uschamber.com Magazine May 2006
U.S. Chamber President and CEO Tom Donohue, flanked by members of the Wisconsin legislature, says that Wisconsin's legal system is headed in the wrong direction. It has fallen 13 spots in the last two years.
West Virginia, Illinois, California, and Texas are among the worst states for legal fairness, while Mississippi is improving after enacting legal reforms, according to a new ranking of the best and worst state legal systems recently released by the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR). The rankings are based on a survey conducted of more than 1,400 corporate attorneys.
Features
In conjunction with ACCESS 2006: America's Small Business Summit, the U.S. Chamber will honor seven regional finalists for its Small Business of the Year Award. This award, sponsored by AIG, honors a business for demonstrating excellence in financial performance and business history, staff training and motivation, community involvement, customer service, and business planning.
The U.S. Chamber's Center for Workforce Preparation (CWP) has joined with AARP and more than 20 other organizations to create a coalition to address the changing face of America's workforce. The Alliance for an Experienced Workforce will help employers understand and establish workplaces that successfully engage and use the skills of workers age 50 and over.
With an aggressive media and lobbying push, the U.S. Chamber helped build considerable bipartisan support for comprehensive immigration reform in the Senate last month before a compromise agreement was stalled on procedural grounds.
The U.S. Chamber, while lobbying Congress to pass legislation to increase access to affordable health care, is also urging employers, health care providers, and insurers to take action of their own.
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