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DOL Issues Another Round of Guidance on FFCRA

By Lymari Cromwell

September 25, 2020

On September 11, in response to a New York federal district court striking down some of the Department of Labor (DOL) regulations regarding the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), the DOL issued guidance (Guidance) affirming in part and revising in part, its regulations. While most of the Guidance does not result in any significant change or consequence to employers, the DOL’s revision of its prior definition of “health care provider” significantly impacts how healthcare…

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Upcoming Webinar: GSA Schedules – Status of Modernization & Simplification Efforts

By Todd Overman & Richard Arnholt

September 24, 2020

We will present a training webinar titled, “GSA Schedules – Status of Modernization & Simplification Efforts” for the Maryland Procurement Technical Assistance Center (Maryland PTAC). The interactive seminar will provide insight into GSA Schedule contracts. Through GSA Schedule contracts, also known as Federal Supply Schedules, the GSA makes available to federal, state, and local government customers more than 11 million commercial supplies and services. Once a GSA Schedule contract is in place, the ease with…

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How Public Companies Can Protect Against SEC Scrutiny Related to COVID-19

By Britt Latham & Brian Irving

September 21, 2020

This is a continuation of our series addressing steps companies can take to protect themselves during government enforcement actions related to COVID-19. For more information, see our previous articles addressing corporate best practices and the health care industry. COVID-19 has affected the financial conditions and operations of all public companies, most in a negative way but some in very positive ways. Regardless of the impact, all public companies must consider the anticipated scrutiny they…

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Labor & Employment Law Webinar: Employer Obligations for Returning to the Workplace Amid COVID-19

By Bass, Berry & Sims

September 15, 2020

As states and cities begin to ease COVID-19 restrictions and organizations return their employees to the workplace, employers are forced to navigate an unprecedented and fluid landscape of post-pandemic compliance issues. This virtual seminar will address the difficult issues facing employers as they return their employees to the workplace and provide practical guidance for understanding the associated legal challenges. Bass, Berry & Sims labor & employment attorneys will present tools for developing and implementing a…

Securities Law Exchange

Recent SEC Comment Letters of Interest Regarding COVID-19 Adjustments, SAB 99 and South Korea

By Jay Knight

September 11, 2020

Subscribers to our blog know that we monitor EDGAR for new SEC comment letters and enjoy bringing attention to the more interesting ones. In today’s blog post, we bring you three new SEC comment letter exchanges. In the first, the SEC asks the registrant for more information related to a COVID-19-related adjustment in its non-GAAP financial measure. The second involves the SEC questioning, and eventually disagreeing with, the registrant’s materiality analysis under Staff Accounting Bulletin…

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Labor & Employment Law Seminar: Employer Obligations for Returning to the Workplace Amid COVID-19

By Bass, Berry & Sims

September 11, 2020

Securities Law Exchange

Practical Takeaways on SEC Amended Disclosure Requirements for Business Description, Legal Proceedings and Risk Factors under Regulation S-K

By Jay Knight

August 31, 2020

On August 26, the SEC voted to adopt amendments to modernize the description of business (Item 101), legal proceedings (Item 103), and risk factor disclosures (Item 105) that registrants are required to make pursuant to Regulation S-K. The amendments reflect the SEC’s continued movement to a principles-based, registrant-specific approach to disclosure. As detailed below, some of the changes are rather significant, particularly the changes to the business disclosures and the requirement to have a new…

Securities Law Exchange

Updated Risk Factors in Response to COVID-19

By Kevin Douglas, Andrea Orr, Eric Knox & Sarah Pelham

August 27, 2020

Following up on our prior blog post regarding first quarter COVID-19 risk factor disclosure considerations and our prior blog post regarding second quarter COVID-19 risk factor disclosure considerations, we surveyed the risk factor disclosures of 75 calendar year-end NYSE- and Nasdaq-listed companies included in Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q (Form 10-Qs) filed for the first and second quarters of 2020. Risk Factor Survey Results Of the companies surveyed, we found that 96%, or 72 of…

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Register Now for Our 9/23 Webinar: CMMC is (Almost) Here! Latest Developments and Best Practices for Government Contractors

By Richard Arnholt & Todd Overman

August 27, 2020

On January 30, the Department of Defense (DoD) released the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) outlining cybersecurity requirements that DoD contractors and subcontractors must meet to certify they adequately satisfy the DoD standards. These new requirements may go into effect for certain procurements as soon as the end of September 2020. In this 60-minute webinar, Bass, Berry & Sims’ Government Contracts attorneys Richard Arnholt and Todd Overman will be joined by Tim Trickett, Chief Technology…

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Revisiting Private Equity Investment in Federal IT Contractors

By Jason Northcutt

August 26, 2020

Information technology (IT) and consulting businesses have continued to attract private equity attention and dollars. For IT businesses contracting with the federal government, there are additional attractions for private equity investors. Benefits of Federal Businesses For starters, federal government business is not as exposed to the vagaries of the U.S. consumer economy as pure B2B or B2C businesses. It is true that the federal sales cycles can be much longer than in the commercial sector. …

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DOL Issues Another Round of Guidance on FFCRA

Upcoming Webinar: GSA Schedules – Status of Modernization & Simplification Efforts

How Public Companies Can Protect Against SEC Scrutiny Related to COVID-19

Labor & Employment Law Webinar: Employer Obligations for Returning to the Workplace Amid COVID-19

Recent SEC Comment Letters of Interest Regarding COVID-19 Adjustments, SAB 99 and South Korea

Labor & Employment Law Seminar: Employer Obligations for Returning to the Workplace Amid COVID-19

Practical Takeaways on SEC Amended Disclosure Requirements for Business Description, Legal Proceedings and Risk Factors under Regulation S-K

Updated Risk Factors in Response to COVID-19

Register Now for Our 9/23 Webinar: CMMC is (Almost) Here! Latest Developments and Best Practices for Government Contractors

Revisiting Private Equity Investment in Federal IT Contractors

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