Shut Out Of PPP Loan Process, Commercial Cleaning Franchises File Suit

(April 21, 2020, 7:18 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In an April 15 complaint, a commercial cleaning franchisor and its franchisee assert violations of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. §§ 501 et seq., in connection with United States Small Business Administration (SBA)’s oversight of the Temporary Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan Program; two days later, the plaintiffs requested a temporary restraining order (TRO) in the case (Jani-King International Inc., et al. v. United States Small Business Administration, et al., No. 20-989, D. D.C.)....