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Earlier today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation voted to advance Alvaro M. Bedoya’s nomination to the Senate for a vote.
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The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation will meet tomorrow morning to consider select nominations, including the nominee Alvaro M. Bedoya for Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission.
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Last week, the SBA delivered a press release highlighting the agency’s historic work over the past fiscal year.
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If you are looking for assistance with an SBA loan program or would like to contact your federally elected officials, we have the guide for you!
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After months of negotiation, the House voted 220-213 along party lines to pass the Build Back Better Act, a roughly $2 trillion tax and spending bill.
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AAHOA Chair Vinay Patel traveled to Washington, D.C. in early November for a productive day of meetings with White House officials and members of Congress. Dean Heyl, AAHOA Vice President of Government Affairs, Jordan Heiliczer, AAHOA Senior Director of Government & Political Affairs, and AAHOA’s contract lobbyists joined Vinay on the Hill as they met with representatives and senators on both sides of the aisle.
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Yesterday, FTC Chair Lina M. Khan outlined the Commission’s upcoming open forum meeting agenda. The tentative agenda includes the following: (1) Presentation on Criminal Referrals and Partnerships and Motion to Issue Commission Statement; and (2) Study on Supply Chain Disruptions.
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Our partners at the Virginia Restaurant Lodging and Travel Association recently announced the Prince William Board of County Supervisors approved the Lift Up Lodging and Restore Retail grant programs.
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The County of Bucks has been appropriated funds from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to assist small businesses through COVID-19 recovery.
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Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced a COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) to mitigate the transmission of COVID-19 in the workplace.
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics published the October Employment Situation, reporting a 0.2% decrease in the unemployment rate month over month. The unemployment rate for October closed at 4.6% with 7.4 million people unemployed throughout the month.
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Today, the U.S. lifted restrictions on travel from a long list of countries including Mexico, Canada, and most of Europe, allowing tourists to make long-delayed trips after more than a year and a half.
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On Thursday, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its long-awaited Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring all employers with at least 100 employees to ensure their workers are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to weekly COVID-19 testing.
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Over the weekend, the House passed the $550 billion Infrastructure and Jobs Investment Act following the Senate’s passage of the bill back in August. This is a major win for President Biden’s economic agenda and it now awaits his signature to become law.
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Today the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced a COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) to mitigate the transmission of COVID-19 in the workplace.
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Yesterday, Rep. Maloney (D-NY) reintroduced the Pandemic Risk Insurance Act of 2021 in the House Financial Services Committee.
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Join AAHOA at 1 p.m. EST next week on Wednesday, November 10, for a timely and thorough discussion on the latest implications of immigration and labor shortage issues, including the limitations and guidelines of H-2B and J-1 visas for future labor.
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Last week, AAHOA Past Chair (2019-2020) Jagruti Panwala was invited by the White House to speak at the White House and WHIAANHPI National Women’s Small Business Month Listening Session for the AA and NHPI women-owned small businesses and advocates for the small business community.
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On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the Employment Cost Index, the broad measure of labor costs, for September 2021.
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The SBA’s targeted EIDL advance grant program reportedly has sent out $3.8 billion of the $30 billion allocated to the program.