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WMC Submits Letter to the FTC in Support of Pharmacy Benefit Managers
April 22, 2022
WMC submitted a letter to the Federal Trade Commission in support of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) to help the FTC understand that the role of
IT SEEMS TO ME: Legislation would limit choices, raise costs
February 22, 2022
A January editorial in the Leader-Telegram misses the mark on the issue of white bagging. Additionally, the scenario the paper laid out is contradictory to
WMC Testifies Against Legislation that Would Eliminate “White Bagging” and Result in Higher Health Care Costs for Employers, Employees
February 16, 2022
WMC’s Director of Workforce, Education & Employment Policy Rachel Ver Velde testified at the Senate Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry against Senate Bill 753/Assembly
WMC Employer Coalition Submits Memo in Opposition to Legislation that Would Raise Health Care Costs
February 10, 2022
In February 2022, a WMC employer coalition made up of Wisconsin businesses concerned about health care costs, submitted a memo to the Assembly Committee on
WMC Applauds Supreme Court’s Stay of OSHA Vaccine & Testing Mandate
January 13, 2022
MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) – the combined state chamber and manufacturers’ association – applauded the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to stay OSHA’s Emergency
WMC: Elimination of “White Bagging” to Result in Higher Health Care Costs for Employers, Employees
January 5, 2022
MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) – the combined state chamber and manufacturers’ association – joined a coalition of fifty-three business groups and employers on
WMC Files an Amicus Brief in Federal Court Opposing President Biden’s Vaccine & Testing Mandate for Large Employers
November 30, 2021
Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) – the combined state chamber and manufacturers’ association – filed an amicus brief in support of a lawsuit filed against
WMC Statement on OSHA’s Vaccine & Testing Emergency Temporary Standard
November 4, 2021
MADISON – The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published its emergency temporary standard (ETS) on Thursday that would require employers with 100 or more employees
WMC Statement on President Biden’s Vaccine & Testing Mandate for Large Employers
September 10, 2021
President Joe Biden announced on Thursday he would direct the Department of Labor to publish an emergency temporary standard that would require employers with 100 or more employees to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations or weekly testing.
COVID-19, Government Restrictions Negatively Impacted Majority of Wisconsin Businesses
July 19, 2021
New survey finds that 52% of Wisconsin employers had to reduce staff in response to the pandemic MADISON – A new survey of Wisconsin businesses revealed