New Regulations for Small Business

Information every small business owner needs to know.

ADA Regulations Has Hurt Small Businesses

The American Disabilities Act was designed to help the physically challenged and handicapped, unfortunately the laws and regulations were so comprehensive they had serious unintended consequences from coast to coast.

Video Game Regulations on Content

Should we allow the Government to regulate video games? Should we let the industry self-regulate? Do you as a parent regulate the video game content of your children? Have you considered any of this? Well, recently in an online think tank we did and there are many sides to the issue indeed.

Should the Government Regulators Fine Airlines for Fuel Surcharges on Ticket Prices?

Many are very upset with the surcharges on their airline tickets and some have complained that after purchasing airline tickets on .Com Travel Websites that they were called back later and found there was a surcharge; for higher fuel costs.

Abatement Regulations Often Confuse and Do Not Make Sense

We often have abatement regulations to help prevent a huge problem in our civilization with our agriculture, disease prevention or protecting our farmers and businessmen. Now then, let me tell you of the story of why some of these abatement regulations do not make any sense and cause problems.

HIPAA Compliant FTP Hosting

In Medical Transcription or other Health Care Services, medical reports are stored and exchanged in digital format. The growing necessity of exchanging large volume of medical reports and files over the Internet allows the Health care Service providers to use File Transfer Protocol as the most effective way to exchange files. When exchanging files over the Internet you need to be sure the FTP hosting services conform to the HIPAA security rules.

Know the Consumer Protection Regulations

No matter how big or small your business is, you need to be aware of certain consumer protection laws when you deal with the general public. The Federal Trade Commission regulates all sales of merchandise or services to consumers.

Lawyers Need More Rules and Regulations

I am of the opinion and many who study the legal industry or know from first hand knowledge that most lawyers are crooks. To prevent the lawyers and attorneys from ripping off the American people, corporations and government monies, which impact consumers, taxpayers and employees we must monitor or the legal profession more closely.

Change Management in Regulatory Agencies

Change Management in regulatory government agencies can be extremely serious indeed. For instance take the resigning of Minetta from the Department of Transportation or resignation Powell from the Federal Communications Commission and you can understand what I am getting at.

Hedge Fund Regulations Guide 101

The popularity gained overtime and the ever-increasing crowd of investors in the Hedge Fund industry has augmented the need for higher degree of regulation in the hedge fund market.

Read Those Regulations Before Making An Offer On A Property

In modern America, many neighborhoods are organized as developments. Such developments often have rules and regulations that can be surprisingly restrictive.

SEC Wanted More Board of Directors Who Were Not Insiders; Unintended Consequences Again

The Securities and Exchange Commission thought it might be a nifty idea for Corporate Board of Directors to have fewer insiders on them so they would serve the will of the shareholders and not allow corporate executives to do so much hanky panky and keep getting such big bonuses.

Employment Law: What Is All the Fuss About the Age Discrimination Regulations?

This article sets out the main provisions of the new Age Discrimination Regulations and who it applies to - including an explanation of the new default retirement age. It further gives guidance on harassment claims basd on age discrimination. It gives the basic definitions of Age Discrimination and the bacis definitions of which employees it applies to.