Posts tagged Businesses

    Op-ed: This Labor Day marks 10 years of chaos for franchisees, contractors

    September 1, 2025 // Franchises and contractors live in fear of the next anti-small-business administration, which is all but certain to shift the joint employer standard once again. But Congress can act now. The Save Local Business Act would codify the sensible standard in federal law.

    CA Public Employees and Unions Whining about Returning to the Office 5 Years Later

    April 29, 2025 // Gavin Newsom created this mess. He sent state employees home when he locked the state down March 2020 ostensibly over a flu. And he let state employees work from home for 5 years. Many have done well, and are accountable employees, But many more are not, and need supervision and accountability. President Trump’s back-to-the-office order and hiring freeze has elicited a lot of kvetching in D.C., but is designed to suss out the deadwood in the federal government – something Governor Newsom should also be doing, figuratively and literally.

    Right to Work Michigan Businesses are Expanding

    April 18, 2022 // Michigan’s Right to Work laws ensure that companies and workers don’t have to be beholden to a union. That fact alone is a major reason why companies choose to invest in Right to Work states. Two of the most recent Kentucky business investments are coming from West Michigan Tool & Die and Duncan Aviation. Both of these companies will both be expanding soon.