( October 27, 2025, 11:05 AM EDT) -- BALTIMORE — Citing the lapse of federal funding appropriations, the federal government moved for a stay of a lawsuit brought by a federal contractor seeking a tax refund of $3,568,706.52 in employee retention credits (ERC) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act as a business suffering a significant decline in gross receipts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic....