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GAO To Staff New Contract Appeals Board

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 04.09.08

With the passage of the 2008 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, Congress has established a Contract Appeals Board within the GAO to hear contract disputes under the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 regarding legislative branch agencies, offices, boards, and commissions, including Architect of the Capitol, GAO, GPO, Library of Congress, Congressional Budget Office, United States Capitol Police, and others. Michael R. Golden, Managing Associate General Counsel for GAO's Procurement Law Division, stated recently to members of the government contracts bar that GAO expects to staff its new Contract Appeals Board with permanent judges in the near future.

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Client Alert | 3 min read | 04.24.26

DOL Issues Proposed Rule On “Joint Employment”

On April 21, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) outlining a new standard for “joint employment” — under which separate entities will be found jointly liable for the other’s violations — under the Federal Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MPSA). The Proposed Rule purports to standardize the definition of “joint employment” across all three laws to create “clarity” and “uniformity” for employers and employees alike....