On December 18, 1998, the U.S. Government adopted an Interim Rule, effective January 4, 1999, that implements a new Historically Underutilized Business Zone ("HUBZone") Program. 65 Fed. Reg. 70,265. The HUBZone Program provides federal contracting ...
Consider the following situations and ask yourself - who has a claim against the railroad?It is an extremely hot, humid and sultry day. You and your best friend are pounding spikes, lifting rail and doing the company's business in the heat of the ...
The court awarded me 50% of my former spouse's retired pay which had accrued as of the date of our divorce. Why do I need to get a clarifying order to have my award enforced under the Uniformed Services Former Spouses' Protection Act (USFSPA) ...
President Bush recently signed the Veterans Benefit Improvement Act (VBIA) of 2004. One of VBIA's key provisions allows employees on military leave to continue coverage in their employer's health plan for up to 24 months instead of 18, as before ...
This guide provides answers to many annuity questions. For specific questions concerning annuities, please write to DFAS-DE/FRB, 6760 E. Irvington Place, Denver CO 80279-6000, or call toll-free 1(800)435-3396, or call commercial (303) 676-6552. The ...
On Thursday, March 3, 2005, the United States Department of Labor, Veterans' Employment and Training Service ("VETS"), removed from its website a poster designed to satisfy new notice requirements under the federal statute dealing with military ...
In , the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Trinity's Asheville, North Carolina, facility was not exempt from federal contract affirmative action requirements and Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) review. According to ...
The Uniformed Services Former Spouses' Protection Act (the Act), 10 U.S.C. 1408, recognizes the right of state courts to distribute military retired pay to a spouse or former spouse (hereafter, the former spouse) and provides a method of enforcing ...
In 1996, Congress enacted the Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Reform Act, which, among other things, authorized the Secretary of the Veterans Administration (VA) to enter into agreements with health care providers (including health care plans ...