Food and Drug Administration: Use of the Names of Dairy Foods in the Labeling of Plant-Based…
On September 28, 2018, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a request for comments on the labeling of plant-based products with names that include the names of dairy foods such as “milk,” “cultured milk,” “yogurt,” and “cheese.”
DOL to Hold DC Public Listening Session on Overtime Regulations under the FLSA
The Department of Labor (DOL) will conduct a public listening session in Washington, D.C., to gather views on its overtime regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
How Is Your State’s Small Business Economy Faring?
By Pat Delehanty, Acting Director of Economic Research
The Office of Advocacy’s new publication, “State Rankings by Small Business Economic Indicators,” provides comparative data on the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The short…
Letter to U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Marine Fisheries Services – Proposed Rule: 83 Fed.…
September 24, 2018
The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) submits the following comments in response to the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s…
Department of Labor Holds Overtime Listening Sessions Across the Country
By Janis Reyes, Assistant Chief Counsel
The Department of Labor’s overtime regulations are back! In September, the Department of Labor (DOL) held five public listening sessions on its overtime regulations in Atlanta, Seattle, Kansas…
Small Business Facts: Business Dynamics
September 2018 - By Daniel Wilmoth, PhD
“Regulations are an impediment to everything we are trying to do!” Small Businesses in…
By Claudia Rodgers, Senior Counsel
The call for help from America’s small businesses continued this month in Princeton, New Jersey, Scranton, Pennsylvania, and Poughkeepsie, New York, where the Office of Advocacy held Regional Regulatory…
NLRB Releases Proposed Rule to Change Standard for Determining Joint-Employer Status
On September 14, 2018, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) published a proposed rule revising the test for whether two employers are considered joint employers and held liable under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The NLRB…
“Shark Tank” – The Government Version
By Christine Myers, Region 2 Advocate
Hundreds of entrepreneurs with pretty quirky ideas have grown their companies and their pocketbooks by appearing on the famed reality TV show, "Shark Tank." As a contestant, you have to run the…
“Starting a New Business Takes a Community Effort” – Site Visit at ServiceMaster…
By Marina DeWit, Region 9 Advocate
After 10 years as a production manager at a construction company, Chuck Beverly wanted to utilize his experience and skills in a business of his own. With the help of the Small Business Development…