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Advocacy Submits Comment Letter on Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors
On August 27, 2021, the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) submitted comments to the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (DOL) on its proposed rule, which increases the minimum wage for federal…
Advocacy Submits Comments to DOL on Tip Regulations Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA);…
The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) submits the following comments to the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (DOL) on its proposed rule, which adds restrictions to the use of the tip credit…
CMS Proposes to Rescind the Most Favored Nation Interim Final Rule and Associated Regulations
On August 10, 2021, CMS published a proposed rule (86 Fed. Reg 43618) to rescind the Most Favored Nation Model interim final rule that was published on November 27, 2020.
The November 2020 interim final rule established a 7-year…
SBA Environmental Roundtable Meeting- August 13, 2021
The next U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy Environmental Roundtable will meet virtually to discuss the following topic, beginning at 10 a.m. on Friday, August 13, 2021. The meeting will be held using the…
OSHA Seeks Volunteers for Small Business Panel on Emergency Response
On August 2, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) notified the Office of Advocacy that it plans to reinitiate and convene a small business panel on a possible OSHA Emergency Response standard on October 4, 2021.…
EPA Extends the Comment Period for its Proposed TSCA Section 8(a)(7) Reporting and Recordkeeping…
On August 3, 2021, EPA published a notice announcing an extension of the public comment period from August 27, 2021, to September 27, 2021, for its proposed reporting and recordkeeping requirements for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl…
Comment Request for IRS E-Filing Requirements NPRM
On July 23, 2021, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking and a withdrawal of notice of proposed rulemaking titled Electronic-Filing Requirements for Specified Returns and Other Documents, amending the…
Advocacy Comments on EPA’s Request for Information on the Impacts of Listing 1-bromopropane as a…
On July 26, 2021, the Office of Advocacy submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on listing 1-bromopropane (1-BP) as Hazardous Air Pollutant (HAP). In 2020, EPA…
Small Business Labor Roundtable on DOL’s Proposed Rule on Tip Credits
Small Business Labor Roundtableon DOL’s Proposed Rule on Tip Credits
Tuesday, August 3, 2021
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)
Via Teams Webinar
The next U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy Labor…
IRS seeking comments on Form 7203
On July 19, 2021, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a notice and request for comments on information collections concerning Form 7203, S Corporation Shareholder Stock and Debt Basis Limitations. Although this is a new information…