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The Top FCA Decisions of 2015 for Government Contractors

Client Alert | 1 min read | 02.16.16

From the Supreme Court’s decision rejecting the applicability of the Wartime Suspension of Limitations Act to several rulings widening the circuit split on the implied certification theory of liability, 2015 saw a number of important False Claims Act case law developments. In a "Feature Comment" published in The Government Contractor, C&M attorneys highlight the top ten decisions from 2015 on key issues—such as damages calculations, original source requirements, statistical sampling, and more—that will shape this ever-active area of litigation in 2016 and beyond.

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Client Alert | 4 min read | 03.05.26

DOL’s Proposed Independent Contractor Rule Reverts to Prioritize Two Core Factors – Likely Limiting Misclassification Claims by Contractors

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed another revision to independent contractor regulations, one that would provide for more leeway in classifying workers as contractors. DOL’s proposed rule, published on February 26, 2026, would rescind the Biden DOL’s March 2024 independent contractor regulation and reinstate a framework substantially tracking the prior Trump rule of January 2021. The proposed rule would also apply the narrower analysis to worker classifications under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA). The comment period closes in late April 2026; until then, the 2024 rule remains in effect for purposes of private litigation....