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On Wednesday, December 18, 2019, Obermayer Chair of the Government Contracting Department, Maria Panichelli, will be presenting a webinar titled, “Key Construction Clauses and Considerations in Federal Construction Contracting.” Maria will walk you...By: Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

In state governments’ continuing efforts to target “Gig Economy” companies and other organizations who rely on independent contractors, New Jersey recently handed Uber Technologies, Inc. a bill for $650 million because it claims the company has been...By: Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

It’s been a long time coming, but the Small Business Administration (SBA) has finally published its “comprehensive regulatory amendment” to the regulations governing the HUBZone program. The new regulations, which were initially proposed on October...By: Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

On October 24, 2019, Judge Cathy Seibel of the Southern District of New York issued her ruling granting Defendants’ summary judgment motion in the matter of Lawrence v. Chemprene, Inc., et al., 18-CV-2537. While the procedural history and the conduct...By: Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

Obermayer is excited to introduce its new “GovCon Examiner Live” webinar series, your resource for the fundamentals in government contracting and small business procurement. Over the course of 12 months, our experienced government contracting...By: Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

In a new case filed in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania on October 10, 2019 at Docket No. GD-19-014418, Derek Gsell of Moon Township, Pennsylvania is suing Universal Electric Corporation for rescinding a job offer because...By: Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

Often perceived – rightfully or not – as an overly employer-friendly forum, mandatory arbitration agreements between employers and employees have been the bane of the plaintiff’s bar’s existence for years. However, there has been a recent torrent of...By: Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

Any contractor providing services to the government knows that complying with the Service Contract Act (SCA) is a critical element of contract performance. Normally, when the SCA applies to a contract, the contractor is responsible for classifying...By: Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

October 7, 2019 marked the beginning of a new U.S. Supreme Court term. One significant employment law matter the Court is expected to rule on has to do with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (“LGBT”) rights. In a trio of cases that have come up...By: Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

Are you an employer in New York State or New York City?  Did you comply with the new sexual harassment training law yet?  As previously covered by HRLegalist, on October 9, 2018, the State of New York imposed on both public and private employers,...By: Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP