New Hampshire Business Review - March 30 2007
House speaker sets new policy on conflicts
When the House Commerce Committee held its public hearings on a bill that would cap high-interest loans made by short-term lenders like payday loan companies, Chairwoman Tara Reardon’s seat was empty. Reardon, whose father-in-law, Richard Bouley, was there quietly lobbying…
Panel won’t let House vote on interest cap
The state House of Representatives will not be able to debate a bill imposing an interest rate cap on short-term loans this session, thanks to a March 20 vote in the House Commerce Committee. The committee voted to retain the…
Cook On Concord: Too many good ideas can cost business a lot
As this column has noted many times in the past, the 424 people in the Legislature are activists or they would not run. If each of them has one “good idea” that he or she wants to advance, there will…
Letters to the Editor
‘Stop loss’ abuses those who serve To the editor: I think that it is about time that we as Americans who have served and/or who have children in the military speak out as to the way the military thinks that…
Decision shakes up FMLA ‘eligible employee’ rules
Most employers are familiar with the federal Family and Medical Leave Act’s requirement that an “eligible employee” is entitled to up to 12 weeks of leave per year if the leave is taken for a qualifying reason. But just who…
