Compliance

On December 16, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its COVID-19 Technical Assistance Questions and Answers to address the legal implications when mandating the COVID-19 vaccination. We previously wrote about the key takeaways from that guidance here. As COVID-19 vaccination distribution begins, employers have critical decisions to make about their vaccination policies....

The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit overturned a Court of Federal Claims decision, stating that the trial court incorrectly ruled that a company had waived its right to challenge an error in a solicitation. The lower court based its ruling on its interpretation of Blue & Gold Fleet, L.P. v....

On December 16, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its COVID-19 Technical Assistance Questions and Answers to address the legal implications when mandating the COVID-19 vaccination under federal Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Genetic...

The Department of Defense (“DoD”) implemented a new Interim Rule on November 30, 2020 – Assessing Contractor Implementation of Cybersecurity Requirements. This rule serves as an amendment to the Defense Regulation Supplement (“DFARS”) clause 252.204-7012 and implements a new Assessment Methodology and Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Framework. Essentially, the DoD is revamping their cybersecurity...

On July 6, 2020, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Arthur Morgan, of Lorton, Virginia, with federal wire fraud charges. Morgan is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Surveillance Equipment Group, Inc. (SEG). SEG, through Morgan, entered into General Services Administration (GSA) contracts with the federal government to provide helmets, body armor,...

"Cutting compliance will only make things much worse." Ward & Berry PLLC co-founder Ryan Berry with an important compliance PSA for federal contractors. [video width="1280" height="720" mp4="/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Dont-Cut-Compliance.mp4"][/video]