Preparing for Major Changes to DOT’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise DBE Program
Cases Updated in CNIPA Guidelines - Eligibility & Inventiveness for AI & Business Method Applications
Hospice Audit Series | Painting the Picture: How to Advocate for Clinical Hospice Eligibility in the Audit Appeal Process
The OIG's Impending Review of Nationwide Hospice Eligibility Demands a Robust Response From Hospices
Credit Eco to Go Podcast: The XYZ’s of the PPP
Sidebars Podcast | Mary Hannon: Shining the Light on the Wide Gender Gap in the Patent Bar
Applying for PPP Loan Before March 31st Deadline
Medicaid Minute: Three Steps To Hire Relatives and Not Hurt Your Medicaid Eligibility
Paycheck Protection Program – Common Questions and Updated Guidance
Updates to Paid Leave Requirements Under FFCRA
Nota Bene Episode 99: Unpacking the Pendulum of American Patent Policy Then, Now, and Forward with Rob Masters
Three Timely Benefits Items Everyone Should Know
Law Brief: CARES Act Relief for Small Businesses
Understanding and Avoiding Affiliation Under Small Business Contracting Programs
The Friday and Monday Leave Act or the Family and Medical Leave Act: FMLA, Part 1
Podcast: Non-binding Guidance: Expedited Review Programs for Drugs and Biologics
On April 21, the Division I Board of Directors (Board) greenlit major National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) rule changes that are contingent on court approval of the $2.8 billion House v. NCAA settlement. If the...more
Rutgers University football player Jett Elad is one of the latest student-athletes to file a federal antitrust lawsuit against the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the U.S. District Court for the District of...more
Adoption is a deeply transformative process, not only for the child but also for the birth parents and the adoptive parents. The decision to adopt or to place your child for adoption involves a range of legal, emotional and...more
On February 19, the Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) denied an appeal from an unsuccessful bidder who argued the awardee was large due to an acquisition that occurred while the award was pending. OHA found that Small...more
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 1202 offers a significant tax incentive for investors in qualified small business stock (QSBS). This provision allows eligible shareholders to exclude up to 100% of capital gains realized...more
In this week’s Film Room, we break down party submissions in House, the first NIL hearing in the new Congress and recent court eligibility decisions. House Submissions in Support of Approval - On Monday, March 3, 2025,...more
On February 18, 2025, the U.S. Department of State superseded and updated its previously issued December 2023 post-COVID guidance on non-immigrant interview waiver applications. Under the revised guidance, Important Update on...more
International travelers seeking to renew their U.S. visas must meet stricter requirements and may see longer wait times. Effective February 18, 2025, DOS has officially reverted the special pandemic-era eligibility criteria...more
It was another busy week of courtroom and regulatory activity in college athletics. In this week’s Film Room, we share important takeaways regarding: - House implementation committee update - Department of Education’s...more
The Department of State recently changed the eligibility requirements for the Visa Interview Waiver appointments, or Dropbox appointments, for Indian nationals. Previously, it allowed Indian nonimmigrant visa applicants...more
Temporary Protected Status (TPS), enacted in 1990, is available to nationals of designated countries who are already present in the United States, but unable to safely return to their home country....more
It’s bowl season, but that won’t stop Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia from celebrating his own personal victories. On December 18, 2024, Judge William L. Campbell entered an Order granting Pavia’s Motion for Preliminary...more
Join PilieroMazza’s Meghan Leemon as she unpacks SBA’s final rule implementing changes to the HUBZone Program, other small business programs, and various small business matters. This comprehensive rule goes into effect on...more
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a final rule to permanently increase the automatic extension period for employment authorization and Employment Authorization Documents for certain applicants. The final...more
Medicaid is the primary payer for 63% of nursing facility residents, propping up a large part of the industry’s funding. ...more
Chapter 15 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, enacted in 2005, was intended to govern all aspects of cross-border bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings. The framers of Chapter 15 were desirous of providing a practical and...more
Patent term extension (PTE) under 35 U.S.C. § 156 is a statutory program that restores to a patent at least a portion of the term that was effectively lost while the covered product was undergoing regulatory review and could...more
From understanding how businesses are taxed to navigating changes in Ohio tax regulations, it’s important to be aware of potential tax hurdles and how to proactively avoid them. This article from Buckingham, Doolittle &...more
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) recently announced that it will provide a six-month Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) filing extension to certain reporting companies affected by one of the five hurricanes in...more
Alaska voters approved Ballot Measure 1 (according to unofficial election results) which provides for paid sick leave for all employees in Alaska. (The measure also raises the minimum wage over the next several years and...more
Has your partner or a family member ever: - Isolated you from family or friends? - Controlled your access to food, medicine, money, transportation, or another basic needs? - Forbidden you from attending school or...more
On August 6, 2024, in Mobile Acuity Ltd. v Blippar Ltd., __F.4th__; 2024 U.S. App. LEXIS 17573* (Fed. Cir. Aug. 6, 2024), the Federal Circuit upheld the Rule 12 dismissal of Mobile Acuity’s patent infringement lawsuit against...more
The Section 30C Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit (the “Section 30C Credit”) provides a credit against federal income tax for eligible costs of qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling property. The...more
This starts a new series of blog posts…Things I Worry About. I will number these, but they will be more episodic than sequential. SECURE Act 2.0 was enacted on December 29, 2022. Among its provisions is a requirement that...more
On September 30, the Department of Defense’s (DOD) Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) announced a notice of funding availability (NOFA) of up to $984 million in loans aiming to support the financing of certain covered...more