Government Law

The roots of modern government law go back as far as ancient Greek and Roman times. Today’s modern laws seek to address both federal and state regulations impacting everything from the interplay between federal and state tax dollars to more local administrative agency concerns. Topics under this umbrella also include issues such as eligibility for aid under the federal Railroad Retirement and Railroad Unemployment Insurance Acts to ensuring environmental compliance from big business. If you are an attorney researching how the federal government awards or negotiates contracts, including an explanation on the bidding process and procurement integrity, FindLaw has a series of articles to help better inform your government law-based practice. Click on the links below to learn more.

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Regulators Issue Joint Policy Statement on Internal Audit Outsourcing

The Federal Reserve Board, FDIC, OCC and OTS issued an Interagency Policy Statement on the Internal Audit Function and its Outsourcing on March 17, 2003. The Policy Statement, which replaces previous policy statements on the issue, revises the ...
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Retirement Planning

There is a concept called retirement planning which by its very nature takes place and is activated prior to the onset of the results of a properly maintained estate plan. Retirement planning is somewhat different than estate planning because the ...
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Roofer Obtains 4.529 Million Dollar Verdict Against Contract Manager

On February 1, 2000 a Baltimore City jury awarded A-1 Roofing, Inc., a Baltimore County roofing contractor, and its president, Gordon Jenkins, $4,529,000.00 against a contract monitoring company and one of its inspectors. The verdict included 1.6 ...
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Second Circuit Holds that Eleventh Amendment does not Immunizes State from ADEA Claim

Conflicting with a recent decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (see C&C Newsletter for November, 1998, item 26), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has held that states charged with violating the Age ...
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Selection of Alternate Bids Must be “Blind”

A California Court of Appeals recently held that a city could request alternate bids in its pubic works solicitations even though the city's charter did not expressly authorize the practice. FTR International, Inc. v. City of Pasadena, 97 Daily ...
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Service Of Process Abroad, Hague Service Convention

There are a variety of ways to serve process in foreign countries, including: 1) mail; 2) personal delivery by a foreign agent; 3) substitute service; 4) letter of request to foreign authorities; and 5) service by foreign authority pursuant to an ...
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Small Business Administration Disaster Relief Loans

The Small Business Administration (SBA) provides low-interest (generally 4 percent or less), long-term (up to 30 years) loans to help homeowners, renters and non-farm businesses recover from a disaster. Loan proceeds may be used to repair or replace ...
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Small Businesses: Why Do You Need To Know About The Risk Management Program?

On June 21, 1999, companies of all sizes that use certain listed chemicals will submit for the first time plans that detail how they will prevent accidental chemical releases from occuring. The type and quantity of chemicals that you use will ...
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Social Security Benefits for People Living With HIV/AIDS

SSA Publication No. 05-10019 May 1995 (May 1994 edition may be used) Benefits You May Be Able To Get People with HIV/AIDS may qualify for disability benefits from the Social Security Administration under two programs: Social Security Disability ...
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Social Security Benefits in Nebraska: Help from Three Agencies

When people cannot work, have no long term disability coverage, and their health insurance has run out, they will need to look to all three levels of government for help. SSDI and SSI are the two main programs for people who can't work because of ...
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