA TO COVER TELEHEALTH SERVICES (July 1, 2020)
• West Virginia Providers Beware: The Newly-Passed “Patient Brokering Act” Has Expansive And Uncertain Implications (June 2, 2020)
• West Virginia Re-Open Plan (April 27, 2020)
• WEST VIRGINIA SENATE PASSES SIGNIFICANT LEGISLATION RELATED TO DAMAGES AVAILABLE IN EMPLOYMENT CLAIMS (February 24, 2015)
• West Virginia Supreme Court Clarifies Statutory Peer Review Privilege (February 17, 2016)
• West Virginia Supreme Court Dissolves Water Replacement Obligation of Mine Operator (April 10, 2018)
• West Virginia Supreme Court Emphasizes Importance of DEP’s Role in SMCRA Citizen Suits (October 12, 2017)
• West Virginia Supreme Court Hears FOIA Case Over WVU Mining Study Records (March 11, 2015)
• West Virginia Supreme Court Slams Class Certification Order from Trial Court Judge Who Stood to Benefit from the Class Action (November 7, 2019)
• West Virginia Supreme Court Upholds State's Right to Work Law (April 21, 2020)
• West Virginia Supreme Court Upholds State’s Right to Work Law (April 21, 2020)
• West Virginia Supreme Court Upholds State’s Right to Work Law (April 21, 2020)
• West Virginia Suspends Regulations Related to Pre-Employment and Random Breath Tests (April 7, 2020)
• West Virginia Town Passes Non-Binding Resolution to Support an Ordinance Outlying Coal Slurry and Hydrofracking Byproducts in Fayette County (October 19, 2015)
• What Constitutes “Discussions” Depends on Parties’ Actions, Not the Agency’s Label (February 18, 2014)
• What do Laundromats, Car Washes, Japanese Restaurants, California Tortilla and a Liquor Store all have in Common? (May 8, 2013)
• What Governor Wolf’s Order for “Non-Life-Sustaining” businesses to close means (March 20, 2020)
• What Is A Claim? (March 12, 2013)
• What is required for a valid waiver in Colorado? (May 22, 2020)
• What is required for a valid waiver in Kentucky? (May 22, 2020)
• What Price is the Government Paying? Federal Supply Schedule Pricing Procedures May Finally Be Changing (May 18, 2015)
• What the Stimulus Law Doesn't Say (February 23, 2009)
• What to tell customers when their most valuable possession has been stolen (February 14, 2020)
• What to tell customers when their most valuable possession has been stolen (February 14, 2020)
• What You Say in Your Proposal Can and Will Be Used Against You (October 5, 2015)
• WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT HOW THE SECURE ACT AFFECTS YOU AND YOUR BENEFICIARIES (January 23, 2020)
• What’s Hot in West Virginia: Thermal Energy Possibilities (August 19, 2026)
• When a GAO Protest Decision Is Wrong the Court of Federal Claims Can Fix It – If You Protest (August 27, 2014)
• When a Solicitation is Cancelled, Should an Offeror Protest? (September 27, 2016)
• When an Offeror and the Government Both Overlook a Material Requirement, There’s Still Hope for an Unsuccessful Offeror (September 19, 2016)
• When Do Agency Restrictions on Proposal Revisions during Corrective Action Go Too Far? (January 10, 2017)
• When Employees Are Involved, Contractor Fraud Is Harder to Hide (March 22, 2018)
• When Hiring Experienced Protest Counsel May Help... (August 19, 2014)
• When in Doubt, Make Sure Your Appeal is Filed Within 90 Days! (July 16, 2014)
• When is the Past Performance of an Affiliate Attributable to the Offeror? (August 7, 2014)
• When It Comes to Evaluations, Agencies Have to Do What They Say They’re Going to Do – And Be Able to Prove It (November 19, 2013)
• When it Comes to the 90-Day Window to Appeal a Final Decision, Don't Play With Fire or You Might Get Burned (August 30, 2018)
• When It’s Too Late To Say Late Is Late (February 27, 2014)
• When Litigation Doesn’t Provide Relief, Congress May (January 29, 2014)
• When Procedure Prevails: Limits of Appellate Review in Untimely Appeals (March 30, 2026)
• When Relying on Technology, Trust but Verify (November 1, 2017)
• When Submitting Proposals Electronically, Late Might Not Always be Late at the Court of Federal Claims (July 30, 2013)
• When the Government Buys Commercial Items, Don’t Forget You Can Demand Terms Consistent with Customary Commercial Practice (February 9, 2016)
• When You Agree to Put a Roof Over the Government’s Head, Give it the Right Price (October 14, 2013)
• When Your Government Contract Is Based On Fraud, Don’t Bother Trying To Submit A Claim (September 16, 2013)
• WHERE THERE’S SMOKE THERE’S FIRE? THE D.C. CIRCUIT CONFIRMS THE COMMISSION’S ADOPTION OF THE SECRETARY’S INTERPRETATION OF “MINE FIRE” (August 10, 2015)
• Where You Manufacture and Whether and What You Export Make a Difference: Don’t Claim “Domestic End Product” or Export Defense Articles Without Proper Authority (October 14, 2014)
• Where’s the Beef? A Contractor Learns the Hard Way that Ground Beef Does Not Taste Like Chicken (February 19, 2013)
• Where’s the Controversy? (October 18, 2013)
• Which Way to Look and For What Relief? (December 7, 2012)
• Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act Becomes Law (December 3, 2012)
• White House proposes significant PPP changes midstream that will expand eligibility but temporarily limit access (February 22, 2021)
• White House proposes significant PPP changes midstream that will expand eligibility but temporarily limit access (February 22, 2021)
• Who Owns an Employee's Mobile Device Data? (October 31, 2019)
• WHOSE DATA IS IT ANYWAY? MAKING SURE YOUR CLOUD STORAGE SERVICE IS LITIGATION READY (April 23, 2019)
• Why Pledger’s Rejection of the MPLA's Notice of Claim and Certificate of Merit Requirements Matter to Healthcare Providers (January 30, 2024)
• Why Your Non-Compete Agreement May Violate the National Labor Relations Act (June 13, 2023)
• Wide-Ranging Army National Guard Recruiting Scheme Continues in Texas (September 9, 2013)
• Will DoD Change How It Procures "Readily Available" Commercial Items? (March 21, 2019)
• Willie Wonka at GAO: Everyone Gets to Compete on the Same Basis (May 4, 2015)
• Wishing All A Happy Holiday (April 18, 2019)
• With an Extension Likely, Telehealth Seems Here to Stay (October 6, 2022)
• Words Matter: Your Proposal Must Be Clear and Convincing (January 11, 2016)
• WORKPLACE EXAM RULE: PROPOSED CHANGES AND DELAY (September 7, 2017)
• WORKPLACE EXAMINATION RULE – EFFECTIVE DATE (May 18, 2017)
• WORKPLACE EXAMINATION RULE UPDATE (May 15, 2017)
• Wrong FAR Clause In Utilities Contract Is Just Water Under The Bridge (September 4, 2013)
• Wrongdoing Doesn’t Pay - Civil Penalties, Including for False Claims Act Violations, Keep Going Up – 2017 Inflation Adjustments (January 16, 2017)
• Wrongful death lawsuit against Walmart highlights importance of employers staying abreast of and implementing the latest CDC and OSHA guidance. (April 21, 2020)
• WV Governor Issues Additional Orders for Specific Counties (April 5, 2020)
• WV GOVERNOR SIGNS LEGISLATION ALLOWING WVDEP TO APPROVE WELL PAD PERMIT TRANSFERS (February 11, 2015)
• WV Passes Laws to Promote Solar Energy Development (April 19, 2021)
• WV Supreme Court Denies Unemployment Compensation Benefits to Striking Employees (March 15, 2018)
• WV Supreme Court Dismisses Medical Professional Liability Claim Where Patient Left AMA (November 11, 2019)
• WV Supreme Court Enforces Arbitration Agreement in Employment Case (February 18, 2018)
• WV Supreme Court Holds That Statutes Abrogating the “Malice Exception” in Employment Litigation and Capping Punitive Damages Apply Immediately (June 19, 2017)
• WV Supreme Court Reinforces Mandatory Pre-Suit Requirements in Medical Professional Liability Actions (July 12, 2022)
• WV Surface Mine Board Holds WVDEP Cannot Charge Surface Mine Permit Transfer Fees for Upstream Changes in Ownership and Control: Justice Companies Not Responsible for Fee in Stock Acquisition (January 19, 2016)
• WVBOP COVID-19 Emergency Licensure Rules (March 30, 2020)
• WVBOP COVID-19 Updates (March 24, 2020)
• WVDEP Division of Air Quality’s Draft General Permit G80A for Natural Gas Facilities Is Now Available for Public Comment (February 6, 2015)
• WVDEP Issues General Permit G70-B (November 5, 2015)
• WVDEP Issues Order Requiring Additional Reporting From Coal Prep Plants (April 22, 2015)
• WVDEP Issues Order Requiring Additional Reporting From Coal Prep Plants (April 22, 2015)
• WVDEP Issues Reminder Concerning New Requirements For Large Water Withdrawals From Surface and Groundwater Sources (July 16, 2015)
• WVDEP Moves to Dismiss Gas Producer Lawsuit Claiming "Flat Rate Statute" is Unconstitutional (June 6, 2018)
• WVDEP Provides Guidance to Mine Operators on Cutting Timber in Northern Long-Eared Bat Territory (November 19, 2015)
• WVSCA Holds County Commissions Owning Public Hospitals are not "Employers" under WV Human Rights Act or Whistle-Blower Law, nor "Health Care Entities" under the Patient Safety Act (March 24, 2021)
• WVU Research Undermines USEPA Test Method for Aluminum (June 27, 2016)
• WVU Study Identifies Opportunity to Create “Natural Gas Storage Hub” in Applachia (August 29, 2017)
• You Can’t Always Get What You Want – Including Past Performance Information Needed to Support Award Decisions (February 28, 2013)
• You Can’t Always Rely on the Kindness of Strangers, or Contracting Officers (October 5, 2015)
• YOU JUST WON THE LOTTERY, NOW WHAT? (December 1, 2025)
• You Say Responsibility, GAO Says Acceptability, Let’s Call the Protest Off (November 25, 2014)
• You've Got To Know When To Hold 'Em and Know When To Fold 'Em (April 14, 2015)
• Your Name has to be on the Dance Card: Only a Real Party in Interest Can File (September 8, 2015)
• Your Team Members May Not Be All Yours -- How Far Does “Exclusivity” Extend? (April 20, 2015)