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Federal contractors need to be proactive about detecting and neutralizing or mitigating Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI).
The FAR’s OCI provisions (currently found at FAR Subpart 9.5) promote the fairness and integrity of the procurement process. The provisions are intended to ensure a level playing field by preventing unfair competitive advantages, biased decision-making, or…
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin recently issued a press release that “Announces Major EPA Actions to Combat PFAS Contamination.” As we generally expected, the announcement did not include plans to rescind Biden-era PFAS rules or regulations, though EPA subsequently announced that it would be rescinding drinking water standards (known as MCLs) for PFHxS, PFNA, GenX,…
As North Carolina’s General Assembly considers House Bill 612 (HB612), much of the focus has been on its child welfare reforms. However, embedded in the bill is a quiet, dangerous shift to North Carolina’s adoption laws. If passed, the change will enact a drastic expansion of rights for absent birth fathers, fundamentally altering the timeline…
Actual deception, substantial injury (including through AI), kids and teens, financial institutions and employees.
Those are the key enforcement priorities of the Federal Trade Commission when it comes to data privacy side, according to Chair Andrew N. Ferguson, who recently addressed the U.S. House Of Representative’s Committee on Appropriations’ Subcommittee on Financial Services and General…
If you think franchise compliance is just a box to check, think again. As part of my presentation on Annual Developments in Franchise Law at the most recent ABA Forum on Franchising Annual Meeting, I did a deep dive into analyzing the recent enforcement actions taken by state franchise regulators. In doing so, I…
Tariffs may seem like a headline reserved for economists and politicians, but at last week’s International Franchise Association (IFA) Legal Symposium in Washington D.C., they were front and center in nearly every room. From breakout panels to sidebar conversations, franchise lawyers zeroed in on how shifting tariff policies are impacting supply chains, vendor relationships,…
EPA announced on May 14, 2025 that it will maintain the Maximum Contaminant Level (“MCL”), also known as the national primary drinking water standard, for two PFAS, perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (“PFOS”), at 4 parts per trillion (“ppt”) but develop a rulemaking to extend the compliance deadline for these MCLs until 2031. EPA…
For a long time, psychological expenses under the Pennsylvania Support Guidelines were treated differently than other medical expenses. While “routine” or “traditional” medical expenses such as surgical, dental, optical, and orthodontia were automatically included as reimbursable expenses, the definition of “medical expenses” specifically excluded cosmetic, chiropractic, and most controversially, psychological and psychiatric.
Medical care for…
On Monday, Republicans unveiled their much anticipated Tax Bill (the “Bill”). At 389 pages, the Bill contains a number of provisions. Some are simply extensions of previous provisions that were sunsetting at the end of 2025. Others are new sections or reversals of existing law. Key provisions or reversals include:
Increased SALT Cap. The 2017…
