The Consumer Finance Outlook Under a Biden Administration
When President-elect Joe Biden takes office in January, it is safe to bet that addressing the pandemic-related financial pressures facing millions of Americans will be…
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SBA Gets More Time to Release PPP Borrower Information
A United States District Judge in Washington ordered the SBA to release the names and other information of all Paycheck Protection Loan borrowers. In WP Company…
DOL Updates Factors For Selecting Plan Investments
On October 30, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (the “DOL”) released a Final Rule to “provide clear regulatory guideposts for fiduciaries of private-sector retirement…
SBA Ordered to Release Information on All PPP Borrowers
A United States District Judge in Washington has ordered the SBA to now release the names and other information of all Paycheck Protection Loan borrowers. …
SBA Requires Borrowers Who Received PPP Loans of $2 Million or More to Submit “Pre-Audit Review” Information
On October 31, 2020, the SBA released new forms and related instructions requiring borrowers with PPP loans of $2 million or more to provide additional…
Ohio District Court Holds TCPA Unenforceable From 2015 Through 2020
Lidenbaum v. Realgy, LLC, 2020 WL 6361915 (N.D. Ohio Oct. 29, 2020) Pending before the Court was a class action lawsuit, contending Defendants violated the…
COVID-19 Relief Complicates Cobra Administration
Among the many employee benefit deadlines extended due to the pandemic by joint action of the Department of Labor and the Internal Revenue Service are…
Cyber-Security Awareness Month & Phishing FINRA
Phishing FINRA October is cyber-security awareness month, so it’s only appropriate that FINRA started it with another Regulatory Notice warning member firms to beware of…
South Carolina Business License Tax Standardization Act Will Simplify Compliance
Each municipality and county in South Carolina (a taxing jurisdiction) is authorized to impose a business license tax based on the gross income of a…
Federal Court Bars Government from Enforcing Presidential Proclamation’s Suspension of Nonimmigrant Visas Against Thousands of U.S. Businesses
Earlier this year, President Trump issued a Presidential Proclamation restricting foreign nationals from entering the United States on certain temporary work visas through at least…