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		<title>Congress Acts to Preserve the Increased Debt Eligibility Threshold of the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019</title>
		<link>https://www.chapman.com/publication-1156.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ On February 19, 2020, the Small Business Reorganization Act came into effect and Debtors with aggregate liabilities that do not exceed $2,566,050 were provided an opportunity to resolve their outstanding liabilities. But even before the SBRA could see its first successes (or failures), the Coronavirus Aid, Relieve and Economic Security Act of 2020 increased a small business&rsquo;s debt threshold to $7.5 million. ]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2022 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>OSHA Issues Emergency Temporary Standard on COVID-19 Vaccines</title>
		<link>https://www.chapman.com/publication-1239.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ The Occupational Safety and Health Administration released its anticipated COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing: Emergency Temporary Standard, which will require that workers at large private sector businesses be vaccinated or undergo weekly COVID-19 testing.  ]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2021 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>OSHA Announces National Emphasis Program for COVID-19</title>
		<link>https://www.chapman.com/publication-1218.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ On March 12, the Occupational Safety and Health Commission announced a National Emphasis Program for COVID-19. The NEP is in response to an Executive Order issued by President Biden directing the Secretary of Labor to launch a national program to focus OSHA enforcement efforts related to COVID-19 on industries with the largest numbers of workers at serious risk. ]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2021 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>ESG Investing to Continue Growth in 2021 Under Biden Administration</title>
		<link>https://www.chapman.com/publication-1216.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Environmental, Social and Governance investing in the United States has reportedly reached an estimated $250 billion in assets under management and is expected to see continued growth in 2021 and beyond.&nbsp; ]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2021 09:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 Offers Temporary Relief to Certain Landlords and Suppliers from Preferential Transfer Liability</title>
		<link>https://www.chapman.com/publication-1210.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ On December 27, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 was signed into law, which, among other things, contains an important amendment to Section 547 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. ]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2021 09:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>SEC Adopts Rules to Allow Electronic Signatures for Authentication Documents</title>
		<link>https://www.chapman.com/publication-1207.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ On November 17, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments to Rule 302(b) of Regulation S-T, which will provide more flexibility in connection with SEC filings by allowing the use of electronic signatures in authentication documents.  ]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2020 09:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>CMS Announces Eased Repayment Terms for Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Program Loans</title>
		<link>https://www.chapman.com/publication-1204.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Under the expanded Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Program, more than 22,000 Medicare Part A providers and 28,000 Medicare Part B suppliers requested and received accelerated or advance payments from the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services to help ease financial strain and uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. ]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2020 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>New Rules Impacting Your IRAs: An Update on CARES Act and SECURE Act</title>
		<link>https://www.chapman.com/publication-1193.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ In June, the IRS issued several notices that provide more details on the SECURE Act, passed in late 2019, and the CARES Act, passed in late March.&nbsp;This Client Alert will cover two primary topics: Coronavirus-Related Distribution Rules and the 2020 RMD Waiver Rule. ]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2020 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>Strictly Speaking: What Lenders Need to Know about Strict Foreclosure and Restructurings</title>
		<link>https://www.chapman.com/publication-1196.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ As companies default under their credit agreements, lenders have to decide what course of action is appropriate to effectuate their goals. Should the lender give the borrower breathing room by entering into a forbearance agreement in exchange for certain milestones, or is more aggressive enforcement action required? ]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2020 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>Strictly Speaking, Part III: How Can a Lender Incentivize Management in a Strict Foreclosure?</title>
		<link>https://www.chapman.com/publication-1192.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[ This is the third and final Client Alert of a three-part series relating to executing a Strict Foreclosure.&nbsp;As discussed in our previous Client Alerts,&nbsp;it is imperative to focus on who is going to run the business after consummating the Strict Foreclosure.  ]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2020 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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