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Labor, Employment and Benefits: Alert - February 6, 2012

The U.S. Supreme Court recently denied an employer’s request for review of a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, which held that tipped employees spending more than 20 percent of their time performing related but non-tipped duties must be paid the full minimum wage for that time, without the tip credit.

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Construction: Alert - January 30, 2012

For almost 50 years, lessors have had the ability to limit their liability for liens that arose from improvements to the leasehold made by a lessee. However, in the most recent legislative session, the Florida Legislature enacted revisions to Florida Statute § 713.10 that provide a potential pitfall for lessors by inserting a provision that may allow a contractor to lien the lessor's interest even where there is a recorded document advising of the limitation of liens.

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New Regulations Require Government Contractors to Investigate and Self-Report Criminal Violations
 

White Collar Crime Committee Newsletter

May 1, 2009
 

New regulations were placed on December 12, 2008 that require government contractors and subcontractors to self-report violating federal criminal laws, including fraud, conflict of interest, bribery or gratuity. Apart from mandatory disclosure requirements, contract clauses have been set forth by the new rule. The clauses state that most contractors and their subcontractors must implement and maintain a full compliance program. Failure to fulfill these terms can result in contract termination. The article address these regulations, which are a part of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) that oversees contracts for the procurement of goods and services by the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. To read the full article, please click the link below.

READ: New Regulations Require Government Contractors to Investigate and Self-Report Criminal Violations

Published in the American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section's White Collar Crime Committee Newsletter. Spring 2009 (No. 5).

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