The Small Business
Rule Change Brief

Department of Labor· Notice

Federal-State Unemployment Compensation Program: Certifications for 2025 Under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act

SUMMARY: The Secretary of Labor signed the annual certifications under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act, thereby enabling employers who make contributions to state unemployment funds to obtain certain credits against their liability for the federal unemployment tax. By letter, the certifications were transmitted to…

Owner check — Labor/OSHA action: check workplace, payroll, certification, or contractor obligations against the source notice.

Small Business Administration· Notice

Administrative Declaration of a Disaster for the State of New York

SUMMARY: This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the State of New York dated December 16, 2025. Incident: Cottage Avenue Apartment Building Fire.

Owner check — SBA action: confirm whether financing, disaster assistance, eligibility, or SBIC exposure changes for your business.

Small Business Administration· Notice

LiveOak Venture Partners 1A, L.P.; Surrender of License of Small Business Investment Company

Owner check — SBA action: confirm whether financing, disaster assistance, eligibility, or SBIC exposure changes for your business.

Department of the Treasury· Notice

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the name of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were…

Owner check — Sanctions/trade action: re-screen vendors, customers, owners, and foreign counterparties before transactions.