DOE Seeks Comments on Withdrawal of Test Procedures for Conventional Cooking Tops
On August 9, 2019, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (DOE) published a proposed rule to
withdraw the energy efficiency test procedures for conventional cooking tops.
The Agency states that the…
“Do We Want Small Businesses to Stay in Business or Do We Want to Drive Them Out?” Small Business…
By Claudia Rodgers, Senior Counsel
Minimum wage,
overtime, worker visas, health care reporting, fish sound monitoring, lobster
fishing restrictions and more were brought up by small businesses who attended
the Office of Advocacy’s…
Annual Report of the Office of Economic Research, FY 2018
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Advocacy's Office of Economic Research (OER) is the only federal office statutorily tasked with examining small business challenges and contributions in the U.S. economy.
In fiscal year 2018, OER continued to…
Labor Shortages Have Small Businesses Singing the Blues at Memphis Roundtable
By Janis Reyes, Assistant Chief Counsel
Memphis is known as the Home
of the Blues and the Birthplace of Rock ‘n Roll, where you can visit Elvis
Presley’s Graceland estate and listen to late night jam sessions on Beale
Street. …
EPA Seeks Comments on Proposed Regulation of Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic Chemicals Under…
On July 29, 2019, EPA published a proposed rulemaking for five
chemicals that the agency identified as persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic
under section 6(h) of the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA). The chemicals
include…
DOL Proposes Changes to Agricultural Guest Worker Program (H-2A)
On July 26, 2019, the Department of Labor (DOL) published a
proposed rule with changes to the H-2A or the agricultural guest worker
program. DOL is changing the Adverse Effect Wage Rate and Prevailing Wage
Methodologies utilized for…
July 2019 Small Business Advocate
Vol. 38, No. 6
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Letter to TTB: Advocacy Comments on Modernization of Labeling and Advertising Regulations for Wine,…
On November 26, 2018, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) published a proposed rule titled Modernization of the Labeling and Advertising Regulations for Wine, Distilled Spirits, and Malt Beverages. Although the original…
CPSC Seeks Comments on Proposed Rule to Implement Safety Standard for Infant and Toddler Gates and…
On
July 8, 2019, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission published a proposed
rule to implement a safety standard for infant and toddler safety gates and
enclosures pursuant to the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008. The…
DC Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds EPA Decision Not To Impose Costly Financial Responsibility…
By Kevin Bromberg, Assistant Advocate
In a major victory for small businesses, the D.C. Circuit
Court of Appeals upheld the Environmental Protection Agency’s final determination
that financial responsibility requirements were not needed…