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DOD to Pay All Small Businesses Faster

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 05.02.11

DOD issued an interim rule on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, changing the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to accelerate payments for all small business concerns. Previously, DOD accelerated payments only to small disadvantaged business concerns by paying the SDBs as quickly as possible once invoices are submitted, but the interim rule accelerates payment to all small business concerns.

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Client Alert | 4 min read | 07.27.26

WARNING: California’s Listing of Microplastics as a Candidate Chemical May Result in Unexpected, and Imminent, Compliance Obligations Under AB 1200 (California Safer Food Packaging and Cookware Act)

On June 18, 2026, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) added microplastics to the list of Candidate Chemicals maintained under the state’s Safer Consumer Products (SCP) regulations.  The listing of microplastics, which becomes effective on October 1, 2026, is the first step in the SCP regulatory process, which could lead to restrictions on products that contain or release microplastics. ...