Following the lead of their counterparts in the House of Representatives (but going with their own version of what the House passed), the US Senate advanced its own Tax Reform bill out of the Senate Finance Committee on a party line vote a couple of weeks ago. And this week, cleared the first procedural step…
Read More »It isn’t the egregious and dictatorial type of paid leave mandate we’ve seen in a number of cities and states around the country, but the US Senate is endorsing the creation of a national paid leave policy. A moderate paid leave policy filed by Nebraska Senator Deb Fischer made its way through the Senate Finance…
Read More »We can expect the proliferation of paid leave across the nation that we’ve seen in several states, cities and towns to continue as new reports and studies identify paid sick and family medical leave and more specifically, paternity leave as a top priority of so-called Millennials. More than previous generations, millennials demand the benefit from…
Read More »As a further case in point as to the spread of paid sick leave, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced he will file two paid sick leave bills for consideration during the upcoming legislative session. Last session, the Maryland legislature passed the Maryland Healthy Working Families Act, a sick leave bill which Hogan vetoed as being…
Read More »As we get closer to the turn of the calendar and welcoming 2018, it becomes increasingly important to be aware of the changes in minimum wage mandates scheduled across the country. Toward that end, we want to advise our subscribers of the following increases which will become effective at the end of this month –…
Read More »With a full complement of 9 Justices now sitting on the Supreme Court bench, it appears likely that SCOTUS will finally revisit the Abood v Detroit Board of Education decision rendered back in 1977. That decision by the Berger Court granted unions the right to collect “fees” from employees even though those employees may have…
Read More »Nations Restaurant News just posted its annual Dataessential Consumer Loyalty Picks 2017. Krispy Kreme placed highest in the Coffee/Snack segment at 51% score (In and Out was highest overall, all segments at 62%). Dunkin Donuts placed well, at number 37 of 126 brands at 45%, Tim Horton’s at 45% and Starbucks at 44%. McDonald’s was…
Read More »As we’re all no doubt aware, the tax reform debate is THE top issue being discussed currently in the Nation’s Capital. Yesterday, the US House advanced its tax reform legislation and sent it to the US Senate by a vote of 227 – 205. The bill as approved by the House represents a tax cut…
Read More »Menu labeling, initially passed into law as part of ObamaCare back in January of 2010, has yet to be implemented, but the latest iteration was released last week by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This latest final version is slated to become effective on May 7, 2018 and its purpose is largely to provide…
Read More »The tsunami of allegations of sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior continued this week with its tentacles again reaching into political and journalistic environs with abandon. Garnering the bulk of the coverage are allegations against Alabama republican Senate nominee Judge Roy Moore. The chief beneficiary of the Judge’s troubles is democratic candidate Doug Jones, a former…
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