Equal Employment for All Act
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2011 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Equal Employment for all Act - H.R. 3149 Arbitration Fairness Act S. 987 H-2B wage rule OFCCP oversite of Tricare Insurance
Client expense: $5,980 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office
2011 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 1873/S. 987 - Arbitration Fairness Act, supported H.R. 5300 Fairness and Accuracy Employment Background Checks Act of 2010 H.R. 1519/S. 797 - Paycheck Fairness Act "Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act" H.R. 3149, Equal Employment for All Act, supported H.R. 572 "Clean Ports Act of 2011" Department of Defense Authorization
Client expense: $202,246 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2011 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 1873/S. 987 - Arbitration Fairness Act, supported H.R. 5300 Fairness and Accuracy Employment Background Checks Act of 2010 H.R. 1519/S. 797 - Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 3721/S. 1756 "Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act" H.R. 3149, Equal Employment for All Act, supported H.R. 572 "Clean Ports Act of 2011"
Client expense: $269,728 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2011 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 1020/S. 931 - Arbitration Fairness Act, supported H.R. 5300 Fairness and Accuracy Employment Background Checks Act of 2010 HR 1237/S. 512 - Fairness in Nursing Homes Arbitration H.R. 1519/S. 797 - Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 3721/S. 1756 "Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act" H.R. 3149, Equal Employment for All Act, supported H.R. 572 "Clean Ports Act of 2011"
Client expense: $158,216 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, all provisions relating to elimination of secret ballot elections and binding arbitration; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of2009, all provisions; S. 3772, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; ERISA; pension valuation; H.R.2067, Protecting America's Workers Act, To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 3149, Equal Employment for All Act, provisions to prohibit a current or prospective employer from using a consumer report or an investigative consumer report, or from causing one to be procured, for either employment purposes;H.R. 5663, Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety and Health Act of2010, Title VII--Amendments to the Ooccupational Safety And Health Act.
Client expense: $840,000 · Firm income: Not reported
| Democratic |
| OH |
| Bob Filner | Democratic | CA |
| Bobby L. Rush | Democratic | IL |
| Bruce L. Braley | Democratic | IA |
| Carolyn Kilpatrick | Democratic | MI |
| Chaka Fattah | Democratic | PA |
| Danny K. Davis | Democratic | IL |
| Diane Watson | Democratic | CA |
| Donna F. Edwards | Democratic | MD |
| Donna M. Christensen | Democratic | VI |
| Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | OR |
| Eddie Bernice Johnson | Democratic | TX |
| Edolphus Towns | Democratic | NY |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton | Democratic | DC |
| Elijah E. Cummings | Democratic | MD |
| Fortney Pete Stark | Democratic | CA |
| Gregory W. Meeks | Democratic | NY |
| Gwen Moore | Democratic | WI |
| Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | GA |
| James P. McGovern | Democratic | MA |
| Janice D. Schakowsky | Democratic | IL |
| Jerrold Nadler | Democratic | NY |
| Jesse L. Jackson Jr. | Democratic | IL |
| Jim McDermott | Democratic | WA |
| John Conyers, Jr. | Democratic | MI |
| John Hall | Democratic | NY |
| John Lewis | Democratic | GA |
| José E. Serrano | Democratic | NY |
| Judy Chu | Democratic | CA |
| Keith Ellison | Democratic | MN |
| Kendrick Meek | Democratic | FL |
| Linda T. Sánchez | Democratic | CA |
| Loretta Sanchez | Democratic | CA |
| Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Democratic | NY |
| Luis V. Gutiérrez | Democratic | IL |
| Lynn C. Woolsey | Democratic | CA |
| Marcia L. Fudge | Democratic | OH |
| Maurice D. Hinchey | Democratic | NY |
| Maxine Waters | Democratic | CA |
| Michael F. Doyle | Democratic | PA |
| Michael H. Michaud | Democratic | ME |
| Michael M. Honda | Democratic | CA |
| Nick J. Rahall II | Democratic | WV |
| Nydia M. Velázquez | Democratic | NY |
| Phil Hare | Democratic | IL |
| Raúl M. Grijalva | Democratic | AZ |
| Robert A. Brady | Democratic | PA |
| Rosa L. DeLauro | Democratic | CT |
| Sam Farr | Democratic | CA |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | TX |
| Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | WI |
| Wm. Lacy Clay | Democratic | MO |
| Yvette D. Clarke | Democratic | NY |
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, all provisions relating to elimination of secret ballot elections and binding arbitration; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of2009, all provisions; S. 3772, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; ERISA; pension valuation; H.R.2067, Protecting America's Workers Act, To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 3149, Equal Employment for All Act, provisions to prohibit a current or prospective employer from using a consumer report or an investigative consumer report, or from causing one to be procured, for either employment purposes;H.R. 5663, Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety and Health Act of2010, Title VII--Amendments to the Ooccupational Safety And Health Act.
Client expense: $840,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 1409 and S. 560 - Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 13(c) Transit Worker Labor Protections Labor Law Coverage of Express Carriers S. 3628 & H.R. 5175 - The Disclose Act H.R. 3149 - The Equal Empoyment for all Act H.R. 5175 & H.R. 5175 - The Disclose Act H.R. 5320 - American Jobs and Closing Loopholes Act of 2010 H.R. 2847 - Jobs for Main Street Act SJ 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.
Client expense: $222,959 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Railroad Retirement Board, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 1409 and S. 560 - Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 13(c) Transit Worker Labor Protections Labor Law Coverage of Express Carriers S. 3628 & H.R. 5175 - The Disclose Act H.R. 3149 - The Equal Empoyment for all Act H.R. 5175 & H.R. 5175 - The Disclose Act H.R. 5320 - American Jobs and Closing Loopholes Act of 2010 H.R. 2847 - Jobs for Main Street Act SJ 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.
Client expense: $222,959 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Railroad Retirement Board, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Nominations for the following positions: Commissioner, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission General Counsel, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 12/S. 182, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 1020/S. 931, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 2151/S. 904, Fair Pay Act of 2009 H.R. 2981/H.R. 3017/S. 1584, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 3721/S. 1756, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act H.R. 3149, Equal Employment for All Act S.445/H.R. 4326, Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2009 Potential legislation related to the use of credit history in employee selection procedures (not yet introduced) Implementation of Franken anti-arbitration amendment to H.R. 3326 Proposed regulations revising 29 C.F.R. part 1620 related to the Americans with Disabilities Act (to comply with PL 110-325) (see Federal Register Sept. 23, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (see Federal Register Mar. 2, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing Title I of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (see Federal Register Oct. 7, 2009) Proposed regulations related to reasonable factors other than age under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (see Federal Register February 18, 2010)
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. 1020/s 931 - Arbitration Fairness Act, supported Fairness and Accuracy Employment Background Checks Act of 2009 HR 1237/ S 512 - Fairness in Nursing Homes Arbitration, supported H.R. 12/S. 182 - Paycheck Fairness Act Fix of Gross v. FBL, Supreme Court decision, supported H.R. 3149, Equal Employment for All Act, supported H.R. 1409/S.560 - Employee Free Choice Act, supported H.R. 1020/s 931 - Arbitration Fairness Act, supported Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act of 2009 HR 1237/ S 512 - Fairness in Nursing Homes Arbitration, supported H.R. 12/S. 182 - Paycheck Fairness Act
Client expense: $153,662 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R.800 & S.1041, Employee Free Choice Act; H.R. 1542 & S. 910, Healthy Families Act; H.R.2067 & S.1580; issues related to Americans with Disabilities Amendments , and independent contractor classification Act rulemaking; persuader activity rulemaking; Employee Miclassification Act (S 3254); ADAAA regulations, HR 3149 The Equal Employment for All Act, S 3772 Paycheck Fairness Act, Patient Prosecution & Affordable Care Act and issues related to unemployment insurance Protecting Older Workers Against Discrminiation Act, S.1756; HR 12, S 182: Paycheck Fairness Act; HR 4213 (and related bills): American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act; Nominations of NLRB appointees Becker, Pearce and Hayes; Regulations pertaining to workplace safety (OSHA) & wage and hour division (WHD), independendent contractor calssification, OSHA form 300 logs, chemical handing, OSHA enforcement, regulations pertaining to Americans with disabilities act and point of sale machines and the genetic information
Client expense: $540,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Dodd-Frank Act - Establishing the Consumer Financial Protection Agency - HR 4173 and S 3217 Data Accountability and Trust Act - Data Broker - HR 2221 Legislation to exclude medical debt information from consumer reports - HR 3421 and S 3419 Federal tax extender legislation GSA - alternative counter commercial data offering Restrictions of the use of consumer credit reports relating to prospective and current employees - HR 3149 Data Security and Breach Notification Act regarding protecting consumers' personal information - S 3742 Fostering transparency about the commercial use of personal information - HR 5777
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)
2010 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 1020/S. 931 - Arbitration Fairness Act, supported H.R. 5300 Fairness and Accuracy Employment Background Checks Act of 2010 HR 1237/S. 512 - Fairness in Nursing Homes Arbitration, supported H.R. 12/S. 182 - Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 3721/S. 1756 "Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act" H.R. 3149, Equal Employment for All Act, supported H.R. 1409/S.560 - Employee Free Choice Act, supported H.R. 5697 "Clean Ports Act of 2010" Jacqueline A. Berrien, to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Chai Rachel Feldblum, to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission P. David Lopez, to be General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Victoria A. Lipnic, to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Client expense: $104,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
HR 3149 a bill to limit employer access to credit reports. Oppose. HR 5300, a bill to improve criminal history information. Amend to permit retention of records of cases not disposed within 12 months.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2010 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, all provisions relating to elimination of secret ballot elections and binding arbitration; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009, all provisions; S. 3772, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; ERISA; pension valuation; H.R.2067, Protecting America's Workers Act, To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 3149, Equal Employment for All Act, provisions to prohibit a current or prospective employer from using a consumer report or an investigative consumer report, or from causing one to be procured, for either employment purposes;H.R. 5663, Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety and Health Act of 2010, Title VII--Amendments to the Ooccupational Safety And Health Act.
Client expense: $840,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
HR 3149,to deny employers access to credit reports. HR 5300, legislation to improve the accuracy of criminal records used for employment background checks.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
HR 3149,to deny employers access to credit reports. HR 5300, legislation to improve the accuracy of criminal records used for employment background checks.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Monitor implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. S.3742 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2010. H.R.3421 - The Medical Debt Relief Act. S.1490 Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009. H.R.3149 - Equal Employment for All Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2010 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 3149, Equal Employment for All Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Eliminate predatory lending; ensure equal access to financial services to all Americans. Eliminate disparities in credit reporting. Ease home mortgage foreclosure crisis. Eliminate pay day lending (concerns about H.R. 1214). Support capping all interest rates at 36% APR (support H.R. 1608 / S. 500). Support a foreclosure moratorium (H.R. 527 / S. 241). Oppose "vulture funds". Support debt relief for poor nations, a.k.a. the Jubilee Act. Reform the mortgage servicers industry so that more loans are modified and fewer homes are foreclosed upon. Try to ensure that homeowner facing foreclosure are not forgotten in the Wall Street bailout. Try to stop abusive credit card practices (support H.R. 627 / S. 414). Support H.R. 200 / H.R. 1106 / S. 61, which allows bankruptcy judges to require loan modifications on primary residence mortgages. Support reauthorization, modernization and expansion of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), support H.R. 1479. Support efforts to eliminate predatory loans; support 1728. Oppose payday loans; working to improve H.R. 1214. Support 36% interest rate cap; support H.R. 1608 / S. 500. Support legislation to toughen financial fraud investigations and sentences; support S. 386. Support legislation to make it easier for homeowners to modify their mortgages through federal programs; support S. 896. Support the creation of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA) with strong civil rights mandates. Support financial literacy programs. Support an increase the demographic diversity of the financial services industry. Support H.R. 4173. Oppose exempting auto dealers from newly created CFPA. Oppose exempting college loans from CFPA. Oppose allowing CFPA, and all federal lending laws, to preempt stronger state laws. Support regulations to shut down yield spread premiums to mortgage brokers. Support financial counseling. oppose exempting Rent-to-Own operations from CFPA oversight. Support for the Benefit Card Fairness Act, H.R. 4552. Support creation of a strong CFPA, without exempting car dealers or student lenders, rent-to-own stores or payday lenders from its purview. Oppose federal preemption of state consumer financial protection laws. Ensure that rogue auto dealers are not exempted from the authority of the newly created Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, while at the same time ensuring that small, minority owned auto dealers who are fair to consumers are not run out of business. Support the creation of a strong, independent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in H.R. 4173. Support S. 3245, the Payday Limitation Act of 2010. This legislation takes an aggressive approach to eliminating the worst of the payday debt trap problems. Support final passage of the conference report for H.R. 4173, the Restoring American Financial Stability Act. Support S. 3217, the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010. Support H.R. 3149, the Equal Employment for All Act, which would outlaw the use of credit scores by potential employers when making hiring decisions. Support Creation of the Offices of Minority and Women Inclusion Under the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010. Support FDIC guidence issued on limiting abusive overdract practices. Support Elizabeth Warren to be the first head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Support allowing consumers to close a bank account without incurring onerous fees. Support consumer-friendly, civil rights based changes to GSEs (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac)
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America, White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Unemployment
Eliminate racial disparities in unemployment. Increase unemployment training & assistance. Support an extension of unemployment benefits, support H.R. 3548. Support job creation programs through public works and infrastructure development. Support H.R. 2847 as it passed the House on 12/16/2009. Support an extension of unemployment benefits and COBRA health care premium assistance. Support H. R. 4691. Support full funding ($620 million) for youth summer jobs programs; support H.R. 4899. Support for comprehensive jobs legislation to address not only the unemployment crisis facing our nation, but also the challenges being faced by states and local municipalities in meeting the basic education, public safety, health care, child care, and public transportation needs of our communities. Support H.R. 4812, the Local Jobs for America Act. Support H.R. 2847, the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, or HIRE Act. Support H.R. 4851, the Continuing Extension Act of 2010, legislation to provide up to 99 weekly unemployment checks averaging $335 to people whose 26 weeks of state-paid benefits have run out. Ensure that funding under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act is spent in full compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. Support H.R. 4899, the Disaster Relief and Summer Jobs Act of 2010. Support H.R. 4851, the Continuing Extension Act of 2010. Support H.R. 4213, the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010. Support H.R. 3149, the Equal Employment for All Act, which would outlaw the use of credit scores by potential employers when making hiring decisions. Support for unemployment benefits extensions through November 30, 2010 (support HR 4213) (support HR 5618). Support an extension of unemployment insurance through 2011.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America, White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Ensure fair and non-discriminatory labor practices in the federal workplace as well as in private industry. Protect job training programs. Support temporary loans to American automobile industry. Supported Federal Employee paid parental leave legislation (supported H.R. 626). Support the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act (H.R. 11 / S. 181). Support pay equity (support H.R. 12). Support a "living wage" across the U.S. Support the Employment Non Discrimination Act (H.R. 2981). Oppose the use of credit reports in hiring, promotion and firing decisions; support H.R. 3149. Support legislation allowing workers to form a union, the Employee Free Choice Act; support H.R. 1409 / S. 560. Support H.R. 848, support the continued strength of minority-owned media outlets. Support federal employee paid parental leave; support H.R. 626. Support the rights on musicians to be paid for their songs when they are played on the radio (support HR 848). Support legislative efforts to help the American auto industry and its unions. Support the nomination of Jacqueline Berrien to serve as Chair of the EEOC. Support job creation programs through public works and infrastructure development. Support H.R. 2847 as it passed the House on 12/16/2009. Support full funding ($620 million) for youth summer jobs programs / support H.R. 4899. Support for comprehensive jobs legislation to address not only the unemployment crisis facing our nation, but also the challenges being faced by states and local municipalities in meeting the basic education, public safety, health care, child care, and public transportation needs of our communities. H.R. 4812, the Local Jobs for America Act. Support H.R. 2847, the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, or HIRE Act. Support the CARE Act, HR 3564--legislation to protect farmworker children from the dangers of child labor. Ensure that funding under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act is spent in full compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. Support H.R. 3149, the Equal Employment for All Act, which would outlaw the use of credit scores by potential employers when making hiring decisions. Support legislation making FBI background checks done for employment purposes more accurate; support H.R. 5300.Support proposed changes by the National Mediation Board regarding airline and union elections.Oppose S J Res 30.Support the Arbitration Fairness Act (HR 1020). Support allowing the employees of Delta Airlines to unionize. Support allowing the employees of the Transportation Safety Agency (TSA) to unionize. Support a National Mediation Board ruling making it easier for airline and railroad employees to form a union. Oppose S. J. Res. 30.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America, White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Banking
Eliminate predatory lending; ensure equal access to financial services to all Americans. Eliminate disparities in credit reporting. Ease home mortgage foreclosure crisis. Eliminate pay day lending (concerns about H.R. 1214). Support capping all interest rates at 36% APR (support H.R. 1608 / S. 500). Support a foreclosure moratorium (H.R. 527 / S. 241). Reform the mortgage servicers industry so that more loans are modified and fewer homes are foreclosed upon. Try to ensure that homeowners facing foreclosure are not forgotten in the Wall Street bailout. Try to stop abusive credit card practices (support H.R. 627 / S. 414). Support H.R. 200 / H.R. 1106 / S. 61, which allows bankruptcy judges to require loan modifications on primary residence mortgages. Oppose payday lending, working to help improve H.R. 1214. Support efforts to eliminate predatory lending. Support H.R. 1728. Support the establishment of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency (working to improve H.R. 3126). Support reauthorization, modernization and expansion of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), support H.R. 1479. Support 36% interest rate cap; support H.R. 1608 / S. 500. Work to eliminate the debt trap caused by payday lenders. Support financial literacy programs. Support H.R. 4173. Oppose exempting auto dealers from newly created CFPA. Oppose exempting college loans from CFPA. Oppose allowing CFPA, and all federal lending laws, to preempt stronger state laws. Support regulations to shut down yield spread premiums to mortgage brokers. Oppose the proposed Adverse Market Delivery Charge (AMDC) as well as the series of Loan Level Price Adjustments (LLPAs) under consideration by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Ensure that rogue auto dealers are not exempted from the authority of the newly created Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, while at the same time ensuring that small, minority owned auto dealers who are fair to consumers are not run out of business. Support the creation of a strong, independent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in H.R. 4173. Support S. 3245, the Payday Limitation Act of 2010. This legislation takes an aggressive approach to eliminating the worst of the payday debt trap problems. Support final passage of the conference report for H.R. 4173, the Restoring American financial Stability Act. Support S. 3217, the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010. Support H.R. 3421, the The Medical Debt Relief Act of 2009. Support the creation of the Offices of Minority and Women Inclusion Under the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010. Support a ban on the use of credit reports by potential employers. Support H.R. 3149. Support FDIC guidence issued on limiting abusive overdract practices. Support Elizabeth Warren to be the first head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Support allowing consumers to close a bank account without incurring onerous fees. Support pro-consumer changes to the GSEs (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac). Support the President's veto of H. R. 3808, the Interstate Recognition of Notarizations Act of 2010 due to concerns that it would make it easier for large, interstate financial services companies to erroneously foreclose on homes.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America, White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
H.R. 4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.- all provisions relating to consumer protection and restructuring of the financial services industry . S. 139 - A bill to require Federal agencies, and persons engaged in interstate commerce, in possession of data containing sensitive personally identifiable information, to disclose any breach of such information - provisions relating to credit reporting. S. 141 - A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to limit the misuse of Social Security numbers, to establish criminal penalties for such misuse, and for other purposes - provisions relating to credit reporting. S. 414 - A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act, to ban abusive credit practices, enhance consumer disclosures, protect underage consumers, and for other purposes - provisions relating to credit reporting S. 392 - A bill to protect consumers, and especially young consumers, from skyrocketing credit card debt, unfair credit card practices, and deceptive credit offers - provisions related to young consumers. S. 235 - A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish fair and transparent practices relating to the extension of credit under an open end consumer credit plan - provisions related to young consumers. H.R. 1469 - To amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a permanent background check system - provisions relating to credit reporting. H.R. 1728 - the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending act of 2009 - provisions relating to credit reporting. H..R. 1748 - the "Fight Fraud Act 2009" - provisions relating to mortgage fraud. H.R. 2221 - Data Accountability & Trust Act - provisions relating to protecting computerized data containing personal information and other provisions relating to credit reporting. H.R. 3126- Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 - all sections particularly as they relate to consumer reporting agencies. H.R. 3149 - Equal Employment for All Act - all provisions relating to the use of consusmer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purposes of making adverse employment decisions. S. 1490 - Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009 - A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement, assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally idenftifiable information. - all provisions relating to data brokers H.R. 3421 - The Medical Debt Relief Act - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit a consumer reporting agency from making any report containing information related to a fully paid or settled medical debt that had been characterized as debt in collection for credit reporting purposes, which, for the date of payment or settlement, antedates the report by more than 30 calendar days.- all provisions relating to credit reporting. S. 1261 - A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005 and amend title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to better protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of personally identifiable information collected by States when issuing driver's licenses and identification documents, and for other purposes.- provisions relating to driver's licenses. H.R. 4538 - To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require the inclusion of credit scores with free annual credit reports provided to consumers - all provisions relating to credit scores. S. 3217- "Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010" - A bill to promote the financial stability of the US by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system to end "too big to fail", to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect cosumers from abusive financial services practices, and for other purposes - provisions relating to consumer financial protection. H.R. 5743 - To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit the furnishing of certain negative loan modification information to a consumer reporting agency and to prohibit such information from being used in computing a consumer's credit score. All provisions as they relate to consumer reporting agencies. S. 3742 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2010 - all provisions relating to consumer protection. S. 3987 - Red Flag Program Clarification Act of 2010 - Amends the FCRA with respect to the applicability of identify theft guidelines to creditors - All provisions relating to identity theft
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2010 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
H.R. 1984, 401 (k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act (Fee Disclosure) H.R. 3936, the Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009 (D.B. Pension) S. 3157, the Create Jobs and Save Benefits Act of 2010 (Pension Reform) H.R. 3962, Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010 (Pension Bill) H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act (Retirement Plans) H.R. 3149, The Equal Employment for All Act (Use of credit checks in employment) H.R. 5618, Unemployment Extension (Extend Unemployment Insurance) H.R. 2989, 401 (K) Fair Disclosure and Pension Security Act of 2009 (Pension)
Client expense: $690,178 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
H.R. 12/S. 182, Paycheck Fairness Act (Pay, Non-Discrimination) H.R. 3017/S. 1582, S. 3772, Employment Non-Discrimination Act (Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination) H.R. 3721/S. 1756, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act (Age Discrimination) S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (Financial Regulatory Reform) H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act (Pre-Dispute Employment Arbitration) H.R. 1237, Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act (Arbitration) H.R. 3149, Equal Employment for All Act (Use of credit reports in employment)
Client expense: $690,178 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Data Breach / ID Theft / Spyware; Internet Spyware Social Security Number Protection Non-prime/Anti-Predatory Lending; Social Security Verification; Employee Free choice; Student Loans; College Student Debt Relief; Unfair Practices in Credit Cards Credit Card holders Bill of Rights; Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act; Fair Mortgage Practices; Borrower protection; Optional Federal Charter; H.R. 627, the "Credit Cardholders' Bills of Rights Act of 2009" H.R. 2221, the "Data Accountability and Trust Act" H.R. 1409, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009; H.R. 2592, Safe Building Code Incentive Act; H.R. 3149, Equal Employment for All Act H.R. 3435, Cash for Clunkers program; H.R. 4173, to provide for financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors, to enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, to regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets, and for other purposes; H.R.5047, Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2010; H.R. 5458, Student Loan Protection Act H.R. 5693, Taxpayer Abuse Prevention Act H.R. 5743, Protecting Homeowners' Credit History Act of 2010
Client expense: $1,780,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 3149, the Equal Employment for All Act (provisions re use of credit reports in employment decisions) S. 3772, the Paycheck Fairness Act (all provisions)
Client expense: $1,380,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Reserve System, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
H.R. 3149, Equal Employment for All Act All labor and employment policy provisions of the following bills: H.R. 12 / S. 182 / S. 3772 Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 2981 / H.R. 3017 / S. 1584, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 1020 / S. 931 / Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 2151 / S. 904, Fair Pay Act of 2009 H.R. 4326 / S. 445, Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 3721 / S. 1756, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act Proposed regulations revising 29 C.F.R. part 1620 related to the Americans with Disabilities Act (to comply with P.L. 110-325) (74 Fed. Reg. 48,431, Sept. 23, 2009)) Proposed regulations related to "reasonable factors other than age" under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (75 Fed. Reg. 7,212, February 18, 2010) Proposed regulations related to affirmative action under section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (75 Fed. Reg. 43,116, July 23, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Commissioner, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission General Counsel, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Various issues including: oversight opportunities for the 112th Congress and employer use of employee credit history (EEOC meeting on October 20, 2010)
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 · Government Issues
Dodd-Frank Act - Establishing the Consumer Financial Protection Agency - HR 4173 and S 3217 Data Accountability and Trust Act - Data Broker - HR 2221 Legislation to exclude medical debt information from consumer reports - HR 3421 and S 3419 Federal tax extender legislation GSA - alternative counter commercial data offering Restrictions of the use of consumer credit reprots relating to prospective and current employees - HR 3149 Data Security and Breach Notification Act regarding protecting consumers' personal information - S 3742 Fostering transparency about the commercial use of personal information - HR 5777
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 1409 and S. 560 - Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 13(c) Transit Worker Labor Protections Labor Law Coverage of Express Carriers S. 3628 & H.R. 5175 - The Disclose Act H.R. 3149 - The Equal Empoyment for all Act H.R. 5175 & H.R. 5175 - The Disclose Act H.R. 5320 - American Jobs and Closing Loopholes Act of 2010 H.R. 2847 - Jobs for Main Street Act SJ 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.
Client expense: $222,959 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Railroad Retirement Board, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
HR 12/S 182 and S 3772, The Paycheck Fairness Act, oppose over concerns over unlimited punitive and compensatory damages for EPA violations; support for provisions of HR 3017, the Employment Nondiscrimination Act; S. Amdt. 3795 to S. 3217, the Restoring American Financial Stability Act and H.R. 3149, the Equal Employment for All Act, oppose the prohibition of credit in employment background checks.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 1409 and S. 560 - Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 13(c) Transit Worker Labor Protections Labor Law Coverage of Express Carriers S. 3628 & H.R. 5175 - The Disclose Act H.R. 3149 - The Equal Empoyment for all Act H.R. 5175 & H.R. 5175 - The Disclose Act H.R. 5320 - American Jobs and Closing Loopholes Act of 2010 H.R. 2847 - Jobs for Main Street Act SJ 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.
Client expense: $222,959 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Railroad Retirement Board, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Supported in their entirety: Paycheck Fairness Act, H.R. 12, S. 182; Arbitration Fairness Act, H.R. 1020, S. 931; Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act, H.R. 3721, S.1756; Fairness & Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act of 2010, H.R. 5300; Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), H.R. 3017, S. 1584; Whistleblower Protection Enforcement Act, H.R. 1507, S. 372; Local Jobs for America Act, S. 3500; Equal Opportunity For All Act, H.R. 3149.
Client expense: $36,050 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act-all provisions H.R. 3149, The Equal Employment for ALL Act- all provisions
Client expense: $498,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 600 - FHA Seller-Financed Downpayment Reform Act of 2009 H.R. 5072 - FHA Reform Act of 2010 H.R. 4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act S. 3217 - Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 S. 3247 - Free Access to Credit Scores Act H.R. 3149 - Equal Employment for All Act H.R. 2374 - Credit Score Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 5048 - National Heroes Credit Protection Act H.R. 5743 - Protecting Homeowners' Credit History Act of 2010
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 1020/s 931 - Arbitration Fairness Act, supported H.R. 5300 Fairness and Accuracy Employment Background Checks Act of 2010 HR 1237/ S 512 - Fairness in Nursing Homes Arbitration, supported H.R. 12/S. 182 - Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 3721/S. 1756 "Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act" H.R. 3149, Equal Employment for All Act, supported H.R. 1409/S.560 - Employee Free Choice Act, supported
Client expense: $107,320 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
HR 4173, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; HR 4538, Fair Access to Credit Scores Act of 2010; HR 3149, Equal Employment for All Act;
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act (H.R. 5300); Equal Employment for All Act (H.R. 3149); Gross v. FBL Financial Services -- Legislative Fix (Age Discrimination) ; Paycheck Fairness Act (S.182); Pigford Settlement Statement; USDA Diversity issues; Coalition against religious discrimination; Equal pay and Work-Family balance initiatives
Client expense: $12,426 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Supported in their entirety: Paycheck Fairness Act, H.R. 12, S. 182; Arbitration Fairness Act, H.R. 1020, S. 931; Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act, H.R. 3721, S.1756; Fairness & Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act of 2010, H.R. 5300; Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), H.R. 3017, S. 1584; Whistleblower Protection Enforcement Act, H.R. 1507, S. 372; Local Jobs for America Act, S. 3500; Equal Opportunity For All Act, H.R. 3149.
Client expense: $51,259 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 1409 and S. 560 - Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 13(c) Transit Worker Labor Protections Labor Law Coverage of Express Carriers S. 3628 & H.R. 5175 - The Disclose Act H.R. 3149 - The Equal Empoyment for all Act H.R. 5175 & H.R. 5175 - The Disclose Act H.R. 5320 - American Jobs and Closing Loopholes Act of 2010 H.R. 2847 - Jobs for Main Street Act SJ 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.
Client expense: $222,959 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Railroad Retirement Board, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 1409 and S. 560 - Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 13(c) Transit Worker Labor Protections Labor Law Coverage of Express Carriers S. 3628 & H.R. 5175 - The Disclose Act H.R. 3149 - The Equal Empoyment for all Act H.R. 5175 & H.R. 5175 - The Disclose Act H.R. 5320 - American Jobs and Closing Loopholes Act of 2010 H.R. 2847 - Jobs for Main Street Act SJ 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.
Client expense: $222,959 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Railroad Retirement Board, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, all provisions relating to elimination of secret ballot elections and binding arbitration; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009, all provisions; S. 3772, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; ERISA; pension valuation; H.R.2067, Protecting America's Workers Act, To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, and for other purposes, all provisions; S.1212, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, A bill to amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based fees and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems, all provisions; H.R.2695, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, To amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems, all provisions; H.R. 3149, Equal Employment for All Act, provisions to prohibit a current or prospective employer from using a consumer report or an investigative consumer report, or from causing one to be procured, for either employment purposes ; NLRB request for information regharding use of online Electronic Voting during union organizing elections; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (H.R. 3590; PL No: 111-148); H.R. 5663, Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety and Health Act of 2010, Title VII--Amendments to the Ooccupational Safety And Health Act; H.R.3936, Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009, all provisions; S.3157, Create Jobs and Save Benefits Act of 2010, all provisions.
Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
H.R. 12/S. 182, Paycheck Fairness Act (Pay, Non-Discrimination) H.R. 3017/S. 1582, S. 3772, Employment Non-Discrimination Act (Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination) H.R. 3721/S. 1756, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act (Age Discrimination) S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (Financial Regulatory Reform) H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act (Pre-Dispute Employment Arbitration) H.R. 1237, Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act (Arbitration) H.R 3149, Equal Employment for All Act (Use of credit reports in employment)
Client expense: $197,897 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Retirement
H.R. 1984, 401 (k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act (Fee Disclosure) H.R 3936, the Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009 (D.B. Pension) S. 3157, the Create Jobs and Save Benefits Act of 2010 (Pension Reform) H.R. 3962, Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Refief Act of 2010 (Pension Bill) H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act (Retirement Plans) H.R. 3149, The Equal Employment for All Act (Use of credit checks in employment) H.R. 5618, Unemployment Extension (Extend Unemployment Insurance) H.R. 2989, 401 (K) Fair Disclosure and Pension Security Act of 2009 (Pension)
Client expense: $197,897 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
H.R. 4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.- all provisions relating to consumer protection and restructuring of the financial services industry . S. 139 - A bill to require Federal agencies, and persons engaged in interstate commerce, in possession of data containing sensitive personally identifiable information, to disclose any breach of such information - provisions relating to credit reporting. S. 141 - A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to limit the misuse of Social Security numbers, to establish criminal penalties for such misuse, and for other purposes - provisions relating to credit reporting. S. 414 - A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act, to ban abusive credit practices, enhance consumer disclosures, protect underage consumers, and for other purposes - provisions relating to credit reporting S. 392 - A bill to protect consumers, and especially young consumers, from skyrocketing credit card debt, unfair credit card practices, and deceptive credit offers - provisions related to young consumers. S. 235 - A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish fair and transparent practices relating to the extension of credit under an open end consumer credit plan - provisions related to young consumers. H.R. 1469 - To amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a permanent background check system - provisions relating to credit reporting. H.R. 1728 - the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending act of 2009 - provisions relating to credit reporting. H..R. 1748 - the "Fight Fraud Act 2009" - provisions relating to mortgage fraud. H.R. 2221 - Data Accountability & Trust Act - provisions relating to protecting computerized data containing personal information and other provisions relating to credit reporting. H.R. 3126- Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 - all sections particularly as they relate to consumer reporting agencies. H.R. 3149 - Equal Employment for All Act - all provisions relating to the use of consusmer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purposes of making adverse employment decisions. S. 1490 - Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009 - A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement, assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally idenftifiable information. - all provisions relating to data brokers H.R. 3421 - The Medical Debt Relief Act - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit a consumer reporting agency from making any report containing information related to a fully paid or settled medical debt that had been characterized as debt in collection for credit reporting purposes, which, for the date of payment or settlement, antedates the report by more than 30 calendar days.- all provisions relating to credit reporting. S. 1261 - A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005 and amend title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to better protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of personally identifiable information collected by States when issuing driver's licenses and identification documents, and for other purposes.- provisions relating to driver's licenses. H.R. 4538 - To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require the inclusion of credit scores with free annual credit reports provided to consumers - provisions relating to credit scores. S. 3217- "Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010" - A bill to promote the financial stability of the US by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system to end "too big to fail", to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect cosumers from abusive financial services practices, and for other purposes - provisions relating to consumer financial protection. H.R. 5743 - To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit the furnishing of certain negative loan modification information to a consumer reporting agency and to prohibit such information from being used in computing a consumer's credit score. All provisions as they relate to consumer reporting agencies. S. 3742 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2010 - all provisions relating to consumer protection.
Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2010 · third_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Consumer Protections and restructuring of the financial services industry legislation in the Senate, "Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010." Conference Report to H.R.4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. S.3742 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2010. H.R.3421 - The Medical Debt Relief Act. S.1490 Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009. H.R.3149 - Equal Employment for All Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2010 · third_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Data Breach / ID Theft / Spyware; Internet Spyware Social Security Number Protection Non-prime/Anti-Predatory Lending; Social Security Verification; Employee Free choice; Student Loans; College Student Debt Relief; Unfair Practices in Credit Cards Credit Card holders Bill of Rights; Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act; Fair Mortgage Practices; Borrower protection; Optional Federal Charter; H.R. 627, the "Credit Cardholders' Bills of Rights Act of 2009" H.R. 2221, the "Data Accountability and Trust Act" H.R. 1409, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009; H.R. 2592, Safe Building Code Incentive Act; H.R. 3149, Equal Employment for All Act H.R. 3435, Cash for Clunkers program; H.R. 4173, to provide for financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors, to enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, to regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets, and for other purposes; H.R.5047, Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2010; H.R. 5458, Student Loan Protection Act H.R. 5693, Taxpayer Abuse Prevention Act H.R. 5743, Protecting Homeowners' Credit History Act of 2010
Client expense: $1,400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
S. 3217 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 H.R. 4173 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act H.R. 1020 Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009 S. 560 Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1409 Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 3149 Equal Employment for All Act
Client expense: $404,212 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2010 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 Provisions related to Credit Scores. H.R. 4538, Fair Access to Credit Scores Act of 2010 H.R. 3149, Equal Employment for All Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE