Posts for January 18, 2011

SALT LAKE MEETINGS HELD TO MODERNIZE VOTER REGISTRATION

UB Daily
The Pew Center on the States and the University of Utah’s Hinckley Institute of Politics hosted a conference Friday, January 14 to discuss Pew’s partnership with the state to modernize voter registration in Utah. The conference began with a Hinckley Forum entitled, “Upgrading Democracy: Modernizing Utah’s Voter Registration,” featuring Lt. Gov.
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NAM: GOV'T REGS HAVE HURT ECONOMIC GROWTH

Today in Manufacturing
From the EPA's push to regulate greenhouse gases to the Boiler MACT rule, NAM says overregulation is hurting job creation and economic growth ... continue

CHINA RARE EARTHS EXPORTS RISE IN 2010

Today in Manufacturing
Exports grew 14.5 percent in the first 11 months of last year despite Beijing's decision to reduce sales of the exotic metals needed by makers of high-tech products ... continue

PROPOSED NEW NLRA POSTER

Employers Council

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has proposed a regulation requiring most employers engaged in interstate commerce to post a new notice informing employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act. The proposed notice is almost identical to the "Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act" poster required of certain federal
contractors and subcontractors (as of June 21, 2010).

In addition to physical posting, electronic posting would be required if the employer communicates with employees primarily by email or other electronic means. If a significant portion of employees are not proficient in English, the employer would also be required to post the notice in the language the employees speak. In any (unrelated) unfair labor practice charges against an employer, failure to post the notice could result in the NLRB extending the filing deadline and/or considering the failure as evidence of unlawful motive. For more information, including an NLRB fact sheet and the proposed regulation, click here. Public comments may be submitted through February 22, 2011, at www.regulations.gov. We'll keep you informed on the outcome.

OBAMA WANTS TO SHED RULES THAT HURT JOB GROWTH

Today in Manufacturing
President Obama has ordered a review of federal regulations with an eye toward getting rid of those that stifle job creation and hurt economic growth ... continue

CHINA INKS $600M IN U.S. DEALS

Today in Manufacturing
Chinese trade mission has signed $600 million in deals with U.S. companies ahead of President Hu Jintao's visit to Washington this week ... continue