The Small Business Watchdog

As the voice of small business in government, Advocacy invites you to post your thoughts on this moderated blog, provided as a forum for the small business community.

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Entries from April 2010

Capitol Hill Connection Week of April 27

April 26th, 2010 · 2 Comments

Each week while Congress is in session the Office of Advocacy will post a highlights schedule of congressional hearings and committee markups that we think will be of interest to stakeholders in the small business community.  Webcasts of hearings are available on the committee websites.  For further information on the hearings in question please contact [...]

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Tags: Regulatory Policy

Capitol Hill Connection for the Week of April 12

April 13th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Each week while Congress is in session the Office of Advocacy will post a highlights schedule of congressional hearings and committee markups that we think will be of interest to stakeholders in the small business community.  For further information on the hearings in question please contact the relevant congressional committee.
HEARING AND MARKUP SCHEDULE
Tuesday, April 13
9:30 [...]

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Advocacy Recommends That OSHA Reassess the Costs of its Proposed MSD Reporting Rule on Small Business

April 1st, 2010 · 11 Comments

On March 30, 2010, the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) submitted comments to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on OSHA’s Proposed Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting Requirements Rule (MSD Reporting Rule). [75 Fed. Reg. 4728 (January 29, 2010].  OSHA’s proposed rule would require employers with 10 or [...]

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