The 2020 CR: What’s Inside
H.R. 8337 would extend government funding through December 11, 2020, averting a government shutdown that would otherwise begin October 1. The continuing resolution (CR) would generally extend fiscal 2020 funding...
Monitorships: Changing Corporate Culture
Image: Pexels.com by Martin Milita, Esq. Corporate monitorships are an increasingly important tool in the arsenal of legal and regulatory enforcement authorities, and, given their widespread use, they appear to...
Monitorships
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay By Martin Milita Previously we identified monitorships as a common judicial, regulatory, and conflict resolution tool. In most instances, a Monitor is installed by...
The Week in Washington – 09/20/2019
Mandatory Arbitration Ban Bill The Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act (H.R. 1423) would prohibit mandatory arbitration agreements in employment, consumer, and other contracts. The bill would invalidate an arbitration agreement...
State Spotlight: Building Code Legislation in 2019
Too many headlines over the past few years have contained tragic headlines of substandard building and fire safety regulations risking lives, injuring firefighters, and costing millions in damages. Two recent...
AI Funding in the FY2020 Budget
The federal government is poised to invest roughly $4.9 billion in unclassified artificial intelligence and machine learning-related research & development in fiscal year 2020. The number of AI-related programs has...