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Further Progress On What Used To Be The Berry Amendment

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 07.05.07

For acquisitions of commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) items, DOD has proposed to amend the DFARS to waive application of the statutory preference for domestic and qualified-country sourced specialty metals, formerly part of the Berry Amendment, but now codified at 10 U.S.C. 2533b (72 Fed. Reg. 35960 (July 2, 2007)) If adopted as a final rule, this waiver would be a major step toward making full compliance with the impractical statutory requirements a real possibility.

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Client Alert | 3 min read | 02.11.26

California SB 947 ("No Robo Bosses Act"): New Proposed Guardrails on Use of Automated Decision Systems in Employer Discipline and Termination Decisions

Employers are increasingly relying on artificial intelligence and automated decision systems (ADS) in workplaces across California and the world as avenues to boost productivity or achieve cost savings. However, some state legislators have raised concerns about the lack of worker protections and oversight in discipline and termination decisions made by ADS....