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The roots of modern government law go back as far as ancient Greek and Roman times. Today’s modern laws seek to address both federal and state regulations impacting everything from the interplay between federal and state tax dollars to more local administrative agency concerns. Topics under this umbrella also include issues such as eligibility for aid under the federal Railroad Retirement and Railroad Unemployment Insurance Acts to ensuring environmental compliance from big business. If you are an attorney researching how the federal government awards or negotiates contracts, including an explanation on the bidding process and procurement integrity, FindLaw has a series of articles to help better inform your government law-based practice. Click on the links below to learn more.

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The Facts About Economic Injury Disaster Loans For Small Businesses

If your small business has suffered substantial economic injury, regardless of physical damage, as a result of a disaster, you may be eligible for financial assistance from the U.S. Small Business Administration. Small businesses and small ...
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The Finishing

Owners and builders anticipate the completion of a project from the day construction begins. The process of finishing is normally a happy occasion. But when problems have developed during the project and questions regarding performance or completion ...
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The Health and Human Services 1996 Poverty Guidelines

There are two slightly different versions of the federal poverty measure: The are the original version of the federal poverty measure. They are updated each year by the Census Bureau (although they were originally developed by Mollie Orshansky of ...
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The Link Between Medicaid and Social Security Coverage of Children Under Welfare Reform

Under the new law, the definition of childhood disability is no longer linked to the definition of disability for adults. The reference to "comparable severity" in the old law has been deleted. The new definition says: (1) an individual under the ...
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The Link Between Medicaid and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

Prior to enactment of P.L 104-193, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunities Act of 1996: o Individuals who received AFDC cash assistance or who were deemed to have received AFDC were automatically eligible for Medicaid. (Section ...
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The Office of Women’s Business Ownership: Frequently Asked Questions

1. Q What is a start-up business? A. For the purposes of financing, `start-up' businesses include those businesses that are about to open up their doors as well as those that have been operating for eighteen months. In fact, many banks will ...
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The Seminole Decision and Its Impact on Bankruptcy

Thus, bankruptcy practitioners may now be forced to assert substantive, bankruptcy claims in the state courts in order to obtain effective ...
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The Status Quo in German Telecommunications Law: A Legislative Race Towards the Liberalization Deadline

Although a last minute regulatory effort had become necessary, the German legislator and the rulemakers in the German ministry for Posts and Telecommunications (BMPT) expect that all relevant European telecommunication legislation will be ...
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The Year 2000 Problem: An MIS Director’s View

The so-called "Year 2000 Problem" (also known as the "Millennium Bug") has captured the attention of the media and the general public in a way that is unprecedented in the mundane world of corporate computing. Despite the glee with which the media ...
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The Year 2000, Your Bank and You

. The scenario for the "Year 2000" situation may seem like something created by Hollywood. Computer experts warn that systems worldwide could go haywire when midnight strikes on January 1, 2000. The news touches off a global rescue effortÂ—a race ...
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