Legal Updates

The Story of Outlook Law, LLC—Bias Interrupter—A Law Firm Performing Better because of Diversity Bias interrupters, such as Outlook Law, LLC, recognize explicit and implicit bias-in what the American Bar Association calls Prove it Again (PIA) syndrome—applied to having to overachieve (again) as a female attorney or an attorney of color—and receiving clear messages that the person does...

SUMMARY: DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 that establishes a requirement for use of the best available information regarding past performance of subcontractors and joint venture partners when awarding DoD contracts for construction and architect-engineer...

The transition of the System for Award Management (SAM) is and has been somewhat confusing for people.  What is transition and when is it transitioning are most common questions.  Below is a summary of the 10 online websites migrating to the new system as well as the expected timeline of when each system is expected to migrate.  The introduction is borrowed from the government, specifically,...

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration. ACTION: Direct final rule. SUMMARY: This direct final rule extends the HUBZone map freeze mandated by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (NDAA 2018) from December 31, 2021, to June 30, 2023. The NDAA 2018 requires that certain certified HUBZone small business concerns shall maintain their HUBZone status until the...

According to the Small Business Office of Advocacy, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued two new documents on March 12, 2021,  concerning COVID-19 and workplace enforcement.  Here is the brief summary and linked documents. 1. COVID-19 National Emphasis Program (NEP) focusing OSHA enforcement efforts on companies with the largest number of workers at serious risk...

Announcing the Addition of Two New Attorneys and One More to Come-Thank you to the clients who made this a reality Welcome Andrew March and Paul Cognac In a time when a lot of law firms were cutting staff, attorneys, and partners’ salaries, Outlook Law, LLC, with low overhead and highly competitive rates, continued to build on a solid foundation comprised of cutting edge legal advice,...

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration. ACTION: Correcting amendments.--- THIS INCLUDES the Bona Fide Office Required for Construction Contracts both sole source and competitive. SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is correcting regulations that published in the Federal Register on October 16, 2020. The rule merged the 8(a) Business Development (BD)...

Interim Final Rule AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration. SUMMARY: This interim final rule announces the implementation of section 311 of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (the Economic Aid Act). The Economic Aid Act authorizes the U.S. Small Business Administration to guarantee additional loans under the temporary Paycheck Protection...

Interim Final Rule SUMMARY: On April 2, 2020, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) posted an interim final rule announcing the implementation of sections 1102 and 1106 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). Section 1102 of the CARES Act temporarily adds a new program, titled the “Paycheck Protection Program,” to the SBA's 7(a) Loan Program....

SBA is amending § 124.2 of its regulations to incorporate the optional program term extension for small business concerns participating in the 8(a) BD program on March 13, 2020. Specifically, revised § 124.2 provides that for a firm participating in the 8(a) BD program as of March 13, 2020 and through [Likely tomorrow when published], SBA will extend its program term by one year unless the...