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Bill Proposes Sweeping Changes to Protect Workers in Chapter 11

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On September 29, 2020, the House Judiciary Committee advanced H.R. 7370, Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2020, a Democrat-sponsored bill, to the full chamber. Some of the more salient provisions of the bill are listed below; for the complete text of H.R. 7370, click here.

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The number of US bankruptcies passes the 500-mark as coronavirus takes toll

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continue to grow amid the coronavirus pandemic as 22 new companies added their names to a growing list of bankruptcies in 2020 in the last two weeks, an S&P Global Market Intelligence analysis shows. Oasis, which filed a Chapter 11 petition on Sept. 30 filed for Chapter 11 protection, listing $560 million in total assets and $626.2

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Debt Collectors Are Thriving This Year – And Now They’re Filing Even More Suits

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She cares for three boys, 5, 11 and 14, on her own and has to figure out how to get them to school on the city’s part-time schedule while helping them with online lessons when they’re home. In 2020, about $472.50 With help from an attorney with the New Economy Project, Campbell responded to the suit by mail. federal minimum wage.