Public Policy
CALL TO ACTION: Wolf Administration Proposes Overtime Eligibility Changes
From PA Chamber of Business & Industry Employers have the opportunity to provide comment on new rules regarding overtime eligibility standards. The Governor’s proposed changes are similar to a proposal put forth by former President Obama in 2015 which was widely opposed by the employer community and ultimately struck down by a federal court. In…
Read MorePA Chamber Bringing Education Spending Facts to Light This Budget Season
From Gene Barr President and CEO, PA Chamber of Business & Industry With another election season upon us, a previously debunked but repeated falsehood is making its way across newspapers and campaign ads – that the previous governor cut education funding by nearly $1 billion. Let’s set the record straight on what those who are paying…
Read MoreChambers Gather in Harrisburg to Discuss Business Issues
With the state budget deadline quickly approaching and the General Election right around the corner, more than 100 state and local chamber representatives from across the Commonwealth gathered in Harrisburg on Tuesday, June 5 for Chamber Day at the State Capitol. The annual event, which is co-hosted by the PA Chamber of Business and Industry and…
Read MoreLegislation to Help Small Businesses Access Financing Signed into Law
Late last month, President Trump signed into law legislation designed to help the nation’s small businesses grow by better tailoring regulations for community and regional banks. The Columbia Montour Chamber joined with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the PA Chamber of Business & Industry in calling for reforms to the rules of the Dodd-Frank…
Read MoreThis Week in the Pennsylvania Legislature
From PA Chamber of Business & Industry House and Senate lawmakers both return to session this week, with the Senate convening Monday through Wednesday and the House coming in Tuesday through Thursday. With less than six weeks to go before the end of the 2017-18 Fiscal Year, the General Assembly met some headwinds last week…
Read MorePA Chamber Urges Lawmakers to Address Protz Fix
From PA Chamber of Business & Industry The PA Chamber is urging lawmakers to prioritize the consideration of legislation that would provide a fix to a financially devastating state Supreme Court decision related to workers’ compensation. Last year, the Court’s decision in the Protz v. Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board case threw out the Impairment Rating Evaluation process,…
Read MoreHealth Savings Account Annual Contribution Limit Change
From ChamberChoice On April 26, 2018, the IRS announced that, for 2018, taxpayers with family high deductible health plan (HDHP) coverage may treat $6,900 as the annual contribution limit to their health savings accounts (HSAs). Earlier this year, a tax law change for 2018 reduced the HSA contribution limit for individuals with family HDHP coverage…
Read MoreHouse Passes Key Regulatory and Permitting Reforms
From PA Chamber of Business & Industry A package of bills that would offer commonsense, long overdue reforms to Pennsylvania’s regulatory and permitting processes cleared the state House last week. The bills are part of a broad effort to reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens and clarify what are often described by the state’s regulated community as…
Read MoreIn Mission to Build a Stronger Economy, Local Chambers Lead the Way
From PA Chamber of Business & Industry When the Pennsylvania Chamber was founded over a century ago, it recruited one of the rising stars in the chamber world from Massachusetts – Daniel Casey – to visit locales across the Commonwealth and impress upon business owners the value of having their own local chamber of commerce. Newspaper columns…
Read MorePA Chamber Expresses Dismay at Governor’s Veto of Workers’ Comp Bill
From PA Chamber of Business & Industry On Friday, April 27 – nine days after the General Assembly had sent him a bill to help address opioid addiction among Pennsylvania’s injured worker population – Gov. Tom Wolf issued his veto of S.B. 936. The PA Chamber was at the forefront in support for this legislation, which…
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