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Big Penalties For Overly Broad Non-Competes in Virginia: Entire Provision May Be Struck
On November 4, 2011, the Virginia Supreme Court struck an entire non-compete provision in an employment agreement for containing language that was too broad. Although many states will simply “blue pencil” the non-compete by striking only those overly broad portions, …
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Aldevra, Chapter II
Last month I posted a bit on the Government Accountability Office’s decision in Aldevra. The case raised an interesting issue: do the Veterans First Contracting Program rules trump the “required sources of supply” rules? Specifically, Aldevra argued that before …
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New Proposal on Executive Compensation
In a blog post earlier this week, I discussed Obama’s proposal to lower the cap on the amount of executive compensation for which contractors can see reimbursement under their cost contracts. Obama’s proposal is to lower the cap to $200,000, …
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SBA Awards Grants Under Its Small Business Teaming Pilot Program
On September 23, the Small Business Administration announced the awardees of grants made by the agency under a pilot program designed to aid small business government contractors. The grant was authorized by the Small Business Jobs Act passed last Fall. …
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Obama Proposes to Lower the Cap on Reimbursable Executive Compensation Costs
Obama’s deficit reduction plan released last week includes a proposal to lower the cap on the maximum allowable executive compensation reimbursable to federal contractors. Sounds ominous, but what does it mean? Under federal law, the Office of Management and Budget …
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Veterans Small Business Verification
Monday of this week the Washington Post featured an article on the Department of Veterans Affairs “Veterans First” Contracting Program. The article focused on the VA’s verification process and how that process has led to the rejection of 70% of …
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Unconditional Ownership and Control of a Veteran-Owned Small Business
A small business may only participate in the VA’s Veterans First Contracting Program if it demonstrates that it is unconditionally owned and controlled by a veteran or service-disabled veteran. It is the “unconditional” aspect of the ownership and control requirement …
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U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Class Action Against Wal-Mart
Earlier this week, perhaps the largest Title VII employee class action case ever contemplated was considered by the Supreme Court. Around 1.5 million female Wal-Mart employees claimed discrimination and a class action was initiated. The focus of their claim was …
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Federal Judge in Virginia Holds That Noncompete Included in Settlement Agreement is Reasonable
A Virginia federal district court judge recently held that a noncompetition agreement included in a settlement agreement may be subject to a more liberal standard of reasonableness than a typical noncompete which might be found in an employment agreement. In… -
Fourth Circuit Re-Affirms the Importance of Taking Remedial Measures to Prevent Title VII Liability
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit re-affirmed the importance of employers promptly undertaking remedial measures calculated to eliminate discrimination in order to insulate themselves from liability under Title VII discrimination cases. In this case, the EEOC…
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