A recent decision by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit provides clear guidance for contract awardees: violations of redaction requirements by protesters or other parties will not save a non-intervening awardee from its failure to protect its contract award. An awardee that chooses not to intervene in a bid protest needs to carefully
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Are You in Compliance with California Pay Transparency Rules for Remote Job Postings?
By Sahara Pynes
A client recently received a demand letter from a self-described “self-litigant” sitting in Florida who claimed the client violated CA pay transparency rules for failing to include a salary range in a job posting. In this particular case, the job actually was not a remote position and I think the “self-litigant” likely lacks standing since…
Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act Title IX: Small Business
This is the ninth in a series of ten client alerts summarizing the key provisions of the Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act, a bipartisan legislative package introduced on February 26, 2026, by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) to improve service and administration at the Internal Revenue Service. …
If You Want a Modification of Parenting Time to Stick, Get it in Writing Because Years Worth of Conduct Can Be Ignored
parties who modify parenting time should put it in writing in an agreement or consent order because courts can ignore years of conduct demonstrating that the parenting time was changed…
US Supreme Court Decides that Federal Courts Have Jurisdiction to Vacate or Confirm Arbitration Awards if the Court Previously Stayed the Claims Pending Arbitration
A case involving a $34,500 arbitration award was the vehicle for the U.S. Supreme Court to resolve an issue that has divided the federal appeals courts: whether a federal court that has previously stayed claims in a pending action under § 3 of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) has jurisdiction to confirm or vacate a…
Annual Appellate CLE: Tips from the Bench
North Carolina’s appellate lawyers enjoyed an hour chock-full of insights from Justice Dietz and Chief Judge Dillon this morning during the NCBA’s annual appellate-practice CLE. Did you miss it? Here are some highlights.
Motions to Dismiss Appeals
Both the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals are open to motions to dismiss appeals for…
Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act Title VIII: Hostages
This is the eighth in a series of ten client alerts summarizing the key provisions of the Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act (the “TAS Act”), a bipartisan legislative package introduced on February 26, 2026, by Senators Crapo and Wyden to improve service and administration at the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”). This alert addresses Title VIII…
No Harm, No Foul: GAO Reminds Protesters that Competitive Prejudice Must Be Shown When the Agency Waives a Material Solicitation Requirement
In J&J Maintenance, Inc., B-423821.2; B-423821.3 (April 20, 2026), the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) issued a decision that provides a helpful reminder for government contractors pursuing bid protests. In particular, the decision reinforces the principle that mere identification of a waived or relaxed material solicitation requirement is insufficient for GAO to sustain a protest.…
Data Minimization Under Scrutiny: Hungarian DPA Decision Signals Risk for U.S. Employers
By Odia Kagan
A recent decision by Hungary’s Data Protection Authority (NAIH) offers a deceptively modest outcome, a €5,000 fine, but sends a much stronger signal on the evolving expectations around data minimization under the GDPR and ultimately, the US State Privacy laws.
The decision reflects a strict, controller-centric approach, making clear that the key question in a…
CIRCIA Is Coming: What Government Contractors Need to Know About the Upcoming Cyber Incident Reporting Rules
The federal government’s most sweeping cyber incident reporting mandate is approaching its final stages, and government contractors across a wide range of industries should be paying close attention. The Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022, known as CIRCIA, will require hundreds of thousands of organizations to report significant cyber incidents and ransomware…