New Governor-No New Business Regulations (at least for awhile)

From Indypolitics.org

Lt. Governor-elect Sue Ellspermann says the first order of business in the Pence administration is a moratorium on new business regulations.

However, Marcia Oddi of the Indiana Law Blog, writes that this "moratorium" is not new for incoming governors.

Mike Pence and Ellspermann will be officially sworn in on Monday. Ellspermann tells Indy Politics that Governor Pence will then sign an executive order placing a halt to all new business regulations and a review of existing ones.

During the campaign Pence promised to improve the state’s business climate by reducing the regulatory burden.

The article also links to an interview with Ellspermann.

Ellspermann also discusses the chances for Pence’s 10-percent tax cut with a skeptical General Assembly, as well the possibility that it will be phased in over time. She also talks about education reform and closing the skills gap.

Ellspermann's discussion of education reform might be interesting, as her husband is an assistant principal at Forest Park High School in tiny Ferdinand, Indiana in DuBois county.



WRITING BETTER JOB DESCRIPTIONS TO GET BETTER PEOPLE

An interesting article from Small Biz Trends provides advice to small businesses to craft ads that attract the types of candidates they wish to attract. It also addresses the process of crafting a job description to assure that the description  you write seeks out the traits that you are REALLY looking for.

And from a legal perspective, of course, job descriptions should avoid descriptions that seek to exclude candidates based upon protected categories.


FAMOUS JOB DESCRIPTIONS IN LITERATURE

On a lighter note, I recall the "job description" in the O.Henry story of "The Exact Science of Matrimony." In that story, the two grafters, Jeff and Andy, launch a scheme to swindle money from the suitors of a fictional "rich widow."  They crafted an ad to pull in loafers, neer-do-wells and other assorted deadbeats:

"Charming widow, beautiful, home loving, 32 years, possessing
$3,000 cash and owning valuable country property, would remarry.
Would prefer a poor man with affectionate disposition to one with
means, as she realizes that the solid virtues are oftenest to be
found in the humble walks of life. No objection to elderly man or
one of homely appearance if faithful and true and competent to
manage property and invest money with judgment. Address, with
particulars.

Lonely,
Care of Peters & Tucker, agents, Cairo, Ill.

BE CAREFUL OF WHAT YOU ASK FOR. YOU JUST MIGHT GET THE PERSON YOU WANT.

The author did some consulting for a state agency in a southwestern US state and was occasionally called upon to write "job descriptions" to advertise to meet state employment requirements. The trick was to write the description so only the desired applicant, always a current state employee, would meet the job description.

Nice work if you can get it...