Despite a positive outlook for the year ahead, time, money and expertise remain key obstacles to small business growth plans for 2014, according to the latest research from national business organisation, The Forum of Private Business. ...
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The bench-scale test widely used to evaluate whether a burning cigarette will ignite upholstered furniture may underestimate the tendency of component materials to smolder when these materials are used in sofas and chairs supported by ...
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The Associated Press reports that questions are emerging about how these online marketplaces will operate under the current financing model. Also, the latest news on exchanges from California, Oregon and Florida. The Associated Press/Wall ...
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In Georgia, some navigator events were canceled after health law opponents held a protest at one and posted other events on its website, urging more protests. In South Dakota, meanwhile, a lawmaker introduced a bill to require state ...
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The bill would tie subsidy levels to cost of living around the nation instead of to the national federal poverty level. In the meantime, a lawmaker from Colorado introduces a bill to speed construction of VA hospitals. The Sacramento Bee: ...
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News outlets reported that the company blamed the law and the health costs of two "distressed babies" for a significant change in how it matches 401(k) contributions. The Washington Post: AOL Chief Reverses Changes To 401(k) Policy After ...
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House Republicans are considering their options on tying proposals they want to see to passing an increase in the debt ceiling, among them fixing the way Medicare pays doctors. Democrats and the White House are making it increasingly clear ...
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During a hearing of the House Oversight And Government Reform Committee, Republicans tagged this provision as an insurance industry bail-out despite Congressional Budget Office projections cited by Democrats that it ultimately will collect ...
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The SA8000 standard is the central document of our work at SAI. It is one of the world’s first auditable social certification standards for decent workplaces, across all industrial sectors. It is based on conventions of the ILO, UN ...
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Today's headlines include stories about the health law's coverage gap. Kaiser Health News: Arkansas' Medicaid Experiment, Key To Obamacare Expansion, On Ropes Kaiser Health News staff writer Phil Galewitz reports: "The Arkansas' ...
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Related Arlington, Va. — The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) released its 2014 Public Policy Agenda: Retailers Strengthening Communities, which outlines the industry’s top public policy priorities for 2014, and ...
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The New York Times: Health, Work, Lies On Wednesday, Douglas Elmendorf, the director of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, said the obvious: losing your job and choosing to work less aren't the same thing. If you lose your job, ...
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In their first results of the heralded program -- which was set up in the health law -- federal officials say about half of the accountable care organizations slowed spending but few met the requirements to qualify for bonuses. Kaiser ...
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By Thomas Sullivan Associate Principal Kitch Attorneys and Counselors This Opinion piece appears in the Feb. 10 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. When technology and regulation develop along parallel ...
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As China is executing its ambitious shale gas development plans to reach 6.5 billion cubic meters (cm) by 2015, the US' experiences in the industry may offer a number of lessons for China, US and Chinese academics concluded in a conference ...
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