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From the initial real estate purchase to completing construction, the entire real estate industry has been hit hard by the economic downturn caused by COVID-19. Some of the new relief bills have helped, especially the Paycheck Protection Program...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 our brave new world of COVID-19 driven shutdowns and (hopefully) short-term economic changes and challenges, now would be a key time to look at your agreements for deals already under way and new deals going forward. Most everyone including...By: Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

This week the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) released the final version of its new standard for the test to be used in determining whether workers are jointly-employed by affiliated businesses (like in scenarios with temp agencies or...By: Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

Many employers seek to leverage foreign talent by hiring highly skilled foreign professionals through use of the United States’ H-1B visa program. As covered previously by HR Legalist, because there is a cap on the number of H-1B visas available each...By: Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

Forecasting How Mayor Kenney’s Pocket Veto May Impact Future Legislation Requiring Developers to Give Back to the Communities they Impact - For the first time since taking office, Mayor Kenney vetoed six pieces of legislation passed by City Council...By: Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

Today’s blog will review a scenario that is a common occurrence for many practicing employment lawyers, but that might not be as common for our readers. Let’s say that a former employee has filed a discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation suit...By: Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

Many federal construction contractors have been there: it’s near the end of the project and the government raises an issue with work that was done much earlier, but is not in strict compliance with the specifications. The contracting officer demands...By: Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

As previously covered here, the California Legislature has long been searching for a way to prevent employers from requiring prospective employees to sign arbitration agreements as a condition of employment without running afoul of the Federal...By: Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

Today, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) publicized its restructuring of some union election procedures that were widely known by employers as the “Ambush Election Rule,” which was rolled out in 2014. While not a complete overhaul of the...By: Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP