Small Business Commissioner Standing up for Small Business ...

The NSW Small Business Commissioner, Yasmin King, is standing up for small businesses when it comes to proposed WorkCover reforms.

The Commissioner has filed a submission with the Parliamentary Inquiry into the NSW Workers Compensation Scheme, and has raised a number of concerns regarding the Scheme and made suggestions designed to improve the Scheme in order to create a climate in which small businesses are encouraged to create employment, rather than seeing the creation of jobs as a financial and regulatory burden.

NSW employers pay Workers Compensation Scheme premiums estimated to be between 20 and 60 per cent higher than equivalent employers in competitor states. Any further premium increases will further impact on the competitiveness on NSW businesses.

?It is essential that this Inquiry into the NSW Workers Compensation Scheme makes serious recommendations for a major overhaul which will align it more closely with its Queensland and Victorian counterparts and which will allow the NSW small business sector to remain competitive,? Ms. King stated.

?Small business operators want safe workplaces. It is critical that any changes to the Scheme do not impact on workplace safety, however if the financial and regulatory burdens of the Scheme are not addressed, NSW employers will simply decide that creating more jobs, or maintaining current jobs is not financially viable,? said Ms. King.

One of the key problems with the Scheme is the definition of ?worker?. This is particularly problematic because the changing nature of the workforce is resulting in more independent contractors in the State?s workplaces. Many small business operators employ independent contractors as it enables them to manage peaks and troughs in demand. These independent contractors, whilst considered as such for tax purposes, can instead be deemed as ?employees? under the Workers Compensation Scheme.

?There is a complete lack of clarity for small businesses in the determination of what is an independent contractor. To expect businesses to understand what seems to be a black art of how this is determined is completely unfair,? Ms. King stated

The Commissioner has identified a number of additional areas of concern to small businesses:

• ensuring employers of older workers are not disadvantaged by having to pay higher premiums ??especially in today?s economic climate where people are staying in the workforce longer, and in fact?where there is growing demand for older workers to continue to use their vast experience; and?there is a level of frustration with lack of transparency and accountability of the medical system in?relation to WorkCover claims.

?Workers compensation/WorkCover issues are some of the concerns most consistently raised with me by small businesses and they are disillusioned by the current system. I will continue to advocate for a Workers Compensation Scheme in the State which maintains workplace safety but which reduces the compliance, and financial and regulatory burden on small businesses in NSW,? Ms. King concluded.

Small businesses with queries regarding the Work Cover Inquiry are encouraged to contact the Office of the Small Business Commissioner on 1300 795 534.

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Shell Oil wins another legal battle in offshore drilling quest in Alaska Arctic

As reported by the Anchorage Daily News, Friday night saw one more legal victory for Shell Oil in its quest to drill in Alaska?s Arctic waters.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday rejected efforts to stop the company from exploration drilling this summer in the Beaufort Sea. It also denied challenges to the company?s plans to drilling in the Chuckchi Sea.

The challenge to already-approved plans was filed by environmental groups and the Native Village of Point Hope and the Inupiat Community of the North Slope. It asserted that the federal government didn?t consider the risks to drilling in such a sensitive area, and that Shell?s oil spill response plan was lacking. It took particular issue with the company?s ?capping and containment system,? which has not been used in Arctic waters before.

The Government Accountability Office recently questioned whether Shell?s oil-spill response plan was adequate. A GAO report said that Shell?s capping and containment systems ?do not completely mitigate some of the environmental and logistical risks associated with the remoteness and environment of the region.?

None of the risks seem to worry most of Alaska?s politicians, however. On Friday, Sen. Mark Begich, a Democrat, was in Seattle touring Shell?s drilling ship, the conical-shaped Kulluk, which will soon be making its way to Alaska waters.

?It?s impressive to see this rig first-hand and know it will be hard at work in the Beaufort this summer,? Begich said in a release following his visit. ?The focus this season is on safety. I am confident Shell will do this right, and it?s clear they have tools to do just that.?

The U.S. Geological Survey estimates Arctic waters hold 26 billion barrels of recoverable oil and 130 trillion cubic feet of natural gas.

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The Music Row Show is ?moving on up? ? Law on the Row

By Jeff Scheese* (with Barry Neil Shrum, Esq.)

Great news for those of you who listen to The Music Row Show on WLAC Nashville! The show features my clients, Scott Southworth and Heino Moeller, who recently announced that starting June 3rd the weekly radio program will make the leap to WSM, the 86-year-old 650 AM station known fondly as the ?Air Castle of the South.? Along with this change on the radio ?dial?, the team also announced an agreement with BlueHighways TV (responsible for programs such as American JukeBox Theater and Dry Creek) who plans to film the program and begin airing the show on its cable network in July.

?We can?t even express how excited we are to bring The Music Row Show to WSM and BlueHighways TV!? It?s an honor to be even a small part of WSM?s 86 year history and its musical legacy,? says co-host Southworth. Moeller added, ??to become a member of the BlueHighways TV family and its commitment to celebrating American music, art and culture is more than Scott and I ever imagined when we started the show.?

For those of you unfamiliar with The Music Row Show it is a weekly, two-hour radio show that airs every Sunday. Southworth and Moeller host the program while interviewing guests, listening to performances, and informing viewers on the happenings of the Music Row community. The Music Row Show began airing in November of 2007, and has since gained mass popularity and established an international fan base. This popularity has been attracting an array of guests that include some of the music industry?s most notable decisionmakers and recording artists, including legends Dolly Parton and Vince Gill.

WSM, the Air Castle of the South, has a rich history. It is known worldwide as a leader in the country radio genre. Its first program, WSM Barn Dance, began airing in 1925. The Barn Dance was a weekly Saturday night program at the Grand Ole Opry, WSM has been credited with shaping Nashville into the recording industry capital it is today. The stations? historic, massive antenna, located in the suburb of Brentwood, gives it one of the largest footprints in the country. This extensive reach gave WSM a massive audience, giving many musical acts from around the country incentive to come to Nashville in hopes of getting their performances played on the legendary station. The term ?Music City USA? was coined by one of the stations disc jockeys, David Cobb, and since then the name has been adopted as Nashville?s unofficial nickname.

BlueHighways, based in Hendersonville, Tennessee, was started by Stan Hitchcock in 2009. It is an independent network celebrating original American roots music, culture, and events. Hitchcock is no stranger to running successful networks, as he founded Country Music Television (CMT) in 1984. BlueHighways, Hitchcock?s 3^rd such venture, features shows such as Cooking Outdoors, Mule Training, Your Home Studio, and a slew of music programming. It?s goal is to offer a window into the experiences, music, neighborhoods, art, festivals and celebrations that define America?s vast culture as well as character.

Tom English, the General Manager for 650 AM WSM expressed his excitement for the duo to join his station:

Scott and Heino have done an amazing job building such a loyal international fan base for The Music Row Show. We are very proud to now bring the duo to our legendary airwaves and introduce this video version of the show exclusively on BlueHighways TV.?

Stan Hitchcock, Chairman and CEO of BlueHighways TV is also eager for the two to get started:

Our viewers will love this video version of Scott and Heino?s The Music Row Show. Their entertaining delivery and keen knowledge of the music industry will connect with the BlueHighways TV audience. We are also pleased to partner with WSM, as it brings strong credentials to our television version of this popular radio program.?

In reference to the deal, Scott and Heino added:

Barry Shrum has been instrumental in navigating us through the completely new waters as far as television negotiations. Not only did he go through the contract line by line with us (translating to english), he also helped us change some of the sections to take into account upcoming technology for future protection. There is no "Fear Factor" as we take The Music Row Show to a new medium with Barry in our corner!

Catch The Music Row Show on Sunday evenings on 650 AM WSM from 7-9 PM CT starting June 3.

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*Hey folks, Jeff Scheese here just wanted to introduce myself. I?m currently enjoying the summer in Nashville before my Senior year at Belmont University. I?m a Music Business major currently and loving the realm of opportunities the city of Nashville offers. Upon graduation I plan on attending Vanderbilt?s Law School to further my education on the legal side of the music business. My ultimate goal is to become a lawyer in the music industry, mainly on the litigation side of things. I?m currently interning with Barry Neil Shrum, Entertainment Attorney, at his location in downtown Nashville. I?m learning a lot about the industry and enjoying my experience so far. Look forward to more pieces from me in the future.

Source:

Harr, Dan. ?The Music Row Show Finds New Home on 650 AM WSM & BlueHighways TV?. MusicNewsNashville.com. May 16, 2012. http://www.musicnewsnashville.com/the-music-row-show-finds-new-home-on-650-am-wsm-bluehighways-tv

This entry was posted on Friday, May 25th, 2012 at 11:18 am. It is filed under Client Activity, Music Industry, Music Row Nashville and tagged with BlueHighways, Heino Moeller, Music Industry, music row, Scott Southworth, Songwriter, The Music Row Show, WSM. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

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5/24: Obama and Romney Competitive in Florida

President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney are neck and neck in the presidential contest in Florida.? According to this NBC News/Marist Poll of the state, Obama receives 48% to 44% for Romney among registered voters in Florida including those who are undecided yet leaning toward a candidate.? One percent supports another candidate, and 7% are undecided.

?Mitt Romney is within striking distance of President Obama in Florida,? says Dr. Lee M. Miringoff, Director of The Marist College Institute for Public Opinion.? ?But neither Marco Rubio nor Jeb Bush pushes Romney ahead in the race for Florida?s 29 electoral votes.?

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Key points:

• By party, 79% of Democrats support Obama while 84% of Republicans rally for Romney.
• Obama ? 52% ? leads Romney ? 37% ? among independent voters.
• The president ? 48% ? and Romney ? 46% ? are competitive among voters with an excellent or good chance of voting in November.
• Among those with a high level of enthusiasm about the presidential election, Obama ? 50% ? and Romney ? 47% ? are neck and neck.? Looking at those who are moderately enthusiastic, President Obama has majority support ? 52% ? compared with 40% for Romney.? However, Romney ? 45% ? is ahead among those who express a low degree of enthusiasm.? Obama receives 33%.
• Among those who have a high level of interest in the presidential election, Obama ? 49% ? and Romney ? 46% ? vie for the lead.? However, Obama ? 45% ? does better against Romney ? 37% ? among those who have a moderate degree of interest.? Among those with a low level of interest in the contest, Obama receives 42% to 41% for Romney.
• A majority of voters who strongly support their choice of candidate ? 55% ? are for Obama while 45% are for Romney.
• There is a gender gap. Romney ? 49% ? edges President Obama ? 45% ? among men.? Obama ? 50% ? leads Romney ? 40% ? among women.
• Looking at age, the president ? 65% ? outpaces Romney ? 28% ? among voters under 30.? However, things are decidedly different among older voters.? President Obama receives 46% to 42% for Romney among voters 30 to 44.? Among those 45 to 59, Obama has 47% to Romney?s 44%.? Romney ? 50% ? leads Obama ? 44% ? among voters 60 and older.

Table: 2012 Presidential Tossup (FL Registered Voters with Leaners)

Nearly Eight in Ten Strongly Support Choice of Candidate

78% of registered voters in Florida are firmly committed to their choice of candidate while 16% are somewhat behind their pick.? Six percent believe they might cast their ballot differently on Election Day, and only 1% is unsure.

Key points:

• 81% of voters for Obama are strongly committed to him.? This compares with 74% of Romney?s backers who have a similar level of commitment to their candidate.

Table: Intensity of Support (FL Registered Voters)

Slim Majority Very Enthusiastic about Voting in November

51% of registered voters in Florida report they are very enthusiastic about voting this fall.? 30% are somewhat enthusiastic while 15% are not too enthusiastic.? Four percent are not enthusiastic at all.

Key points:

• A majority of registered voters who support President Obama ? 54% ? are very enthusiastic about voting.? The same proportion of Romney backers ? 54% ? shares this level of enthusiasm.

Table: Enthusiasm to Vote (FL Registered Voters)

Any Bounce with Rubio or Bush as Running Mate?

If Marco Rubio were Romney?s running mate, would Rubio help Romney?s electoral chances?? In this scenario, 48% of registered voters in Florida support President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden while 44% are for Romney and Rubio.? Two percent back another candidate, and 7% are undecided.

What if Romney teamed up with Jeb Bush?? Here, 47% back the Democrats while 45% are behind Romney and Bush.? Two percent report they will vote for someone else, and 7% are undecided.

Among registered voters in Florida not including those who are undecided yet leaning toward a candidate, 45% are for Obama while 40% are behind Romney.? One percent supports another candidate, and 14% are undecided.

Table: 2012 Presidential Tossup with VPs: Obama/Biden against Romney/Rubio (FL Registered Voters)

Table: 2012 Presidential Tossup with VPs: Obama/Biden against Romney/Bush (FL Registered Voters)

Table: 2012 Presidential Tossup (FL Registered Voters)

Obama Approval Rating at 48% in Florida

When it comes to President Obama?s job performance, registered voters in Florida divide.? 48% approve of how he is doing while 45% disapprove.? Six percent are unsure.

When the NBC News/Marist Poll last reported this question in January, Florida voters divided.? 46% approved of the president?s job performance while 46% disapproved.? Eight percent, at the time, were unsure.

Table: President Obama Approval Rating in Florida (FL Registered Voters)

Majority Views Obama Favorably?Electorate Divides about Romney

52% of registered voters in Florida have a positive impression of President Obama while 43% have a less than stellar impression of the president.? Five percent are unsure.

Romney receives mixed reviews from Florida?s electorate.? 45% perceive him favorably while 43% do not.? 12% are unsure.

Table: President Barack Obama Favorability (FL Registered Voters)

Table: Mitt Romney Favorability (FL Registered Voters)

Four in Ten Say Same-Sex Marriage Issue Has Little Impact on Vote

More than three in ten registered voters ? 32% ? report they are more likely to vote for Romney because he opposes same-sex marriage while 22% say they are more likely to cast their ballot for the president because he supports same-sex marriage.? However, a plurality ? 44% ? believes a candidate?s stance does not make much difference to their vote.? Two percent are undecided.

Table: Impact of Candidate?s Stance on Same-Sex Marriage (FL Registered Voters)

Economy Higher on Florida Voters? Priority List than Social Issues

More than three in four registered voters in Florida ? 77% ? report the economy is more important than social issues when deciding their vote for president.? 17%, however, say social issues are more important.? Six percent are unsure.

When it comes to the candidate who will do a better job handling the economy, voters divide.? 46% believe President Obama will better handle the task compared with 44% who have this perception of Governor Romney.? Nine percent are unsure.

On social issues, 48% report the president comes closer to their views.? This compares with 43% who think Romney better reflects their positions on these issues.? Nine percent are unsure.

On other issues:

• When it comes to foreign policy, 49% believe the president is better equipped to handle this area while 40% report Romney is.? 11% are unsure.
• A majority of registered voters ? 51% ? say President Obama is the candidate who best understands voters? problems.? 40%, however, have this impression of Governor Romney.? Nine percent are unsure.
• Romney ? 49% ? is thought to be the candidate who will do a better job reducing the national debt while 41% say Obama can better tackle the issue.? 11% are unsure.

Table: Which is More Important When Deciding Your Vote, the Economy or Social Issues (FL Registered Voters)

Table: Candidate Who Will Do a Better Job Handling the Economy (FL Registered Voters)

Table: Candidate Who More Closely Reflects Views on Social Issues (FL Registered Voters)

Table: Candidate Who Will Do a Better Job Handling Foreign Policy (FL Registered Voters)

Table: Candidate Who Best Understands Voters? Problems (FL Registered Voters)

Table: Candidate Who Will Do a Better Job Reducing the National Debt (FL Registered Voters)

Majority Views Economic Conditions as Inherited?Growing Economic Optimism

56% of registered voters in Florida believe the president mostly inherited the nation?s current economic conditions.? 37%, though, believe they are a result of his policies.? Six percent are unsure.

Florida voters express greater optimism about the state of the U.S. economy.? 51% think the worst of the nation?s economic conditions are behind us while 41% say the worst is yet to come.? Eight percent are unsure.

What will the U.S. economy look like in the next 12 months?? 40% of registered voters in Florida say it will be better.? 16% think it will be worse, and 40% believe it will be about the same.? Four percent are unsure.

Looking at personal family finances, nearly six in ten registered voters in Florida ? 57% ? report their financial picture will be steady.? 32% believe their money matters will improve.? 11% think their finances will get worse.

Table: Current Economic Conditions Inherited (FL Registered Voters)

Table: U.S. Economy ? Will It Get Worse? (FL Registered Voters)

Table: The U.S. Economy in the Next Year (FL Registered Voters)

Table: Family Finances in the Coming Year (FL Registered Voters)

U.S. Needs to Get Back on Track, Say Nearly Six in Ten

57% of registered voters in Florida say things in the nation are off on the wrong track.? However, 39% believe they are headed in the right direction.? Four percent are unsure.

Table: Right or Wrong Direction of the Country (FL Registered Voters)

Nelson and Mack in Tight Battle in Florida

In the race for U.S. Senate in Florida, Democrat Bill Nelson has a slight lead over Republican Connie Mack, 46% to 42%, among registered voters.? 12% are undecided.

Table: 2012 U.S. Senate Tossup in Florida: Nelson/Mack (FL Registered Voters)

How the Survey was Conducted

Nature of the Sample

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Backlash against African migrants in Israel

JERUSALEM (AP) ? Recent rapes blamed on African migrants have ignited a political and emotional backlash against their ballooning numbers, with Israelis and their leaders stridently ? and in an alarming new development, violently ? calling for their expulsion.

Israel, bound by an international refugees treaty it ardently promoted, doesn't seem to have that option, and the gap between rhetoric and reality threatens to send simmering social antagonisms boiling over into open conflict.

It has raised questions, relevant all over the developed world, about how much is owed to the impoverished migrants who manage to sneak in.

Over the past seven years, as many as 60,000 African migrants, most from Sudan and Eritrea, have slipped across Israel's border with Egypt, exploiting the lack of a physical barrier and widespread lawlessness in the Sinai Peninsula that has been one result of the fall last year of longtime Egyptian ruler Hosni Mubarak.

Israel is erecting a barrier along the roughly 200 kilometers (125 miles) of border. While this work drags on, the migrants continue to arrive at a rate of about 1,000 a month, ragged and penniless, with some reporting being raped, tortured and extorted by the Bedouins who smuggle them through.

Some migrants are fleeing repressive regimes. Others are simply looking for a better life in a richer country. How many fit into each of those categories is a matter of deep disagreement between officials and migrant advocates.

Some Israelis worry that their national identity as a Jewish state is being threatened by unauthorized African migrants, who now make up less than 1 percent of Israel's population.

"It's the crumbling of the Zionist dream," Interior Minister Eli Yishai warned on Thursday.

Officials claim the overwhelming majority of the migrants are not bona fide refugees escaping persecution and war, but economic migrants looking for jobs. Israeli leaders use terms like "infiltrators," ''cancer" and "national scourge" to describe them, setting an inflammatory tone.

After the first rape was reported earlier this month, Yishai declared nearly all migrants to be criminals and said they should all be jailed pending deportation.

Days later, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned, "60,000 infiltrators are liable to become 600,000, and lead to the eradication of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state."

The issue of how to deal with them has also caused introspection about whether Israel, after a century of conflict with Arabs, has become a racist society.

"What disturbs me most is the racist atmosphere," social commentator Tom Segev said. "For several years now, Israel society has been moving in that direction, with all the anti-Arab motions in the parliament. ... I think that this society is very sick now."

Others deny that the pushback is racist, finding it unreasonable that their country of about 8 million should be expected to throw open its doors to unlimited numbers of migrants.

Israel cannot simply kick out the Africans, as some politicians would seem to suggest. As an enthusiastic backer of a 1951 U.N. treaty drafted to address the plight of World War II refugees, it has pledged not to expel asylum-seekers to any country where they would be in danger.

"We're not going to pull back on our obligations under the refugee convention," said Daniel Solomon, legal adviser to Israel's population and immigration authority. "At the same time, other solutions will have to be looked for," like finding a third country to take them in.

Because most migrants come from Sudan, an enemy state, and Eritrea, a country with an abysmal human rights record, the line between refugee and economic migrants is blurred. So Israel has quietly allowed most migrants from those two countries to stay, without processing their asylum applications.

The U.S. State Department criticized this practice in a report on global human rights released Thursday, noting that of 4,603 new asylum applications in 2011, Israel rejected 3,692 and approved one. According to the report, asylum seekers without refugee status are not allowed to work and have no access to public health care, and that the government negatively terms the migrants "infiltrators".

Spokesmen for Israel's prime minister and Foreign Ministry had no comment on the report Friday.

Because of their precarious status, the migrants scrounge for whatever underpaid and insecure employment and volunteer health care they can find.

"Our objective is to have Israel host these people under proper conditions until the option arises for them to go home," said William Tall, the envoy of the U.N. refugee agency office in Israel.

The Africans began trickling into Israel after neighboring Egypt violently quashed a demonstration by a group of Sudanese refugees there in 2005, killing at least 20. The numbers surged as word spread of safety and jobs in Israel, a prosperous and liberal country reachable from Africa overland.

The swelling numbers have spawned slums. Fear and intolerance is mounting among locals, who accuse the migrants of stoking crime, including three recent rapes ? even though police records show crime among the migrants is lower than among Israelis.

Firebombs were thrown recently at two buildings where migrants live, and a protest against them Wednesday in a poor southern Tel Aviv neighborhood where many Africans live turned violent. The crowd shattered windows of shops and cars belonging to Africans, police said, and a witness reported that protesters spat on migrants and cursed them. No one was hurt.

Bashir Abekker, 32, came to Israel four years ago to escape the war in Sudan's Darfur region. He thought he'd find safety, "but recently, I'm not safe here. I am afraid for my safety," he said. "After what happened (Wednesday), I was afraid to go out on the street to buy food."

On Thursday, Netanyahu condemned the violence. "I want to make it very clear that there is no room for the kinds of expressions and actions we saw last night," he said. "I say this both to public officials and to the residents of south Tel Aviv, whose pain I understand."

The Hotline for Migrant Workers advocacy group said the refugees are endangered by the "incitement" of politicians.

On the other side of the divide, neighborhood activist Dror Kahalani said the government is neglecting his already poor community to provide services for migrants, whose rising numbers terrify residents.

"I don't let my daughters go out unless I go with them," Kahalani said.

Prominent author and social commentator A.B. Yehoshua came to the defense of the migrants' Israeli neighbors. "We have to distinguish between economic migrants whom we don't have to accept, and the bona fide refugees who are suffering and face death if returned," he said.

For some, the violence against the migrants and calls for their expulsion are difficult to accept given the legacy of the Holocaust, when 6 million Jews were killed by German Nazis and their collaborators. They find it abhorrent that the Jewish state would expel people to face persecution elsewhere.

Others counter that following the mass murder of its own people as the world looked on, Israel has no more of an obligation to help others than the rest of the world does.

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