Tags: "jobs"

28 Jun
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Crucial Industries Like Cybersecurity Are Hurt By Regulatory Threats To Online Learning

As cyber threats grow in sophistication and frequency, the demand for skilled cybersecurity professionals has skyrocketed.  Over the past 12 months, Apple, Meta, and Twitter have all disclosed cybersecurity attacks.  Data breaches have been on the rise for years.  Companies ...

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17 Apr
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How Online Education, And The Providers That Make It Possible, Help Create The Workforce of Tomorrow

With advancements in technology and the growing demand for modern skills—in Artificial Intelligence, for example—universities are continuing to recognize the advantages of online learning for non-traditional students and the next generation of the workforce. Students no longer must relocate or ...

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05 Oct
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HLF Op-Ed: “The Department of Education Threatens Student Opportunity and Meaningful Innovation”

A recently published opinion article by HLF president Mario H. Lopez shines light on a onerous new regulation coming from the Department of Education that will severely limit access to online learning programs.  Sadly, a win for the department will ...

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21 Aug
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Biden Administration Should Stop Limiting Opportunities for Students Who Choose Career Colleges

Every August, millions of people begin or continue their education journey in college, university, or technical school. But that won’t be the case for all students who want to receive an education at a career college. That is because the ...

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01 Aug
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HLF Leads Coalition Letter Filing in Opposing to the FDA’s Proposed Ban on Certain Tobacco Products

HLF recently filed regulatory comments to the Food and Drug Administration in opposition to proposed bans on menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars.  The Hispanic Chambers of Commerce of California, Los Angeles and San Francisco, and the Neighborhood Business Alliance all ...

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10 May
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New Employment Mandate Would Break President Biden’s Promise on Taxes

As we’ve previously discussed, a federally mandated ‘ABC test’ for workers would eliminate worker choice by forcing individuals who identify as independent contractors to become employees. This reclassification mandate would strip away the flexibility of contract work and up heave ...

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03 May
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New HLF Report Highlights Effect of Retail ‘Swipe Fees’ on Consumers and Small Businesses

Today HLF released an analysis examining the cross-subsidy effect of the interchange fees, often called ‘swipe fees’ that retailers make to payment card networks for processing consumer purchases. Every time a credit card is used to pay for goods or ...

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17 Dec
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Build Back Better Bill Hurts Low-Income Students at Career Colleges

Education policy should be geared towards providing all Americans with the opportunity to empower themselves intellectually and economically. Online learning, flexible scheduling, and vocational skills training are examples of options that empower individuals and help them participate as fully as ...

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