The threat of lawsuits presents a challenge to Juliana Zoto, co-owner of Promises for the Savvy Bride in Bethesda, MD.
Tax, regulatory, and legal reform top the list of priorities for U.S. Chamber members, followed by labor and employment issues, according to the results of the Chamber's 2007-2008 National Business Agenda survey. The survey, which is conducted every two years, will help shape the Chamber's policy agenda for the administration and the new Congress.
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The Department of Labor (DOL) has initiated a process that could lead to changes in the regulations implementing the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The U.S. Chamber, in response to DOL's request for information, will submit comments detailing employer problems with FMLA regulations by the February 2, 2007, deadline.
Read brief policy profiles of the Democratic chairs of key congressional committees in the new Congress.
Over the past year, international trade and investment have taken a beating from critics. The current round of world trade negotiations came to a halt.
The National Chamber Litigation Center (NCLC), the Chamber's public policy law firm, asked the Supreme Court to review a federal tax regulation that puts subchapter S corporations at a competitive disadvantage in the government contracting arena.
The U.S. Chamber is pleased with two new initiatives announced by the Small Business Administration (SBA) to ensure that small businesses get their fair share of government contracts.
In the coming year, the Chamber will proactively advance a number of pro-growth proposals, launch a vigorous defense against anti-business proposals, and pursue far-reaching competitive reforms that extend well beyond the halls of Congress. Read more...
The Chamber surveyed executives from 571 businesses, organizations, and chambers of commerce, with small businesses representing more than half of the respondents.
The IRS, in cooperation with the U.S. Chamber and other organizations, has established a formula for estimating the federal telephone excise tax refund that businesses and nonprofits are eligible to receive on their 2006 tax returns.
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