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STS POP Class: Finding, Recruiting and Retaining a Platinum Team |
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07/27/2010 |
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STS Continuing Education
For the Tourism Professional Bringing timely information right to your desktop, Southeast Tourism Society's Continuing Education offers online sessions covering an array of topics important to your organization's success. View the presentation from the comfort of your own computer and listen to the presentation over your own phone - without leaving your desk.
There is no charge
for this 1-hour class. Presented by: Mike Gamble
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07/22/2010 |
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Yesterday, as expected, the
House Education and Labor Committee marked-up and approved H.R. 5663,
the Miner Safety and Health Act of 2010. The bill was approved by a
straight party-line vote. As shared previously, the balance of this
legislation addresses mining safety and the Association does not
weigh-in on such matters. However, there is an additional section of
the bill that reforms OSHA more broadly for the employer community by
threatening to introduce a more litigious element to the enforcement
process. An amendment was offered by Rep. Cathy McMorris-Rodgers (R-WA)
to strike the broader OSHA section, but this amendment also failed
along party-lines. The Association and over 250 of our employer trade
group allies sent a coalition letter to committee members earlier this
week re-emphasizing our concerns to the broader provisions (attached). |
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Texas-Study: Minimum Wage Law Has Reduced Teen Employment in Texas |
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07/22/2010 |
Teen
employment in Texas fell considerably since the government raised the
federal minimum wage to $7.25 last year, according to a report released
Wednesday by the Employment Policies Institute. The study was prepared by
economists William E. Even of Miami University and David A. Macpherson
of Trinity University. Employment Policies Institute (EPI) officials say
the $2.10 increase in minimum wage resulted in a 6.9 percent decline in
the number of employed 16- to 19-year-olds in Texas. This is a
reduction of 26,900 jobs in Texas. Teens with less than 12 years of
education suffered a 14.1 percent drop in employment. The current
minimum wage went into effect last year.“Despite the popularity of wage
increases, there are many unintended consequences,” says Michael
Saltsman, research fellow at EPI. “This study shows that the 40 percent
federal wage hike came at a high cost to our nation’s teens, Texans in
particular.”Saltsman adds, “These estimates are conservative. As
employers continue to react to the higher wage with increased use of
self-service and automation — like bagging your own groceries — the job
loss may be even worse.” |
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Massachusetts - New Bedford City Council Relents on Meals Tax |
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07/22/2010 |
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NEW BEDFORD — The City Council on Tuesday voted
6-5 to implement a local option meals tax, a reversal of its previous
position on the tax that will save the jobs of about 30 city workers. The vote, cast after more than an hour of debate,
was greeted with loud applause from many of the spectators packed into
the council chamber.
"I think this is somewhat of a no-brainer,"
said Councilor-at-Large Brian Gomes. "This is about keeping people in
work. This is about our infrastructure." Gomes
was joined in voting for the meals tax by Councilors David Alves, Kathy
Dehner, Bruce Duarte, Denis Lawrence Jr. and Joseph Lopes. Lawrence and Lopes had previously voted against the
tax. |
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Nebraska (Omaha) - A Not So Appetizing Tax Plan |
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07/22/2010 |
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As news of a proposed 4 percent tax on restaurant, bar and catering
bills spread Tuesday, Omaha restaurant owners and industry leaders
voiced concern, surprise and a sense of déjà vu. Mayor Jim Suttle
proposed the new tax on Tuesday as part of his 2011 city budget. The
mayor also proposed increases in the wheel tax and the property tax
rate. Together, the three would generate a total of $44 million in new
revenue. Suttle said the city needs new sources of revenue to
climb out of a $33.5 million budget shortfall projected for next year. The
dining tax proposal marked the third time in four years that the city
has entertained a tax on entertainment — but it's the first time that
the percentage has been so high and that food and drink tabs are the
sole targets. Previous entertainment tax proposals also would have
applied to movie, concert and sports tickets. |
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