2010 Policy Issues

Federal Issues - 2010

• Employee Free Choice Act
• FOREWARN Act
• Cap-and-Trade
• Federal Coal Mine Permitting
• Health Care Delivery Reform
• Mandatory Paid Sick Leave
• National Regulation of Workers' Compensation

State Issues – 2010

Employment/Human Resource Issues

 -       Energy Production Incentives

 -       Small Business and Entrepreneurship Advancement

 -       Seed Fund Program For Start-Ups

 -       Transportation Planning/Funding

 -       Air Service Incentives

 -       Jobs Impact Statement

 -       Matching Advertising Partnership Program

Legal

-       Legal Reforms

-       Appeal of Right

-       Asbestos Bankruptcy Trust Disclosure

-       Judicial Restructuring

-       Judicial Selection

Taxation

-      Continued Tax Modernization and Relief

-      Sales Tax Exemption For Technology Services

Health Care/Insurance

-       State Health Care Reforms

-       Mandated Health Insurance Benefits

-       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

       -       Workers' Compensation Stability

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

2010 Policy
Book Sponsors

Thanks to the following for helping to sponsor the W.Va. Chamber's 2010 Policy Book: