( October 30, 2025, 11:57 AM EDT) -- BALTIMORE — Citing the lapse of federal funding appropriations, the federal government on Oct. 29 moved a Maryland federal court for a stay that would be automatically lifted upon the enactment of an appropriations bill in a lawsuit by a Maryland beauty salon seeking a refund of employee retention credits it claims it earned under the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economy Security (CARES) Act because of having suffered declines in gross receipts during the COVID-19 pandemic....