The Weekly Update for May 27, 2016

Publications, The Weekly Update 05.27.16

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Debt Refinancing in 504 Loan Program Small Business Size Standards This week’s report follows,  click here if you would like to download a copy . GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Debt Refinancing in 504 Loan Program The Small Business Administration has issued an interim final rule that implements Section 521 of Division E, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, which authorizes projects approved for financing under Title V of the Small Business Investment Act to include the refinancing of qualified debt, 81 Fed. Reg. 33123 .  Comments are due by July 25, 2016 and the rule is effective . . . Read More

The Weekly Update for May 20, 2016

Publications, The Weekly Update 05.20.16

LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT Overtime Final Rule GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Simplified Acquisition Threshold for Overseas Acquisitions in Support of Humanitarian or Peacekeeping Operations Basic Safeguarding of Contractor Information Systems Improvement in Design-Build Construction Process SMALL BUSINESS Small Entity Compliance Guide Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustments This week’s report follows,  click here if you would like to download a copy. LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT Overtime Final Rule The Department of Labor issued its final overtime rule which updates the salary level required for the executive, administrative, and professional (“white collar”) exemption to ensure that the Fair Labor Standards Act’s intended overtime protections . . . Read More

Our Comments in Response to the GAO’s Proposed Rule Regarding Electronic Filing System and Filing Fee

Publications, Comments 05.17.16

Read our full comments here Excerpts Filing Fee The new rule envisions imposing a filing fee of $350 on protesters. We respectfully request that an exception to the fee be created for small businesses, as defined under the Small Business Act, in order to mitigate against the burden of this requirement. Redactions  While we concur with the creation of a rule providing for a redaction process, we respectfully request that the rule allow the parties to opt out of creating redacted versions of protest documents . . . Read More

The Weekly Update for May 13, 2016

Publications, The Weekly Update 05.13.16

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS DFARS: Multiyear Contract Requirements Administrative Cost to Issue and Administer a Contract DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Combating Trafficking in Persons – Definition of ‘‘Recruitment Fees’’ Improving Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses This week’s report follows,  click here if you would like to download a copy . GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS DFARS: Multiyear Contract Requirements DOD issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to implement a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 and a section of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015, which addresses various requirements . . . Read More

The Weekly Update for April 22, 2016

The Weekly Update, Publications 04.22.16

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Procedures for Handling Retaliation Complaints GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS GAO Proposes Rule to Create New Electronic Filing System and Fee This week’s report follows,  click here if you would like to download a copy . DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Procedures for Handling Retaliation Complaints This rule establishes the final procedures and time frames for the handling of retaliation or whistleblower complaints under FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), including procedures and time frames for employee complaints to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, investigations by OSHA, appeals of OSHA determinations to an administrative law judge . . . Read More

The Weekly Update for April 8, 2016

Publications, The Weekly Update 04.08.16

SMALL BUSINESS Clauses With Alternates—Small Business Programs GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Prohibition on Use of Any Cost-Plus System This week’s report follows,  click here if you would like to download a copy . SMALL BUSINESS Clauses With Alternates—Small Business Programs The Department of Defense (DOD) issued a final rule amending DFARS to clarify clauses and their prescriptions for small business programs and to create basic and alternate clauses structured in a manner to facilitate use of automated contract writing systems. This final rule provides the basic clause at 252.219-7003, Small Business Subcontracting Plan in full text . . . Read More

The Weekly Update for March 25, 2016

Publications, The Weekly Update 03.25.16

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Interpretation of the “Advice” Exemption This week’s report follows,  click here if you would like to download a copy . DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Interpretation of the “Advice” Exemption The Office of Labor-Management Standards of the Department of Labor (Department’) is revising the Form LM-20 Agreement, Activities Report and the Form LM-10 Employer Report in response to its June 21, 2011 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). In the NPRM, the Department proposed to revise its interpretation of the advice exemption in section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) . . . Read More