Category Archives: Regulation

Heat Rule Gets Cold Shoulder

Posted on December 6, 2021 by Stephen D. Haner

Virginia’s Safety and Health Codes Board on Friday voted down a proposed workplace heat protection standard, strongly opposed by the state’s business community but ardently sought by organized labor and farmworker advocates. The Department of Labor and Industry (DOLI) was seeking to … Continue reading →

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Northam Regs Out of Step With Reality

Posted on June 7, 2021 by Stephen D. Haner

Despite the stunning and rapid success of the vaccines in arresting the spread of COVID-19, if you enter a Virginia workplace you go back in time to the pre-vaccine era of doubt and fear. Virginia acted in haste in adopting … Continue reading →

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Employer Escape From Green Energy Costs Blocked

Posted on January 27, 2021 by Stephen D. Haner

Virginia’s major energy-intensive industries will not get a requested path to avoid some of the coming cost shock from the 2020 Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA). The bill that sought them a lifeline was tied to an anvil and sunk in a … Continue reading →

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Train Regulation Threatens to Derail Family Finances in Virginia

Posted on February 19, 2020 by Ross Marchand

Until recently, the Commonwealth of Virginia was a refuge from the high tax and regulatory boondoggles that have stymied the growth of neighboring states such as Maryland, West Virginia, and North Carolina. But Virginia’s low-cost gravy train will screech to … Continue reading →

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A Growing Economy Needs Regional Bank De-Regulation

Posted on February 22, 2018 by matt ohern

Following the shock of the recent Great Recession, Congress took actions to “save us” from such future threats. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act were supposed to prevent another recession by imposing greater regulations on our banks. … Continue reading →

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