Archive: Employment

  • The Occupational Licensing Relief and Job Creation Act October 11, 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 occupation free from unnecessary occupational regulations, and protects against the use of occupational regulations to reduce competition and increase prices to consumers. When enacting future occupational regulations, this Act requires state legislatures to find real harm, and select the least-restrictive regulation to address that harm. The Act also protects entrepreneurs by shifting the burden to the government to show in […]

  • Resolution in Support of Availability of Certificate of Rehabilitation in Cases Involving Certain Nonviolent Offenses October 11, 2013

    Resolution in Support of Availability of Certificate of Rehabilitation in Cases Involving Certain Nonviolent Offenses Summary This Resolution recognizes the importance of adopting policies that provide discretion to enable those convicted of a certain nonviolent offense to obtain a certificate of rehabilitation after a reasonable period of exemplary conduct and demonstration of rehabilitation following their offense. Model Resolution Whereas, At least 20 percent of all American adults have a criminal record; and WHEREAS, those who violate the law must be held accountable and required to fully satisfy their sentence; and WHEREAS, a criminal record presents a significant obstacle to an […]

  • Temporary Help Unemployment Insurance Act October 11, 2013

    Temporary Help Unemployment Insurance Act Summary This Act requires, as a condition of unemployment benefit eligibility, that temporary employees contact their temporary help employer for new work upon completion of their temporary assignment. The Act also requires that temporary employees be informed of this requirement. Model Policy {Title, Enacting Clause, Etc.} Section 1. {Definitions} For the purposes of this section: For the purposes of this section: “Temporary help firm” means a firm that hires its own employees and assigns them to clients to support or supplement the client’s work force in work situations such as employee absences, temporary skill shortages, […]

  • Local Occupation Freedom Act August 19, 2013

    Summary Local government is often the more egregious offender in limiting economic opportunity for those with limited means, education, and income through occupational and professional regulations of various kinds, including licensing, certification, registration, franchising, and bonding regulations. It is not uncommon that the regulations flow from the efforts of politically well-connected incumbent businesses to protect themselves from competition. This Act is intended to ensure that occupational and professional regulation at the local level is imposed for the exclusive purpose of protecting the public interest. This Act requires local governments to research the issues involved and prove that the occupational regulation […]

  • Resolution on Occupational Licensing March 15, 2013

    Resolution on Occupational Licensing WHEREAS, [insert state here] oppose unnecessary and burdensome government regulations on commerce and individual citizens, and; WHEREAS, [insert state here] opposes the implementation of occupational licenses, certifications, and or registrations unless needed to protect immediate health, safety, or welfare of the public, and; WHEREAS, [insert state here] believes reducing occupational licensing requirements will increase economic prosperity and employment in the states, and; WHEREAS, due to restrictive licensure requirements, states own the working “title” of hundreds of simple occupations thereby preventing individuals with on the job training, natural talent, honed skills, and formal education from using a job title without […]

  • Economic Civil Rights Act March 15, 2013

    Economic Civil Rights Act Summary  Among the rights Americans cherish the most are freedoms to pursue a chosen enterprise or profession. Yet of all the rights we deem fundamental, economic liberty has eroded most of all, to the extent that the “right” to receive a welfare check today enjoys greater legal protection than the right to earn an honest living. Licensing and regulation of businesses and professions – often placed in the hands of the regulated industry-artificially limit entry and reduce competition. Myriad entry-level opportunities are affected by occupational licensing laws, government- imposed monopolies in businesses such as taxicabs and […]

  • Resolution on Criminal-Background Checks March 15, 2013

    Resolution on Criminal-Background Checks WHEREAS, the members of [insert state here] oppose unnecessary and burdensome government regulations on commerce and individual citizens; WHEREAS, [insert state here] supports laws that incentivize the employer community to voluntarily adopt programs and policies in furtherance of appropriate societal objectives without significant public-sector cost, regulation, enforcement, and/or staffing; WHEREAS, [insert state here] supports laws that incentivize the employer community to voluntarily adopt programs and policies in furtherance of appropriate societal objectives without placing significant new cost and procedural burdens on employers, and/or intruding unnecessarily and/or inappropriately into the private sector; WHEREAS, [insert state here] believes in tort liability reform, […]

  • Living Wage Mandate Preemption Act March 15, 2013

    Living Wage Mandate Preemption Act Summary The Living Wage Mandate Preemption Act repeals any local “living wage” mandates, ordinances or laws enacted by political subdivisions of the state. It also prohibits political subdivisions from enacting laws establishing “living wage” mandates on private businesses, including those businesses that have service contracts with and/or receive financial assistance from such political subdivisions of state government. Model Legislation Section 1. {Short Title.} This Act shall be known as the Living Wage Mandate Preemption Act. Section 2. {Legislative Declarations.} This legislature finds and declares that: (A) Economic stability and growth are among the most important […]

  • Resolution Opposing Increases in Minimum Wage Linked to the CPI March 15, 2013

    Resolution Opposing Increases in Minimum Wage Linked to the CPI WHEREAS, for most Americans minimum wage is entry level pay and not a way of life; it is an opportunity to learn valuable on the job training skills and to gain work experience; WHEREAS, many politicians incorrectly paint a picture that minimum wage workers are in a perpetual state and only government control of the economy will save them; WHERAS, the federal government has set a price floor for labor with future planned increases which has already contributed to the worsening of our economy and unemployment statistics; WHEREAS, most minimum […]

  • Resolution on Partnering with Canada to Create Job Opportunities for Returning US Veterans March 15, 2013

    Resolution on Partnering with Canada to Create Job Opportunities for Returning US Veterans Summary Current unemployment rates among US veterans returning from Afghanistan and Iraq remain stubbornly high, while the unemployment rate in Alberta, Canada is just 4.4 percent.  Finding skilled workers to fill positions with starting salaries of over $100,000 a year for oil sands development projects is particularly challenging for companies in Alberta, and our returning veterans often have the skills needed by these companies.  To remedy both problems, government officials from both the United States and the province of Alberta are discussing the possibility of establishing a […]