1. New Form I-9 in Effect

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued a new Form I-9 to verify employees' eligibility for employment. Employers must begin using the new form by Dec. 26. Previous versions of Form I-9, in English or Spanish, are no longer valid after D...

02/07/2008 | 108 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | Email | Read more...

2. NFIB/Pennsylvania Exclusive: Small Business Tax Cuts Advance in Pennsylvania Senate; NFIB Plans...

We would like to start this week's update by thanking the NFIB/Pennsyvalnia members who traveled to Washington, D.C., for the 2008 National Small Business Summit. The Summit focused on top small business legislative priorities, including healthcare r...

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3. NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation Awards 16 Scholarships to Pennsylvania Students

The National Federation of Independent Business Young Entrepreneur Foundation has announced the Pennsylvania recipients of the sixth annual NFIB Young Entrepreneur Awards, a scholarship program designed to reward and encourage entrepreneurial talents...

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4. NFIB/Pennsylvania Exclusive: Small Business Tax Cuts, Labor Mandates Advance in State Legislature

The proposed small business tax cuts mentioned in last week's update were voted out of the Senate Finance Committee this week and will be considered next week in the Senate Appropriations Committee. NFIB members met with state Senate and House leader...

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5. NFIB/Pennsylvania Exclusive: Urge Your State Lawmakers to Support Small Business Tax Cuts

Please take a moment to contact your lawmakers to urge them to support several small business tax cuts. NFIB members met with state Senate and House leaders last April to talk about meaningful tax cuts that could help jump-start Pennsylvania's econom...

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6. NFIB Fights Paid Sick Leave Mandates in the States

NFIB continues to oppose government mandates like paid sick leave across the states because they force small business owners to implement policies that may not be in the best interest of their company-or their employees. Below are some of the states ...

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7. NFIB/Pennsylvania Capitol Report -- May 2, 2008

Despite three weeks of negotiations and one public hearing, it appears HB 2400 likely will be reported as amended from the House Labor Relations Committee this week with a complicated new definition that perpetuates the current ambiguity of what exac...

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