Archive: Employment

  • Resolution Opposing Federal Mandates on Unemployment Insurance March 15, 2013

    Resolution Opposing Federal Mandates on Unemployment Insurance WHEREAS, the Tenth Amendment states “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people,” [...]

  • Prevailing Wage Repeal Act March 15, 2013

    Prevailing Wage Repeal Act Summary This act repeals all laws that require administratively determined employee compensation rates, including wages, salaries and benefits. Model Legislation Section 1. {Short Title.} This Act shall be known as the Prevailing Wage Repeal Act. Section [...]

  • Professional Licensure and Certification Reform Act March 15, 2013

    Professional Licensure and Certification Reform Act Summary Limits new proposals to enact an occupational or professional licensure and certifications on a business by the general assembly to those that affect the public health, safety, and welfare; limits new licensures and [...]

  • The Provisional Licenses for Ex-Offenders Act February 7, 2013

    The Provisional Licenses for Ex-Offenders Act Summary This bill allows certain ex-offenders to obtain a provisional, or probationary, occupational license if they are otherwise qualified.  Research indicates that a person who has been law abiding for at least five years [...]

  • Civil Liability for Employers Hiring Ex-Offenders Act February 6, 2013

    Civil Liability for Employers Hiring Ex-Offenders Act  Summary This legislation would immunize employers who hire ex-offenders without a violent or sex offense from being sued on that basis alone. Model Legislation {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. {Title.}  This Act [...]

  • The Occupational Licensing Relief and Job Creation Act February 6, 2013

    The Occupational Licensing Relief and Job Creation Act  Summary Occupational licensing increases unemployment by about 1%, raises prices by about 15%, and offers no incremental consumer protection over a competitive market.  This Act ensures that an individual may pursue lawful [...]