Volunteer Firefighter Fairness Act of 2010

H.R. 1194/ S. 2947, the Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act, provisions relating to the reduced depreciation for fire sprinkler installations. H.R. 5537, the Volunteer Firefighter Fairness Act, provisions relating to the issuance of 1099 forms to volunteer firefighters. H.R. 3666/ S. 3136, the Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Reauthorization Act and the Middle Class Tax Cut Act, provisions relating to state and local incentives for volunteer firefighters and EMS personnel.

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, U.S. Forest Service

H.R. 11, to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and to modify the operation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such law occurs each time compensation is paid. H.R. 12, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes. H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act. H.R. 1409/S. 560, the Employee Free Choice Act of 2009. H.R. 5107, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to require persons to keep records of non-employees who perform labor or services for remuneration and to provide a special penalty for persons who misclassify employees as non-employees. H.R. 5537, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the treatment of emergency service volunteers as independent contractors. H.R. 6128, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the secretary of the treasury to issue prospective guidance clarifying the employment status of individuals for purposes of employment taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments with respect to such clarifications. S. 166, to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to clarify the filing period applicable to charges of discrimination, and for other purposes. S. 2882, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rules relating to the treatment of individuals as independent contractors or employees, and for other purposes. S. 3254, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to require persons to keep records of non-employees who perform labor or services for remuneration and to provide a special penalty for persons who misclassify employees as non-employees.

Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R. 1194/ S. 2947, the Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act and H.R. 5297, the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act, provisions relating to the reduced depreciation for fire sprinkler installation; H.R. 3666/ S. 3136, the Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Reauthorization Act, provisions relating to state and local incentives for volunteer firefighters and EMS personnel; H.R. 5537, the Volunteer Firefighter Fairness Act, provisions relating to the issuance of 1099 forms to volunteer firefighters.

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Justice Assistance, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, U.S. Forest Service