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Manufacturers' Forum
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Helping
Manufacturers Improve Profitability, Productivity and
Competitiveness.
Pittsburg, KS - Phone:620-235-4114 Fax: 620-235-4030 |
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Those who do not cancel prior to the deadline or
who do not show the day of the event will be charged the
registration fee.
To
register for this forum contact Pat Jones
Email: patj@sekinc.org
Phone:
620.231.7371
Payment requested in advance, or no later than day of event.
Please
call in advance, 9 am - 4 pm, M-F to pay by credit card.
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The region's diverse manufacturing
base is key to our economy, supplying over one third
of our jobs. In March 2003 the Manufacturer
Forum, an independent association, merged with
Southeast Kansas, Inc. to become "The
Manufacturers' Forum of SEK, Inc." This
merger heightens the awareness of the importance of
manufacturing jobs, allows for a focused manufacturing
legislative agenda, and provides monthly educational
and networking sessions exclusively for the
manufacturing industry. The power of our
manufacturing industry and the organizational
structure of SEK, Inc. will allow us to accomplish
more---together!
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Manufacturers' Forum
Legislative Position Statement
Workers Comp and
Unemployment Comp
The Manufacturers’ Forum of SEK, Inc. whose
members are your constituents and who represent the
legislative position of all manufacturers in your district,
strongly urge the legislature to take immediate action to
improve the unhealthy business environment and reduce the cost
of doing business in Kansas; specifically
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Change the Workers Compensation
statute to be more employer friendly and less costly with
regard to the treatment of pre-existing conditions,
enforcement of the law, fraudulent claims, consideration of
the aging process on the body and aggravation of pre-existing
injuries;
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Change the eligibility rules for
unemployment compensation regarding random drug testing,
extended benefits, absenteeism and work sharing;
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Defeat the proposed establishment
of a state OSHA agency independent of KDHR, which would create
unnecessary red tape and additional costs since the agency
would be dependent upon fines and fees levied against
manufacturers to exist.
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P.O. Box 175 Cherokee, Kansas 66724
(620) 249-5606