Dan Abrahams is a Partner in the Government Contracts and Wage and Hour Group. He counsels clients in matters related to government contracts, wage and hour, and federal employee health care law. Dan represents clients in federal and state courts and in arbitrations, as well as before various boards of contract appeals. His experience includes collective and class actions, bid protests, contract claims, wage and hour audits and compliance counseling.
Representative Matters
Dan's public or reported wage and hour and government contracts cases include:
· St. John v. Tatitlek Support Services, Inc., case no. 5:08-cv-1909 JZ (C.D. CA 2011) (approximately 2,000 member class action settlement under CA wage laws)
· Cubic Simulations Systems, Inc. v. Intelligent Decisions, Inc, case no. 11-CIV-4808 (LAP)(S.D.NY 2011) (settlement and dismissal with prejudice of injunctive action over teaming agreement in SDNY. EDNY, and AAA)
· Sierra Lobo v. ASRC Aerospace, AAA no. 53 117 Y 0033 09 (2011) ( Arbitration at AAA over termination of subcontract)
· Appeal of ARCTEC Services, ASBCA Nos. 56444. 56631, and 57193, (ASBCA 2011)
· Clements v. Serco, case no. 06-4316 and 07-4005 (10th Cir. 2008) (filed amicus brief for Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce)
· March 2008 settlement of a collective action arbitration filed on behalf of 6,000 federal employees of an US Government executive agency
· Kalinoski v. CINRAM Manufacturing Inc., case no. 3:08-cv-00041-TIV (M.D. PA 2/18/2008) (voluntary dismissal by plaintiff)
· Mersnick v. USProtect Corporation, case no. C-06-03-993 RMW (N.D. CA 12/18/2006 and 9/17/2007) (granting partial dismissal of class/collective action).
· Rome Research Corp. v. United States of America, case no. 1:06-cv-377 (Ct. of Fed. Cl. 8/13/2007) (settlement of price adjustment claim)
· GHS Health Maintenance Organization, Inc., d/b/a as BlueLincs HMO v. United States, case No. 01-517C (Ct. Cl. 2007) and case No. 2007-5143 (Federal Circuit 2008)
· Matter of S4, Inc., Comp. Gen. Dec. B-299817 (GAO 8/23/07)
· VT Griffin Services, Inc. v. Field Support Services, Inc., case no. AW-06-3387 (S.D. MD 2007)
· Matter of James C. Trump, Comp. Gen. Dec. B-299370, (GAO 2/20/07)
· Lear Siegler Services, Inc. v. Rumsfeld, 457 F.3d 1262 (Fed Cir. 2006)
· Davis v. Lenox Hill Hosp., 204 WL 1926086 & 1926087 (S.D.N.Y. 2004)
· FC Business Systems, Inc., Comp. Gen. Dec. B-278730, (GAO 3/6/98)
· Custom Printing Company, Comp. Gen. Dec. 275798.3 (GAO 7/9/97)
· Digital Equipment Corp. v. GSA, GSBCA No. 12891 (GSBCA 7/28/94)
· Communications Technology Applications, Inc., ASBCA No. 4173 (ASBCA 6/25/92)
· Communications Technology Applications, Inc., GSBCA No. 10172-C and 9978-P (GSBCA 8/6/90)
Publications
· Dan is co-author of six books: Government Contracts Compliance Guide; Public Official's Guide to e-Government; Fair Labor Standards Handbook for State, Local Governments and Schools; Employer's Guide to the Fair Labor Standards Act; FLSA Employer Exemption Handbook; and Public Employer's Guide to Payroll Administration.
· Co-author of Briefing Papers entitled The Service Contract Act and The Davis-Bacon Act.
· Co-author of articles "Doing Business With the Federal Government" and "Doing Business With the State of Maryland" for the ABA's Complete Lawyer Magazine and the Maryland Bar Journal.
· Co-author of Thompson's HR Employment Forms, an on-line publication.
Speaking Engagements
· Former adjunct assistant professor at George Washington University Law School, where he co-taught a course in the combined Labor/Government Contracts LLM Program entitled Federal Labor Standards.
· Lectured widely on government contracts, construction and labor standards topics for private groups, Federal Publications Inc., the Educational Services Institute and the George Washington University Government Contracts Program.
· Co-taught seminars entitled The Labor Requirements of the Service Contract Act; The Davis-Bacon Act; The Fair Labor Standards Act; Calculating Loss of Efficiency Claims; and Contracting for Services.
Professional Affiliations
· American Bar Association, Labor and Employment and Public Contracts Sections; Co-Chairman, ABA Public Contracts Section Employment Safety and Labor Committee
· District of Columbia Bar Association