A Gratifying Year Comes to an End
By Thomas J. Donohue, President and CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
NORTHEASTNew JerseySenate Committee Approves Family Leave Increase
AlaskaMore Visitors Mean More DollarsFairbanks' businesses are calling for more state funding for tourism marketing. They said that a recent decline in tourism marketing dollars has been particularly hard on smaller companies, which rely on travelers who come to the state on their own rather than with cruises or tours. Source: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
U.S. Chamber members are now eligible to receive exclusive discounts on services provided by FedEx Kinko's Office and Print Centers®. FedEx Kinko's is a one-stop resource offering the industry's broadest range of business services, including copying and digital printing services, signs and graphics, finishing services, Web-based printing, and more. This new member benefit is an addition to member discounts on select FedEx Express® and select FedEx Ground® shipping.
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The National Law Journal has named Robin Conrad, executive vice president of the National Chamber Litigation Center (NCLC), one of the nation's top 50 Most Influential Women Lawyers in America."Conrad has devoted her career to building the National Chamber Litigation Center, the public policy firm of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, into a litigation powerhouse," according to The National Law Journal.
Promotes Benefits for Small BusinessGearing up for World Trade Month in May, the U.S. Chamber sponsored activities to generate support for new trade agreements and to educate small businesses on how they would benefit.
Committee Discusses ProposalsChamber members question industry experts about environmental policy.The U.S. Chamber's Environment and Energy Committee huddled to discuss climate change and emerging environmental technologies at its spring meeting.
Definition of Independent Contractors in JeopardyJohn Ferraro of the Coalition for Fairness in Tax Compliance tracks state legislation.
The Chamber was represented during a hearing on June 12 before the House Committee on Education and Labor in support of the Supreme Court's Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Inc. employment discrimination decision, which focused on the statute of limitations in civil rights cases.
