ASAToday for January, 15th 2025

Funding the Government When the House and Senate are both in session next week, members of Congress will have only 11 legislative days to come to an agreement on the continuing resolution…

Supplement Disaster Assistance Sen. Scott (R-FL) and other Republicans have called for passing disaster relief separately from the rest of the emergency package, fearing extensive debates over Ukraine aid and border security…

Overtime Proposed Rulemaking Released The Department of Labor (DOL) released its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking altering the overtime pay regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).  The proposal increases the minimum salary…

ASA Supports Rep. McHenry (R-NC)’s Protecting Small Business Information Act Rep. McHenry (R-NC)’s Protecting Small Business Information Act (H.R. 4035) would delay the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)’s January 1, 2024, effective date.…

IRS Reminds Taxpayers to Prepare for Natural Disasters September is National Preparedness Month and with the peak of hurricane season just ahead, the Internal Revenue Service reminds taxpayers to develop an emergency…

Pay Raise for Federal Workers President Biden submitted the paperwork to move forward with what averages out to a 5.2 percent federal pay increase next year. The President notified Congress of his…

Congress Returns on September 5th! When Congress returns from its August recess on September 5th, there will be just 25 calendar days left in the 2023 fiscal year.  Speaker McCarthy has advised…

ASA and SBA’s Office of the National Ombudsman In the fall, ASA will once again host a webinar with the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of the National Ombudsman.  Their mission is…