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What is the Paycheck Protection program? The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is a Small Business Association loan program created by of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to help keep business ongoing during the COVID-19 pandemic. It [...]

The New York Times has a frightening piece on a San Francisco ice cream shop that fought the city’s permits and regulations for two years before it could open. It wasn’t the costs alone, but the regulations and the delays [...]

As part of the Visa and Mastercard antitrust settlement, businesses are now allowed to charge a fee to consumers for using a credit card, a so-called interchange fee. However, California Civil Code section 1748.1(a) bars retailers from charging a surcharge [...]