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GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS LAW - Long-Awaited Proposed Rule for Lower-Tier Subcontracting Plan Credit Finally Arrives to the FAR, June 28, 2019. The FAR Council is beginning to catch up with the SBA’s allowance that prime contractors with small business...By: PilieroMazza PLLC

In a premises liability action, the duty a landowner owes depends on the status assigned to the person upon the property. Generally, South Carolina acknowledges four categories; trespassers, invitees, licensees and children. While South Carolina’s...By: Nexsen Pruet, PLLC

Welcome to the second 2019 issue of Product Lines – our quarterly e-newsletter that focuses on toxic torts and products liability issues. For this edition, we are reporting on several important and timely legal issues. As you will see, we strive to...By: Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Generally, the right to enforce arbitration may be waived. While there is no established rule as to what constitutes waiver, it typically requires a showing of prejudice through undue burden resulting from the delay in demanding arbitration. That...By: Nexsen Pruet, PLLC

New York state lawmakers were busy during the final days of the legislative session, introducing and passing several bills as part of an aggressive agenda to overhaul New York state employment laws. In addition to passing bills that would redefine...By: Harris Beach PLLC

SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS & ADVISORY SERVICES - SBA Issues Proposed Rule Changing Receipts Calculation to 5 Years, Implementing Small Business Runway Extension Act - On June 24, 2019, the Small Business Administration (SBA) published its...By: PilieroMazza PLLC

It was another fairly quiet week at the General Assembly. Several House committees advanced bills this week, but only three bills had votes on the House floor. There was more activity in the Senate, but much of that chamber’s work occurred out of the...By: Moore & Van Allen PLLC

The Tennessee General Assembly passed the Healthy Workplace Act back in 2014, which provided immunity to public employers for employee claims relating to workplace bullying if they adopted the model anti-bullying policy which was issued by the...By: Miller & Martin PLLC

Some of you may be surprised to know that our great State of Tennessee does not use the same definition as the federal government, specifically the IRS, when it comes to defining “independent contractors” vs. “employees.”...By: Miller & Martin PLLC

In the closing days of its session, the New York State Legislature has passed sweeping changes to New York’s employment discrimination and harassment law. Major amendments to the state’s Human Rights Law significantly lower the standard under which...By: Harris Beach PLLC