The Omnibus spending bill, unveiled by Congressional negotiators Wednesday and passed by the House yesterday, includes a number of provisions relevant to pending labor issues. Of primary concern is a so-called compromise provision on the tip pooling issue that in actuality is potentially devastating to small businesses. The compromise, which was authored by Senator Patty…
Read More »This week, while the Coalition of Franchisee Associations met in Washington DC (although I’m sure it was just coincidental), the US House of Representatives passed an amended version of the Senate budget, paving the way for the introduction of significant tax reform legislation as a topic of discussion. The budget legislation is a far cry…
Read More »With the unveiling of President Trump’s proposed budget blueprint for 2018 this week, we can more clearly see what his plans entail for a number of departments and issues across the nation – and, it provides more than enough fodder for media pundits to speculate on some possible outcomes. And, although several in Congress have…
Read More »Notwithstanding almost $3 trillion in tax increases, an increase in the federal deficit of $178 billion and extensive new programs to stop ‘climate change’, one bright spot in the $4.1 trillion budget the Obama administration submitted to Congress earlier this week is the increased funding he’s proposed for the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) successful flagship…
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