Fair Home Health Care Act

Advocacy related to S.2061 (H.R. 3582), the Fair Home Health Care Act of 2007, the complete bill; H.R. 3088 (S.1809), the Long Term Care Act of 2007, the complete bill; and regarding a draft congressional resolution promoting home care givers.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 3582 Fair Home Health Care Act--all provisions

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

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Advocacy related to S. 2061 (H.R. 3582), the Fair Home Health Care Act of 2007, the complete bill; and H.R 3088 (S. 1809), the Long Term Care Act of 2007, the complete bill.

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

Government targets: Administration on Aging, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

National Labor Relations Board jurisdiction and preemption of conflicting state actions Petition for NLRB rulemaking regarding "minority" or "members-only" unionsAll labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 142, Labor Relations First Contract Negotiations Act H.R. 800 / S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 866, Secret Ballot Protection Act H.R. 980 / S. 2123, Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act H.R. 1327, the Protective Equipment for America's Workers Act H.R. 1369, Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act H.R. 1542 / S. 910, Healthy Families Act H.R. 1644 / S. 969, Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers Act H.R. 1763, Indentured Servitude Abolition Act H.R. 1882, Workplace Representation Integrity Act H.R. 2392, Balancing Act of 2007 H.R. 2637 / S. 1598 / S. 1614, Child Labor Protection Act H.R. 2670 / S. 1570, Truth in Employment Act H.R. 2674, CARE Act H.R. 2744, Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act H.R. 2792, Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act H.R. 2808, Living Organ Donor Job Security Act H.R. 3582 / S. 2061, Fair Home Health Care Act H.R. 3662 / S. 1792, Forewarn Act H.R. 3796, Early Warning and Health Care for Workers Affected by Globalization Act H.R. 3920, Trade and Globalization Assistance Act H.R. 4047, Private Sector Whistleblower Protection Streamlining Act H.R. 4301/ S. 2419, Working Families Flexibility Act S. 1681, The Family Leave Insurance Act H.R. 2049/S. 1244, The Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2693, The Popcorn Workers Lung Disease Prevention Act H.R. 378, The Nurse and Patient Safety and Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 720, Water Quality Financing Act of 2007 H.R. 5090, related to expanding the Family and Medical Leave Act H.R. 5228, Employee Changing Room Privacy Act H.R. 6, Energy Independence and Security Act--provisions applying the Davis-Bacon Act to construction projects supported by the Act, extension of the FUTA surtax H.R. 2768, Supplemental Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act H.R. 2769, Miner Health Enhancement Act H.R. 1585, DOD Authorization Act, provisions granting leave for employees under the Family and Medical Leave Act when family members are called up on active military duty, or are recovering from injuries sustained while on active duty H.R. 4458, Small Business Regulatory Improvement Act S. 1945, Patriot Employer Act H.R. 5522, Combustible Dust Explosion and Fire Prevention Act of 2008 H.R. 493 / S. 358 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Member, National Labor Relations Board - Nomination Commissioner, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Nomination Commissioner, Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission - Nomination Reform of regulations codified at 29 C.F.R. pt. 825, implementing the Family and Medical Leave Act Reform of regulations codified at 29 C.F.R. pts. 403, 408, relating to disclosures required of labor organizations Proposed rulemaking by the National Labor Relations Board related to consent elections (73 Fed. Reg. 10,199 (Feb. 26, 2008)) Implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act ADA Restoration Act of 2007 (not introduced)H.R. 2831: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 S. 1843: Fair Pay Restoration Act Covered Official Positions Continued: Doug Loon; Staff Director - Senate Veterans Affairs Cmte, Leg. Monitor - Senator Arlen Specter, LC - Senator Arlen Specter

Advocacy related to S. 2061 (H.R. 3582), the Fair Home Health Care Act of 2007, the complete bill; and H.R 3088 (S. 1809), the Long Term Care Act of 2007, the complete bill.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 3582/S. 2061 -- The Fair Home Health Care Act/all provisions

Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2860 -- The Health Care Access and Rural Equity Act of 2007: Sections 305 and 309 H.R. 3162 -- The Children's Health and Medicare Act of 2007: Sections 412, 701, 702, 706, and 707 S. 321 -- Fostering Independence Through Technoogy Act of 2007: All sections S. 1605 -- Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2007: Sections 14 and 18 S. 1678 -- Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2007: All sections S. 2181/H.R. 3865 -- The Home Health Care Access Protection Act: All sections H.R. 3582 -- The Fair Home Health Care Act: All sections

Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported

HR 3582 Fair Home Health Care Act--all provisions

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 800/S. 1041 Employee Free Choice H.R. 2 / S. 2 Minimum Wage Increase H.R. 4458, Small Business Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 493 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination H.R. 32, Health Care Incentive Act H.R. 33, Minimum Wage Fairness Act H.R. 239, Working Americans Growing the Economy Act H.R. 324, Working Families Wage and Access to Health Care Act H.R. 509, Minimum Wage for All Americans Act H.R. 142, Labor Relations First Contract Negotiations Act H.R. 866, Secret Ballot Protection Act H.R. 980, Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act H.R. 1050, A Living Wage, Jobs for All Act H.R. 1327, the Protective Equipment for America's Workers Act H.R. 1369, Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act H.R. 1431, Workplace Religious Freedom Act H.R. 1542 / S. 910, Healthy Families Act H.R. 1643 / S. 2240, Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Personnel Job Protection Act H.R. 1644 / S. 969, Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers Act H.R. 1763, Indentured Servitude Abolition Act H.R. 1882, Workplace Representation Integrity Act H.R. 2392, Balancing Act H.R. 2637 / S. 1598 / S. 1614, Child Labor Protection Act H.R. 2660, Civil Rights Pay Fairness Act H.R. 2670 / S. 1570, Truth in Employment Act H.R. 2674, CARE Act H.R. 2744, Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act H.R. 2792, Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act H.R. 2808, Living Organ Donor Job Security Act H.R. 3582 / S. 2061, Fair Home Health Care Act H.R. 3662 / S. 1792, Forewarn Act H.R. 3796, Early Warning and Health Care for Workers Affected by Globalization Act H.R. 3920, Trade and Globalization Assistance Act H.R. 4047, Private Sector Whistleblower Protection Streamlining Act H.R. 4301, S. 2419 Working Families Flexibility Act S. 347, Minimum Wage Act S. 1681, The Family Leave Insurance Act S. 2123, Public Sector Employer-Employee Cooperation Act S. 2514, Standing with Minimum Wage Earners Act H.R. 2049/S. 1244, The Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2693, The Popcorn Workers Lung Disease Prevention Act H.R. 2638, FY08 Homeland Security Appropriations Act H.R. 378, The Nurse and Patient Safety and Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 720, Water Quality Financing Act of 2007 H.R. 1585, DoD Authorization Act, provisions granting leave for employees under the Family and Medical Leave Act when family members are called up on active military duty, or are recovering from injuries sustained while on active duty H.R. 976, H.R. 3963, State Childrens Health Insurance Program bills, provisions granting leave for employees to be with family members who sustained injuries while on active military duty H.R. 6, Energy Independence and Security Act--provisions applying the Davis-Bacon Act to construction supported by the act, extension of the FUTA surtax H.R. 2768, Supplemental Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act H.R. 2769, Miner Health Enhancement Act FY 2008: Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations H.R. 2831: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 S. 1843: Fair Pay Restoration Act H.R. 697, National Right-to-Work Act Overtime Exemption for Pharmaceutical Sales Reps Whether the FY 2008 omnibus appropriations bills would contain riders related to union financial disclosure requirements Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor, Department of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Commissioner, Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Reform of regulations codified at 29 C.F.R. pt. 825, implementing the Family and Medical Leave Act Reform of regulations codified at 29 C.F.R. pts. 403, 408, relating to disclosures required of labor organizations Financial disclosure under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LM-30 and LM-10 reports) Implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act National Labor Relations Board jurisdiction and preemption of conflicting state actions Petition for NLRB rulemaking regarding "minority" or "members-only" unions H.R. 3043-Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008--provisions directing OSHA to conduct rulemakings and funding for the Office of Labor Management Standards in DOL Final Regulations under code section 409A Proposed regulations under ERISA section 408(b)(2) Proposed regulations under code section 125 Request for information on Fee and Expense Disclosures to Participants in Individual Account plans, 29 CFR Part 2550: RIN 1210-AB07 To Treasury Department: Improper Interpretation of Anti-Backloading Rules to Hybrid Plans To DOL: Selection of Annuity Providers for Individual Account Plans Proposed Rule

H.R. 800/S. 1041 Employee Free Choice H.R. 2 / S. 2 Minimum Wage Increase H.R. 4458, Small Business Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 493 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination H.R. 32, Health Care Incentive Act H.R. 33, Minimum Wage Fairness Act H.R. 239, Working Americans Growing the Economy Act H.R. 324, Working Families Wage and Access to Health Care Act H.R. 509, Minimum Wage for All Americans Act H.R. 142, Labor Relations First Contract Negotiations Act H.R. 866, Secret Ballot Protection Act H.R. 980, Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act H.R. 1050, A Living Wage, Jobs for All Act H.R. 1327, the Protective Equipment for America's Workers Act H.R. 1369, Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act H.R. 1431, Workplace Religious Freedom Act H.R. 1542 / S. 910, Healthy Families Act H.R. 1643 / S. 2240, Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Personnel Job Protection Act H.R. 1644 / S. 969, Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers Act H.R. 1763, Indentured Servitude Abolition Act H.R. 1882, Workplace Representation Integrity Act H.R. 2392, Balancing Act H.R. 2637 / S. 1598 / S. 1614, Child Labor Protection Act H.R. 2660, Civil Rights Pay Fairness Act H.R. 2670 / S. 1570, Truth in Employment Act H.R. 2674, CARE Act H.R. 2744, Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act H.R. 2792, Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act H.R. 2808, Living Organ Donor Job Security Act H.R. 3582 / S. 2061, Fair Home Health Care Act H.R. 3662 / S. 1792, Forewarn Act H.R. 3796, Early Warning and Health Care for Workers Affected by Globalization Act H.R. 3920, Trade and Globalization Assistance Act H.R. 4047, Private Sector Whistleblower Protection Streamlining Act H.R. 4301, S. 2419 Working Families Flexibility Act S. 347, Minimum Wage Act S. 1681, The Family Leave Insurance Act S. 2123, Public Sector Employer-Employee Cooperation Act S. 2514, Standing with Minimum Wage Earners Act H.R. 2049/S. 1244, The Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2693, The Popcorn Workers Lung Disease Prevention Act H.R. 2638, FY08 Homeland Security Appropriations Act H.R. 378, The Nurse and Patient Safety and Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 720, Water Quality Financing Act of 2007 H.R. 1585, DoD Authorization Act, provisions granting leave for employees under the Family and Medical Leave Act when family members are called up on active military duty, or are recovering from injuries sustained while on active duty H.R. 976, H.R. 3963, State Childrens Health Insurance Program bills, provisions granting leave for employees to be with family members who sustained injuries while on active military duty H.R. 6, Energy Independence and Security Act--provisions applying the Davis-Bacon Act to construction supported by the act, extension of the FUTA surtax H.R. 2768, Supplemental Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act H.R. 2769, Miner Health Enhancement Act FY 2008: Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations H.R. 2831: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 S. 1843: Fair Pay Restoration Act H.R. 697, National Right-to-Work Act Overtime Exemption for Pharmaceutical Sales Reps Whether the FY 2008 omnibus appropriations bills would contain riders related to union financial disclosure requirements Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor, Department of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Commissioner, Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Reform of regulations codified at 29 C.F.R. pt. 825, implementing the Family and Medical Leave Act Reform of regulations codified at 29 C.F.R. pts. 403, 408, relating to disclosures required of labor organizations Financial disclosure under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LM-30 and LM-10 reports) Implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act National Labor Relations Board jurisdiction and preemption of conflicting state actions Petition for NLRB rulemaking regarding "minority" or "members-only" unions H.R. 3043-Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008--provisions directing OSHA to conduct rulemakings and funding for the Office of Labor Management Standards in DOL Final Regulations under code section 409A Proposed regulations under ERISA section 408(b)(2) Proposed regulations under code section 125 Request for information on Fee and Expense Disclosures to Participants in Individual Account plans, 29 CFR Part 2550: RIN 1210-AB07 To Treasury Department: Improper Interpretation of Anti-Backloading Rules to Hybrid Plans To DOL: Selection of Annuity Providers for Individual Account Plans Proposed Rule

Labor issues generally. Specifically, Home Instead is opposed to HR 3582 and S 2061. Both of these bills would repeal the exemption for home health care workers from provisions in the Fair Labor Standards Act.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Labor issues generally. Specifically, Home Instead is opposed to HR 3582 and S 2061. Both of these bills would repeal the exemption for home health care workers from provisions in the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Workforce Investment Act reauthorization (H.R. 3747)--worked with House and Senate offices on provisions to include in reauthorization Rehabilitation Act reauthorization--worked with Senate offices on provisions to include in reauthorization Fair Home Health Care Act (H.R. 3582 and S. 2061)

Client expense: $136,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Labor issues--general monitoring; HR 3582 Fair Home Health Care Act

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 1678 -- Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2007: All sections S. 2181/H.R. 3865 -- The Home Health Care Access Protection Act: All sections H.R. 3582 -- The Fair Home Health Care Act: All sections H.R. 2860 -- The Health Care Access and Rural Equity Act of 2007: Sections 305 and 309 H.R. 3162 -- The Children's Health and Medicare Act of 2007: Sections 412, 701, 702, 706, and 707 S. 321 -- Fostering Independence Through Technoogy Act of 2007: All sections S. 1605 -- Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2007: Sections 14 and 18

Client expense: $487,210 · Firm income: Not reported