This week in Washington: Senate returns to session, Rep. Pallone lays out legislative priorities for COVID-19 response as House delays return to Washington.... By: McGuireWoods Consulting
On April 30, 2020, in Notice 2020-32, the IRS declared that expenses, including payroll expenses, are not deductible for federal income tax purposes if funded with forgiven Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans. Under the PPP, businesses have...
On April 21, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a brief explanatory guidance document related to the scope and application of its previous Stark Law blanket waivers to certain financial relationships. Released by CMS on...
On April 20th, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) set oral argument in Interference No. 106,155, between Senior Party The Broad Institute, Harvard University, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (collectively, "Broad") and Junior...
The Director-General of OLAF, Ville Itälä, has indicated in a recent interview that OLAF is seeking to coordinate more with authorities in EU Member States to increase the number of prosecutions brought for EU budget fraud....
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on May 1 declaring that the use of bulk-power system equipment supplied by companies controlled by certain foreign nations poses an extraordinary threat to the US power grid....
To meet the ambitious targets set by the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the finance markets must be utilised to a much greater degree to enable sustainable projects and allow access to wider sources of capital. There are two key...
In the latest episode of his "Powerful Witness Preparation" podcast series, Witness Preparation is Okay, litigation attorney Dan Small shares how to overcome the misconception that preparing for trial is cheating the system. There are four parts that...
Although government shutdown orders are being challenged across the country, the one issued by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf appears to be receiving particular attention.... By: Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Staff hosted a public meeting via teleconference on April 29 to discuss available regulatory relief pathways from fire protection requirements during the coronavirus (COVID-19) public health emergency (PHE)....
