SBA Extends the HUBZone Map Freeze to June 30, 2023, May 5, 2021, Jon Williams and Anna Wright
Today, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a direct final rule extending the HUBZone map freeze from December 31, 2021, to June 30, 2023. The direct final rule (available here) takes effect on June 21, 2021. This is the latest in a series of developments for the HUBZone Program in 2021. Read more here.
COFC Denies DOJ/Microsoft Motion to Dismiss Amazon JEDI Protest, May 5, 2021, Lauren Brier
On April 28, 2021, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims issued a sealed decision denying the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) and Microsoft’s motions to dismiss Amazon Web Services’ (Amazon) bid protest of the Pentagon’s $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) cloud contract. Amazon claims repeated prejudicial errors against Amazon Web Services due to influence from then-President Donald Trump and other high-level government officials aiming to harm Amazon. D
Return to Work: Employer-Mandated COVID Vaccination Policies and Accommodating Employee Disabilities and Religious Beliefs, April 23, 2021, Matthew Kreiser
With over 50% of the adult population in the United States having received at least one dose of a vaccine to combat the novel coronavirus (COVID), many businesses and employers are looking forward to a “return to normal” and their employees coming back to the workplace. One common consideration is whether an employer should implement mandatory COVID vaccination requirements as part of their return-to-work policies.
Employers must be mindful of ensuring that their return-to-work policies, including any vaccination mandates, comply with any federal or state regulations governing vaccinations and / or discrimination in the workplace
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PilieroMazza Reacts to the Rise in Violence Against the Asian-American Community, March 29, 2021
In the past year, 3,800 acts of violence were perpetrated against the Asian-American community, with a disproportionate number of these attacks directed at women specifically. The PilieroMazza family joins others in raising our voices to condemn these acts of violence, which diminish us as a nation and violate every human being’s basic right to live with dignity and respect. Read more here.
PilieroMazza Earns #1 Spot for Government Contracts Thought Leadership on JD Supra, April 1, 2021
PilieroMazza attorneys and their thought leadership have taken the #1 government contracting position for a fourth consecutive year in JD Supra’s Readers Choice Awards. Cy Alba and Nichole Atallah, partners in PilieroMazza’s Government Contracts and Labor & Employment for Government Contractors practice groups, respectively, were recognized as the Firm’s leading authors, earning a place among JD
PilieroMazza’s M&A Team Advises Senture in Its Sale to Kingswood Capital, March 3, 2021
PilieroMazza is pleased to announce the successful sale of our client Senture, LLC a leader in large-scale, complex, multi-channel contact center and knowledge management solutions for commercial clients, government agencies, and systems integrators to private equity group Kingswood Capital Management. Senture’s combination of flexible technology, proprietary training, dedicated staff, and speedy response to the COVID-19 pandemic enabled it to further accelerate its significant growth trajectory in recent years and throughout the course of 2020. “PilieroMazza’s team did an excellent job guiding us through a complex process,” said Chris Deaton, Former Owner and Retiring CEO of Senture. “Kathryn and her team really understood our goals and executed a well-planned transaction.” Read more here.