Employers in sectors such as manufacturing, energy and agriculture faced with significant shortages of skilled labor, received a major boost from Congress last week. The long-awaited job training program reform bill “Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act” received bipartisan approval. President Obama has expressed support for the legislation and is expected to sign it into law later this week.
Chip Nottingham
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Baucus Jump Starts Federal Tax Reform
By Chip Nottingham on
Posted in Legislative & Judicial Updates
Federal tax policy reform took one step back and a significant step forward this week. Early in the week, news reports announced that House Speaker Boehner instructed his tax reform negotiators to indefinitely delay releasing draft legislative language.