The wheels of justice turn slowly but they do turn. On Wednesday a ruling by the South Carolina Court of Appeals found in favor of the state’s Consumer Advocate in an extremely important issue affecting workers’ compensation insurance premiums. Our own Department of Insurance was fighting to keep the Consumer Advocate, the S.C. Small Business […]
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I know that I pick on these guys relentlessly but every once in a while they produce some good information. I’m talking about the NFIB (National Federation of Independent Business) or in this case the NFIB Research Foundation. The Foundation released a new study, Small Business, Credit Access, and a Lingering Recession. William J. Dennis
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We made some good progress in the SC Legislature yesterday morning. A Senate subcommittee carried over a regulation to give the state’s Workers’ Compensation Commission a free hand at changing the methodology used to determine compensation for specific medical providers.  Two of the three Senators appeared to be leaning against the proposed regulatory change. The
No time to write this morning. Before noon I will have testified at 2 state Senate subcommittee meetings, held a press conference and met with two Senators—an unusually busy but important morning. The issues are these: 1.   Protecting businesses from workers’ compensation premium increases by maintaining legislative oversight of the methods used to determine medical service compensation.
Protect Workers’ Comp Rates from Special Interests Wanting More Money The Workers’ Compensation Commission is asking the Legislature for a free hand at changing the way medical providers are compensated. Well-financed special interest medical providers are pushing for this change. If they are successful, the result will be higher premiums for the small businesses of
On regulations, taxes and money in politics…”We’re not like them“ Columbia, SC—A national poll shows the opinions of small business owners differ dramatically from the advocacy of big businesses and multinational corporations.  The results of the national scientific poll were released over the past four weeks by the American Sustainable Business Council, Main Street Alliance
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The Hill’s Congress BlogFebruary 1, 2012 By Frank Knapp, Jr. With Congress back in session, the Senate will have several bills to consider that seek to make it nearly impossible for federal agencies to implement regulations. The REINS Act, the Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act and the Regulatory Accountability Act have already passed in the House.
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National poll finds 78 percent of small businesses say regulations needed to protect small businesses from unfair competition, level playing field with big business; 86 percent see regulations as necessary part of a modern economy Washington, DC – Small business owners say their main concern is weak customer demand, not regulations, according to independent opinion
OPINION POLL: SMALL BUSINESSES SAY WEAK CUSTOMER DEMAND, NOT REGULATIONS, THEIR PROBLEM Read More »
More of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce state legislative agenda: Our successful efforts on workers’ compensation have led to stabilization and even a reduction in rates in South Carolina. Whether it is our legislative victories in re-regulating the workers’ compensation insurance companies or our significant Administrative Law Court success in reducing proposed
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The South Carolina General Assembly comes back into session today. Over the next several days I’ll be discussing the Small Business Chamber’s state legislative agenda. No issue has consumed as much time and energy for us than the issue of health insurance. We’ve made great progress toward helping make health insurance more affordable for small
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