Prohibiting the Department of Labor's Secret Rule Act of 2008

Workplace Health and Safety, Minimum Wage, EFCA, National Labor Standards; Fair Labor Standards Act; Wage & Hour Enforcement; National Labor Relations Act; Job Training; Prevailing Wage/Minimum Wage and Jurisdictional issues of rail workers; H.R. 2693, "Popcorn Workers Lung Disease Prevention Act; H.R. 800, Employee Free Choice Act; S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act; Worker misclassification as independent contractors; S. 2044, Independent Contractor Proper Classification Act of 2007; construction safety, under-reporting of workplace injuries, illnesses, multi-site employees; H.R. 5804, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability & Consistency Act; OSHA enforcement and coverage: Organizing rights of workers at FedEx, Worker misclassification at FedEx; S. 1244, Protecting America's Workers Act; Workplace safety/organizing rights of workers at Waste Management Inc.; Paid Sick Leave legislation; H.R. 3796/S. 1792 WARN Act; S. 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act; Extension of Unemployment Insurance Benefits; H.R. 6111, Employee Misclassification Prevention Act of 2008; H.R. 2831, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2008; Anti-trust issues in package delivery industry; H.R. 1338, Paycheck Fairness Act; NPRM re: DOL Revisions for Fair Labor Standards Act Regulations. DOL Worker Health Risk Assessment Proposal; H.R. 6867, Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008; Anti-trust issues with solid waste industry mergers; DOL Worker Health Risk Assessment proposal; H.R. 6660, Prohibiting the Department of Labor's Secret Rule Act; Antitrust issues concerning merger between Allied Waste and Republic; Organizing rights for Workers at Atlantic Southeast Airlines.

Client expense: $373,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Employee Free Choice Act, H.R. 800 Employee Free Choice Act , S. 1041 Family Fairness Act of 2008, H.R. 6029 Combustible Dust Explosion and Fire Prevention Act of 2008, H.R. 5522 Family Leave Insurance Act of 2008, H.R. 5873 Joint Economic Committee Hearing re Davis Bacon Pension Plans Issues under Workforce Investment Act of 1998 Paycheck Fairness Act, S. 766 SECTORS Act of 2008, S. 3368 Promoting Innovation to 21st Century Careers Act, S. 3573 Paycheck Fairness Act, H.R. 1338 Act Prohibiting Department of Labor's Secret Rule Act of 2008, H.R. 6660 Department of Labor Regulations (wage and hour) Oversight of Wage and Hour Division of DOL Proposed FLSA Regulations Oversight of General DOL Rulemaking Processes Discussions re wage and hour enforcement

Client expense: $420,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, 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 and 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 and Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 H.R. 5749, re. unemployment compensation benefits H.R. 980, Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act S. 776, H.R. 1338, Paycheck Fairness Act Requirements for DOL Agencies "Assessment of Occupational Health Risks" RIN-1290-AA23 ADA Title III Regulations H.R. 6660, Risk Assessment legislation

Client expense: $1,330,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office