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Frantz Ward LLP

Are Changes Coming to EDGE in Ohio?

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On June 29, 2023, the United States Supreme Court issued its historic decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, 600 U.S. 181 (2023). This decision upended decades of precedent and held that race-conscious...more

Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC

The “New” Narrative Requirement In SBA 8(a): Business Development Program Eligibility For Socially And Economically Disadvantaged...

The US Small Business Administration (“SBA”) has a long history of supporting socially and economically disadvantaged business owners under Title 15, Chapter 14A, Sections 636(j)(10) and 637(a) of the United States Code. One...more

Clark Hill PLC

Federal Court Throws Wrench Into the SBA’s 8(a) Program by Finding the SBA’s Rebuttable Presumption of Social Disadvantage...

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On July 19, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee found unconstitutional the Small Business Administration’s 8(a) Program regulations which establish a rebuttable presumption of social disadvantage for...more

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District Court Enjoins SBA from Using Race-Based Rebuttable Presumption Under 8(a) Program

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The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee ruled on July 19, 2023, in Ultima Servs. Corp. v. U.S. Dep't of Agric. that the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture's...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Increase In Federal Contracting Goals For Small Disadvantaged Businesses

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On June 1, 2021, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that it intends to use the federal government’s purchasing power to grow federal contracting with small disadvantaged businesses by 50 percent, translating to an...more

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Advantages And Disadvantages Of Raising Federal Minimum Wage To $15

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In January 2021, legislators introduced the “Raise the Wage Act of 2021,” to increase the federal minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $15 an hour by 2025. If passed, it would be the first increase in more than a decade, the...more

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CFPB announces 2017 fair lending priorities

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In a blog post published last Friday, Patrice Ficklin, Associate Director of the CFPB’s Office of Fair Lending, outlined the CFPB’s fair lending priorities for 2017. Ms. Ficklin wrote that, going forward, the CFPB will...more

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Making the Most of Your Minority-Owned Business Status

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Congratulations! You’re already successfully operating your business as a small disadvantaged business in accordance with the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) regulations, perhaps as a part of SBA’s 8(a) Business...more

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