http://www.nfib.com/ en Copyright © 2013, NFIB Managing.Editor@Domain.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:57:57 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSSAshxGen 1.0.0.0 2 Big Labor's latest attempt to "reform" Rhode Island's independent contractor law (House Bill 6153) seeks to eliminate the standard long-standing IRS definition of an independent contractor (20-point test) and to empower the workers' compensation courts to decide whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor, currently the role of the state Department and Labor and Training. The new bill was heard before the House Committee on Labor last week and NFIB provided testimony in opposition. http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=63116 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT For small business owners in the East Bay area and on Aquidneck Island, resolution of the issue of tolls on the newly reconstructed Sakonnet River Bridge is of critical importance. http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=63115 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT NFIB members in Rhode Island gathered at 1149 restaurant in East Greenwich on June 6th to talk about legislative issues that will impact their bottom lines. http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=63117 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT Within the next week or two or three, the General Assembly will conclude its 2013 legislative session. Since numerous economic rankings published late last year and in early 2013 listed Rhode Island at or near the bottom among all fifty states, political leaders of all parties have spoken about the need to improve the state's business climate. http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=63009 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT Allowing RI employers to pay wages on a bi-weekly basis continued to inch closer to passage in the current session. http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=63010 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT NFIB testified before the House Judiciary Committee in support of legislation to make common sense changes to the civil justice system. http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=62857 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Allowing RI employers to pay wages on a bi-weekly basis inched closer to passage in the current session. Legislation to permit the change was included among the bills contained in the Speaker's economic development proposal. http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=62858 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Join us on June 6th for the answer to RI's economic problems: Small Business http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=62874 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Early in the 2013 legislative session Senate President Theresa Paiva-Weed publicly stated that Rhode Island's economy wasn't recovering quickly enough. To remedy this, she and other Senators announced an effort to "Move the Needle Forward" on several measurable economic indicators. http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=62731 Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT NFIB Rhode Island has provided testimony on several proposals that will positively affect Rhode Island's small business community. http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=62730 Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Because small business owners are just one frivolous lawsuit away from being forced to close the doors forever, the threat of a lawsuit remains one of the primary concerns of small business owners http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=62598 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Director Bill Vernon says that the latest Small Business Optimism Index shows a disconnect between Main Street and Wall Street. http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=62538 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT NFIB testified in opposition to new healthcare mandates before the House Committee on Corporations. http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=62502 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT NFIB provided testimony supporting reductions in the Rhode Island estate tax. Only 17 states in the nation still have an estate tax and Rhode Island's version is among the highest estate taxes in the country, with an approximately a $910,000 'disappearing' exemption. http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=62501 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT The National Federation of Independent Business in Rhode Island recently held a meeting for small business owners at Eleven Forty-Nine Restaurant in Warwick and sponsored by Independence Bank in East Greenwich http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=62322 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Legislation to 'ban the box' - prohibit employers from asking prospective employees about prior criminal convictions in the initial job application - is under consideration in the General Assembly. http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=62193 Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT NFIB/RI outlined the position of Rhode Island's small businesses relative to requiring employers to use the federal E-Verify system to screen prospective employees. http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=62192 Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT The Senate Finance Committee held a packed hearing this week on at least two bills designed to halt the imposition of tolls on the new Sakonnet River Bridge. http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=62058 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Join us on March 6th for a FREE Luncheon: Updates on RI Regulations with Special Guest: Leslie Taito of the Governor's Regulatory Reform Office http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=62060 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT It comes as no surprise to most, but a new study by the Small Business Administration confirms that small business is critical to Rhode Island's economy. http://www.nfib.com/press-media/press-media-item?cmsid=62059 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT