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Entries from May 2011

Capitol Hill Connection for the Week of May 24, 2011

May 25th, 2011 · 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. For further information on the hearings in question please contact the relevant congressional committee.
THIS WEEK
The House and Senate are [...]

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OSHA Offers Small Businesses Additional Opportunity to Comment on MSD Proposal

May 19th, 2011 · 2 Comments

On Tuesday, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration published its report of the recent small business teleconferences on its proposed MSD (Musculoskeletal Disorders) Reporting Rule in the Federal Register. The rule would add a separate column to the OSHA 300 Log (Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses), a report that employers are required to keep [...]

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Capitol Hill Connection for the Week of May 17, 2011

May 16th, 2011 · 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.
THIS WEEK
It will be a relatively [...]

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Tags: Regulatory Policy · Uncategorized

Regional Advocate Participates in NYC Council Hearing

May 16th, 2011 · 1 Comment

 On Tuesday, May 10, the Office of Advocacy’s Region II Advocate, Teri Coaxum, testified before two New York City Council committees—the Committee on Small Business and the Committee on Veterans, chaired by Diana Reyna and Mathieu Eugene.  Coaxum described the role of the Office of Advocacy and shared the newly released Advocacy-funded study, Factors Affecting [...]

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Tags: Research & Statistics · State and Regional

Capitol Hill Connection for the Week of May 10, 2011

May 10th, 2011 · 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.
THIS WEEK
Congress is in session this [...]

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Tags: Regulatory Policy · Research & Statistics · State and Regional

Capitol Hill Connection for the Week of May 2, 2011

May 3rd, 2011 · 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.
THIS WEEK
The Senate and House are [...]

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Tags: Regulatory Policy · State and Regional