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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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Can You Escape the Y2K Legal Bug?
You probably think that the Y2K problem, like a drive-by shooting, may happen to someone else ? *but not to me!* Unfortunately the *Millennium Bug* and its progeny, the *Y2K Legal Bug,* are already as present as the flu virus. Unless you are ...
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Caution: Avoid Fraudulent Billing
Physicians who bill public aid should take careful note that the state code prohibits billing other parties if public aid is paying the bill.According to Illinois Public Aid Code, a physician who obtains payment for the treatment of a patient from ...
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Client Alert: June 1998: Government Contracts: Do The Rewards Justify The Risks?
Government Contracts: Do The Rewards Justify The Risks?"Fair Opportunity" Unfair Pricing Proposals Costly In the ever-changing world of federal procurement, a prospective government contractor should be well informed about all the risks before ...
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Collaterral Estoppel and Governmental Immunity Bar Action Arising Out of Flight 255.
Plaintiff's decedent was the First Officer on Northwest Flight 255, which crashed on takeoff at Detroit Metropolitan Airport on August 16, 1987. Plaintiff sued, inter alia, National Car Rental ("NCR") and Wayne County, which operates the airport ...
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Commerce & Federal Criminal Law: The Risks of Over-Criminalizing Commercial Regulation
We are here today to consider issues of corporate governance. Recent events have generated renewed interest in and highlighted the importance of one aspect of corporate governance, namely, dealing with government enforcement proceedings, including ...
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Comparison of Prior Law and the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996
AFDC provided income support to families with children deprived of parental support. JOBS was an employment and training program for AFDC recipients. Emergency Assistance (EA) provided short term emergency services and benefits to needy families ...
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Constitutional Amendment Benefits The Turkish Power Market
With a booming economy1 and a seemingly insatiable demand for power, Turkey long ago recognized the need for foreign private capital in its power sector - domestic resources meet only 38% of demand. Thus, in 1994, the government implemented a ...
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Construction Contracts: Incorporation by Reference
Plaintiff was a second tier subcontractor providing insulation to defendant, the mechanical subcontractor ("JWP") on the construction of the Veterans' Affairs Hospital ("VA Hospital"). JWP, in turn, had a contract with the prime contractor to ...
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Construction Law Advisor
Another court has struck subcontract clauses that attempt to condition the subcontractor's right to payment upon the general contractor's receipt of payment from the owner. The high court of New York refused to enforce so-called "pay-if-paid ...
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Construction Project Documentation: A Basic Checklist of Documents That Should Be Maintained to Prove a Construction Claim
It is not uncommon for a contractor that has encountered a construction claim to be surprised to learn that he has not maintained the necessary construction project documentation to supports his claim or defense. This article will set out the basic ...
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