Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers (RESPECT) Act

H.R. 1644/S969 Re-Empowerment of Skilled & Professional Employers & Construction Trade-workers(respect) Act. Entire Bill

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1644/S969 Re-Empowerment of Skilled & Professional Employers & Construction Trade-workers (respect) Act. Entire Bill

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1644/S969 Re-Empowerment of Skilled & Professional Employers & Construction Trade-workers(respect)Act. Entire Bill

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1409 & S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradeworkers (RESPECT) Act (H.R. 1644 & S. 969 in 110th Congress; no bill number in 111th Congress) H.R. 2460 & S. 1152, Healthy Families Act, a bill to provide paid sick leave Strengthen and Unite Communities with Civics Education and English Skills Act of 2009

Client expense: $2,030,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 1409 & S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 800 & S. 1041 in 110th Congress) Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradeworkers (RESPECT) Act (H.R. 1644 & S. 969 in 110th Congress) H.R. 11 & S. 181, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Play Act, Pub. Law No. 111-2 A bill to amend Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to clarify the filing period applicable to charges of discrimination, and for other purposes (S. 3209 in 110th Congress) Introduction of Wal-Marts international labor practices and ethical sourcing program, including Wal-Marts China Sustainability Initiative Paycheck Fairness Act, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (H.R. 1338 in 100th Congress) Healthy Families Act, a bill to provide paid sick leave (H.R. 1542 & S. 910 in 110th Congress)

Client expense: $1,960,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 1644/S969 Re-Empowerment of Skilled & Professional Employers & Construction Trade-workers(respect) Act. Entire Bill.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1644/S969 ReEmpowerment of Skilled & Professional Employers & Construction Tradeworkers(respect) Act. Entire Bill.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1644/S.969 ReEmpowerment of Skilled & Professional Employers & Construction Tradeworkers(respect) Act Entire Bill.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1409 & S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradeworkers (RESPECT) Act (H.R. 1644 & S. 969 in 110th Congress; no bill number in 111th Congress) H.R. 2460 & S. 1152, Healthy Families Act, a bill to provide paid sick leave Strengthen and Unite Communities with Civics Education and English Skills Act of 2009

Client expense: $2,580,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 1409 & S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 800 & S. 1041 in 110th Congress) Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradeworkers (RESPECT) Act (H.R. 1644 & S. 969 in 110th Congress) H.R. 11 & S. 181, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Play Act, Pub. Law No. 111-2 A bill to amend Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to clarify the filing period applicable to charges of discrimination, and for other purposes (S. 3209 in 110th Congress) Introduction of Wal-Marts international labor practices and ethical sourcing program, including Wal-Marts China Sustainability Initiative Paycheck Fairness Act, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (H.R. 1338 in 100th Congress) Healthy Families Act, a bill to provide paid sick leave (H.R. 1542 & S. 910 in 110th Congress)

Client expense: $1,600,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 800/S. 1041 Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 1644/S. 969 Re-empowerment of Skilled Professional Employee and Construction Tradesworkers H.R. 2831/S. 1843 Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Family Medical Leave Act H.R. 1338 PayCheck Fairness Act H.R. Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act

Client expense: $350,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), SENATE, White House Office

H.R. 1409 & S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 800 & S. 1041 in 110th Congress) Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradeworkers (RESPECT) Act (H.R. 1644 & S. 969 in 110th Congress) H.R. 11 & S. 181, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Play Act, Pub. Law No. 111-2 A bill to amend Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to clarify the filing period applicable to charges of discrimination, and for other purposes (S. 3209 in 110th Congress) Introduction of Wal-Marts international labor practices and ethical sourcing program, including Wal-Marts China Sustainability Initiative Paycheck Fairness Act, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (H.R. 1338 in 100th Congress) Healthy Families Act, a bill to provide paid sick leave (H.R. 1542 & S. 910 in 110th Congress)

Client expense: $1,522,309 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 1644/S.969 ReEmpowerment of Skilled & Professional Employers& Construction Tradeworkers(respect) Act-Entire Bill.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

HR 145 Workforce Investment ActHR 1409 / S 560 Employee Free Choice Act Employee MisclassificationHealth & SafetyU.S. Labor Policy The RESPECT Act (HR 1644 / S 969 in 110th Congress)

Client expense: $1,316,426 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 800/S. 1041 Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 1644/S. 969 Re-empowerment of Skilled Professional Employee and Construction Tradesworkers H.R. 2831/S. 1843 Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Family Medical Leave Act H.R. 1338 PayCheck Fairness Act H.R. 2831Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act

Client expense: $350,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), SENATE, White House Office

Opposed teh Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers Act, H.R. 1644. Opposed the Americans with Disabilities Act Restoration Act, H.R. 3195/S. 1881. Opposed the Supplemental Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act, H.R. 2768.

Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Employee Free Choice Act, H.R. 800 Employee Free Choice Act , S. 1041 Issues under Workforce Investment Act of 1998 Paycheck Fairness Act, H.R. 1338 Re-empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers Act, S. 969 Protecting America's Workers Act, S. 1244 Fair Pay Restoration Act, S. 1843 Re-empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers Act, H.R. 1644 Protecting America's Workers Act, H.R. 2049 Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007, H.R. 2831 Bush Administration "Midnight" Rulemaking DOL Risk Assessment Rule Possible Legislative Responses to DOL Family Medical Leave Act Rules

Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

H.R. 800/S. 1041 Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 1644/S. 969 Re-empowerment of Skilled Professional Employee and Construction Tradesworkers H.R. 2831/S. 1843 Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Family Medical Leave Act H.R. 1338 PayCheck Fairness Act

Client expense: $350,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), SENATE, White House Office

H.R. 800 and S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act of 2007 Family Medical Leave Act regulations H.R. 1644 and S. 969, Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradeworkers (RESPECT) Act H.R. 2831, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Play Act of 2007 and S. 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act S. 3209, to amend Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to clarify the filing period applicable to charges of discrimination, and for other purposes H.R. 6617 & S. 3334, Strengthening Communities Through English Integration Act of 2008 Introduction of Wal-Marts international labor practices and ethical sourcing program, including Wal-Marts China Sustainability Initiative H.R. 1338, Paycheck Fairness Act, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 H.R. 1542 & S. 910, Healthy Families Act, a bill to provide paid sick leave

Client expense: $1,370,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Employee Free Choice Act, H.R. 800 Employee Free Choice Act , S. 1041 Issues under Workforce Investment Act of 1998 Paycheck Fairness Act, H.R. 1338 Re-empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers Act, S. 969 Protecting America's Workers Act, S. 1244 Fair Pay Restoration Act, S. 1843 Re-empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers Act, H.R. 1644 Protecting America's Workers Act, H.R. 2049 Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007, H.R. 2831 Bush Administration "Midnight" Rulemaking DOL Risk Assessment Rule Possible Legislative Responses to DOL Family Medical Leave Act Rules

Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

S. 1046/H.R. 800 Employee Free Choice Act S. 969/H.R. 1644 RESPECT Act H.R. 378 Nurse Safe Patient Handling Legislation

Client expense: $18,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Employee Free Choice Act, H.R. 800 Employee Free Choice Act , S. 1041 Issues under Workforce Investment Act of 1998 Paycheck Fairness Act, H.R. 1338 Re-empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers Act, S. 969 Protecting America's Workers Act, S. 1244 Fair Pay Restoration Act, S. 1843 Re-empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers Act, H.R. 1644 Protecting America's Workers Act, H.R. 2049 Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007, H.R. 2831 Bush Administration "Midnight" Rulemaking DOL Risk Assessment Rule Possible Legislative Responses to DOL Family Medical Leave Act Rules

Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Opposed the Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers Act, HR 1644. Opposed the Paycheck Fairness Act, HR 1338.

Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Department of Labor, Health & Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; FY 09 Appropriations; HR 3361/S 1974 Pension Protection Act - Technical Corrections; HR 800/S 1031, HR 2830/S 1783 - Pensions; Independent Contractors; Partnering; HR 1644 - Re-employment of Skilled and Professional Employers & Construction Trades Workers Act; HR 4088/S 2368, Secure America Through Verification & Enforcement Act; S 2044, Proper Classification of Employees; H R 5515 - New Employee Verification Act; HR 2694/S 1244 - Protecting America's Workers Act; HR 2049/S 1244 Protecting America's Workers Act- increased penalties and oversight for employers; HR 1644, changing definition of supervisor; HR 2768 Supp. Mine Improvement Act changes to mining protection laws; HR 5522 Combustible Dust Explosion Act - changes rulemaking process for safety; HR 6220 (Amending the Workforce Investment to make non-union training programs eligible for federal funding under the "Green Jobs" program.) H.r. 7327, The Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act;

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), White House Office

Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (H.R. 493; S. 358), all provisions; S. 910, Healthy Families Act, all provisions; H.R. 1542, Healthy Families Act, all provisions; H.R. 2831, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, all provisions; S. 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act, all provisions; H.R. 800, Employee Free Choice Act, all provisions/change of bargaining unit establishment procedures; S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act, all provisions/ all provisions/change of bargaining unit establishment procedures; H.R. 1369, Family & Medical Leave Expansion Act, all provisions; S. 1681, Family Leave Insurance Act, all provisions; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - FMLA RIN 1215-AB35, Comments in response to proposal to revise certain regulations implementing the Family & Medical Leave Act of 1993; H.R. 3010/S. 1782, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007 , all provisions; H.R. 1644/S. 969, Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers (RESPECT) Act, all provisions; H.R. 5546, Credit Card Fair Fee Act, all provisions; S. 3086, Credit Card Fair Fee Act, all provisions; H.R. 3010, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007, all provisions.

Client expense: $500,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Employment Standards Administration, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Secret Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 3195 / S. 3406, ADA Amendments Act of 2008, all provisions relating to modifying definitions under the Americans with Disabilities Act H.R. 2831/S.1843: Ledbetter Fair Pay Act all provisions amending title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Americans With Disabilities Act, and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act to extend the period for filing charges of discrimination in violation of such title and to provide relief for certain current injuries arising from compensation calculations attributable to compensation decisions made at any time in violation of such title. H.R. 1644/S. 969: Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers (RESPECT) Act all provisions attempting to amend the National Labor Relations Act to clarify the definition of supervisor for purposes of such Act. S. 910/H.R.1542: Healthy Families Act all provisions that are vague and poorly drafted, which attempt to provide for seven days of paid sick leave annually to employees. H.R. 5129/S. 2554: Civil Rights Act of 2008 all provisions attempting to eliminate damage caps for federal non-discrimination laws, prohibit predispute arbitration agreements in employment context, create a disparate impact claim under USERRA, and provide leave for emergency personnel. H.R. 1431: Workplace Religious Freedom Act all provisions attempting to amend Title VII to expand religious accommodations in the workplace. H.R. 3685: Employment Nondiscriminaton Act all provisions attempting to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. H.R. 800, To amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts, and for other purposes.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $480,000

Government targets: Employment Standards Administration, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 800 and S. 1041 Employee Free Choice Act , all provisions to amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts, and for other purposes; H.R. 1644 and S. 969 RESPECT Act, all provisions to amend the National Labor Relations Act to clarify the definition of `supervisor' for purposes of such Act.

Client expense: $4,910,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)

HR 2831, Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007: expands statute of limitation under which to file a discrimination claim. HR 1644 and S. 969, RESPECT Act: redefines NLRA definition of "supervisor" - more employees have ability to unionize S. 1881 and HR 3195, ADA Restoration Act: overturns a number of Supreme Court decisions that eroded ADA protections for persons with diabetes, epilepsy, serious heart condistions, etc. S. 1041 and HR 800, Employee Free Choice Act of 2007 -- to amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join or assist labor orgaanizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organising efforts, and for other purposes.

Client expense: $1,580,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

H.R. 1644/S.969 ReEmpowerment of Skilled & Professional Employers & Construction Tradeworkers(respect) Act - Entire Bill

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

H.R.2: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage. H.R.19: To require employers to conduct employment eligibility verification. H.R.493: To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment. H.R.697: To preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities. H.R.1369: To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to expand the scope of the Act, and for other purposes. H.R.1542: To provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. H.R.1644: To amend the National Labor Relations Act to clarify the definition of "supervisor" for purposes of such Act. H.R. 2670: To amend the National Labor Relations Act to protect employer rights. H.R.2792: To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to permit leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent who has a serious health condition. H.R. 4301: to permit employees to request, and to ensure employers consider requests for, flexible work terms and conditions. H.R.5718: to provide that 8 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a federal employee shall be paid leave, and for other purposes. H.R.6029: to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits under that law. H.R.6111:to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to require employers to keep records of non-employees who perform labor or services for remuneration and to provide a special penalty for employers who misclassify employees as non-employees, and for other purposes. H.R.6142: To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide, in the case of an employee welfare benefit plan providing benefits in the event of disability, an exemption from preemption under such title for State tort actions to recover damages arising from the failure of the plan to timely provide such benefits. H.R.6143: To make technical corrections to the Pension Protection Act of 2006 relating to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and for other purposes. H.R. 6477: to repeal a limitation in the Labor-Management Relations Act regarding requirements for labor organization membership as a condition of employment. H.R. 7233: to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to allow employees to take, as additional leave, parental involvement leave to participate in or attend their children's and grandchildren's educational and extracurricular activities and to clarify that leave may be taken for routine family medical needs and to assist elderly relatives, and for other purposes. S.358: A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment. S.555: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow small businesses to set up simple cafeteria plans to provide nontaxable employee benefits to their employees, to make changes in the requirements for cafeteria plans, flexible spending accounts, and benefits provided under such plans or accounts, and for other purposes. S.910: A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. S.1041: A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts, and for other purposes. S.1301: To preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities; read the first time. S.1312: To amend the National Labor Relations Act to ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board. S.1570: To amend the National Labor Relations Act to protect employer rights. S.2419: to permit employees to request, and to ensure employers consider requests for, flexible work terms and conditions. S.2933: to improve the employability of older Americans.

Client expense: $515,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions contained bills in which would offer Medicare, Medicaid and/or SCHIP to more children, create parity in coverage of mental health benefits, foster reform at the state level, stabilize trauma care, prevent healthcare acquired infections, ensure hospital preparedness, expand the use of health information technology, provide funding for Ryan White programs, increase and stabilize the healthcare workforce. HR 2357; MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2007"; to create a new federal healthcare program to provide comprehensive health benefits to children S 1218 /HR 2034, Medicare for All Act; expanding the Medicare program to those under age 65. S 1169; State-Based Health Care Reform Act; to create a five-year pilot program in several states to develop coverage plans for the uninsured HR 1424; Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act require group health plans to provide comparable treatment limits and beneficiary cost sharing for medical and mental health benefits. HR 1663, Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act to provide mental health parity in private health insurance and Medicare, and improves coverage for cost-effective and community-based mental health treatment services for seniors and people with disabilities S 895/HR 1535; Children's Health First Act allow states to expand children's health coverage to families up to 400 percent of the Federal poverty level HR 1308S/764, Legal Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act to permit states the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program S 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 would preserve state laws that are more comprehensive while creating parity in health plans offering mental health coverage by equating financial requirements and treatment limitations for mental health benefits with medical and surgical benefits. S 325/HR 506, Health Partnership Act would provide grants to individual states, groups of states, and portions of states to test various health reform strategies HR1111, Kids Come First Act to ensure that every uninsured child in America has health insurance coverage, HR 3162, "Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act" HR 976 in the Senate, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act S 2049, The Better Health for America's Children Act," to block a new policy to limit states' ability to enroll children in the State Children's Health Insurance Program S 2152, Kids First Actalternative SCHIP bill that would restrict coverage to individuals younger than age 19 in low-income families HR 3963; Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act revised bill to extend and expand the State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) HR 2055 Improving Children's Access to Health Care Act, to improve children's access to health care coverage under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). HR 5268: To provide for a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid Program HR 3221: Housing and Economic Recovery Act provision that would allow federal home loan banks to issue letters of credit for tax-exempt hospital bonds. HR 7110: Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act: Title III, temporary increase in Medicaid matching rate Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions which would stabilize medical emergency reimbursement, HR 882, Access to Emergency Services Act that would increase by 10 percent Medicare reimbursements to physicians who provide care in emergency departments (EDs) or post-stabilization care related to emergency medical conditions in other areas of hospitals S 657, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to add requirements regarding trauma care HR 6394: Border Health Care Relief Act of 2008 Amends the MPDIMA to extend Sec. 1011 through FY2012 for federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions to ensure patient safety, H.J.RES. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007 provision annual fit-testing of respirators for occupational exposure to tuberculosis. S 2278/HR 4214 Community and Healthcare-Associated Infections Reduction Act to improve the prevention, detection, and treatment of community and healthcare-associated infections Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions to ensure emergency preparedness, HR 727, Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act of 2007 would authorize an additional $46 million between fiscal years 2008 and 2012 in spending for rural medical centers that treat patients during times of national crisis HJ Res. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, extending program to provide funds for hospital preparedness S Con Res 21/H Con Res 99, Budget resolution -- extending program to provide funds for hospital preparedness HR 3043; Labor, HHS Appropriations bill, provide funds for hospital preparedness Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions to promote the use of health information technology: S 1418, Wired for Health Care Quality Act HR3043/S1710, Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, and Related Agencies FY 08, funding for HIT programs HR 1467, 10,000 Trained by 2010 Act, award competitive grants for basic research on innovative approaches to improve health care information systems HR 2406, Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration,guidelines and mechanisms to promote the integration of the healthcare information enterprise. S 1408, Health Information Technology Act, would provide tax incentives and resources to offset the costs of investing in new health information technology. HJ Res. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, extending program to provide funds for HIT S Con Res 21/H Con Res 99, Budget resolution -- extending program to provide funds for HIT HR 3043, Labor, HHS Appropriations bill, provide funds for HIT HR 2764; omnibus appropriations bill for FY2008 provide funds for HIT HR 6357 : Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 or the PRO(TECH)T Act, Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions funding HIV/AIDS programs: HJ Res. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, extending program to provide funds for Ryan White programs S Con Res 21/H Con Res 99, Budget resolution -- extending program to provide funds for Ryan White programs HR3043/S1710, FY 2008 Labor HHS Appropriations Bill, funding for Ryan White programs HR 2764; omnibus appropriations bill for FY2008, funding for Ryan White programs Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions to ensure sufficient workforce within in the healthcare sector S 1604, Nursing Education and Quality of Health Care Act, increases the nurse workforce in rural areas, expands nursing school faculty, and develops initiatives to integrate patient safety practices into nursing education HR 2122, Safe Nursing and Patient Care Act of 2007", limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work S 1639, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, the point-based system for visas, to give nurses special consideration under the point system HR800/S1041, Employee Free Choice Act, require the NLRB to certify a bargaining representative if a majority of the bargaining unit employees have authorized designation of the representative (card-check) HR 2123, Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act, to establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals HR 378, Nurse and Patient Safety & Protection Act direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard to reduce injuries to patients, direct-care registered nurses, and other health care providers by establishing a safe patient handling standard. HR 1644, Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers (RESPECT) Act, to amend the National Labor Relations Act to clarify the definition of "supervisor" S446, Nurse Education, Expansion, and Development (NEED) Act, grants based on the number of nursing students enrolled to hire and retain new nursing faculty S 718, The Patient-Focused Critical Care Enhancement Act, provision study the impact of differences in staffing, organization, size, and structure of intensive care units on access, quality, and efficiency of care HJ Res. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, extending program to provide funds for Nursing Education programs, , national health service corp HR 677, Nursing School Capacity Act authorize IOM study to identify constraints encountered by schools of nursing in admitting and graduating sufficient number of nurses S1577, Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act screening of direct patient access employees HR3043/S1710; Labor, HHS Appropriations bill; nursing education, national health service corp. S 588/HR 1093, Resident Physician Shortage Act, to expand the number of physician training positions in 24 states with shortages HR 5924, The Emergency Nurse Supply Relief Act, which would address the retrogression backlog of visas for internationally-educated nurses who have been hired by U.S. hospitals but are not able to come here because of the unavailability of an employment-based (EB) visa.

Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, White House Office

H.R. 800 and S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act of 2007 Family Medical Leave Act regulations H.R. 1644 and S. 969, Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradeworkers (RESPECT) Act H.R. 2831, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Play Act of 2007 and S. 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act S. 3209, to amend Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to clarify the filing period applicable to charges of discrimination, and for other purposes H.R. 6617 & S. 3334, Strengthening Communities Through English Integration Act of 2008 Introduction of Wal-Marts international labor practices and ethical sourcing program, including Wal-Marts China Sustainability Initiative H.R. 1338, Paycheck Fairness Act, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 H.R. 1542 & S. 910, Healthy Families Act, a bill to provide paid sick leave

Client expense: $1,370,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

S.458 Physician Pathology Continuity Act, S.558 The Mental Health Parity Act of 2007; S.630 Rural Health Services Preservation Act, S.860 Early Treatment for HIV Act; S.969 Oppose reversal of NLRB guidance on when charge nurses are classified as supervisors, S.1041 Employee Free Choice Act - Oppose Card Check process S.1604 Nursing Education and Quality of Health Care Act of 2007 S.1693 Health Information Exchange S.2041 The False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007 S.2460 Extend Moratorium on Medicaid Regulations affecting Intergovernmental Transfers S.2499 Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 S.2620 Temporary increase in federal medical assistance percentages under Medicaid program S.2819 Extend and Establish Moratorium on Medicaid Rules; increase FMAP H.R.800 Employee Free Choice Act Oppose Card Check process H.R.866 Secret Ballot Protection Act H.R.976 Childrens Health Insurance Reauthorization Act of 2007 H.R.1105 Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act H.R.1177 Sole Community Hospital Preservation Act H.R.1424 Paul Wellstone Mental Health & Addiction Equity Act of 2007 H.R.1644 Oppose reversal of NLRB guidance on when charge nurses are classified as supervisors H.R.1663 Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2007 H.R.2159 rural Health Services Preservation Act H.R.2406 Establishes NIST Role in Standard Setting for Health IT H.R.3162 Children Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007 H.R.3326 Early Treatment for HIV Act H.R.3533 Public and Teaching Hospital Preservation Act, H.R.4105 One-year Moratorium on the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program H.R.4854 False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007 H.R.5268 Temporary increase in federal medical assistance percentages under Medicaid program H.R.5613 Extend and Establish Moratorium on Medicaid Rules FFY 2009 Budget and Budget Resolutions/Medicare and Medicaid Cuts FFY 2009 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Pension Appropriations bill FFY 2009 Medicare Inpatient Hospital PPS Rules CY 2009 Medicare Inpatient Psychiatric Facility PPS Rules FFY 2009 Medicare Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility PPS and 75% Rule, Rules CY 2009 Medicare Outpatient PPS Rules FFY 2009 Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility PPS Rules CY 2009 Medicare Home Health Agency PPS Rules CY 2009 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Update CMS Proposed Rule to Limit Intergovernmental Transfers and Certified Public Expenditures CMS Proposed Value-Based Purchasing Program CMS Proposed Rule on Medicaid Graduate Medical Education Payments State Childrens Health Insurance Program funding IRS Form 990 Revision Stark and physician self-referral regulations Hospital pricing transparency Not-for-profit hospital tax-exempt status Medicaid regulations affecting public hospitals, GME, provider tax, outpatient coverage, targeted case management, rehabilitation and school based health Pay for Performance / value based purchasing Health information technology Hospital charity care/financial aid Coverage for undocumented immigrants Associated health plans Coverage for the uninsured Health savings accounts and high-deductible health plans Emergency preparedness Immigration Medicare wage index Community benefit reporting Mental health parity Limited service hospitals Department of Housing and Urban Developments Federal Housing Assistance mortgage program for hospitals Defined benefit pension plans National Institute of Health funding Health care workforce recruiting and training funding Hospital infection reporting Medical error reporting Hospital performance measure reporting Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Demonstration Project/national expansion Competitive bidding for clinical laboratory services Expansion of the Medicaid 340B drug pricing program CMS August 17th directive to states establishing new requirements for increasing SCHIP coverage False claims act expansion Medicare funding warning/trigger Medicare GME residency slot distribution National Health Service Corp funding Public Health Service Act nursing and allied health professions program funding HRSAs health professions shortage areas and medically underserved areas H.R. 6357 Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment and Easing Communications through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 H.R. 2642 Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 H.R. 6357 Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 H.R. 2642 Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008

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

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

Fair Labor Standards Act Ledbetter Fair Pay Act- HR 2813, S. 1843 Paycheck Fairness Act- HR 1338, S. 766 Labor/HHS Appropriations bill - HR 3043 Family Leave Insurance Act- HR 1369, S. 1681 Protecting Amercai's Workers Act- HR 2049, S. 1244 OSHA Reform Employee Free Choice Act- HR 800, S. 1041 Secret Ballot Protection Act, HR 866, S. 1312 Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007- HR 2, HR 239, HR 509, S. 2, S. 347 ADA Restoration Act- HR 3195, S. 1881, S. 3064 RESPECT Act- HR 1644, S. 969 Healthy Families Act- HR 1542, S. 910

Client expense: $207,327 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE

S.458 Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act, S. 558 The Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, S.630 Rural Health Services Preservation Act, S.860 Early Treatment for HIV Act, S.969 Oppose Reversal of NLRB guidance on when charge nurses are classifed as supervisors, S.1041 Employee Free Choice Act-Oppose Card Check process, S.1604 Nursing Education and Quality of Health Care Act of 2007, S.1693 Health Information Exchange, S.2041 The False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007, S.2460 Extend S.2460 Extend Moratorium on Medicaid Regulations affecting Intergovernmental Transfers, S.2499 Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007, S.2620 Temporary increase in federal medical assistance percentages under Medicaid program S.2819 Extend and Establish Moratorium on Medicaid Rules; increase FMAP, S.3101 The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act S.3656 Preserving Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act of 2008 H.R.800 Employee Free Choice Act Oppose Card Check process H.R.866 Secret Ballot Protection Act H.R.976 Childrens Health Insurance Reauthorization Act of 2007 H.R.1105 Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act H.R.1177 Sole Community Hospital Preservation Act H.R.1424 Paul Wellstone Mental Health & Addiction Equity Act of 2007 H.R.1644 Oppose reversal of NLRB guidance on when charge nurses are classified as supervisors H.R.1663 Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2007 H.R.2159 rural Health Services Preservation Act H.R.2406 Establishes NIST Role in Standard Setting for Health IT H.R.2638 Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 continuing resolution 2009 H.R.2642, supplemental appropriations Act, 2008 H.R.3162 Children Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007 H.R.3326 Early Treatment for HIV Act H.R.3533 Public and Teaching Hospital Preservation Act, H.R.4105 One-year Moratorium on the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program H.R.4854 False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007 H.R.5268 Temporary increase in federal medical assistance percentages under Medicaid program H.R.5480 Medicare Funding Warning Response Act of 2008 H.R.5613 Extend and Establish Moratorium on Medicaid Rules H.R.5924 Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act H.R.6331 Physician Medicare payment relief H.R.6357 Protecting records, optimizing treatment, and easing communication through healthcare technology H.R.6898 Health-e IT Act of 2008 H.R.7067 Quality FIRST Act of 2008 H.R.7110 Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act of 2008-FMAP Provision H.R.7219 The Protecting Hospital Outpatient and Community Clinic Services Act of 2008 H.R.7241 Preserving Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act of 2008 H.Res.1368 Relating to the House procedures contained in Section 803 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 FFY 2009 Budget and Budget Resolutions/Medicare and Medicaid Cuts FFY 2009 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Pension Appropriations bill FFY 2009 Medicare Inpatient Hospital PPS Rules CY 2009 Medicare Inpatient Psychiatric Facility PPS Rules FFY 2009 Medicare Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility PPS and 75% Rule, Rules CY 2009 Medicare Outpatient PPS Rules FFY 2009 Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility PPS Rules CY 2009 Medicare Home Health Agency PPS Rules CY 2009 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Update CMS Proposed Rule to Limit Intergovernmental Transfers and Certified Public Expenditures CMS Proposed Value-Based Purchasing Program CMS Proposed Rule on Medicaid Graduate Medical Education Payments State Childrens Health Insurance Program funding IRS Form 990 Revision Stark and physician self-referral regulations Hospital pricing transparency Not-for-profit hospital tax-exempt status Medicaid regulations affecting public hospitals, GME, provider tax, outpatient coverage, targeted case management, rehabilitation and school based health Pay for Performance / value based purchasing Health information technology Hospital charity care/financial aid Coverage for undocumented immigrants Associated health plans Coverage for the uninsured Health savings accounts and high-deductible health plans Emergency preparedness Immigration Medicare wage index Community benefit reporting Mental health parity Limited service hospitals Department of Housing and Urban Developments Federal Housing Assistance mortgage program for hospitals Defined benefit pension plans National Institute of Health funding Health care workforce recruiting and training funding Hospital infection reporting Medical error reporting Hospital performance measure reporting Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Demonstration Project/national expansion Competitive bidding for clinical laboratory services Expansion of the Medicaid 340B drug pricing program CMS August 17th directive to states establishing new requirements for increasing SCHIP coverage False claims act expansion Medicare funding warning/trigger Medicare GME residency slot distribution National Health Service Corp funding Public Health Service Act nursing and allied health professions program funding HRSAs health professions shortage areas and medically underserved areas

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

S.458 Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act; S.558 The Mental Health Parity Act of 2007; S.630 Rural Health Services Preservation Act; S.860 Early Treatment for HIV Act; S.969 Oppose reversal of NLRB guidance on when charge nurses are classified as supervisors; S.1041 Employee Free Choice Act-Oppose Card Check process; S.1604 Nursing Education and Quality of Health Care Act of 2007; S.1693 Health Information Exchange; S.2041 The False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007; S.2460 Extend Moratorium on medicaid regulations affecting intergovernmental transfers; S.2499 Medicare, medicaid, and SCHIP extension act of 2007; S.2620 Temporary increase in federal medical assistance percentages under Medicaid program; S.2819 Extend and establish moratorium on Medicaid rules; increase FMAP; S.3101 the Medicare improvements for patients and providers act; S.3656 Preserving access to healthcare (PATH) act of 2008; H.R.800 Employee free choice act (oppose card check process); H.R.866 Secret ballot protection act; H.R.976 Children's health insurance reauthoriation act of 2007; H.R.1105 Physician pathology services continuity act; H.R.1177 Sole commuunity hospital preservation act; H.R.1424 Paul Wellstone mental health and addiction equity act of 2007; H.R.1644 Oppose reversal of NLRB quidance on when charge nurses are classified as supervisors; H.R.1663 Medicare mental health modernization act of 2007; H.R.2159 Rural health services preservation act; H.R.2406 establishes NIST role in standard setting for health IT; H.R.2638 Consolidated security, disaster assistance, and continuing appropriations act, 2009; Continuing resolution 2009; H.R.2642 Supplemental appropriations act, 2008; H.R.3162 Children health and Medicare protection act of 2007; H.R.3326 Early treatment for HIV act; H.R.3533 Public and teaching hospital preservation Act; H.R.4105 One-year moratorium on the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program; H.R.4854 False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007; H.R.5268 Temporary increase in federal medical assistance percentages under Medicaid program; H.R.5480 Medicare funding warning response act of 2008; H.R.5613 Extend and establish moratorium on Medicaid rules; H.R.5924 Emergency nursing supply relief act; H.R.6331 Physician Medicare payment releif; H.R.6357 Protecting records, optimizing treatment, and easing communication through healthcare technology; H.R.6898 Health-E IT Act of 2008; H.R.7067 Quality FIRST Act of 2008; H.R.7110 Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act of 2008-FMAP Provision; H.R.7219 the Protecting Hospital and outpatient and community clinic services act of 2008; H.R.7241 Preserving access to health care (PATH) Act of 2008; H.Res.1368 Relating to the House procedures contained in Section 803 of the Medicare prescription drug improvement and modernization act of 2003; FFY 2009 budget and budget resolutions/Medicare and Medicaid cuts; FFY 2009 Labor, health and human services, education and pension appropriations bill; FFY 2009 Medicare Inpatient hospital PPS rules; CY 2009 Medicare inpatient Psychiatric facility PPS rules; FFY 2009 Medicare inpatient rehabiltiation facility PPS and "75% rule," rules; CY 2009 Medicare otupatient PPS rules; FFY 2009 Medicare skilled nursing facility PPS rules; CY 2009 Medicare home health agency PPS rules; CY 2009 Medicare physician fee schedule update; CMS proposed rule to limit intergovernmental transfers and certified public expenditures; CMS proposed value-based purchasing program; CMS proposed rule on Medicad graduate medical education payments; State childrens health insurance program funding; IRS Form 990 revision; "Stark" and physician self-referral regulations; Hospital pricing transparency; Not-for-profit hospital tax-exempt status; Medicaid regulations affecting public hospitals, GME, provider tax, outpatient coverage, targeted case management, rehabilitation and school based health; pay for performance/value based purchasing; health information technology; hospital charity care/financial aid; Coverage for undocumented immigrants; Associated health plans; Coverage for the uninsured; Health savings accounts and high-deductibel health plans; Emergency preparedness; Immigration; Medicare wage index; Community benefit reporting; mental health parity; Limited service hospitals; Department of Housing and Urban Development's federal housing assistance mortage program for hospitals; Defiend benefit pension plans; National Institute of Health funding; Health care workforce recruting and training funding; Hospital infection reporting; Medical error reporting; Hospital performance measure reporting; Medicare Recovery Audit contractor Demonstration Project/national expansion; Competitive bidding for clinical laboratory services; Expansion of the Medicaid 340b drug pricing program; False claims act expansion; Medicare funding warning/"trigger"; Medicare GME residency slot distribution; National Health Service Corp. funding; CMS directive to states establishing new requirements for increasing SCHIP coverage; Public Health Service Act nursing and allied health professions program funding; HRSA's health professions shortage areas and medically underserved areas.

Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

- H.R. 576, Federal Mine Ventilation Safety Act of 2007, All Titles - H.R. 800 and S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act, All Titles. - H.R. 866 and S. 1312, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2007, All Titles. - H.R. 2768 and H.R. 2769, S-MINER Act, All Titles. -S. 1655, Miner Health and Safety Enhancement Act of 2007, All Titles. -S. 742, Ban Asbestos in America Act of 2007 -S. 2127, Mine Disaster Family Assistance Act of 2007 -Mine Safety & Health Administration Staffing and Resource Allocation; Mine Safety Emergency Training Standard; Metal/Nonmetal Diesel Particulate Emissions (DPM); Crystalline Silica; Respirable Coal Mine Dust; MINER Act Implementation; Mine Seal Rule; Mine Rescue Rule; Drug Testing Rules -HR 3915, ADA Amendments Act, provisions regarding ameliorative measures and discrimination against those regarded as having a disability - H.R. 1644/S. 969, RESPECT Act, definition of supervisor - H.R. 2831/S.1843, Lilly Ledbetter legislation, all provisions - H.R. 1643/S. 1898, FMLA expansion, provision relating to leave for volunteers - H.R. 1369, FMLA expansion, provision relating to parent teacher meetings or school field trips - H.R. 3662/S. 1792, expansion of WARN Act, provisions requiring 90 days notice; S. 606, blacklisting for federal contractors, provisions relating to blacklisting - S.1928, provisions relating to elimination of caps on punitive and compensatory damages under civil rights laws - H.R. 1338/S. 766, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions. -S.742, Ban Asbestos in America Act of 2007 -H.R. 6093, Bruce Vento Ban Asbestos and Prevent Mesothelioma Act of 2008

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office

FMLA regulations; Kennedy-Miller Employee Free Choice Act (S. 1041; HR 800); RESPECT Act (H.R. 1644); Brown University Fix; WARN Act Legislation; WTC Health Surveillance.

Client expense: $422,791 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Legal Services Corporation, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R. 800, S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) OSHA standards Employer flexibility S. 1843, H.R. 2831, Ledbetter Fair Pay Act H.R. 1644, "RESPECT" Act H.R. 3796, to expand the Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification (WARN) Act H.R. 3195, S. 1881, S. 3406, ADA Amendments Act H.R. 2768, S-Minor Act H.R. 5522, Combustible Dust Explosion & Fire Prevention Act of 2008 H.R. 5444, Job Investment & Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 H.R. 5749, re. unemployment compensation benefits S. 776, H.R. 1338, Paycheck Fairness Act Requirements for DOL Agencies "Assessment of Occupational Health Risks" RIN-1290-AA23 ADA Title II Regulations Healthy Families Act

Client expense: $980,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), President of the U.S., SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 493, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 S. 3406, ADA Amendments Act of 2008 Trade Adjustment Assistance program and legislative reauthorization proposals All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 2831, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 S. 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act H.R. 1644 / S. 969, Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers (RESPECT) Act HR 3796, Early Warning and Health Care for Workers Affected by Globalization Act HR 3920, Trade and Globalization Assistance Act of 2007 H.R. 800 / S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 1542 / S. 910, Healthy Families Act H.R. 3662 / S. 1792, Forewarn Act of 2007 H.R. 1338, Paycheck Fairness Act FTC Part 3 and 4 Rules of Practice Rulemaking: Parts 3 and 4 Rules of Practice Rulemaking Implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act National Labor Relations Board jurisdiction and preemption of conflicting state actions Regulations codified at 29 C.F.R. 541 (related to the exemption under section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees) and their interpretation. Regulations promulgated by DOL to clarify employer duty to provide personal protective equipment and train each employee, codified at 29 CFR Parts 1910, 1915, 1917, 1918, 1926. Regulations finalized by DOL revising requirements under the Family and Medical Leave Act, codified at 29 CFR 825, including new leave provisions benefiting families of military personnel. Regulations proposed by DOL standardizing requirements for a drug and alcohol testing program for mine operators, to be codified at 30 CFR Part 66.

Client expense: $24,030,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 2019/S. 1087: Fair Pay Act S. 1649: Military Family Support Act H.R. 2744: Airline Flight Crew Technical Correction Act S. 880: Family Leave Act S. 80: Executive Branch Family Leave Act H.R. 2049: Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2831: Ledbetter Fair Pay Act H.R. 2015: Employment Non-Discrimination Act H.R. 1431: Workplace Religious Freedom Act S. 606: Honest Leadership and Accountability in Contracting Act S. 221: Fair Contracts for Growers Act H.R. 3010/ S. 1782: Arbitration Fairness Act H.R. 800/S. 1041: Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 1644/S. 969: Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers (RESPECT) Act H.R. 2206: Fair Minimum Wage Act H.R. 1338/S. 766: Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 2202/S. 1330: Worker Empowerment Act H.R. 3747: Workforce Investment Act H.R. 1322: Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Act of 2007 H.R. 4296/S. 2408: Medicare Electronic Medication & Safety Protection (E-MGOS) Act of 2007

Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 7110 - Making supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investment, and economic and energy assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. H.R. 1644 - To amend the National Labor Relations Act to clarigy the definition of "supervisor" for purposes of such Act. H.R.800 - To amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts, and for other purposes. H.R.378 - To direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard to reduce injuries to patients, direct-care registered nurses, and other health care providers by establishing a safe patient handling standard. H.R.1244 - To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish the School-Based Health Clinic program, and for other purposes. H.R.5838 - To amend the National Labor Relations Act to apply the protections of the Act to teaching and research assistants. S.969 - A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to modify the definition of supervisor. S.1322 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve the operation of employee stock ownership plans, and for other purposes. S.2705 - A bill to authorize programs to increase the number of nurses within the Armed Forces through assistance for service as nurse faculty or education as nurses, and for other purposes.

Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

H.R. 800/S. 1041, The Employee Free Choice Act; H.R. 2831, The Ledbetter Fair Pay Act; H.R. 1542/S. 910, The Healthy Families Act; H.R. 1644/S. 969, RESPECT Act; H.R. 3195, ADA Restoration Act; The New Employee Verification Act of 2008; H.R 5515, ADA Amendments Act of 2008; FMLA Regulations

Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), White House Office

OSHA Reform HR 1041 - Health Care HR 800 - Employee Free Choice Act S 1843 - Fair Pay Restoration Act HR 2831 - Fair Pay Restoration Act FMLA Regulations HR 5522 - Combustible Dust Explosion & Fire Prevention Act HR 1644 - R.E.S.P.E.C.T. Act HR 2693 - Popcorn Workers Lung Disease Prevention Act HR 3195 - ADA Amendments Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office