Christina Pantazis

3 weeks ago | jdsupra.com | T. Scott Kelly |Christina Pantazis |Zachary Zagger

Enacted as part of the recent National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the U.S. Congress established a significant new fraud enforcement mechanism, called the Administrative False Claims Act (AFCA), which empowers federal agencies to investigate and adjudicate more fraud cases involving false claims and statements made to the government.

3 weeks ago | natlawreview.com | Eugene Choi |Jeff Mayes |T. Scott Kelly |Christina Pantazis

On March 25, 2025, the governor of Delaware signed into law Senate Bill 21, over much opposition from the plaintiffs’ bar and some academics. The bill, which amends Sections 144 and Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, 8 Del. C. (the “DGCL”), seeks to provide clarity for transactional planners in conflicted and controller transactions, and seeks to limit the reach of Section 220 books and records demands.

Dec 2, 2024 | ogletree.com | Morgan Pike Epperson |Kristyn Lambert |Christina Pantazis |Zachary Zagger

Quick HitsOFCCP announced that its new Form CC-257 required monthly employment data reporting for covered federal contractors and subcontractors will launch in March 2025 and be due by April 15, 2025. Reports will cover a calendar month and be due the fifteenth of the following month unless the fifteenth falls on a weekend or holiday, on which the report will be due the next business day.

Oct 28, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Morgan Pike Epperson |Kristyn Lambert |Christina Pantazis

In the spirit of “spooky season,” the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has been “haunting” federal construction contractors with new compliance burdens. With the resurrection of the renewed Form CC-27, covered construction contractors will now face the “chilling” task of collecting and submitting employment data to the agency every month.

Oct 25, 2024 | ogletree.com | Morgan Pike Epperson |Kristyn Lambert |Christina Pantazis

Quick HitsThe approved Form CC-257 revives a version discontinued in 1995 but asks for more information than the pre-1995 version. Construction contractors and subcontractors with one or more contracts exceeding $10,000 will be required to submit Form CC-257 to OFCCP monthly. Though OMB has approved the new form, OFCCP has not notified contractors of the effective date when the agency expects compliance.