Public Policy

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…