Small Business Committee Advances New Bills
August 10, 2021On July 29, the House Committee on Small Business held a hybrid markup of legislation to amend the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act. All seven bills passed out of the committee with bipartisan support.
READ MOREPaid Leave and Your Small Business
June 24, 2021Paid leave continues to be a hot topic among policymakers on both ends of Pennsylvania Ave. It is also a key issue for America’s small businesses, and something NSBA is working hard to ensure small-business needs are heard and met throughout the process.
READ MORENSBA & LegalShield Webinar
June 24, 2021If you missed Wednesday’s webinar from NSBA corporate partner LegalShield, you can view the full webinar here. During the call, we heard from Melissa Wilder, Senior Network Vice President, Small Business for LegalShield and Claudia Lynch, Esq., General Counsel for Employee Benefits Legal Solutions, LLC. They discussed the various services...
READ MOREDOL Issues Long-Awaited COVID-19 Safety Rule
June 17, 2021On June 10, OSHA issued a highly anticipated emergency rule that sets workplace safety parameters for employers in the health care sector for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic.
READ MORECDC Mask Guidance Lacks Clarity for Businesses
May 19, 2021Last week, the CDC released new guidelines for individuals who have been fully vaccinated, however very little clarity was provided for business owners.
READ MOREBiden Address: Keep Small Businesses Open
April 29, 2021President Biden delivered his first address to a joint session of Congress where he pitched the American Jobs Plan, and focused on a handful of policy goals ranging from health care affordability to immigration.
READ MOREBiden Announces $15 Min Wage for Fed Contractors
April 28, 2021On April 27, President Joe Biden issued an executive order requiring federal contractors to pay a $15 minimum wage to workers who are working on federal contracts.
READ MOREUpdate on Joint Employment Rule
September 16, 2020Recently, a federal district court judge vacated the "vertical" relationship portion of DOL's joint employment rule.
READ MOREDOL Finalizes Joint Employer Rule
January 15, 2020On Sunday, the DOL released its final rule on joint employer status, clarifying when businesses can be held liable for FLSA violations of another related business.
READ MOREOMB Clears Time-and-a-Half Rule
December 12, 2019OMB has cleared a new proposal from the DOL which would allow employers to exclude bonuses, travel expenses, and other incidental payments from an employee’s base rate from which time-and-a-half is calculated.
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