Carole Matthews

U.S. Department of Labor Announces New Overtime Rules

April 2004 --On April 20, 2004, U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao announced the final regulations governing overtime eligibility of "... Read story

Senate Blocks New Overtime Rules

By Carole Matthews

May 2004 --The Senate voted 52 to 47 on Tuesday, May 4, to block the new overtime regulations recently proposed by the Department of Labor... Read story

Schedule C-EZ Now Available to More Businesses

By Carole Matthews

Sept. 28, 2004 -- On Friday, the Internal Revenue Service announced its plan to expand the number of businesses eligible to file a Schedu... Read story

U.S. Reaches H-1B Visa Cap

By Carole Matthews

Oct. 5, 2004 --On Oct. 1, 2004, United States Citizenship and Immigration officials announced that the H-1B cap on visas had been reached,... Read story

NAWBO Announces Presidential Survey Results

By Carole Matthews

Oct. 2, 2004 --If it were up to the National Association of Women Business Owners members, Democratic Presidential candidate John Kerry wo... Read story

Bush Signs Tax-Cut Bill

By Carole Matthews

Oct. 4, 2004 -- President Bush signed his fourth tax-cut bill in as many years during a signing ceremony at a Des Moines, Iowa, YMCA today... Read story

What Does a Bush Victory Mean for Small Business

By Carole Matthews

Nov. 3, 2004 --President George W. Bush has won his second term in office after a hard-fought election against Senator John F. Kerry. ... Read story

House Race Sealed

By Carole Matthews

Nov. 3, 2004 --While the presidential election still remains in limbo this morning, the House of Representatives' future has been sealed b... Read story

Tax Deposit Rules for Small Businesses Simplified

By Carole Matthews

December 7, 2004 --The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced last week that it will increase the minimum threshold for Federal Unemploy... Read story

Online Shoppers Say Size Doesn't Matter

By Carole Matthews

Dec. 2, 2004 --For online shoppers, size doesn't matter, as most are just as willing to buy from a small online retailer as a large, accor... Read story

California Health Care Mandate On Again, Off Again

By Carole Matthews

Dec. 3, 2004 --A proposed law in California requiring many employers in the state to provide insurance for their employees and, in some ca... Read story

Self-Employment Up for Women and Ethnic Groups

By Carole Matthews

December 6, 2004 --Between 1979 and 2003 the number of self-employed women, blacks and Latinos has risen sharply, according to a report re... Read story

Announcing the Inc. 5,000 and Top 100 Growth Companies Awards for Every Metro Area and Industry Read story

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