Posted on 04 June 2012. Tags: American Bakers Association, American Bankers Association, American Hotel, Associated Builders, Civil Rights Act, Equal Pay Act, Experience Education, Food Marketing Institute, Frivolous Lawsuits, Hazardous Work, Hr Policy, International Public Management, Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Local Labor Market, Lodging Association, National Association Of Manufacturers, Paycheck Fairness Act, Shift Differentials, University Professional
Jobs Groups Warn It ‘Would Spawn Frivolous Lawsuits,’ Editorials Argue ‘Companies Are Right To Be Concerned’ JOBS GROUPS: ‘Would Harm Employers Of All Sizes’ JOBS GROUPS LETTER: “The provisions of the Paycheck Fairness Act would harm employers of all sizes, as the bill would apply to employers with as few as two employees. The threat [...]
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Posted on 23 April 2012. Tags: Business Letter, Compliance Costs, Federation Of Independent Business, Information Workers, Labor Relation Board, Labor Relations Board, Litigation Center, Mike Enzi, National Association Of Manufacturers, National Federation Of Independent Business, National Labor Relation Board, National Labor Relations, National Labor Relations Board, Nfib, Nlrb, Obama, P 57, Senator Mike Enzi, Small Business Owners, Sweeping Changes
Jobs Groups Say The Obama Administration’s New Ambush Election Rule ‘Will Hit Small Businesses Particularly Hard,’ ‘Stifle Job Growth’ NLRB ‘Ignoring The Costs’ U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: “… the National Labor Relations Board’s final ‘ambush election rule’ imposes unprecedented and sweeping changes to the procedures for conducting workplace elections… blatantly partisan… purpose of [...]
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Posted on 13 January 2012. Tags: Business Roundtable, Business Speech, Canadian Oil Sands, Commerce President, Energy Security, Energy Supplier, Environmental Test, Federation Of Independent Business, Good Paying Jobs, Growth Energy, Gulf Coast Refineries, Including Service, Labor Unions, Legitimate Reason, National Association Of Manufacturers, National Federation Of Independent Business, President Thomas, Thomas Donahue, Trade Groups, Truckers Association
In his State of American Business speech yesterday, U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Thomas Donahue called on President Obama to approve the Keystone XL pipeline. Donahue said, “Our biggest and most reliable foreign energy supplier is Canada. The proposed Keystone XL pipeline would bring Canadian oil sands down to our Gulf Coast refineries and to [...]
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Posted on 23 March 2011. Tags: Economic Recovery, Excise Taxes, Federation Of Independent Business, Flexible Spending Accounts, Government Programs, Health Care Reform, Healthcare Law, Howard Schultz Starbucks, Insurance Tax, Mandates, Medicare Hospital Insurance, Members Of Congress, National Association Of Manufacturers, National Federation Of Independent Business, New Laws, Nfib, Seattle Times, Small Business Owners, Tax Increases, Times 3
Starbucks CEO Says ‘Pressure On Small Businesses’ ‘Is Too Great,’ Other Job Creators Say ‘The Healthcare Law Costs Too Much And Further Jeopardizes The Economic Recovery’ HOWARD SCHULTZ, Starbucks CEO: “I Think As The Bill Is Currently Written And If It Was Going To Land In 2014 Under The Current Guidelines, The Pressure On Small [...]
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