Hoosier Huddle Brings Together Indiana Leaders
The Indiana Chamber was pleased to take an active role in the state’s Hoosier Huddle event on Friday at Butler University’s famed Hinkle Fieldhouse. The gathering, which welcomed contingents from all over the state, focused on the key elements of The Hoosier Playbook, a resource guide to build awareness of state programs and initiatives. Among the session topics: solutions for affordable housing, improving Hoosier Health, place building and storytelling, what’s next on the information [...]
VIDEO: Proposed Overtime Regulations Could Hinder Businesses
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hwVFi1oDQ08 Our VP Ashton Eller shares that the Biden administration recently unveiled significant overtime regulations geared towards shifting workplace dynamics to the detriment of employers. This marks the latest in a string of initiatives by President Biden to leverage the authority of federal regulatory bodies in advancing policy objectives. We agree with the U.S. Chamber that this decision sets a dangerous precedent for government micromanagement of business. Rest assured, we will continue to monitor [...]
Federal Data Privacy Bill a Red Flag
Alarm bells rang last month among the business community when Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) unveiled the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA). Both members chair committees (the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, respectively) in which they plan to hear the bill in the coming weeks or months. The Indiana Chamber supports a (business-friendly) federal bill that preempts the patchwork [...]
Tax Policies, Infrastructure Spending on List of Study Topics
The Legislative Council, a panel of high-ranking legislators charged with managing the business of the legislative branch, met recently, and assigned topics of study to various interim committees. Interim committees will work over the coming months to review the topics and make recommendations for policy changes or legislative actions in 2025. Additional topics were assigned to the Funding Indiana’s Roads for a Stronger, Safer Tomorrow Task Force (FIRSST), a panel focused on modernizing road [...]
Burdensome Overtime Regulations From D.C. Hit Employers
The Biden administration recently unveiled significant regulations geared towards shifting workplace dynamics to the detriment of employers. This marks the latest in a string of initiatives by President Biden to leverage the authority of federal regulatory bodies in advancing policy objectives. Last month, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) broadened the scope of federal overtime regulations, extending coverage to a larger segment of the workforce. This mandate obligates employers to compensate employees at a [...]
