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Technically, no. However, when the contractor is protesting the award of a contract for the same agency that issued the unfavorable Contractor Performance Evaluation Report (CPAR), the contractor may have some success arguing that there was a...By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

For the first time in 15 years, the Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”), Massachusetts’ highest court, issued a decision analyzing the enforceability of non-solicitation covenants, the distinction between such covenants in the context of the sale of a...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The Employee Benefits Practice is pleased to present the Employee Benefits Developments Newsletter for the month of January 2020. Click on the links below for more information on each specific development or case....By: Hodgson Russ LLP

In December, 2019, New Jersey enacted the Create a Respectful and Open Workspace for Natural Hair Act, or the CROWN Act. The CROWN act amends the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) to state that “race,” as defined by the LAD, includes...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

In a case critical to Texas contract and partnership law, on January 31 the Texas Supreme Court confirmed that parties can negate the formation of a partnership through their contractual language. The Court affirmed an appellate court ruling that...By: Porter Hedges LLP

In a December 17, 2019, Blank Rome Workplace post, we described the law enacted in New York expanding “protected status” to cover employee decision-making regarding reproductive rights matters....By: Blank Rome LLP

The general duty clause of the Occupational Safety and Health Act requires employers to provide a workplace which is “free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employee.” While it’s...By: Vinson & Elkins LLP

The “4-Plex Bill” Meant to Address the Housing Crisis Couldn’t Muster Enough Support - Much to the relief of local land-use control advocates and cities throughout California, Senate Bill 50 failed to pass the state Senate last week and died on the...By: Best Best & Krieger LLP

The signing of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Act) at the close of 2019 affected two Affordable Care Act fees related to employer sponsored group health plans....By: Hodgson Russ LLP

The Japan Fair Trade Commission ("JFTC") amended the "Guidelines to Application of the Antimonopoly Act Concerning Review of Business Combination" ("Guidelines") and the "Policies Concerning Procedures of Review of Business Combination" ("Policies")...By: White & Case LLP