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U.S. Liability Costs Are Much Higher Than Competitors

The Institute for Legal Reform has released a study which shows that liability costs in the U.S. are dramatically higher than other developed countries: more than 2 ½ times higher than the European average and 40 percent higher than Canada.

June 12, 2013Read More

Plain Regulations Act Introduced

April 25, 2013

Last week, Rep. Bruce Braley (D-Iowa) introduced the Plain Regulations Act of 2013 with the goal of simplifying federal regulations and reducing costs to small businesses–a follow-up to his Plain Writing Act which was enacted in 2010 and strongly supported by NSBA.

House Small Biz Committee Launches Regs Tool

February 6, 2013

Last week, the House Small Business Committee launched a new online initiative, “Small Biz Reg Watch”, to help small businesses participate in the development of federal regulations.

Small Business Congress Wrap-Up

December 4, 2012

Last week, NSBA held its Small Business Congress in Washington, D.C., where small-business leaders heard from policy experts and Members of Congress and their staffs, and crafted a small-business agenda for the coming two years.

NSBA Leadership Testifies on JOBS Act Implementation

September 13, 2012

Today, NSBA Treasurer Jeff Van Winkle of Clark Hill, PLC in Grand Rapids, Michigan testified before Congress on the importance of easing access to capital for small business as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) work to implement the JOBS Act. Passed in April, the JOBS Act was [...]

NSBA Urges Small Biz to Comment on JOBS Act

September 11, 2012

NSBA is urging all small businesses to weigh in with the SEC on regulations pertaining to the NSBA-supported JOBS Act, and urge them to adhere to Congressional intent as they craft a regulatory framework.

NSBA Leadership to Testify on JOBS Act Implementation

September 11, 2012

Tomorrow, NSBA Treasurer Jeff Van Winkle of Clark Hill, PLC in Grand Rapids, Michigan will testify before Congress on the importance of easing access to capital for small business as the Securities and Exchange Commission works to implement the NSBA-supported JOBS Act.

Regulatory Analysis Act Introduced in Senate

September 5, 2012

Prior to the August recess, a bipartisan group of Senators introduced legislation, the Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2012 (S. 3468) which would expand regulatory analysis requirements for independent agencies currently applicable to the executive agencies.

Small Biz Urged to Support JOBS Act

July 10, 2012

NSBA is urging small-business owners to weigh in with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in support of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act signed into law in April. The implementation of the law is now under the direction of the SEC which is in the process of crafting rules and regulations. NSBA recently [...]

House Small Business Committee Hearings Scheduled

July 9, 2012

This week, the House Small Business Committee and the House Small Business Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight, and Regulations plan to hold hearings on how certain regulations are affecting small businesses in the commercial trucking and hauling industry and the maritime industry.