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This past week, the Senate passed a bill to extend the Paycheck Protection Program’s deadline from March 31 to May 31.
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The Paycheck Protection Program Remains a Restaurant Lifeline
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March 29, 2021 via FSR Magazine

This past week, the Senate passed a bill to extend the Paycheck Protection Program’s deadline from March 31 to May 31. Doing so will offer much-needed relief to operators and other small businesses across the country hustling to get applications in.

The PPP’s latest round presented an added wrinkle, intended to prevent fraud, which slowed the process for many. More compliance checks, for instance. The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants released a statement earlier in March calling the March 31 deadline "unrealistic" due to these updates.

The Biden administration announced new rules in February as well that gave businesses with fewer than 20 employees a dedicated two-week period to apply.

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The federal minimum wage provisions are contained in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) at a rate of $7.25 per hour effective July 24, 2009.

Many states also have minimum wage laws that provide greater protections for employees and employers are required to comply with both standards.
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