The effort to stop illegal robocalls received a boost recently when the House Energy and Commerce Committee unanimously approved the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act. Sponsored by U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ), chairman of the committee, H.R. 3375 would require all phone line carries to implement new technology to authenticate caller ID information and allow for […]
Federal issues
Equal Employment Opportunity Portal Open for Salary and Wages Report
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has opened the portal for businesses with 100 or more employees to submit pay data to accompany the race and gender information they reported earlier this year. The second component of the EEO-1 reports for both 2017 and 2018 can now be submitted electronically to the agency. The deadline […]
House Bill Would Let SBA Help Legal Cannabis Businesses
Washington, D.C.— Today, House Small Business Committee Chairwoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME), and Rep. Dwight Evans (D-PA) announced legislation to extend several Small Business Administration (SBA) initiatives to small businesses operating in the cannabis sector. Velázquez has introduced H.R. 3540, the Ensuring Safe Capital Access for All Small Businesses Act of 2019. […]
Winners and Losers with a Federal $15 Minimum Wage
Winners and losers would be about equal if the federal government were to raise the minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 an hour by 2025. According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), 1.3 million workers would be lifted out of poverty, while another 1.3 million workers would lose their jobs. “For most low-wage workers, earnings […]
Federal Bill Would Provide $5,000 Tax Credit for Hiring Apprentices
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Linda Sánchez (D-CA) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) have introduced the bipartisan Apprenticeship and Jobs Training Act to strengthen and enhance training opportunities for American workers through participation in registered apprenticeships. Apprenticeship programs have been an integral part of America’s workforce development, allowing workers to increase their skills while also earning a […]