The federal government is flexing its administrative muscles in 2023, and its new rules could have significant impacts on employers and small businesses.
While much recent attention has focused on Congress, the rules proposed and finalized by federal agencies are often where the rubber meets the road for small businesses — generating a mix of challenges, uncertainty and opportunities.
Proposed and new rules to be aware of cover items including the classification of independent contractors, expansion of the Small Business Administration lender network, noncompete agreements and more.
Read the list of six new rules that could impact businesses here.
In an Op-Ed for The Daily Record, Maryland state director for the National Federation of Independent Business Mike O’Halloran shared some of the top issues that small businesses will watch closely in 2023.
Minimum wage and unemployment insurance are two of the top issues that O’Halloran anticipates monitoring closely during the current legislative session.
