Small Business Labor Safety Roundtable – November 18, 2022
The next Small Business Labor Safety (OSHA/MSHA) Roundtable for Friday, November 18, 2022, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM.
The meeting agenda is currently being developed. For issues you’d like to discuss, or if you would like to make a…
IRS Requests Further Comments to Inform IRA Energy Guidance
On November 3, 2022, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued three notices requesting public comment on selected energy tax benefits found in the Inflation Reduction Act, Pub. L. 117-169 (IRA). The comments received will help inform…
NMFS Seeks Comments on Proposal to Designate Critical Habitat for the Nassau Grouper
On October 17, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Marine Fisheries Service published a proposed rule to designate critical habitat for the Nassau grouper. The area under consideration encompasses aquatic habitat located off…
Advocacy Submits Comment to NMFS on Amendments to the North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Strike…
On August 1, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) published a proposed rule titled, “Amendments to the North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Strike Reduction Rule.” The Office of Advocacy of the U.S.…
BOEM Seeks Comments on Two Proposed Guidance Documents for Submission of Offshore Wind Project Plans
On October 26, 2022, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management published two proposed guidance documents pertaining to the requirements that lessees must include in their offshore wind construction and…
Advocacy Attorney Represents Advocacy at 11th United States-European Union Small and Medium-Sized…
By Rosalyn Steward, Assistant Chief Counsel
On Wednesday, September 28, 2022, in Augsburg, Germany, the Office of the United States Trade Representative, the Department of Commerce, and the Small Business Administration convened the…
Labor Roundtable – November 9, 2022
Virtual Labor RoundtableNovember 9, 2022, from 3- 5:00 pm (ET)
Virtual Roundtable to discuss the DOL’s Proposed Rule on Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
The Office of Advocacy will host a…
Advocacy Submits Comments on EPA’s Revisions to Accidental Release Prevention Requirements
The Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) submits the following comments in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed rule, Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act;…
Advocacy Urges FAR Council to Re-Evaluate Compliance Costs for Small Construction Companies in the…
On August 19, 2022, the FAR Council published a proposed regulation that would make it mandatory for agencies to have Project Labor Agreements (PLA) for federal construction contracts valued at $35 million or more. This mandatory PLA would…
Small Business Facts: An Overview of Immigrant Business Ownership
Immigrant owners consist of roughly 18 percent of business owners with employees and almost 23 percent of business owners without employees. Immigrant-owned businesses are found in every sector of the U.S. economy. Immigrants made up 36.8%…