Resources for Small Businesses in Response to the Novel Coronavirus Pandemic
Updated October 14, 2020, 11:00am ET
The Office of Advocacy will share small business resources and information related to the coronavirus pandemic as we receive them.
Department of Commerce
On June 4, 2020, U.S. Secretary of…
2020 Small Business Profiles For The States And Territories
Advocacy’s Small Business Profiles are an annual portrait of each state’s small businesses. Included in each are snapshots into each state’s small business health and economic activity. Some economic data is also supplied for U.S.…
SBA Office of International Trade USMCA Advance Ruling Webinars
The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA, T-MEC in Mexico and CUSMA in Canada) went into force on July 1st replacing the North America Free Trade Agreement. Under USMCA, small businesses can decrease risks and increase predictability…
Advocacy submits comments on the vaping industry’s FDA citizen petition
The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) final Deeming Rule requires manufacturers of deemed tobacco products to submit their products to the agency for approval before those products can be introduced into the market. On September 25,…
DOL and DHS Release Rules Increasing Wages and Adding Restrictions to H-1B Visa Program
On October 8, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor issued an Interim Final Rule (IFR) amending regulations and increasing the prevailing wages for high-skilled workers with H-1B, H-1B1 or E-3 nonimmigrant visas. This rule is effective…
Advocacy Comments on USDA’s Reopened Comment Period for Interim Final Rule to Establish a Domestic…
The Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) of the U.S. Small Business Administration submitted comments on October 8, 2020 in response to the reopening of the public comment period for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing…
FCC Releases Agenda and Draft Proposals for October Open Commission Meeting
The Federal Communications Commission has announced the agenda for its October 27, 2020 Open Commission Meeting, and released the following draft documents that are in circulation among the Commissioners:
Restoring Internet Freedom…
SBA Environmental Roundtable Meeting – October 16, 2020
FRIDAY, October 16, 2020, 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Via Microsoft Teams Meeting
The next U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy Environmental Roundtable will meet virtually to discuss the following topics, beginning at 10…
NMFS Seeks Comments on List of Rules Subject to Periodic Regulatory Flexibility Act Review
On September 24, 2020, the United States Department of Commerce’s National Marine Fisheries Service published a request for comments on a list of rules the agency plans to review pursuant to Section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. …
DOD Issues Interim Final Rule Assessing Contractor Implementation of Cybersecurity Requirements
On September 29, 2020, the Defense Acquisition Regulations System issued an interim final rule to implement the DoD’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification. The interim final rule seeks to assess contractor implementation of…
September Small Business Advocate
The Office of Advocacy has released the latest edition of its newsletter, “The Small Business Advocate,” Vol. 39, No. 9. If you would like to subscribe to our newsletter, you may do so here.
DOL Proposes Rule to Clarify Employee and Independent Contractor Status under the Fair Labor…
On September 25, 2020, the Department of Labor issued a proposed rule that would clarify whether workers are employees or are independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Independent contractors are not entitled to…