GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS: PREPARATIONS FOR GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN
Unless Congress can put together and pass a funding bill (and it looks increasingly unlikely that it will), the Federal shutdown is slated to begin at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, December 21. What steps can a Federal contractor take to weather this?
DBE UPDATE: HOW USDOT IS IMPLEMENTING THE MID-AMERICA MILLING INJUNCTION
The US Department of Transportation (USDOT) is a defendant in a lawsuit filed last year in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky challenging the constitutionality of USDOT’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. Plaintiffs Mid-America Milling Company (“MAMCO”) and Bagshaw Trucking (“Bagshaw”), Indiana-based non-DBE subcontractors who work on highway projects, allege that […]
UPDATE: HELP IS COMING DESPITE TEMPORARY PAUSE TO SBA DISASTER LOANS
This post provides information for those in the disaster zone about available resources and how to contact them. Please provide the information below to anyone that you believe may benefit directly, or who can distribute information to those in need. On Tuesday, October 15, the Small Business Administration announced that the increased demand for disaster […]
HOW TO HELP? THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) AND DISASTER RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS
We have previously posted information to help those in areas affected by Hurricane Helene identify federal resources, primarily through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). This post is directed to companies wondering how to assist in the emergency response, either through contracting or donations. Is it possible to […]
RESOURCES FOR THOSE IMPACTED BY HURRICANE HELENE: FEMA AND SBA
This post provides information for those in the disaster zone about available resources and how to contact them. Please provide the information below to anyone that you believe may benefit directly, or who can distribute it to those in need. We will publish a separate post with information for those who are considering doing business […]
PRESUMPTION OF DISADVANTAGE IN US DOT’S DBE PROGRAM ENJOINED IN 2 STATES
On September 23, in the latest case challenging race and gender classifications in government programs at the federal and state level, a federal District Court preliminarily enjoined the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) from utilizing rebuttable, presumptive disadvantaged eligibility criteria in the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. The court, however, expressly rejected the plaintiffs’ request […]
CFPB REQUESTS COMMENTS TO PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO REMITTANCE TRANSFER DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS
What: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposes a narrowly tailored amendment to certain remittance transfer disclosure requirements in the remittance rule in Regulation E (Remittance Rule or Rule), which implements the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, and certain accompanying model forms. The proposed revision if adopted will amend parts of 12 CFR Part 15. When: […]
CFPB CIRCULAR WARNS AGAINST INTIMIDATION OF WHISTLEBLOWERS
In July 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a circular warning financial institutions that broad employee confidentiality agreements may violate the whistleblower protections under the Consumer Financial Services Act. The CFPB asserts that such agreements might have the effect of making employees reasonably feel they are not free to communicate with government enforcement agencies […]
US District Court Upholds CFPB Small Business Lending Rule
On August 26, 2024, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas issued a decision upholding the legality of the CFPB Small Business Lending Rule (the “Rule”) (designed to implement section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act) in a lawsuit filed by plaintiff trade associations challenging the CFPB’s authority in promulgating the Rule. […]
SBA Proposes Major Revision to Multiple Regulations
What: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA or Agency) proposes to amend its regulations governing Multiple Programs and Policies, including – The proposed revision will amend parts of 13 CFR Parts 121, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 134. When: Comments are due by October 7, 2024. All comments received will be posted here. For more information […]
