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How Can You Comply with Virginia’s MANDATORY COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard?

Learn How in This Webinar! Recorded Sep 15, 2020 at 12:30 PM EDT. This Webinar provided an overview of the Virginia Emergency Temporary Standard and discuss the Virginia Emergency Standard Forms Generator (VES Forms Generator) (www.covidcomplianceplans.com), to help Employers easily and inexpensively create the tools to comply with the Emergency Temporary Standard.
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Acclaim Technical Services, LLC Acquires Global Consulting Services, Inc.

Congratulations to General Counsel, P.C. client Global Consulting Services, Inc. (GCS) on its acquisition by Acclaim Technical Services, LLC. We were pleased to help with legal services through this transaction. Acclaim Technical Services, LLC (ATS)announced Sept. 1 it has acquired Global Consulting Services, Inc. (GCS), a Rockville, MD-based company with approximately 30 employees, to meaningfully differentiate and
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Should Your Business Consider A Business Interruption Lawsuit Against Your Insurance Company

Closed Store
A recent decision in the Western District of Missouri may have set the stage for “business interruption” coverage for businesses for losses resulting from COVID-19. Business interruption insurance replaces lost income when a business has to temporarily close. The policies generally apply when there’s “direct physical loss or damage.” “Direct physical loss or damage” typically
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Maintaining Confidentiality During Workplace Investigations

Workplace Investigation
In a recent case, the Western District of Virginia found that emails between defendants were not entitled to the work product privilege and were instead discoverable. The court held that for the work product privilege to apply, the subject materials “must be part of the process of seeking, developing, or conveying legal advice or strategy”
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What to Consider Before Implementing a Mandatory Arbitration Agreement for Your Business

Writing Contracting Dispute Language
Arbitration is a form of alternative dispute resolution, aimed at resolving disputes outside of the traditional court system. You can find more information about arbitration, and alternative dispute resolution generally, here. In context of employment agreements, mandatory arbitration requires employees to utilize arbitration instead of the public court system and these agreements are typically entered
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A Special 4th of July Message from Lewis Rhodes, LtCol USMCR, GCPC GovCon Practice

Lewis Rhodes, Attorney, Marine Veteran
Dear Friends and Colleagues:  As we head into the Fourth of July Holiday, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on this 245th Birthday of this great Nation.  We have never been perfect, but we have always aspired to be. That is what truly makes the United States so special. We are founded on
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Business Attorney Matthew Brennan Joins General Counsel, P.C.

Matthew Brennan, Business Attorney
NEWS RELEASE Contact:  Merritt Green (mgreen@gcpc.com)  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE         Matthew Brennan (mbrennan@gcpc.com)  June 23, 2020     Telephone:  703-556-0411 McLean, Virginia:  General Counsel, P.C. is honored to have Mr. Matthew Brennan join the firm.  For the past 25 years, Mr. Brennan represented clients at Brennan & Waite, P.L.C., a firm he
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Former White Collar Prosecutor Samer Korkor Joins GCPC

Samer B. Korker, White Collar Crime Attorney
  NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE     June 30, 2020       McLean, Virginia:  General Counsel, P.C. (GCPC) – a full-service law firm serving as external general counsel to a wide variety of companies – announced today the addition of Samer Korkor as a Senior Counsel.  Samer is a former federal prosecutor and focuses on
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Congress Makes PPP Loan Forgiveness Easier

PPP Loan Forgiveness Easier
Congress just passed new legislation with significant changes to the PPP forgiveness terms.  Titled the  Paycheck Protection Flexibility Act, Congress’s goal was to ease the burden on businesses  for allocating and spending PPP funds within a finite period of time. Passing with overwhelming bi-partisan support, President Trump is expected to sign this Act into law. 
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SBA Clarifies PPP Good Faith Certification Question

Small Business Administration Seal
As promised, today the SBA published its latest round of guidance on the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) and the “good faith” certification. We have discussed this topic in detail here and here. Back on April 23rd, in light of public outcry over large, publicly traded companies receiving PPP loans, the SBA clarified that only companies
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