Data Privacy 2021: Looking Back and Planning Ahead

Welcome to 2021! The Woods Rogers Cybersecurity and Data Privacy group is excited for new beginnings and a new year of solving privacy problems. Now is the time to review 2020’s wild ride from a data privacy law perspective and… Read more

January 7, 2021 | Cybersecurity & Data Privacy

The FFCRA Paid Leave is Dead (Unless You Liked It)

By Anne G. Bibeau

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act’s (FFCRA) paid leave provisions have expired. The law, which was effective from April 1 through December 31, 2020, required businesses with fewer than 500 employees to provide employees with emergency paid sick leave (EPSL)… Read more

January 5, 2021 | COVID-19 Task Force | Labor & Employment

Agency Requirement that Past Performance Occur at Specific Contracting Tier Found Unduly Restrictive

Procuring agencies have wide latitude in developing requirements for their solicitations. When provisions are challenged, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) merely evaluates whether the agency’s justification for the requirement at issue is rational and can withstand logical scrutiny. However,… Read more

January 4, 2021 | Government Contracts

GAO Finds SAM Registration Requirement to be Minor Informality

FAR 4.1102 requires offerors to register in the System for Award Management (“SAM”) at the time an offer is submitted to the government, with limited exceptions such as micro-purchases, classified contracts, emergency contacts, and some others. However, the Government Accountability… Read more

January 4, 2021 | Government Contracts

Paycheck Protection Program after the COVID-related Tax Relief Act of 2020 and the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act

By Ray W. King

NOTE—The COVID-related Tax Relief Act of 2020 and the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act amend the CARES Act, and this Article updates the information in the following Articles previously published: Paycheck Protection Program Under the… Read more

January 4, 2021 | Corporate & Business Transactions | COVID-19 Task Force

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