The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 44 - A Recipe for Litigation: The Simmering Conflict Surrounding ERC Claims
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Employee Retention Tax Credit: Post COVID Updates for Healthcare Practices
Refresh: Setting up a New Charity for Disaster Relief
Navigating the Nuances of the COBRA Subsidy Under the American Rescue Plan Act
Navigating Potential COVID Relief and Healthcare Fraud Issues
Five Impactful USPTO Procedural Developments for Patent Practitioners
AGG Talks: Solving Employers’ Problems - The American Rescue Plan Act’s COBRA Subsidy: What Is It and How Does It Work?
Texas House Passes Pandemic Liability Protection Act
Podcast: Employers and the American Rescue Plan - Employment Law This Week® - #WorkforceWednesday
Stephen Shaver on CARES Act Relief Funds and Healthcare Organizations
Podcast: American Rescue Plan Delivers New Stimulus Funding - Diagnosing Health Care
#WorkforceWednesday: The American Rescue Plan, OSHA’s New COVID-19 Directive, and NY Mandates COVID-19 Vaccine PTO - Employment Law This Week®
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - DOL’s Guidance on Continued COVID-19 Timeframe Relief
2021 Financial Services Priorities: Fairness and Equality
The First 100 Days of the Biden Administration: Healthcare Priorities and Landscape
Labor & Employment Issues During President Biden's First 100 Days
PPP Loans: Frequently Asked Questions
Podcast: Congressional Health Care Legislative Agenda - Diagnosing Health Care
COVID-19 Hospice How-To Series: The Latest on Using and Reporting Your Provider Relief Funds
Headlines 1. Supreme Court Upholds the Constitutionality of the CFPB’s Funding Structure The Supreme Court has ruled that the statutory authorization that allows the CFPB to draw funds from the earnings of the Federal Reserve...more
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) announced via Regulatory Notice 24-02 (the “Notice”) the effective dates and other important timeframes for new FINRA Rules 3110.18 (Remote Inspections Pilot...more
In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior and current month covered during the January 2024 webinar....more
Today, in the last day of the 2022-2023 term, the Supreme Court of the United States issued three decisions: Department of Education v. Brown, No. 22-535; Biden v. Nebraska, No. 22-506: These cases addressed suits...more
The United States Small Business Administration (“SBA”) oversees two loan programs that are intended to benefit small business owners and promote employment. The programs, known as the 7(a) Loan Program and Section 504 Loan...more
On May 5, the FDIC issued FIL-22-2023 to provide regulatory relief to financial institutions and help facilitate recovery in areas of Florida affected by severe storms, tornados, and flooding from April 12 to 14...more
On March 24, FHA reminded servicers about their obligation to inform distressed homeowners about the availability of financial assistance for FHA-insured mortgages, including single-family forward mortgages and home equity...more
On January 18, the FDIC issued guidance (see FIL-03-2023 and FIL-04-2023) to provide regulatory relief to financial institutions and help facilitate recovery in areas of Alabama affected by severe storms, straight-line winds,...more
On January 9, the FDIC issued FIL-02-2023 to provide regulatory relief to financial institutions and help facilitate recovery in areas of Florida affected by Hurricane Nicole from November 7 to November 30. ...more
On December 27, NYDFS announced actions to provide financial relief to New Yorkers in the Western and North Country regions in the aftermath of a historic winter storm. ...more
On December 1, 2022, the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis released a staff report describing the poor performance of the financial technology companies that took a prominent role in administering the...more
On December 22, the Department of Education announced a 90-day extended pause on student loan repayment, interest, and collections through May 1, 2022, which will allow the Biden Administration “to assess the impacts of the...more
With the January 3, 2023, deadline fast approaching for compliance with Exchange Act Rule 15c2-11, as amended and reinterpreted by the staff of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to apply to fixed income...more
The SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets issued a new no-action letter yesterday that removes the requirement that Rule 144A information be made publicly available prior to a broker-dealer publishing a quotation or...more
As litigation surrounding the Biden-Harris administration’s student debt forgiveness plan persists, the administration announced an extension of the student loan repayment pause through June 30, 2023. In an announcement...more
Virtually All PPP Loans have been Forgiven with Limited Scrutiny - "More than two years later, the overwhelming majority of these loans have transformed into government grants, as 91% have been either fully or partially...more
On the afternoon of Monday, October 17, President Biden announced via Twitter and press release that the Department of Education (DOE) has officially launched the application for its Student Debt Relief Plan. Borrowers can...more
Legal Challenges Mount for Biden’s Student Loan Debt Forgiveness Plan - “Six Republican-led states and a libertarian policy organization sued the Biden administration over its plan to cancel up to $20,000 in student loan...more
On Tuesday, October 11, the Biden-Harris administration and the Department of Education (DOE) provided a preview of the student debt relief application they had announced earlier in the year. Published on the White House’s...more
On Wednesday, August 24, the Biden-Harris administration and Department of Education announced a three-part student debt relief plan aimed at making the student loan system more manageable for those with existing student loan...more
On April 15, the CFPB and FTC announced the release of a joint annual report to Congress administering the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). The annual report highlights both agencies’ efforts to protect and...more
On Wednesday, April 6, 2022, the Biden-Harris administration further extended the moratorium on federal student loan repayment, interest and collections through Wednesday, August 31, 2022. This postponement marks the fourth...more
On Wednesday, December 22, the Biden-Harris administration announced its decision to provide federal student loan borrowers an additional 90 days of repayment relief. This pause on federal student loan repayments is...more
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) extended its temporary approval of accepting digital signatures on certain IRS forms until December 31, 2021 (see Memorandum NHQ-10-1220-000, the Memorandum). This Memorandum has also...more
CFPB Takes Steps to Avoid a Possible Wave of Home Mortgage Loan Foreclosures - The CFPB has issued guidance to mortgage servicers, including banks that service mortgage loans for third-party noteholders, that the CFPB...more