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Small Business Labor Safety (OSHA/MSHA) Roundtable, March 15, 2019

Office of Advocacy Mar 5, 2019

Friday, March 15, 2019, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon U.S. Small Business Administration, Eisenhower (Concourse Level) Conference Room* Dear Small Business Representatives: We have scheduled the next Small Business Labor Safety…

Letters to Agencies

Letter to OSHA: Proposed Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses Rule

Office of Advocacy Oct 11, 2018

September 27, 2018 The Office of Advocacy has filed a comment letter with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on OSHA’s Proposed Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses Rule. The proposed rule is a deregulatory…

DOL to Hold DC Public Listening Session on Overtime Regulations under the FLSA

Office of Advocacy Oct 11, 2018

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).

Agency Roundtables

Small Business Labor Safety (OSHA/MSHA) Roundtable, Sept 21, 2018

Office of Advocacy Sep 21, 2018

Friday, September 21, 2018, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon U.S. Small Business Administration, Eisenhower (Concourse Level) Conference Room* Dear Small Business Representatives: Attached is the Agenda for this Friday’s Small Business…

NLRB Releases Proposed Rule to Change Standard for Determining Joint-Employer Status

Office of Advocacy Sep 19, 2018

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…

DOL to Hold Public Listening Sessions on Overtime Regulations under the FLSA

Office of Advocacy Aug 29, 2018

The Department of Labor (DOL) will conduct public listening sessions to gather views on its overtime regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Under the FLSA, most workers are entitled to minimum wage and overtime pay…

Agency Roundtables

Small Business Labor Safety (OSHA/MSHA) Roundtable, July 27, 2018

Office of Advocacy Jul 27, 2018

Friday, July 27, 2018, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon Dear Small Business Representatives: We have scheduled the next Small Business Labor Safety (OSHA/MSHA) Roundtable for Friday, July 27, 2018 from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon. We are…

DHS and DOL Publish Rules Adding 15,000 Additional H-2B Visas for FY 2018

Office of Advocacy May 31, 2018

The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, has decided to increase the numerical limitation on H-2B nonimmigrant visas to authorize the issuance of up to an additional 15,000…

DHS Publishes Rule Removing International Entrepreneur Program

Office of Advocacy May 31, 2018

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is proposing to remove its regulations pertaining to the international entrepreneur program, which would have allowed start-up entities to use an immigration program called…

Letters to Agencies

Advocacy submits DOL and DHS comments re: small business feedback to approve increases in worker…

Office of Advocacy Apr 17, 2018

April 17, 2018 The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy submits the following comments to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), to inform the agencies of small business…

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