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Chamber Webinar:
"What Just Happened? – MCCC’s Election 2018 Recap"
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Join MCCC for a lunchtime webinar the day after the election. This will be a great opportunity for you to ask experts questions about the election results.
Presenters:
Tricia Swanson (MCCC VP, Government Relations)
John R. Stierhoff (Partner, Venable LLP)
Wednesday, November 7, 2018
I 12:00 - 12:45 pm
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MCCC believes that a thriving business community ensures a vibrant economy.
MCCC advocates to create opportunities for broader success in the community
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It's the Final Countdown:
The Election is 6 days away! Have you voted yet?
Early Voting
ends Thursday, and Election Day is on Tuesday. Need to know how to find your polling place or see who will be on your ballot? Click
here
to see your voter registration information and voting districts. Curious about this year's ballot questions? Check out our summary
here
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Meeting Debrief:
On
Monday, MCCC held our 2018-2019 Fall Advocacy and Legislative Kickoff with MCCC members and stakeholders from a cross section of industries. During the meeting, attendees discussed what's on the horizon as far as legislation at the federal, state, and local levels, and how this legislation and changes in leadership may have an impact on the economy.
Tell it Like it Is:
The Federal government is seeking comments on regulations we thought would be of interest to our small business MCCC members.
- Regulation to Expand Use of Health Reimbursement Arrangements - In response to the Trump Administration’s 2017 Executive Order on promoting healthcare choice and competition, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury have issued a proposed regulation that would expand the use of Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs). In effect, the proposed regulation extends the tax advantage for traditional employer group insurance (exclusion of premiums and benefits received from federal income and payroll taxes) to HRA reimbursements of individual market insurance premiums. The proposed regulation would also allow employers that offer traditional group coverage to provide an HRA of up to $1,800 per year to reimburse an employee for qualified medical expenses, including standalone dental benefits and premiums for a short-term health insurance plan. Comment period for this regulation ends 12/28/2018.
- Regulation on Employee Pension Benefit Plans - The Department of Labor (DOL) published a rule that would allow employer groups, associations and professional employer organizations to sponsor a workplace retirement plan. This is in response to President Trump’s Executive Order in August that directed DOL to expand access for employers to adopt Multiple Employer Plans (MEP) as a workplace retirement savings option. In order to satisfy certain criteria for establishing an employee benefit plan, these groups would count as “employers.” It says that employers can offer MEP coverage if they are in the same trade, industry or line of business. However, it also says that the Department wants to apply a similar approach to employer groups or associations sponsoring MEPs as it did to Association Health Plans (AHPs). Comment period for this regulation ends 12/24/2018.
Keep your eye out for future
MCCC Advocacy Updates
to stay in the loop!
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Upcoming Events: November
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Thursday, November 1, 2018
8:00-10:00am
Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce
51 Monroe Street, Suite 1800
Rockville, MD 20850
Start the day in a productive way with B2B networking in a professional and friendly setting. Refreshments are provided. Bring plenty of business cards!
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MCCC 2018 Business Awards Dinner
Tuesday, November 13, 2018
6:00 - 9:00 pm
Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center
5701 Marinelli Road
N. Bethesda, MD 20852
Connecting the most influential business and
government leaders in the region.
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4th Annual Mentor Protégé Conference
November 1-2, 2018
DoubleTree by Hilton
8727 Colesville Road
Silver Spring, MD 20910
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On November 1-2, 2018, the U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Business Development will host the 4th Annual Mentor Protégé Conference.
Registration for the conference is limited to the first 350 registrants.
Join SBA Senior Executives, Program Leaders, Legal Advisors, and Federal Agency Contracting representatives for several technical and informative sessions to include: Joint Ventures, Federal Agency Contract Forecast, Contract Maintenance, Developing a Winning Partnership, Size and Affiliation, and more.
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Industry Wide Virtual Demo: Accelerate
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Accelerate is a transformative ecosystem in support of the Department of Health and Human Services Re-Imagine Acquisition Initiative. It is designed to facilitate the Federal Acquisition Lifecycle with transformative technologies like Blockchain, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. Accelerate
will address acquisition workforce process challenges, strengthen industry interactions, improve IT security, and increase the savings and quality from HHS procurement activities across the Department.
The Division of Acquisition within the Office of Grants and Acquisition Policy and Accountability (OGAPA) invites industry representatives to attend the virtual demonstration of this technological solution on
November 13, 2018 from 10am-Noon
. Participants will have the opportunity to observe a working model of the solution and provide feedback.
Please RSVP by November 12, 2018
here
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Please
contact
MCCC staff at 301-738-0015 with any questions.
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