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Preparing for Day-One Compliance with Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 09.22.16

On August 25, the Administration published the FAR final rule and Department of Labor final guidance implementing the "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" executive order, which imposes significant new compliance and reporting obligations on federal contractors. In a "feature comment" published in the Government Contractor, C&M attorneys provide an overview of the key provisions and discuss what contractors should be doing now to start preparing for day-one compliance with the new requirements that go into effect on October 25.

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Client Alert | 5 min read | 07.28.26

Data Centers in the Crosshairs: The Plaintiffs' Bar Has Begun Filing New Claims Using Old Tricks

The rapid buildout of AI infrastructure has placed data centers at the heart of a new and expanding wave of class action litigation. Over the past several months, plaintiffs’ firms with significant experience in mass tort and environmental class actions have begun recruiting plaintiffs and filing lawsuits against data center operators, alleging that noise generated by their facilities — from cooling systems, diesel generators, and HVAC equipment — constitutes a public and private nuisance and reflects actionable negligence. Companies currently operating or constructing data centers near residential communities should treat this as a material and growing legal risk....