House Committee Urging Small Businesses To Comment on Silica, Reporting Proposals January 22, 2014 By Stephen Lee (BNA) House Republicans said they are eyeing Occupational Safety and Health Administration rulemakings on silica exposure and electronic recordkeeping and urging small business owners to submit comments to the agency's docket. The Jan. 10 fact sheet issued by the… Read more »

Bloomberg BNA: Rep. Graves: Management Failures of SHOP Marketplaces Part of 'Disturbing Trend' December 11, 2013 By Sara Hansgard (BNA) The management failures of the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) marketplaces established under the Affordable Care Act are part of a “disturbing trend” exhibited by the Obama administration in implementing the law, the chairman of the… Read more »

Week Ahead for the Committee: December 9-13 Committee to Hold Hearing on Small Business Health Options Program, Joint Subcommittee Hearing on Reverse Auctions in Federal Acquisitions WASHINGTON, DC – The House Small Business Committee, chaired by Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO), today announced the schedule for the week of December 9, 2013:   On Wednesday, December 11, at 10:00 a.m.,… Read more »

Bloomberg BNA: Health-Care Law Business Aggregation Rules Cause Confusion for Small Businesses December 04, 2013 By Sara Hansard (BNA) -- Affordable Care Act rules that determine whether a business must provide health insurance to employees or make large “shared responsibility” payments are too complicated for most small companies and should be changed, a panel of witnesses testified… Read more »

Wall Street Journal: Small Businesses Say ACA’s Aggregation Rules Unfair By Sarah E. Needleman December 4, 2013 Donna Baker of Adrian, Mich., owns an accounting firm, payroll company and retail store. Her husband, Kim, is the sixth generation owner of a dairy farm. While the four businesses are separate entities, they count as one employer under the health-care law due to a… Read more »

Click HERE to read House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves's press statement expressing disappointment at the latest Small Business Health Option Program (SHOPs) delay.   Associated Press:Health Law Business Insurance Site Delayed 1 Year  By Carla Johnson The Obama administration is delaying yet another aspect of the health care law, putting off until next… Read more »

New Delays for SHOP Marketplace Leave Businesses Little Time to Enroll, Graves Says  By Sara Hansard, Bloomberg Government  What Letter Says: Additional delays in opening the federally operated health insurance marketplace for small businesses will leave little time for businesses to find new plans, House Small Business Committee… Read more »

Since the opening of Obamacare enrollment earlier this month, small business owners have been frustrated by the well-publicized problems with the rollout and increases in health care costs. These problems further add to the uncertainty around the law and follow a series of delays and confusion dating back to the spring. Here is what small business owners have told us through the… Read more »

**POSTPONED** Hearing on Regulatory Environment for Small Lenders WASHINGTON, DC – The previously scheduled Small Business Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight and Regulations hearing titled, Regulatory Landscape: Burdens on Small Financial Institutions has been postponed due to a change in the House voting schedule. The hearing will be… Read more »

401kWire.com: Transamerica, a TPA, a Lawyer and a Plan Sponsor Tell Congress About Small Business Retirement Plans By Neil Anderson October 2, 2013 Much of the federal government is shut down this week, yet some members of Congress are delving into the problem of retirement plan coverage for employees of small businesses. This afternoon at 1pm the House Committee on Small Business,… Read more »