Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States".

ASKED TO SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING: - S.3848/H.R.7046, the Supporting Farm Operations Act, which would freeze the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) at the level that was established in 2023 until end of 2025. - H.J.Res.134/H.J.Res.135, the Congressional Review Act disapproving of DOL's "Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States" rule (Docket #: ETA-2023-0003). Had conversations with PA delegation over PFB's concerns of DOL's Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States. ASKED TO OPPOSE THE FOLLOWING: - S.2253/H.R.4579, the Fairness for Farm Workers Act, which would require employers to compensate agricultural workers for hours worked in excess of their regular hours (i.e., 55 hours in 2022, 50 hours in 2023, 45 hours in 2024, and 40 hours in 2025) at not less than one and one-half times the employee's regular rate. This would essentially remove the agricultural exemption from the overtime requirements of the FLSA. - DOL's March 2023 AEWR calculation/methodology rule (Docket #: ETA-2021-0006), which would increase H-2A employers' cost even more by changing the methodology for how the AEWR is calculated. NEUTRAL/MONITORED BUT NOT LOBBIED BILLS: - S.4069, the Affordable and Secure Food Act, which would be a comprehensive reform to the H-2A program. OTHER: - Thanked GT's office for a requesting a GAO report on how to improve the H-2A program. - Asked members to complete PFB's advocacy email asking House and Senate members to cosponsor S.3848/H.R.7046 (see description above). - Had conversations with PA House and Senate Members over PFB's concerns with OSHA's proposed rulemaking regarding heat illness (Docket #:OSHA-2021-0009). This would protect indoor and outdoor workers from hazardous heat, and obtain additional information about the extent and nature of hazardous heat in the workplace and the nature and effectiveness of interventions and controls used to prevent heat-related injury and illness. However, the provisions would be extremely difficult for agricultural employers to comply with because the temperature for when the proposed rule kicks in would be 85 degrees.

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Opposing provisions in H.R.4367 and H.R. 5894 Opposing draft of House Appropriations Labor Subcommittee for FY25 budget, H.J.Res.135, and H.J.Res.134, and draft of House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee for FY25 budget

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Support proposed rule, Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States, Department of Labor (DOL) Docket No. ETA-2023-0003, 1205-AC12 Support Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Docket No. OSHA-2021-0009 Oppose Supporting Farm Operations Act, H.R. 7046 and S.874 Supporting Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness, Injury, and Fatality Prevention Act, H.R.4897 Supporting Disaster Relief for Farm Workers Act, H.R.8765 Opposing draft of House Appropriations Labor Subcommittee for FY25 budget, H.J.Res.135, and H.J.Res.134, and draft of House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee for FY25 budget Opposing House efforts to freeze wages

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office

Support proposed rule, Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States, Department of Labor (DOL) Docket No. ETA-2023-0003, 1205-AC12 Oppose Supporting Farm Operations Act, H.R. 7046 and S.874 Support Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Docket No. OSHA-2021-0009 Supporting Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness, Injury, and Fatality Prevention Act, H.R.4897 Supporting Disaster Relief for Farm Workers Act, H.R.8765 Opposing draft of House Appropriations Labor Subcommittee for FY25 budget, H.J.Res.135, and H.J.Res.134, and draft of House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee for FY25 budget

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office

H.J.Res. 98: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to "Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status". H.J.Res. 116: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act". H.J.Res. 132: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration relating to the "Federal Acquisition Regulation: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects". H.J.Res. 134: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States". H.R. 11: Freedom to Vote Act H.R. 20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2023 H.R. 174: No Federal Funding for Teachers Unions Act H.R. 547: Better Care Better Jobs Act H.R. 720: Davis-Bacon Repeal Act H.R. 721: Union Integrity Act H.R. 762: Building Resilient Supply Chains Act H.R. 798: Protecting Americas Meatpacking Workers Act of 2023 H.R. 805: Industrial Agriculture Accountability Act of 2023 H.R. 953: Child Care for Every Community Act H.R. 1118: DISCLOSE Act of 2023 H.R. 1200: National Right-to-Work Act H.R. 1209: FOCA Act H.R. 2530: Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2023 H.R. 2700: Employee Rights Act H.R. 2851: National Apprenticeship Act of 2023 H.R. 3400: Small Businesses before Bureaucrats Act H.R. 3539: Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act H.R. 3854: Manufacturing Partnership Improvement Act H.R. 4319: Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2023 H.R. 4320: Truth in Employment Act of 2023 H.R. 4559: Food Worker Pay Standards Act H.R. 4595: National Education Association Charter Repeal Act H.R. 4689: FASTER Act of 2023 H.R. 4948: College Athlete Economic Freedom Act H.R. 4963: Tax Fairness for Workers Act H.R. 4967: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for deductions for the performance of certain services by a taxpayer, and for other purposes. H.R. 4971: Paycheck Protection Act H.R. 4978: Agricultural Worker Justice Act H.R. 4990: Reclaiming the Solar Supply Chain Act of 2023 H.R. 5314: Freedom From Union Violence Act of 2023 H.R. 5351: Nationwide Right to Unionize Act H.R. 5428: No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act H.R. 5456: No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act H.R. 5502: FABRIC Act H.R. 5563: Schedules That Work Act H.R. 5572: Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice Act H.R. 5735: Union Auto Workers Job Protection Act H.R. 5760: Climate Resilience Workforce Act H.R. 5784: Green New Deal for Public Schools Act of 2023 H.R. 6270: State-Based Universal Health Care Act of 2023 H.R. 6569: EFFECTIVE Food Procurement Act H.R. 6616: College Athlete Right to Organize Act H.R. 6747: Clean Electricity and Transmission Acceleration Act of 2023 H.R. 7135: GHOST Act H.R. 7692: Taxpayer-Funded Union Time Transparency Act H.R. 7748: Scratch Cooked Meals for Students Act H.R. 7782: Green New Deal for Public Housing Act H.R. 7784: SALT Act H.R. 8253: BUILD GREEN Infrastructure and Jobs Act H.R. 8367: Union Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 8370: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act of 2024 H.R. 8426: Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2024 H.R. 8518: Responsibility in Federal Contracting Act H.R. 8573: Union Members Right to Know Act H.R. 9191: No Union Time on the Taxpayer's Dime Act H.R. 9302: Worker Enfranchisement Act H.Res. 702: Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to protect the rights of restaurant workers. S. 1: Freedom to Vote Act S. 100: Better Care Better Jobs Act S. 270: Protecting Americas Meatpacking Workers Act of 2023 S. 272: Industrial Agriculture Accountability Act of 2023 S. 388: Child Care for Every Community Act S. 512: DISCLOSE Act of 2023 S. 532: National Right-to-Work Act S. 537: FOCA Act S. 567: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2023 S. 737: No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act S. 738: Tax Fairness for Workers Act S. 1113: Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2023 S. 1201: Employee Rights Act S. 1643: Reclaiming the Solar Supply Chain Act of 2023 S. 1804: FASTER Act of 2023 S. 2122: National Apprenticeship Act of 2023 S. 2148: LIFT Act S. 2344: Freedom to Vote Act S. 2554: College Athlete Economic Freedom Act S. 2601: Agricultural Worker Justice Act S. 2724: Nationwide Right To Unionize Act S. 2817: FABRIC Act S. 2838: Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice Act S. 2851: Schedules That Work Act S. 2988: Green New Deal for Public Schools Act of 2023 S. 3226: Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act S. 3390: EFFECTIVE Food Procurement Act S. 3415: College Athlete Right to Organize Act S. 3682: GHOST Act S. 3955: Taxpayer-Funded Union Time Transparency Act S. 4012: Green New Deal for Public Housing Act S. 4046: Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Fairness Act of 2024 S. 4226: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act S. 4277: BUILD GREEN Infrastructure and Jobs Act S. 4334: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act of 2024 S. 4363: Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2024 S. 4709: Protecting American Jobs Act S. 4868: No Union Time on the Taxpayer's Dime Act S.Res. 285: A resolution to provide for the approval of final regulations relating to Federal service labor-management relations that are applicable to the Senate and the employees of the Senate, and that were issued by the Office of Compliance, now known as the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, on August 19, 1996, and for other purposes.

Proposed and Finalized regulations related to the H-2A and H-2B Guestworker Program; E-Verify; Guestworker programs; immigration reform; (S. 874/H. R. 3308) Farm Operations Support Act; S.J.Res.25;/H.J.Res.59; (H.R. 2) Secure the Border Act of 2023; (H. R. 4319) Farm Workforce Modernization Act; (H. R. 4708) HIRE ACT; (S.3848/ H.R. 7046) Supporting Farm Operations Act; (S. 4056) Affordable and Secure Food Act; House Agriculture Committee Agricultural Labor Working Group; FY 2025 Appropriations related to agricultural labor; HJ Res 134 and HJ Res 135

Client expense: $283,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE

Issues related to H-2A Visas. Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States". (H.J.Res 135) and Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States" (H.J. Res 134).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

ASKED TO SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING: - S.3848/H.R.7046, the Supporting Farm Operations Act, which would freeze the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) at the level that was established in 2023 until end of 2025. - H.J.Res.134/H.J.Res.135, the Congressional Review Act disapproving of DOL's "Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States" rule (Docket #: ETA-2023-0003). Had conversations with PA delegation over PFB's concerns of DOL's Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States. ASKED TO OPPOSE THE FOLLOWING: - S.2253/H.R.4579, the Fairness for Farm Workers Act, which would require employers to compensate agricultural workers for hours worked in excess of their regular hours (i.e., 55 hours in 2022, 50 hours in 2023, 45 hours in 2024, and 40 hours in 2025) at not less than one and one-half times the employee's regular rate. This would essentially remove the agricultural exemption from the overtime requirements of the FLSA. - DOL's March 2023 AEWR calculation/methodology rule (Docket #: ETA-2021-0006), which would increase H-2A employers' cost even more by changing the methodology for how the AEWR is calculated. NEUTRAL/MONITORED BUT NOT LOBBIED BILLS: - S.4069, the Affordable and Secure Food Act, which would be a comprehensive reform to the H-2A program. OTHER: - Asked members to complete PFB's advocacy email asking House and Senate members to cosponsor S.3848/H.R.7046 (see description above). - Had conversations with PA House and Senate Members over PFB's concerns with OSHA's proposed rulemaking regarding heat illness (Docket #:OSHA-2021-0009). This would protect indoor and outdoor workers from hazardous heat, and obtain additional information about the extent and nature of hazardous heat in the workplace and the nature and effectiveness of interventions and controls used to prevent heat-related injury and illness. However, the provisions would be extremely difficult for agricultural employers to comply with because the temperature for when the proposed rule kicks in would be 85 degrees.

Support proposed rule, Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States, Department of Labor (DOL) Docket No. ETA-2023-0003, 1205-AC12 Oppose Supporting Farm Operations Act, H.R. 7046 and S.874 Support Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Docket No. OSHA-2021-0009 Supporting Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness, Injury, and Fatality Prevention Act, H.R.4897 Supporting Disaster Relief for Farm Workers Act, H.R.8765 Opposing draft of House Appropriations Labor Subcommittee for FY25 budget, H.J.Res.135, and H.J.Res.134, and draft of House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee for FY25 budget

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office

Opposing provisions in H.R.4367 and H.R. 5894 Opposing draft of House Appropriations Labor Subcommittee for FY25 budget, H.J.Res.135, and H.J.Res.134, and draft of House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee for FY25 budget

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Support proposed rule, Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States, Department of Labor (DOL) Docket No. ETA-2023-0003, 1205-AC12 Support Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Docket No. OSHA-2021-0009 Oppose Supporting Farm Operations Act, H.R. 7046 and S.874 Supporting Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness, Injury, and Fatality Prevention Act, H.R.4897 Supporting Disaster Relief for Farm Workers Act, H.R.8765 Opposing draft of House Appropriations Labor Subcommittee for FY25 budget, H.J.Res.135, and H.J.Res.134, and draft of House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee for FY25 budget Opposing House efforts to freeze wages

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office

Proposed and Finalized regulations related to the H-2A and H-2B Guestworker Program; E-Verify; Guestworker programs; immigration reform; (S. 874/H. R. 3308) Farm Operations Support Act; S.J.Res.25;/H.J.Res.59; (H.R. 2) Secure the Border Act of 2023; (H. R. 4319) Farm Workforce Modernization Act; (H. R. 4708) HIRE ACT; (S.3848/ H.R. 7046) Supporting Farm Operations Act; (S. 4056) Affordable and Secure Food Act; House Agriculture Committee Agricultural Labor Working Group; FY 2025 Appropriations related to agricultural labor; HJ Res 134 and HJ Res 135

Client expense: $275,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE

Issues related to H-2A Visas. Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States". (H.J.Res 135) and Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States" (H.J. Res 134).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

ASKED TO SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING: S.3848/H.R.7046, the Supporting Farm Operations Act, which would freeze the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) at the level that was established in 2023 until end of 2025. H.J.Res.134/H.J.Res.135, the Congressional Review Act disapproving of DOL's "Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States" rule. ASKED TO OPPOSE THE FOLLOWING: DOL's March 2023 AEWR calculation/methodology rule (Docket #: ETA-2021-0006), which would increase H-2A employers' cost even more by changing the methodology for how the AEWR is calculated. NEUTRAL/MONITORED BUT NOT LOBBIED BILLS: - S.4069, the Affordable and Secure Food Act, which would be a comprehensive reform to the H-2A program. OTHER: - Asked members to complete PFB's advocacy email asking House and Senate members to cosponsor S.3848/H.R.7046 (see description above). - Had conversations with PA House and Senate Members over PFB's concerns with OSHA's advanced notice of proposed rulemaking regarding heat illness (Docket #:OSHA-2021-0009-0001). This would protect indoor and outdoor workers from hazardous heat, and obtain additional information about the extent and nature of hazardous heat in the workplace and the nature and effectiveness of interventions and controls used to prevent heat-related injury and illness. However, the provisions would be extremely difficult for agricultural employers to comply with because the temperature for when the proposed rule kicks in would be 85 degrees. - Had conversations with PA delegation over PFB's concerns of DOL's Notice of Proposed Rule Making entitled Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States (Docket #: ETA-2023-0003).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Participated in meetings and Joined House and Senate Sponsors Statement in Support upon introduction of H.R. 7664/S. 4120, the Long-Term Care Workforce Support Act. Letter and meetings in Opposition to H.R. 468, Building Americas Health Care Workforce Act. Participated in meetings and joined Sponsors Statement in Support during reintroduction of H.R. 7929, Nursing Home Workforce Support and Expansion Act of 2024. Letter to all House and Senate offices in Opposition to the following list of Congressional Review Act Resolutions (CRAs) which threaten important worker protections: Improvements to the methodology for determining the adverse effect wage rate for agricultural workers (disapproved by H.J. Res. 59 and S.J. Res. 25) Improvements to the administration and enforcement of prevailing wage requirements for construction workers (disapproved by H.J. Res. 103) Improvements to wage and hour law enforcement by ensuring the FLSAs definition of independent contractor is consistent with economic reality, important for workers in industries with rampant misclassification, like construction (disapproved by H.J. Res. 116 and S.J. Res. 63) Improvements to labor standards for H-2A farmworkers (disapproved by H.J. Res. 134 and 135) Protections for workers retirement savings by ensuring unconflicted investment advice from fiduciaries (disapproved by H.J. Res. 142 and S.J. Res. 79) Protection of workers right to designate a walkaround representative for OSHA inspections (disapproved by H.J. Res. 147) Protection of retirement plan fiduciaries ability to properly consider climate change aspects and other costs and bad business practices of potential investments and to exercise their shareholder rights (disapproved by H.J. Res. 30 and S.J. Res. 8) Expansion of workers right to overtime pay, especially important for low-level supervisory employees (disapproved by H.J. Res. 166) Improvements to the standard for determining joint employer status under the NLRA, especially important for workers in the fast food industry (disapproved by H.J. Res. 98 and S.J. Res. 49) Vital improvements in income-driven student loan repayment, which would provide real relief to young workers severely burdened by debt (disapproved by H.J. Res. 88 and S.J. Res. 43) Encouraging the use of project labor agreements, which are a proven way of delivering cost-savings and on-time completion while ensuring stable labor relations, on large-scale federally-owned construction projects (disapproved by H.J. Res. 132) Requirements for crew sizes on trains to minimize safety risks to railroad employees (disapproved by H.J. Res. 130). Advocating for expanded labor rights protections, and on legislative issues that strengthen unions. Advocated against resolutions and bills to weaken organizing or workers' rights. Protecting the Right to Organize Act H.R. 20/S.567 911 Saves Act (HB6319); HR 4897/S.2501, and OSHA Heat Rule; Advocating against several CRA resolutions of disapproval that would overturn agency action on behalf of workers. Advocating for judicial nominees that will uphold civil liberties, respect for the rule of law, and support constitutional rights of workers. N/A - Supported several of Biden Admin judicial nominees with experience working on behalf of workers and unions.