Monica Basche, attorney at Brown, Goldstein & Levy, presented an update on current issues facing Randolph-Sheppard Act vendors during the general session of the Virginia Business Opportunities for the Blind Annual Meeting on March 28. The Randolph-Sheppard Act is a federal statute that gives blind licensed vendors priority in operating vending facilities on federal properties.
During her presentation, Monica discussed how Executive Orders issued by the new presidential administration could impact the Randolph-Sheppard vending program, as well as new proposed regulations issued by the Department of Education, the federal agency that administers the program.
Congress enacted the Randolph-Sheppard Act to increase economic opportunities for blind vendors. The Act has helped thousands of blind merchants build successful businesses across the country. BGL has a 35-year history of advocating for the rights of blind merchants. BGL’s attorneys have won several precedent-setting cases to protect and expand the rights of blind vendors and state licensing agencies.
ABOUT MONICA BASCHE:
As an attorney with a wide range of civil litigation experience in state and federal court, Monica is well positioned as a thought leader on the Randolph-Sheppard Act. In her practice, Monica has successfully represented individual clients in employment discrimination, disability discrimination, prisoners’ rights, and Randolph-Sheppard Act cases. She has also successfully represented corporate clients in commercial business disputes. Monica prides herself on the strong relationships she builds with her clients. She takes a client-centered approach to lawyering, counseling her clients on all their options, including, when possible, those that avoid litigation.
Learn more about Monica here.
ABOUT BROWN, GOLDSTEIN & LEVY
Founded in 1982, Brown, Goldstein & Levy is a law firm based in Baltimore, Maryland, with an office in Washington, DC. The firm is nationally recognized in a wide variety of practice areas, including complex civil and commercial litigation, civil rights, health care, family law, and criminal defense. Above all else, Brown, Goldstein & Levy is a client-centered law firm that brings decades of experience and passionate, effective advocacy to your fight for justice.
