There seems to be quite a contrast in how business is viewed between the federal government versus that of a number of states around the country. Those of us who watched or listened to President Obama’s State of the Union address this week heard what many are describing as a “Robin Hood plan” plan of…
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The elections may have been held over two months ago, but the newly elected officials in states all around the country are just taking office now as new legislative sessions begin. The “red tide” that swept Republicans into control of both houses of Congress was evident in some states, but completely absent in others. You…
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In what surprised many observers, a bipartisan compromise bill to re-authorize a number of business-friendly tax credits that had been allowed to expire last year, was likely killed by the White House when the President threatened to veto the compromise legislation. Most important to many in the QSR industry, the “Tax Increase Prevention Act of…
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As the dust from the “Republican Red Tide of 2014” settles, we’ve seen any number of analyses as to what the election results will mean for various constituencies when the 114th Congress takes its place at the beginning of the New Year. One item that seems high on everyone’s list is a possible return to…
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In what is an egregious appointment for franchise owners and small businessmen and women throughout the country, Boston University business school professor David Weil was confirmed by the US Senate on April 28 as the Administrator of the US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division. Confirmed by a straight party line vote, Weil officially…
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The initiative undertaken by President Obama and a host of national Democratic lawmakers to increase the federally mandated minimum wage to $10.10 per hour over a three year period was killed earlier this week in the United States Senate. Although there were 55 votes in favor out of the 100 total votes in the Senate,…
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Yesterday, the US House of Representatives took the first steps toward re-establishing 40 hours as the standard threshold to determine fulltime employment when by a roll call vote of 248 – 179, they passed HR 2575, the Save American Workers Act of 2014. Simply put, the bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by…
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