Jonathan Pomerance Comments on Defense Production Act and Meat Plant Production During COVID-19
The timing and substance of the next COVID-19 relief bill may hinge on the issue of liability. . . . The liability issue gathered steam with comments made by President Donald Trump before he signed an Executive Order designed to keep meat and poultry plants operating. Trump said the E.O. would “solve any liability problems” those companies are facing. Issued using the authority of the Defense Production Act, the E.O. “clarifies which safety standards companies must follow — those found in the joint . . . Read More
JD Supra: PilieroMazza #1 for Government Contracts Legal Thought Leadership
For a third consecutive year, PilieroMazza ’s Government Contracts attorneys and their thought leadership take the #1 position in this year’s JD Supra Readers’ Choice Top Firm 2020 Award . Recognized by readers as the Firm’s leading author for content on government contracts law is Sam Finnerty , who earned the JD Supra Readers’ Choice Top Author 2020 Award as one of their top 10 authors. To put this achievement in perspective, last year, more than 50,000 authors published their insights and commentary on JD Supra, and of those, over 1,500 published content pertaining to government contracting. “This is a great accomplishment . . . Read More
$484 Billion Relief Bill Signed Into Law, $310 Billion Allocated to Paycheck Protection Program
H.R. 266 , the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, was signed into law today. Appropriating $484 billion in relief for the COVID-19 outbreak, it provides additional funding for small business loans, healthcare providers, and COVID-19 testing. The Small Business Administration (SBA) has been unable to accept new applications for the Paycheck Protection Program or the COVID-19 related Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) assistance program (including EIDL Advances) because Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act funding was exhausted. The . . . Read More
Law360 Quotes Lauren Brier on Bad Faith and Allegations of Bias in JEDI Contract Award
The White House ‘s stonewalling of an investigation into the Pentagon’s JEDI cloud contract has prompted renewed allegations of bias from Amazon as it protests the deal, but experts say the company faces a steep climb to show the deal was unfair. . . . Showing bad faith effectively requires “very hard, clear facts” laid out in evidence such as internal communications, according to Lauren Brier , a PilieroMazza PLLC attorney who has written frequently about the JEDI procurement. Allegations that could be drawn from inferences about the . . . Read More
CARES Act Small Business Workshop Spotlights Cy Alba
Cy Alba recently partnered with Nitin Pradhan of ScaleUP USA for a workshop on the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act). The workshop serves as a starting point for startups, small businesses, and mid-size businesses seeking to apply for CARES Act small business funding. Questions addressed include: What is the CARES Act? What loan programs are available to small businesses? What are the program requirements for the Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program (EIDL) and the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)? How are the EIDL . . . Read More
Nichole Atallah Comments on Small Business Benefits in CARES Act, FFCRA, and EFMLA
Nichole Atallah participated in a virtual town hall hosted by USAV to share information on all things COVID-19. Topics addressed include: Chief benefits of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act for small businesses Effect of shelter-in-place orders on Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) paid time off and Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave How essential business designations affect employee access to the emergency paid time off and Emergency FMLA (EFMLA) benefits <br>
Jon Williams Featured in “Force Majeure? Your Rights and Responsibilities as a Government Contractor Impacted by COVID-19”
Jon Williams was recently featured in the Public Spend Forum webinar, “Force Majeure? Your Rights and Responsibilities as a Government Contractor Impacted by COVID-19.” With companies scrambling to interpret force majeure clauses within their commercial contracts in light of COVID-19, the session sought to answer the question: “What are the rights and responsibilities of companies in this current atmosphere, under their government contract terms?” A video with Jon’s comments is available below. He addresses the questions: In the federal contracting context, can you . . . Read More
CARES Act Stimulus Loans: “Founders & Friends” Podcast Features Kathryn Hickey
Kathryn Hickey, Chair of PilieroMazza ’s Business & Transactions Group , examines the CARES Act stimulus loans—including the Payroll Protection Program and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan—and what small businesses and their investors need to know in terms of eligibility requirements, the application process, affiliation concerns, loan forgiveness, and much more. Please visit this link to hear the full podcast. Please visit PilieroMazza’s COVID-19 Client Resource Center for more information on the CARES Act and other resources to help businesses survive this pandemic.
Jon Williams Comments on How Will COVID-19 Change How You Conduct Business?
In a March 27, 2020 blog, “How Will COVID-19 Change How You Conduct Business?” by Courtney Fairchild of Global Services, PilieroMazza ’s Jon Williams advises “all federal contractors to take time to fully understand their rights and obligations under their contracts, communicate with their agency customers, and document all of the impacts that they are facing as a result of COVID-19.” He goes on to say that “Contractors may be entitled to equitable adjustment and claims based on delays and increased costs of . . . Read More
ANNOUNCEMENT: PilieroMazza Forms “COVID-19 Client Response Team”
To address the concerns of our clients and resource partners during and long after the Coronavirus pandemic, PilieroMazza created the “COVID-19 Client Response Team.” The Team’s purpose is to offer government contractors and commercial businesses practical guidance with information and resources necessary to protect you, your business, and your personnel against the far-reaching impacts of COVID-19. Led by Cy Alba , Nichole Atallah , Kathryn Hickey, and Matt Feinberg , the COVID-19 Client Response Team comprises partners from PilieroMazza’s core practice groups, including Government Contracts , Business & Transactions , Labor & Employment , and . . . Read More