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3 Tips to Keep Your Holiday Travel Costs (and Stress) in Check

Nerd Wallet

In 2022, holiday travel is predicted to continue climbing back toward its pre-COVID-19 level, according to travel booking app Hopper. For many Americans, that travel comes with a hefty price tag, often paid for. That means more of us on the road, at the airport and huddled around plates of overcooked turkey and mashed potatoes.

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COVID-19: The Exception to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act

ABI

1] In In re Art Van Furniture LLC, a bankruptcy court in Delaware held that COVID-19 falls within the scope of the "unforeseen business exception and the natural disaster exception to the WARN Act's 60-day notice requirement." [2] 13] Therefore, the facts supported finding that the COVID-19 caused the March 20, 2020 layoffs. [14]

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CFPB Complaints Shattered Records In COVID-19 Pandemic

Collection Industry News

PIRG) released a study – “Consumers In Peril” – that reviewed the public complaint database of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and found consumer complaints about financial grievances spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic year of 2020. COVID-19 is a deadly respiratory illness that spreads from person to person.

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COBRA Litigation – 2020’s Latest Gift

Burr Forman

Most COBRA claims are tag-alongs, added as an afterthought to various sorts of discrimination claims, and a few cases involving the definition of “gross misconduct” (essentially the one narrow exception where an offer of COBRA coverage is not required). The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (“COBRA”) became law on April 7, 1986.

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5 Strategies for Fighting First-Party and Synthetic Identity Fraud

Fico Collections

When faced with insufficient evidence to determine fraud at the application stage, despite some supporting evidence, tag these suspicious accounts. COVID-19 will likely increase the financial stresses people face, making them more likely to commit first-party fraud. Act Now — Before the Criminals Do.

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What to Do Before You Lease a Car

Credit Corp

In some cases, it’s easier to qualify for a lease for certain vehicles, such as those that come with a lower price tag. Usually you get one copy per year from each of the three major bureaus, but due to COVID-19, you can get one copy every week through April 2021.

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Subchapter V Conversion for Existing Chapter 11 Debtors

ABI

2] The SBRA is silent as to its availability to small business debtors that had filed for bankruptcy relief prior to the effective date of the statute, February 19, 2020. [3] 8] On November 19, 2019, the court directed the Debtor and her primary creditor, Gregory Funding (“Gregory”), to propose separate plans of reorganization. [9]

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