2008-09 Policy Issues

Federal Issues - 2009

• Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (HR 11)
• Paycheck Fairness Act (HR 12)

W.Va. Chamber Policy Recommendations – 2009

Employment/Human Resource Issues
       -       Employee Free Choice Act
       -       Mandated Sick Leave

·       Small Business and Entrepreneurship Advancement

·       Seed Fund Voucher Program For Start-Ups

·       Transportation Planning/Funding

-       Air Service Incentives

-       Jobs Impact Statement

-       Second Home Development

Legal

·       Civil Justice Reforms

-       Absolute Right of Appeal

·       Asbestos/Silica Reform

·       Judicial Selection

Taxation

·       Continued Tax Modernization and Relief

·       Sales Tax Exemption For Technology Services

Health Care/Insurance

·       Health Insurance Availability, Incentives

-       Decreasing The Prevalence Of Uninsureds

-       Health Care Reform

·       Health Care Funding to Reduce Cost-Shift

-       Certificate Of Need

·       Health Information Technology

·       Workplace Wellness

Education

        -      Education Outcomes

        -      Education Funding

Environment

       -       One Cleanup Program - Uniform Standards for Environmental Remediation

Government/Responsible Public Policy

       -       Open Government For Attorney General

       -       e-Government

       -       Prevailing Wage

       -       Creation Of A State Personnel/HR Department

For questions on any of these policy papers, please contact Brenda Nichols Harper at the W.Va. Chamber office - (304) 342-1115.

2009 Policy
Sponsors

Thanks to these members for helping to sponsor the W.Va. Chamber's 2009 Policy Book: