Secret Ballot Protection Act
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2010 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
Client expense: $25,120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
HR 1409 and S 560 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; RESPECT Act, all provisions to amend the National Labor Relations Act to clarify the definition of `supervisor' for purposes of such Act; HR 1355 National Labor Relations Modernization Act, provisions related to interest arbitration for first contracts; enhanced employer penalties for certain NLRA violations or alleged violations; and a provision designed to give unions greater access to employees at the employers property; HR 1493 Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2009, a bill to ensure and foster continued patient safety and quality of care by exempting health care professionals from the Federal antitrust laws in their negotiations with health plans and health insurance issuers; HR 1176 and S 478 The Secret Ballot Protection Act, 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 1681 and HR 3596 Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009, a bill to ensure that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers; S. 1788 and HR 2381 Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2009, the bill requires the Secretary of Labor to propose a standard on safe patient handling and injury prevention to prevent musculoskeletal disorders for direct-care registered nurses and all other health care workers that requires the use of engineering controls to lift patients and the elimination of manual lifting of patients through the use of mechanical devices, except where patient care may be compromised; HR 5687 Underserved Area Nursing Relief Restoration Act of 2010, to extend changes to requirements for admission of nonimmigrant nurses in health professional shortage areas made by the Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Act of 1999.
2010 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 3590: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 2847: The Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act H.R. 4872: Health Care & Education Affordability Act (Reconciliation Bill) S. 478: A bill 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. 245: A bill to expend, train, and support all sectors of the health care workforce for the growing population of older individuals in the United States. S. 697: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to help individuals with functional impairments and their families pay for services and supports that they need to maximize their functionality and independence and have chioices about community participation, education, and employment, and for other purposes. H.R. 4321: American Workers, State, Business Relief Act of 2010. S.1022: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a graduate degree loan repayment program for nurses who become nursing school faculty members. S.560: 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 the organizing efforts, and for other purposes. H.R. 2536: To provide relief for the shortage of nurses in the United States, and for other purposes. H.R. 1946: To amend the Public Health Service Act to address health workforce shortages. H.R. 1409: 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 furing organizing efforts, and for other purposes. H.R. 1176: 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. H.R. 468: To expand, train, and support all sectors of the health care workforce to care for the growing population of older individuals in the United States. H.R. 1788: To amend the provisions of title 31, United States Code, relating to false claims to clarify and make technical amendments to those provisions, and for other purposes. H.R. 1460: To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a graduate degree loan repayment program for nurses who become nursing school faculty members. H.R. 2381: To direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard to reduce injuries to patients, direct care registered nurses, and all other health care workers by establishing a safe patient handling and injury prevention standard, and for other purposes. H.R. 4213: American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010. H.R. 868: Direct Support Professionals Fairness and Security Act of 2009. S. 3772: Paycheck Fairness Act. Dept. of Labor, Wage and Hour Division: Child Labor Law final rule, 29 CFR parts 570 and 579.
2010 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
HR 1105; HR 12 - Paycheck Fairness Act; HR 1176 - Ensure right to secret ballot elections; HR 1409 & S 560 - Employee Free Choice Act; Re-employment of Skilled and Professional Employees & Construction Trades Workers Act; HR 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act; Secure America Through Verification & Enforcement Act; Multi- and single-employer Pension Plan relief, including HR 3936, the Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act and S 3157, the Create Jobs and Save Benefits Act; HR 2026/S 1238; HR 1176/S 478 - Secret Ballot Protection Act; HR 824 - paid leave legislation; HR 2847 - Jobs for Main Street Act; S 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability, and Consistency Act; H R 5663 - Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety & Health Act of 2012; S 3786, the Fair Playing Field Act of 2010
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2010 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 2732 - the RAISE ACT (support);H.R. 1176 - Secret Ballot Protection Act; H.R.5116 - America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (oppose); H.R. 413 - Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2009 (oppose);S. 3991 - Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2010(oppose) S.3772 - Paycheck Fairness Act (oppose) Federal Pay Reform HR 6419 - Emergency Unemployment Compensation Continuation Act (oppose)
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
| Republican |
| FL |
| Bill Cassidy | Republican | LA |
| Bill Posey | Republican | FL |
| Bill Shuster | Republican | PA |
| Bob Goodlatte | Republican | VA |
| Bob Inglis | Republican | SC |
| Brian P. Bilbray | Republican | CA |
| Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Republican | WA |
| Charles W. Boustany Jr. | Republican | LA |
| Christopher Lee | Republican | NY |
| Cliff Stearns | Republican | FL |
| Connie Mack | Republican | FL |
| Cynthia M. Lummis | Republican | WY |
| Dan Burton | Republican | IN |
| Daniel E. Lungren | Republican | CA |
| Darrell Issa | Republican | CA |
| David Dreier | Republican | CA |
| David P. Roe | Republican | TN |
| Dean Heller | Republican | NV |
| Doc Hastings | Republican | WA |
| Donald A. Manzullo | Republican | IL |
| Doug Lamborn | Republican | CO |
| Duncan Hunter | Republican | CA |
| Edward R. Royce | Republican | CA |
| Erik Paulsen | Republican | MN |
| Frank D. Lucas | Republican | OK |
| Frank R. Wolf | Republican | VA |
| Fred Upton | Republican | MI |
| Gary G. Miller | Republican | CA |
| Glenn Thompson | Republican | PA |
| Gregg Harper | Republican | MS |
| Gus M. Bilirakis | Republican | FL |
| Harold Rogers | Republican | KY |
| Henry Brown | Republican | SC |
| Howard Coble | Republican | NC |
| Howard P. "Buck" McKeon | Republican | CA |
| J. Randy Forbes | Republican | VA |
| Jack Kingston | Republican | GA |
| James Barrett | Republican | SC |
| Jason Chaffetz | Republican | UT |
| Jean Schmidt | Republican | OH |
| Jeb Hensarling | Republican | TX |
| Jeff Flake | Republican | AZ |
| Jeff Miller | Republican | FL |
| Jerry Moran | Republican | KS |
| Jim Jordan | Republican | OH |
| Jo Bonner | Republican | AL |
| Joe Barton | Republican | TX |
| Joe Wilson | Republican | SC |
| John A. Boehner | Republican | OH |
| John Abney Culberson | Republican | TX |
| John Boozman | Republican | AR |
| John Campbell | Republican | CA |
| John Fleming | Republican | LA |
| John J. Duncan, Jr. | Republican | TN |
| John Linder | Republican | GA |
| John R. Carter | Republican | TX |
| John Shadegg | Republican | AZ |
| John Sullivan | Republican | OK |
| Joseph R. Pitts | Republican | PA |
| K. Michael Conaway | Republican | TX |
| Kay Granger | Republican | TX |
| Ken Calvert | Republican | CA |
| Kenny Marchant | Republican | TX |
| Kevin Brady | Republican | TX |
| Kevin McCarthy | Republican | CA |
| Lamar Smith | Republican | TX |
| Lee Terry | Republican | NE |
| Louie Gohmert | Republican | TX |
| Lynn A. Westmoreland | Republican | GA |
| Lynn Jenkins | Republican | KS |
| Mac Thornberry | Republican | TX |
| Mark Souder | Republican | IN |
| Marsha Blackburn | Republican | TN |
| Mary Fallin | Republican | OK |
| Michael K. Simpson | Republican | ID |
| Michael T. McCaul | Republican | TX |
| Michele Bachmann | Republican | MN |
| Mike Coffman | Republican | CO |
| Mike Pence | Republican | IN |
| Nathan Deal | Republican | GA |
| Patrick J. Tiberi | Republican | OH |
| Patrick T. McHenry | Republican | NC |
| Paul C. Broun | Republican | GA |
| Pete Olson | Republican | TX |
| Pete Sessions | Republican | TX |
| Phil Gingrey | Republican | GA |
| Randy Neugebauer | Republican | TX |
| Rob Bishop | Republican | UT |
| Robert E. Latta | Republican | OH |
| Rodney Alexander | Republican | LA |
| Roscoe G. Bartlett | Republican | MD |
| Sam Johnson | Republican | TX |
| Scott Garrett | Republican | NJ |
| Spencer Bachus | Republican | AL |
| Stephen Buyer | Republican | IN |
| Steve Austria | Republican | OH |
| Steve King | Republican | IA |
| Steve Scalise | Republican | LA |
| Sue Wilkins Myrick | Republican | NC |
| Thomas J. Rooney | Republican | FL |
| Todd Tiahrt | Republican | KS |
| Tom Cole | Republican | OK |
| Tom Latham | Republican | IA |
| Tom McClintock | Republican | CA |
| Tom Price | Republican | GA |
| Trent Franks | Republican | AZ |
| Virginia Foxx | Republican | NC |
| W. Todd Akin | Republican | MO |
| Wally Herger | Republican | CA |
| Walter B. Jones | Republican | NC |
| Zach Wamp | Republican | TN |
Client expense: $5,390,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $500,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), General Services Administration (GSA), 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), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
S. 3772, Paycheck Fairness Act All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409 / S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176 / S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 2067 / S. 1580, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2460 / S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 3403 / S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 5107 / S. 3254, Employee Misclassification Act H.R. 5663 / S. 3671, Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety and Health Act of 2010 S.J.Res. 30, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Mediation Board relating to representation election procedures H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 5176, Family and Independent Business Protection Act of 2010 H.R. 5860, Union Member Protection Act H.R.6495, Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act of 2010 S. 3991, Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2010 Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensable time under the Fair Labor Standards Act (not yet introduced) All provisions of the following Executive Orders: E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13,495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet published) Potential change in interpretation of "advice" exemption under 203 of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act Proposed and final regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (74 Fed. Reg. 56,750, Nov. 3, 2009; 75 Fed. Reg. 26, 062, May 11, 2010) FTC and DOJ Horizontal Merger Comments: Revisions to Horizontal Merger Guidelines (not yet published in Federal Register) FTC use of Section 5 and Issuance of Report on Section 5 Workshops: Expansive use of Section 5 of the FTC Act by the FTC FTC Hart Scott Rodino comments: Revisions to HSR rules Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 related to the Service Contract Act (75 Fed. Reg. 13, 384, March 19, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executve Order 13,494 related to labor relations costs of federal contractors (75 Fed. Reg. 19, 345, Apr. 14, 2010) Proposed regulations related to flight crew duty and rest (75 Fed. Reg. 55, 825, Sept. 14, 2010)) Proposed new interpretation of "feasibilty" as it relates to engineering and administrative controls under the OSHA Noise Reduction Standard (29 CFR 1910.95(b)(1) and 1926.52(b)), 75 Fed. Reg. 64216, October 19, 2010) Consideration of International Labor Standards during the Future of Aviation Advisory Committee meetings (including Dec. 15, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board The nominations of Jacqueline A. Berrien, Chai R. Feldblum, and Victoria A. Lipnic to serve as Commissioners of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Various issues related to the Workforce Investment Act (legislation not yet introduced), Dept of Labor regulations, oversight opportunities for the 112th Congress, the National Labor Relations Board decisions and regulatory agenda, the Department of Labor regulatory agenda, implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act, NLRB jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions, as well as potential use of electronic voting by the NLRB
Client expense: $36,360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Election Commission (FEC), 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), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S. 560 / H.R. 1409: Employee Free Choice Act S. 478 / H.R. 1176: Secret Ballot Protection Act S. 860: Health Professionals State Loan Repayment Tax Relief Act H.R. 6376: Physician Supervision of Hospital Outpatient Therapeutic Services
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 1176/S. 478)
Client expense: $12,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
HR 1105; HR 12 - Paycheck Fairness Act; HR 1176 - Ensure right to secret ballot elections; HR 1409 & S 560 - Employee Free Choice Act; Re-employment of Skilled and Professional Employees & Construction Trades Workers Act; HR 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act; Secure America Through Verification & Enforcement Act; Multi- and single-employer Pension Plan relief, including HR 3936, the Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act and S 3157, the Create Jobs and Save Benefits Act; Amending the Workforce Investment Act to make non-union training programs eligible for federal funding under the "Green Jobs" program. HR 2026/S 1238; HR 1176/S 478 - Secret Ballot Protection Act; HR 824 - paid leave legislation; HR 2847 - Jobs for Main Street Act; S 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability, and Consistency Act; H R 5663 - Robert C. byrd Miner Safety & Health Act of 2012
Client expense: $230,000 · 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), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
HR 1409 and S 560 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; RESPECT Act, all provisions to amend the National Labor Relations Act to clarify the definition of `supervisor' for purposes of such Act; HR 1355 National Labor Relations Modernization Act, provisions related to interest arbitration for first contracts; enhanced employer penalties for certain NLRA violations or alleged violations; and a provision designed to give unions greater access to employees at the employers property; HR 1493 Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2009, a bill to ensure and foster continued patient safety and quality of care by exempting health care professionals from the Federal antitrust laws in their negotiations with health plans and health insurance issuers; HR 1176 and S 478 The Secret Ballot Protection Act, 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; Discussion with DOJ about AHA white paper on Clinical Integration and antitrust barriers to clinical integration; Discussions with DOJ about the implications for hospitals of insurance industry mergers; S 1681 and HR 3596 Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009, a bill to ensure that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers; S. 1788 and HR 2381 Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2009, the bill requires the Secretary of Labor to propose a standard on safe patient handling and injury prevention to prevent musculoskeletal disorders for direct-care registered nurses and all other health care workers that requires the use of engineering controls to lift patients and the elimination of manual lifting of patients through the use of mechanical devices, except where patient care may be compromised; HR 5687Underserved Area Nursing Relief Restoration Act of 2010, to extend changes to requirements for admission of nonimmigrant nurses in health professional shortage areas made by the Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Act of 1999.
Client expense: $4,270,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 4173, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, all issues pertaining to Title X, the Consumer Protection Bureau, including provisions related to FEC expansion All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409 / S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176 / S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067 / S. 1580, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460 / S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403 / S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 5107 / S. 3254, Employee Misclassification Act H.R. 5176, Family and independent Business Protection Act of 2010 H.R. 5663 / S. 3671, Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety and Health Act of 2010 H.R. 5860, Union Member Protection Act S.J.Res. 30, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Mediation Board relating to representation election procedures H.R.12 / S. 182, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 5141, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensable time under the Fair Labor Standards Act (not yet introduced) All provisions of the following Executive Orders: E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet published) Potential change in interpretation of "advice" exemption under 203 of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act Proposed and Final regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (74 Fed. Reg. 56,750, Nov. 3, 2009; 75 Fed. Reg. 26,062,May 11, 2010) FTC and DOJ Horizontal Merger Comments: Revisions to Horizontal Merger Guidelines (not yet published in Federal Register) FTC use of Section 5 and Issuance of Report on Section 5 Workshops: Expansive use of Section 5 of the FTC Act by the FTC Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 related to the Service Contract Act (75 Fed. Reg. 13,384, March 19, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executve Order 13,494 related to labor relations costs of federal contractors (75 Fed. Reg. 19,345, Apr. 14, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board Various issues including: Department of Labor regulatory agenda, implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act, NLRB jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions, potential use of electronic voting by the NLRB
Client expense: $29,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 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), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 3590: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 2847: The Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act H.R. 4872: Health Care & Education Affordability Act (Reconciliation Bill) S. 478: A bill 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. 245: A bill to expend, train, and support all sectors of the health care workforce for the growing population of older individuals in the United States. S. 697: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to help individuals with functional impairments and their families pay for services and supports that they need to maximize their functionality and independence and have chioices about community participation, education, and employment, and for other purposes. H.R. 4321: American Workers, State, Business Relief Act of 2010. S.1022: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a graduate degree loan repayment program for nurses who become nursing school faculty members. S.560: 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 the organizing efforts, and for other purposes. H.R. 2536: To provide relief for the shortage of nurses in the United States, and for other purposes. H.R. 1946: To amend the Public Health Service Act to address health workforce shortages. H.R. 1409: 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 furing organizing efforts, and for other purposes. H.R. 1176: To amend the National Labor Relations Act to ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted bu the National Labor Relations Board. H.R. 468: To expand, train, and support all sectors of the health care workforce to care for the growing population of older individuals in the United States. H.R. 1788: To amend the provisions of title 31, United States Code, relating to false claims to clarify and make technical amendments to those provisions, and for other purposes. H.R. 1460: To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a graduate degree loan repayment program for nurses who become nursing school faculty members. H.R. 2381: To direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard to reduce injuries to patients, direct care registered nurses, and all other health care workers by establishing a safe patient heandling and injury prevention standard, and for other purposes. H.R. 4213: American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010. H.R. 868: Direct Support Professionals Fairness and Security Act of 2009. Dept. of Labor, Wage and Hour Division: Child Labor Law final rule, 29 CFR parts 570 and 579.
Client expense: $500,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 1176/S. 478)
Client expense: $12,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
Client expense: $25,120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
Client expense: $25,120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
HR 1105; HR 12 - Paycheck Fairness Act; HR 1176 - Ensure right to secret ballot elections; HR 1409 & S 560 - Employee Free Choice Act; Re-employment of Skilled and Professional Employees & Construction Trades Workers Act; HR 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act; Secure America Through Verification & Enforcement Act; Multi- and single-employer Pension Plan relief, including HR 3936, the Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act and S 3157, the Create Jobs and Save Benefits Act; Amending the Workforce Investment Act to make non-union training programs eligible for federal funding under the "Green Jobs" program. HR 2026/S 1238; HR 1176/S 478 - Secret Ballot Protection Act; HR 824 - paid leave legislation; HR 2847 - Jobs for Main Street Act; S 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability, and Consistency Act
Client expense: $234,814 · 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), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), White House Office
2010 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
HR 1409 and S 560 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; RESPECT Act, all provisions to amend the National Labor Relations Act to clarify the definition of `supervisor' for purposes of such Act; HR 1355 National Labor Relations Modernization Act, provisions related to interest arbitration for first contracts; enhanced employer penalties for certain NLRA violations or alleged violations; and a provision designed to give unions greater access to employees at the employers property; HR 1493 Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2009, a bill to ensure and foster continued patient safety and quality of care by exempting health care professionals from the Federal antitrust laws in their negotiations with health plans and health insurance issuers; HR 1176 and S 478 The Secret Ballot Protection Act, 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; Discussion with DOJ about AHA white paper on Clinical Integration and antitrust barriers to clinical integration; Discussions with DOJ about the implications for hospitals of insurance industry mergers; S 1681 and HR 3596 Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009, a bill to ensure that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers; S. 1788 and HR 2381 Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2009, the bill requires the Secretary of Labor to propose a standard on safe patient handling and injury prevention to prevent musculoskeletal disorders for direct-care registered nurses and all other health care workers that requires the use of engineering controls to lift patients and the elimination of manual lifting of patients through the use of mechanical devices, except where patient care may be compromised.
Client expense: $4,230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2010 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067/S. 1580, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 5107/S. 3254, Employee Misclassification Act H.R. 12/S. 182, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 5013, Implementing Management for Performance and Related Reforms to Obtain Value in Every Acquisition Act of 2010 H.R. 4173, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 S.J.Res. 30, Congressional disapproval of a National Mediation Board regulation regarding union organizing Draft legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act and state unionization of independent contractors (not yet introduced) Executive Order 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing Executive Order 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees Executive Order 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws Executive Order 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet published) Proposed and Final regulations implementing Executive Order 13,502 (see Federal Register 33,953, published July 14, 2009 and Federal Register 19,168, published Apr. 13, 2010) Proposed and Final regulations implementing Executive Order 13,496 (see Federal Register 38,488, published Aug. 3, 2009 and Federal Register 28,368, published May 20, 2010) Proposed and Final regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register 56,750, published Nov. 3, 2009 and Federal Register 26,062, published May 11, 2010) Proposed regulations related to financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register 5,456, published Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 related to the Service Contract Act (see Federal Register 13,384, published March 19, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,494 related to labor relations costs of federal contractors (see Federal Register 19,345, published Apr. 14, 2010) Proposed regulations rolling back union financial disclosure requirements (see Federal Register 5,456, published Feb. 2, 2010) FTC and DOJ Horizontal Merger Comments: Revisions to Horizontal Merger Guidelines (not yet published in the Federal Register) General issues including: implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act, NLRB jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions and electronic voting by the NLRB (no specific regulation/legislation tied to this)
Client expense: $9,480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 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), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 3590: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 2847: The Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act H.R. 4872: Health Care & Education Affordability Act (Reconciliation Bill) S. 478: A bill 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. 245: A bill to expend, train, and support all sectors of the health care workforce for the growing population of older individuals in the United States. S. 697: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to help individuals with functional impairments and their families pay for services and supports that they need to maximize their functionality and independence and have chioices about community participation, education, and employment, and for other purposes. H.R. 4321: American Workers, State, Business Relief Act of 2010. S.1022: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a graduate degree loan repayment program for nurses who become nursing school faculty members. S.560: 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 the organizing efforts, and for other purposes. H.R. 2536: To provide relief for the shortage of nurses in the United States, and for other purposes. H.R. 1946: To amend the Public Health Service Act to address health workforce shortages. H.R. 1409: 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 furing organizing efforts, and for other purposes. H.R. 1176: To amend the National Labor Relations Act to ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted bu the National Labor Relations Board. H.R. 468: To expand, train, and support all sectors of the health care workforce to care for the growing population of older individuals in the United States. H.R. 1788: To amend the provisions of title 31, United States Code, relating to false claims to clarify and make technical amendments to those provisions, and for other purposes. H.R. 1460: To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a graduate degree loan repayment program for nurses who become nursing school faculty members. H.R. 2381: To direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard to reduce injuries to patients, direct care registered nurses, and all other health care workers by establishing a safe patient heandling and injury prevention standard, and for other purposes. H.R. 4213: American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010.
Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE
2010 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 1176/S. 478)
Client expense: $12,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
Client expense: $25,120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 1409/S. 560, the Employee Free Choice Act. H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009.
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions contained bills in which would offer Medicare, Medicaid and/or SCHIP to more children, ensure patient safety, 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 HIV/AIDS programs, to ensure sufficient workforce within in the healthcare sector. Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (HR 2) ? expand and extend SCHIP, gives states option of covering legal immigrant children and pregnant women --Employee Free Choice Act (S560/HR 1409) ? eliminate the right of employers to demand a secret ballot election, system of first-contract binding arbitration --Secret Ballot Protection Act (S478/HR 1176) -- to require a secret ballot in union organizing elections --American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (HR 1) ? Temporary FMAP increase, maintenance of efforts, health information technology, access to capital, moratoria on Medicaid regulations -- Developing healthcare reform proposals including provisions regarding graduate medical education, a public health insurance option, value-based purchasing, readmissions, federal medical assistance percentage, disproportionate share hospital payments, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement. -- "America's Affordable Health Choices Act" (HR 3200/HR 3962) ? public option, employer mandate, graduate medical education, a public health insurance option, value-based purchasing, readmissions, federal medical assistance percentage, disproportionate share hospital payments, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement. -- ?Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act? (HR 3590) as amended by the ?Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act? proposals including provisions regarding graduate medical education, a public health insurance option, geographic variation, value-based purchasing, readmissions, federal medical assistance percentage, disproportionate share hospital payments, 340 B drug pricing, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement. Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act? (HR 4872) -- Changes to the proposed health information technology (HIT) rule
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
HR 1409 and S 560 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; RESPECT Act, all provisions to amend the National Labor Relations Act to clarify the definition of `supervisor' for purposes of such Act; HR 1355 National Labor Relations Modernization Act, provisions related to interest arbitration for first contracts; enhanced employer penalties for certain NLRA violations or alleged violations; and a provision designed to give unions greater access to employees at the employers property; HR 1493 Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2009, a bill to ensure and foster continued patient safety and quality of care by exempting health care professionals from the Federal antitrust laws in their negotiations with health plans and health insurance issuers; HR 1176 and S 478 The Secret Ballot Protection Act, 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; Discussion with DOJ about AHA white paper on Clinical Integration and antitrust barriers to clinical integration; Discussions with DOJ about the implications for hospitals of insurance industry mergers; S 1681 and HR 3596 Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009, a bill to ensure that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers; S. 1788 and HR 2381 Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2009, the bill requires the Secretary of Labor to propose a standard on safe patient handling and injury prevention to prevent musculoskeletal disorders for direct-care registered nurses and all other health care workers that requires the use of engineering controls to lift patients and the elimination of manual lifting of patients through the use of mechanical devices, except where patient care may be compromised.
Client expense: $3,730,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 1409, S. 560: Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, H.R. 1176: Secret Ballot Protection Act, Davis Bacon Provision in Stimulus HR 1, Green Jobs Provision in Stimulus HR 1, GREEN Jobs Act (no bill number), H.R. 5019 and S. 3177: Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010
Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
HR 1105; HR 12 - Paycheck Fairness Act; HR 1176 - Ensure right to secret ballot elections; HR 1409 & S 560 - Employee Free Choice Act; Re-employment of Skilled and Professional Employees & Construction Trades Workers Act; HR 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act; Secure America Through Verification & Enforcement Act; Multi- and single-employer Pension Plan relief, including HR 3936, the Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act and HR 4849, Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act; Amending the Workforce Investment Act to make non-union training programs eligible for federal funding under the "Green Jobs" program. HR 2026/S 1238; HR 1176/S 478 - Secret Ballot Protection Act; HR 824 - paid leave legislation; HR 2847 - Jobs for Main Street Act; S 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability, and Consistency Act
Client expense: $140,000 · 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), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
Client expense: $25,120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 3590: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 2847: The Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act H.R. 4872: Health Care & Education Affordability Act (Reconciliation Bill) S. 478: A bill 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. 245: A bill to expend, train, and support all sectors of the health care workforce for the growing population of older individuals in the United States. S. 697: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to help individuals with functional impairments and their families pay for services and supports that they need to maximize their functionality and independence and have chioices about community participation, education, and employment, and for other purposes. H.R. 4321: American Workers, State, Business Relief Act of 2010. S.1022: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a graduate degree loan repayment program for nurses who become nursing school faculty members. S.560: 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 the organizing efforts, and for other purposes. H.R. 2536: To provide relief for the shortage of nurses in the United States, and for other purposes. H.R. 1946: To amend the Public Health Service Act to address health workforce shortages. H.R. 1409: 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 furing organizing efforts, and for other purposes. H.R. 1176: To amend the National Labor Relations Act to ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted bu the National Labor Relations Board. H.R. 468: To expand, train, and support all sectors of the health care workforce to care for the growing population of older individuals in the United States. H.R. 1788: To amend the provisions of title 31, United States Code, relating to false claims to clarify and make technical amendments to those provisions, 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), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE
2010 · first_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 2753: To delay the implementation of new Medicare hospital geographic wage reclassification criteria S. 560 / H.R. 1409: Employee Free Choice Act S. 478 / H.R. 1176: Secret Ballot Protection Act S. 860: Health Professionals State Loan Repayment Tax Relief Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) (H.R. 1409/S. 560) Secret Ballot Protection Act (H.R. 1176/S. 478)
Client expense: $12,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 1409 / S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009All labor provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1176 / S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act RESPECT Act (H.R. 1644, 110th Cong. - possible reintroduction) H.R. 824, Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 849, Worker Protection Against Combustible Dust Explosion and Fires Act H.R. 1723, Family Leave Insurance Act of 2009 H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460 / S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 2732 / S. 1184, RAISE Act H.R. 2808 / S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2570, Working for Adequate Gains for Employment in Services Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act S. 813, Teaching and Research Assistants Collective bargaining Rights Act H.R. 2900, Davis-Bacon Repeal Act H.R. 2564, Paid Vacation Act of 2009 H.R. 2381, Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 2113, Corporate Injury, Illness, and Fatality Reporting Act of 2009 H.R. 2161, Family and Medical Leave Restoration Act H.R. 2199, Protecting Workers From Imminent Dangers Act of 2009 H.R. 1886, PEACE Act H.R. 2410, Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act, Division B, Title IV S. 181, H.R. 11, P.L. 111-2, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing drives E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees of a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act NLRB jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions Proposed rollback of union financial disclosure rules (74 Fed. Reg. 18,172 (Apr. 21, 2009)) Potential change in interpretation of "advice" exemption under 203 of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act Interpretation of Fair Labor Standards Act as it is related to outside sales exemption under 29 CFR 541 and bonus payments excluded from the regular rate under 29 CFR 778 Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Deputy Secretary of Labor Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor
Client expense: $7,430,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2009 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act All provisions of the following Executive Orders: E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees of a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Proposed regulations implementing E.O. 13,502 (Project Labor Agreements) (74 Fed. Reg. 33,953 (July 14, 2009)) Proposed regulations implementing E.O. 13,496 (Posting notice of employee rights under labor laws) (74 Fed. Reg. 38,488 (Aug. 3, 2009)) Potential change in interpretation of "advice" exemption under 203 of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (74 Fed. Reg. 56,750 (Nov. 3, 2009)) Issues relating to implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act and NLRB jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions (no specific legislation) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Commissioner, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Client expense: $71,190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 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), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2009 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
S 560/ HR 1409 Employee Free Choice Act, entire bill HR 1176 Secret Ballot Protection Act, entire bill HR 1355, to amend the National Labor Relations Act to require employers to provide labor organizations with equal access to employees prior to an elections regarding representations, to prevent delays in initial collective bargain, and to strengthen enforcement against intimidation fo employess by employers., entire bill
Client expense: $8,203 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
S 560/ HR 1409 Employee Free Choice Act, entire bill HR 1176 Secret Ballot Protection Act, entire bill HR 1355, to amend the National Labor Relations Act to require employers to provide labor organizations with equal access to employees prior to an elections regarding representations, to prevent delays in initial collective bargain, and to strengthen enforcement against intimidation fo employess by employers., entire bill
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 1409 / S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 All labor provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1176 / S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act RESPECT Act (H.R. 1644, 110th Cong. - possible reintroduction) H.R. 824, Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 849, Worker Protection Against Combustible Dust Explosion and Fires Act H.R. 1723, Family Leave Insurance Act of 2009 H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460 / S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 2732 / S. 1184, RAISE Act H.R. 2808 / S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2570, Working for Adequate Gains for Employment in Services Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act S. 813, Teaching and Research Assistants Collective bargaining Rights Act H.R. 2900, Davis-Bacon Repeal Act H.R. 2564, Paid Vacation Act of 2009 H.R. 2381, Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 2113, Corporate Injury, Illness, and Fatality Reporting Act of 2009 H.R. 2161, Family and Medical Leave Restoration Act H.R. 2199, Protecting Workers From Imminent Dangers Act of 2009 H.R. 1886, PEACE Act H.R. 2410, Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act, Division B, Title IV S. 181, H.R. 11, P.L. 111-2, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing drives E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees of a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act NLRB jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions Proposed rollback of union financial disclosure rules (74 Fed. Reg. 18,172 (Apr. 21, 2009)) Potential change in interpretation of "advice" exemption under 203 of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act Interpretation of Fair Labor Standards Act as it is related to outside sales exemption under 29 CFR 541 and bonus payments excluded from the regular rate under 29 CFR 778 Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Deputy Secretary of Labor Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor
Client expense: $7,430,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2009 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
-S. 560 and H.R. 1409, Employee Free Choice Act, All Titles. -S. 478 and H.R. 1176, Secret Ballot Protection Act, All Titles. -H.R. 2768 and H.R. 2769, S-MINER Act, All Titles. -HR 576, Federal Mine Ventilation Safety Act of 2007, All Titles. -S. 635, National Workers Comp Study, All Titles. -HR 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act, all provisions; -HR 1409 and S 560, Employee Free Choice Act, all provisions -HR 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act; all provisions - HR 800 and S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act, All Titles. - HR 866 and S. 1312, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2007, All Titles. -MSHA Proposed Regulations 30 CFR Part 66 -HR 3915, ADA Amendments Act, provisions regarding ameliorative measures and discrimination against those regarded as having a disability -HR 1644/S. 969, RESPECT Act, definition of supervisor -HR 2831/S.1843, Lilly Ledbetter legislation, all provisions -HR 1643/S. 1898, FMLA expansion, provision relating to leave for volunteers - HR. 1369, FMLA expansion, provision relating to parent teacher meetings or school field trips - HR. 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 -HR. 1338/S. 766, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions.
Client expense: $970,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2009 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
-S. 560 and H.R. 1409, Employee Free Choice Act, All Titles. -S. 478 and H.R. 1176, Secret Ballot Protection Act, All Titles. -H.R. 2768 and H.R. 2769, S-MINER Act, All Titles. -H.R. 576, Federal Mine Ventilation Safety Act of 2007, All Titles. -S. 635, National Workers Comp Study, All Titles. -HR 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act, all provisions; -HR 1409 and S 560, Employee Free Choice Act, all provisions -HR 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act; all provisions
Client expense: $370,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2009 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R.1409, Employee Free Choice Act, All Titles S.560, Employee Free Choice Act, All Titles H.R.1176, Secret Ballot Protection Act, All Titles S.478, Secret Ballot Protection Act, All Titles S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, Sec. 175
Client expense: $540,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2009 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R.1409, Employee Free Choice Act, All Titles S.560, Employee Free Choice Act, All Titles H.R.1176, Secret Ballot Protection Act, All Titles S.478, Secret Ballot Protection Act, All Titles S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, Sec. 175
Client expense: $500,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2009 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
-S. 560 and H.R. 1409, Employee Free Choice Act, All Titles. -S. 478 and H.R. 1176, Secret Ballot Protection Act, All Titles. -H.R. 2768 and H.R. 2769, S-MINER Act, All Titles. -HR 576, Federal Mine Ventilation Safety Act of 2007, All Titles. -S. 635, National Workers Comp Study, All Titles. -HR 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act, all provisions; -HR 1409 and S 560, Employee Free Choice Act, all provisions -HR 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act; all provisions - HR 800 and S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act, All Titles. - HR 866 and S. 1312, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2007, All Titles. -MSHA Proposed Regulations 30 CFR Part 66 -HR 3915, ADA Amendments Act, provisions regarding ameliorative measures and discrimination against those regarded as having a disability -HR 1644/S. 969, RESPECT Act, definition of supervisor -HR 2831/S.1843, Lilly Ledbetter legislation, all provisions -HR 1643/S. 1898, FMLA expansion, provision relating to leave for volunteers - HR. 1369, FMLA expansion, provision relating to parent teacher meetings or school field trips - HR. 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 -HR. 1338/S. 766, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions.
Client expense: $1,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2009 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 1409 / S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 All labor provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1176 / S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act RESPECT Act (H.R. 1644, 110th Cong. - possible reintroduction) H.R. 824, Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 849, Worker Protection Against Combustible Dust Explosion and Fires Act H.R. 1723, Family Leave Insurance Act of 2009 H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460 / S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 2732 / S. 1184, RAISE Act H.R. 2808 / S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2570, Working for Adequate Gains for Employment in Services Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act S. 813, Teaching and Research Assistants Collective bargaining Rights Act H.R. 2900, Davis-Bacon Repeal Act H.R. 2564, Paid Vacation Act of 2009 H.R. 2381, Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 2113, Corporate Injury, Illness, and Fatality Reporting Act of 2009 H.R. 2161, Family and Medical Leave Restoration Act H.R. 2199, Protecting Workers From Imminent Dangers Act of 2009 H.R. 1886, PEACE Act H.R. 2410, Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act, Division B, Title IV S. 181, H.R. 11, P.L. 111-2, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing drives E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees of a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act NLRB jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions Proposed rollback of union financial disclosure rules (74 Fed. Reg. 18,172 (Apr. 21, 2009)) Potential change in interpretation of "advice" exemption under 203 of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act Interpretation of Fair Labor Standards Act as it is related to outside sales exemption under 29 CFR 541 and bonus payments excluded from the regular rate under 29 CFR 778 Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Deputy Secretary of Labor Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor
Client expense: $7,430,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2009 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 1409/S. 560, the Employee Free Choice Act. H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009.
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 3185: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide payment to hospitals for costs of expanded advanced practice nurse training programs. H.R.2381: Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2009 (Conyers, MI) S. 1788: Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2009 (Franken, MN) H.R. 1176 - Secret Ballot Protection Act - Entire bill S. 478 - Secret Ballot Protection Act - Entire bill H.R. 1409 - Employee Free Choice Act - Entire bill S. 560 - Employee Free Choice Act - Entire bill S. 973: Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2009 - Entire bill S. 1031: National Nursing Shortage Reform and Patient Advocacy Act - Entire bill H.R. 2273: Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2009 - Entire bill H.R. 2381: Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2009 - Entire bill
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
HR 1409 and S 560 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; RESPECT Act, all provisions to amend the National Labor Relations Act to clarify the definition of `supervisor' for purposes of such Act; HR 1355 National Labor Relations Modernization Act, provisions related to interest arbitration for first contracts; enhanced employer penalties for certain NLRA violations or alleged violations; and a provision designed to give unions greater access to employees at the employers property; HR 1493 Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2009, a bill to ensure and foster continued patient safety and quality of care by exempting health care professionals from the Federal antitrust laws in their negotiations with health plans and health insurance issuers; HR 1176 and S 478 The Secret Ballot Protection Act, 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; Discussion with DOJ about AHA white paper on Clinical Integration and antitrust barriers to clinical integration; Discussions with DOJ about the implications for hospitals of insurance industry mergers; S 1681 and HR 3596 Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009, a bill to ensure that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers.
Client expense: $5,400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2009 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions contained bills in which would offer Medicare, Medicaid and/or SCHIP to more children, ensure patient safety, 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 HIV/AIDS programs, to ensure sufficient workforce within in the healthcare sector. --Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (HR 2) expand and extend SCHIP, gives states option of covering legal immigrant children and pregnant women --Employee Free Choice Act (S560/HR 1409) eliminate the right of employers to demand a secret ballot election, system of first-contract binding arbitration --Secret Ballot Protection Act (S478/HR 1176) -- to require a secret ballot in union organizing elections --American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (HR 1) Temporary FMAP increase, maintenance of efforts, health information technology, access to capital, moratoria on Medicaid regulations -- Developing healthcare reform proposals including provisions regarding graduate medical education, a public health insurance option, value-based purchasing, readmissions, federal medical assistance percentage, disproportionate share hospital payments, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement. -- "America's Affordable Health Choices Act" (HR 3200/HR 3962) public option, employer mandate, graduate medical education, a public health insurance option, value-based purchasing, readmissions, federal medical assistance percentage, disproportionate share hospital payments, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement. -- Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act (HR 3590) as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act proposals including provisions regarding graduate medical education, a public health insurance option, value-based purchasing, readmissions, federal medical assistance percentage, disproportionate share hospital payments, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement.
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), SENATE, White House Office
2009 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act All provisions of the following Executive Orders: E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees of a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Proposed regulations implementing E.O. 13,502 (Project Labor Agreements) (74 Fed. Reg. 33,953 (July 14, 2009)) Proposed regulations implementing E.O. 13,496 (Posting notice of employee rights under labor laws) (74 Fed. Reg. 38,488 (Aug. 3, 2009)) Potential change in interpretation of "advice" exemption under 203 of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (74 Fed. Reg. 56,750 (Nov. 3, 2009)) Issues relating to implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act and NLRB jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions (no specific legislation) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Commissioner, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Client expense: $71,190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 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), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2009 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
HR 1105; HR 12 - Paycheck Fairness Act; HR 1176 - Ensure right to secret ballot elections; HR 1409 & S 560 - Employee Free Choice Act; Re-employment of Skilled and Professional Employees & Construction Trades Workers Act; HR 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act; Secure America Through Verification & Enforcement Act; Multi- and single-employer Pension Plan relief, including HR 3936, the Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act; Amending the Workforce Investment Act to make non-union training programs eligible for federal funding under the "Green Jobs" program. HR 2026/S 1238; HR 1176/S 478 - Secret Ballot Protection Act; HR 824 - paid leave legislation; HR 2847 - Jobs for Main Street Act
Client expense: $170,000 · 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), Interior, Dept of (DOI), 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
2009 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 2753: To delay the implementation of new Medicare hospital geographic wage reclassification criteria S. 560 / H.R. 1409: Employee Free Choice Act S. 478 / H.R. 1176: Secret Ballot Protection Act S. 860: Health Professionals State Loan Repayment Tax Relief Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 1: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, H.R. 1409, S. 560: Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, H.R. 1176: Secret Ballot Protection Act, Davis Bacon Provision in Stimulus HR 1, Green Jobs Provision in Stimulus HR 1, GREEN Jobs Act (no bill number)
Client expense: $1,100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2009 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
S.478: A bill 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. 245 A bill to expand, train, and support all sectors of the health care workforce to care for the growing population of older individuals in the United States. S. 560: 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 the organizing efforts, and for other purposes. S. 245: Retooling the Health Care Workforce for an Aging Science Act of 2009. S. 750: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to attract and retain trained health care professionals and direct care workers dedicated to providing quality care to the growing population of older Americans. H.R. 468: Retooling the Health Care Workforce for an Aging Science Act of 2009. H.R. 1409: 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. 1176: 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. H.R. 2536: A bill to provide relief for the shortage of nurses in the United States. H.R. 2223: To provide for nationwide expansion of the pilot program for national and State background checks on direct patient access employees of long-term care facilities or providers. S. 1022: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a graduate degree loan repayment program for nurses who become nursing school faculty members. H.R. 2381: To direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard to reduce injuries to patients, direct-care registered nurses, and all other health care workers by establishing a safe patient handling and injury prevention standard, and for other purposes. S. 478: A bill 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. H.R.3191: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for integration of mental health services and mental health treatment outreach teams, and for other purposes. H.R. 1946:To amend the Public Health Service Act to address health workforce shortages. H.R. 1460: To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a graduate degree for loan repayment program for nurses who become nursing school faculty members. H.R. 1457: To amend the Public Health Service Act to deem certain geriatric health training to be obligated service for purposes of the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $440,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE