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Legislative Highlights
 

 
   
 
   
WIB 25+ YEARS OF SERVICE!

25+ YEARS OF SUCCESS

 
CURRENT LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS
 
  • Stabilization of the Unemployment Compensation Fund while protecting the small, positive balance small business owners.

  • Passage of a bill to protect small business owners from hidden automatic renewal clauses in contracts.

  • Increasing the small claims limit from the over a decade old limit of $5,000.

PAST LEGISLATIVE SUCCESSES
 
  • Stopping expansion of the sales tax base that would have eliminated the exemptions on small business and farm necessities.

  • Passage of legislation to allow health insurance cooperatives  for businesses.

  • Passage of legislation to allow health insurance cooperatives for farmers.

  • Stopping health insurance reform proposals that would have been ruinous for small business owners while continuing to work for more affordable health care.

  • Passage of a two-tiered rate system for Unemployment Insurance to protect the small business owners.

  • Passage of legislation for tougher penalties for writing worthless checks and shoplifting.

 
FOR PREVIOUS SUCCESSES, PLEASE CLICK HERE:  1977-2008
 
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