Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2008

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: $470,000 · 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)

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. 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.

H.R.82, Repeal of Government Pension Offset & Windfall Elimination Provision S.206, Repeal of Government Pension Offset & Windfall Elimination Provision S.1254, Government Pension Offset Reform H.R.2988, Government Pension Offset Reform H.R.2780, Annuitant Part-Time Service Credit S.1045, Performance Management in Government H.R.3056, Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007 H.R.695, Taxpayer Abuse and Harassment Prevention Act of 2007 S.335, IRS Private Tax Collection Prohibition H.R.1, 9/11 Commission Initiatives S.4, 9/11 Commission Initiatives H.R.1684, DHS Authorization, FY 2008 H.R.1073, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act S.1354, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act H.R.985, Whistleblowers Protection Enhancement Act S.274, Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures (Whistleblower Protection Act) S.9, Immigration Policy Reform S.1348, Immigration Policy Reform S.1639, Immigration Policy Reform H.R.1369, Family and Medical Leave H.R.2392, Family and Medical Leave S.80, Family and Medical Leave S.680, Competitive Sourcing H.R.2533, Recapture of Retirement Credit H.R.3996, Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007 S.2003, Federal Annuitant Reemployment H.R.3579, Federal Annuitant Reemployment S.1647, Windfall Elimination Provision Offset H.R.726, Windfall Elimination Provision Offset H.R.5719, Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008 H.R.5140, Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 H.R.3799, Paid Parental Leave H.R.3158, Paid Parental Leave H.R.5718, Paid Parental Leave H.R.5781, Paid Parental Leave S.3140, Paid Parental Leave H.R.3212, Transportation Security Personnel Management H.R.1090, Social Security Guarantee Plus Act H.R.2772, Windfall Elimination Provision S.3013, Non-Foreign COLA Act H.R.4106, Telework Improvement Act S.1000, Telework Act

Client expense: $151,710 · Firm income: Not reported

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. 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.

H.R. 1542 Healthy Families Act H.R. 2744 Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act H.R. 5718 Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act S. 910 Healthy Families Act S. 1681 Family Leave Insurance Act

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

FY 2009 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations - amendment to prohibit funds from being used to close or consolidate any office of the EEOC or to make reductions in force part of any workforce repositioning, restructuring, or organizing of the EEOC. FY 2009 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill - cuts in funds for job training and employment services, college aid for students, rural health care services, funding for the National Institutes of Health, and increasing the Social Security Administration's administrative budget to ease processing backlog of more than 600,000 disability claims. HR 5718/HR 3799 - proposal to provide federal employees who are new parents or adoptive parents with eights weeks of full pay and benefits. Testimony on March 6, 2008 on Investing in the Future of the Federal workforce: Paid Parental Leave Improves Recruitment and Retention. S 1000/HR 4106, Telework Improvements Act - efforts to increase amount of telework for eligible employees to at least 20% of the hours worked for every two work week period. HR 985/S 494, Whistleblower Reform Bill - to grant Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) whistleblower protections and prevent retaliation from their supervisors and the right to appeal decisions to the MSPB. HR 3212 - to grant TSOs true workplace rights and protections as other federal employees. HR 3551/S 2057, MSPB Reauthorization - adjudication of federal workers' rights and protections. HR 4089, to restore the rights of VA health care professionals to bargain and file grievances over workplace issues under Title 38 (RNs, physicians, physician assistant and other VA employees on front lines of VA health care). Testimony on February 12, 20-0-8 on Federal Workforce on Pay for Performance Systems, focusing on DoD and TSA systems being highly subjective and unfair. Recommendations to require detailed data on how pay is distributed, including number of ratings awarded in each pay pool, and age, gender, and race distributions of employees.