The Regulatory Situation After the Trump Executive Orders Regulatory Freeze Pending Review
Additional Compensation from the Government: A Brief Comparison of REAs and Claims
DE Under 3: EEOC Quietly Denys FOIA Requests, Pay Data Study Results & OFCCP Clears Up AAP Portal “Deadline” Confusion
DE Under 3: Secretary Walsh Intervenes in Court, Religious Exemption Updates, & AAP Verification Deadline Extension Developments
DE Under 3: USDOJ’s Settlement Affecting Recruiters, OFCCP’s AAP Verification Deadline Extension & SCOTUS’ New Ruling
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - Health Plan Transparency Requirements
The Critical Nature of Bankruptcy Dates and Deadlines
Government Contractors: Preparing for OFCCP’s Affirmative Action Program Compliance Certification
COBRA Deadlines and Proofs of Mailing in Carter v. Southwest Airlines Co. Board of Trustees
#WorkforceWednesday: DOL Electronic Notices Guidance, EEO-1 Reporting Delayed, CA COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave - Employment Law This Week®
Information Blocking: How Will the New Rule Impact the Health Care Industry?
COVID-19 Impact for Health & Welfare Plans (Troutman Sanders and Pepper Hamilton COVID-19 Issues for Employers Podcast Series)
Underwriters, Universities and Government Debt Issuers Face a Critical Deadline
Obamacare Provision Requiring Businesses to Provide Health Insurance Delayed Until 2015
Former SEC Chairman David Ruder Discusses the Dodd-Frank Timeline, Volcker Rule & Cost Benefit Rules (Part 2 of 2)
Deadlines are quickly approaching this month for federal and local aid available to individuals and businesses impacted by the Los Angeles fires. Descriptions of aid available and the deadlines to apply are detailed below....more
We continue our discussion of the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) recent final rule on various small business programs. Today, we focus on revisions to the regulations governing size protests and requests for formal...more
On November 15, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas overseeing the ongoing legal challenge to the CFPB’s Section 1071 small business lending rule, issued an order denying the plaintiff trade groups’...more
On Friday, August 23, the Small Business Administration issued a proposed rule that would significantly change the SBA’s HUBZone small business contracting program and other small business programs, including the 8(a) Program...more
Comments are due by October 7, 2024. On Friday, August 23, the Small Business Administration issued a proposed rule that would significantly change the SBA’s HUBZone small business contracting program and other small...more
On Friday, August 23, the Small Business Administration issued a proposed rule that would make significant changes to the SBA’s HUBZone small business contracting program, as well as modifications to other small business...more
The Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration are proposing amendments to the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) that will align the FAR with regulatory...more
On March 1, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama (Northeastern Division) held that the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) is unconstitutional. See National Small Business United v. Yellen,...more
If you are operating a small business and have not educated yourself about the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) requirements that became effective on January 1, 2024, now would be a good time to pay attention. Knowing the...more
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has made multiple changes to its regulations over the last decade, including final rules published in the Federal Register on October 2, 2013 (78 FR 61113), October 16, 2020 (85 FR...more
As discussed here, on September 21 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released an outline of its plans for rulemaking under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The outline was supplied for initial comment to a...more
In 2016, the Small Business Administration (SBA) updated its regulations pertaining to limitations on subcontracting. Five years later, on August 11, 2021, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council finally followed...more
On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the “Act”), the $1.9 trillion pandemic aid bill. The Act contains some limited changes to the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) and...more
I don’t know if Congress foresaw, when it enacted new Subchapter V of Chapter 11 of the Code in the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (“SBRA”), that debtors in pending cases would seek to convert or redesignate their...more
On July 4, 2020, President Trump signed into law a bill extending the deadline for small businesses to apply for a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan to August 8, 2020. The original deadline to apply for a PPP loan had...more
Congress has extended the deadline for small businesses to apply for forgivable loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) to August 8, 2020. The previous deadline was June 30, 2020. There are approximately $130...more
After many Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans had been received, the SBA threatened penalties based upon borrowers certifying the loan is necessary to support ongoing operations. With the deadline for returning the loan...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury recently issued additional guidance in the form of Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQ”) for businesses that have received or are still seeking PPP loans. The critical piece of the FAQ is the...more
In response to the new challenges presented by the coronavirus pandemic, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced temporary flexibility in the requirements for completing Form I-9, Employment Eligibility...more
For many years, people associated with the bankruptcy system in the United States recognized the process didn’t work well for small business owners. Corporate reorganizations through the Chapter 11 process were cumbersome and...more
If January's minimum wage, tip, and overtime developments forecast what employers should expect throughout the remainder of the year, it could be a challenging 2020....more