Tuition Relief for Students Act of 2013

HR6, HR 2776, HR 3094, HR2262, HR2653, HR641, HR5351, HR526, HR4543, S391, S268, S1696

Client expense: $43,852 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE

HR 377, S. 84, Paycheck Fairness Act - 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.Employee Free Choice Act - 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. Legislation to require paid sick leave. Healthy Families Act - To allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. To amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to clarify the appropriate standard of proof. To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit the use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purposes of making adverse employment decisions. To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act or the interpretation thereof to permit greater flexibility in the modern workplace. Amicus curiae brief filed with the National Labor Relations Board in the case of Specialty Health Care concerning appropriate bargaining units. Comments filed with National Labor Relations Board on proposed notice of labor rights. Comments filed with the Department of Labor on regulatory reform. Letter to Congress concerning NLRB Boeing Case S. 1116, which would consolidate the Departments of Labor and Commerce into the Department of Commerce and the Workforce. Amicus curiae brief filed with the National Labor Relations Board in the Boeing case. H.R. 3094, to amend the National Labor Relations Act with respect to representation hearings and the timing of elections of labor organizations under that Act. S. 1549, to prohibit discrimination in employment on the basis of an individuals status or history of unemployment. Comments filed with the National Labor Relations Board on the proposed election regulation. Comments filed with the Department of Labor regarding proposed regulations about persuader activity under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act. Comments filed with the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs regarding proposed regulations on veterans. Comments filed with the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs regarding an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking on a compensation data collection tool. Amicus brief filed with the National Labor Relations Board in the case of D.R. Horton concerning employment arbitration agreements. Letter to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission regarding the agencys potential revision of its guidance regarding the use of criminal background checks by employers.Letter to Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs seeking an extension to file comments on regulation regarding affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and subcontractors regarding individuals with disabilities. Comments filed with the Department of Agriculture regarding the additions to the Agricultural Acquisition Regulation pertaining to Labor Law Violations. The Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs notice of proposed rulemaking on affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and subcontractors regarding individuals with disabilities. Amicus curiae brief supporting the challenge to the National Labor Relations Boards election regulations. S. J. Res 36, the Congressional Review Act Resolution of Disapproving of the National Labor Relations Board's election regulation. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission enforcement guidance on the use of credit and criminal background checks in employment. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission enforcement guidance on reasonable accommodation under the Americans With Disabilities Act. Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee supporting amendments to prohibit use of funds for implementing ambush election rule and prohibit enforcement of Specialty Healthcare United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Letter to Department of Labor regarding the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs notice of proposed rulemaking on affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and subcontractors regarding individuals with disabilities. Amicus brief filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in the case of D.R. Horton concerning employment arbitration agreements. Letter to Senate on the Congressional Review Act vote concerning the NLRB's expedited election rules. Amicus brief filed with the National Labor Relations Board in the case of Neiman Marcus concerning bargaining unit determinations. Letter to Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs regarding its notice of proposed rulemaking on affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and subcontractors regarding individuals with disabilities. Letter to Office of Management and Budget and Department of Labor regarding the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs notice of proposed rulemaking on affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and subcontractors regarding individuals with disabilities. Letter to Congress regarding the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs notice of proposed rulemaking on affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and subcontractors regarding individuals with disabilities. Amicus curiae brief in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the National Labor Relations Boards decision in the D.R. Horton case.H.R. 1120, The Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act, to prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from undertaking activity that requires a quorum of the members of the Board Letter to Congress in support of H.R. 759, the Equal Standards in Hiring Americans Act, to require the OFCCP to comply with certain rules before they can be enforced Letter to Congress in support of certain provisions contained H.R. 803, the SKILLS Act that would align nations job training programs with needs of hiring employers H.R. 1120, To prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from taking any action that requires a quorum of the members of the Board until such time as Board constituting a quorum shall have been confirmed by the Senate, the Supreme Court issues a decision on the constitutionality of the appointments to the Board made in January 2012, or the adjournment sine die of the first session of the 113th Congress. H.R. 2346, Letter to House Regarding 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. H.R. 2347, Letter to House Regarding the Representation Fairness Restoration Act - To amend the National Labor Relations Act with respect to the criteria for determining employee units appropriate for the purposes of collective bargaining. H.R. 1120, Letter to Congress Regarding the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act - To prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from taking any action that requires a quorum of the members of the Board until such time as Board constituting a quorum. Discussions with House Appropriations committee staff on the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs' notice of proposed rulemaking on affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and subcontractors regarding individuals with disabilities. H.R. 1406, The Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 to permit private sector employers to offer and employees to voluntarily agree to choose compensatory time off in lieu of overtime pay. Discussions with Senate HELP committee staff on legislation to increase the minimum wage and congressional hearings on the issue. Discussions with EEOC regarding potential wellness program rulemaking. Discussion with EEOC regarding leave as a reasonable accommodation. Letter to Department of Labor with regards to rulemaking on affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and subcontractors regarding individuals with disabilities. Letter to OMB requesting a meeting with regards to rulemaking on affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and subcontractors regarding individuals with disabilities. Meeting with OMB with regards to affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and subcontractors regarding individuals with disabilities. Comments on the Proposed Federal Acquisition Regulation: Ending Trafficking in Persons. Brief House and Education Committee members on OFCCP and EEOC regulatory and enforcement issues.Letter to Department of Labor Secretary Thomas Perez, regarding the March 13, 2014 Presidential Memorandum on "Updating and Modernizing Overtime Regulations." Letter to the Senate opposing the Paycheck Fairness Act, S. 84 Meeting with Rep. Tim Walberg, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, and staff regarding upcoming issues in the House of Representatives including immigration reform and the activities of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs.

HR2776, HR3094, HR2262, HR2653, HR641, HR5351, HR526, HR4543, S391. S268, S1696

Client expense: $42,363 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE

HR2776 HR3094, HR2262, HR2653, HR641, HR5351, HR526, HR4543, S391, S268, S1696

Client expense: $61,097 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE

HR 377, S. 84, Paycheck Fairness Act - 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.Employee Free Choice Act - 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. Legislation to require paid sick leave. Healthy Families Act - To allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. To amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to clarify the appropriate standard of proof. To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit the use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purposes of making adverse employment decisions. To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act or the interpretation thereof to permit greater flexibility in the modern workplace. Amicus curiae brief filed with the National Labor Relations Board in the case of Specialty Health Care concerning appropriate bargaining units. Comments filed with National Labor Relations Board on proposed notice of labor rights. Comments filed with the Department of Labor on regulatory reform. Letter to Congress concerning NLRB Boeing Case S. 1116, which would consolidate the Departments of Labor and Commerce into the Department of Commerce and the Workforce. Amicus curiae brief filed with the National Labor Relations Board in the Boeing case. H.R. 3094, to amend the National Labor Relations Act with respect to representation hearings and the timing of elections of labor organizations under that Act. S. 1549, to prohibit discrimination in employment on the basis of an individuals status or history of unemployment. Comments filed with the National Labor Relations Board on the proposed election regulation. Comments filed with the Department of Labor regarding proposed regulations about persuader activity under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act. Comments filed with the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs regarding proposed regulations on veterans. Comments filed with the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs regarding an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking on a compensation data collection tool. Amicus brief filed with the National Labor Relations Board in the case of D.R. Horton concerning employment arbitration agreements. Letter to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission regarding the agencys potential revision of its guidance regarding the use of criminal background checks by employers.Letter to Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs seeking an extension to file comments on regulation regarding affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and subcontractors regarding individuals with disabilities. Comments filed with the Department of Agriculture regarding the additions to the Agricultural Acquisition Regulation pertaining to Labor Law Violations. The Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs notice of proposed rulemaking on affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and subcontractors regarding individuals with disabilities. Amicus curiae brief supporting the challenge to the National Labor Relations Boards election regulations. S. J. Res 36, the Congressional Review Act Resolution of Disapproving of the National Labor Relations Board's election regulation. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission enforcement guidance on the use of credit and criminal background checks in employment. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission enforcement guidance on reasonable accommodation under the Americans With Disabilities Act. Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee supporting amendments to prohibit use of funds for implementing ambush election rule and prohibit enforcement of Specialty Healthcare United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Letter to Department of Labor regarding the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs notice of proposed rulemaking on affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and subcontractors regarding individuals with disabilities. Amicus brief filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in the case of D.R. Horton concerning employment arbitration agreements. Letter to Senate on the Congressional Review Act vote concerning the NLRB's expedited election rules. Amicus brief filed with the National Labor Relations Board in the case of Neiman Marcus concerning bargaining unit determinations. Letter to Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs regarding its notice of proposed rulemaking on affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and subcontractors regarding individuals with disabilities. Letter to Office of Management and Budget and Department of Labor regarding the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs notice of proposed rulemaking on affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and subcontractors regarding individuals with disabilities. Letter to Congress regarding the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs notice of proposed rulemaking on affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and subcontractors regarding individuals with disabilities. Amicus curiae brief in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the National Labor Relations Boards decision in the D.R. Horton case.H.R. 1120, The Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act, to prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from undertaking activity that requires a quorum of the members of the Board Letter to Congress in support of H.R. 759, the Equal Standards in Hiring Americans Act, to require the OFCCP to comply with certain rules before they can be enforced Letter to Congress in support of certain provisions contained H.R. 803, the SKILLS Act that would align nations job training programs with needs of hiring employers H.R. 1120, To prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from taking any action that requires a quorum of the members of the Board until such time as Board constituting a quorum shall have been confirmed by the Senate, the Supreme Court issues a decision on the constitutionality of the appointments to the Board made in January 2012, or the adjournment sine die of the first session of the 113th Congress. H.R. 2346, Letter to House Regarding 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. H.R. 2347, Letter to House Regarding the Representation Fairness Restoration Act - To amend the National Labor Relations Act with respect to the criteria for determining employee units appropriate for the purposes of collective bargaining. H.R. 1120, Letter to Congress Regarding the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act - To prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from taking any action that requires a quorum of the members of the Board until such time as Board constituting a quorum. Discussions with House Appropriations committee staff on the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs' notice of proposed rulemaking on affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and subcontractors regarding individuals with disabilities. H.R. 1406, The Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 to permit private sector employers to offer and employees to voluntarily agree to choose compensatory time off in lieu of overtime pay. Discussions with Senate HELP committee staff on legislation to increase the minimum wage and congressional hearings on the issue. Discussions with EEOC regarding potential wellness program rulemaking. Discussion with EEOC regarding leave as a reasonable accommodation. Letter to Department of Labor with regards to rulemaking on affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and subcontractors regarding individuals with disabilities. Letter to OMB requesting a meeting with regards to rulemaking on affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and subcontractors regarding individuals with disabilities. Meeting with OMB with regards to affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and subcontractors regarding individuals with disabilities. Comments on the Proposed Federal Acquisition Regulation: Ending Trafficking in Persons. Brief House and Education Committee members on OFCCP and EEOC regulatory and enforcement issues.

HR 377, S. 84, Paycheck Fairness Act - 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.Employee Free Choice Act - 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. Legislation to require paid sick leave. Healthy Families Act - To allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. To amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to clarify the appropriate standard of proof. To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit the use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purposes of making adverse employment decisions. To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act or the interpretation thereof to permit greater flexibility in the modern workplace. Amicus curiae brief filed with the National Labor Relations Board in the case of Specialty Health Care concerning appropriate bargaining units. Comments filed with National Labor Relations Board on proposed notice of labor rights. Comments filed with the Department of Labor on regulatory reform. Letter to Congress concerning NLRB Boeing Case S. 1116, which would consolidate the Departments of Labor and Commerce into the Department of Commerce and the Workforce. Amicus curiae brief filed with the National Labor Relations Board in the Boeing case. H.R. 3094, to amend the National Labor Relations Act with respect to representation hearings and the timing of elections of labor organizations under that Act. S. 1549, to prohibit discrimination in employment on the basis of an individuals status or history of unemployment. Comments filed with the National Labor Relations Board on the proposed election regulation. Comments filed with the Department of Labor regarding proposed regulations about persuader activity under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act. Comments filed with the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs regarding proposed regulations on veterans. Comments filed with the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs regarding an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking on a compensation data collection tool. Amicus brief filed with the National Labor Relations Board in the case of D.R. Horton concerning employment arbitration agreements. Letter to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission regarding the agencys potential revision of its guidance regarding the use of criminal background checks by employers.Letter to Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs seeking an extension to file comments on regulation regarding affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and subcontractors regarding individuals with disabilities. Comments filed with the Department of Agriculture regarding the additions to the Agricultural Acquisition Regulation pertaining to Labor Law Violations. The Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs notice of proposed rulemaking on affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and subcontractors regarding individuals with disabilities. Amicus curiae brief supporting the challenge to the National Labor Relations Boards election regulations. S. J. Res 36, the Congressional Review Act Resolution of Disapproving of the National Labor Relations Board's election regulation. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission enforcement guidance on the use of credit and criminal background checks in employment. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission enforcement guidance on reasonable accommodation under the Americans With Disabilities Act. Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee supporting amendments to prohibit use of funds for implementing ambush election rule and prohibit enforcement of Specialty Healthcare United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Letter to Department of Labor regarding the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs notice of proposed rulemaking on affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and subcontractors regarding individuals with disabilities. Amicus brief filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in the case of D.R. Horton concerning employment arbitration agreements. Letter to Senate on the Congressional Review Act vote concerning the NLRB's expedited election rules. Amicus brief filed with the National Labor Relations Board in the case of Neiman Marcus concerning bargaining unit determinations. Letter to Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs regarding its notice of proposed rulemaking on affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and subcontractors regarding individuals with disabilities. Letter to Office of Management and Budget and Department of Labor regarding the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs notice of proposed rulemaking on affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and subcontractors regarding individuals with disabilities. Letter to Congress regarding the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs notice of proposed rulemaking on affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and subcontractors regarding individuals with disabilities. Amicus curiae brief in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the National Labor Relations Boards decision in the D.R. Horton case.H.R. 1120, The Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act, to prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from undertaking activity that requires a quorum of the members of the Board Letter to Congress in support of H.R. 759, the Equal Standards in Hiring Americans Act, to require the OFCCP to comply with certain rules before they can be enforced Letter to Congress in support of certain provisions contained H.R. 803, the SKILLS Act that would align nations job training programs with needs of hiring employers H.R. 1120, To prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from taking any action that requires a quorum of the members of the Board until such time as Board constituting a quorum shall have been confirmed by the Senate, the Supreme Court issues a decision on the constitutionality of the appointments to the Board made in January 2012, or the adjournment sine die of the first session of the 113th Congress. H.R. 2346, Letter to House Regarding 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. H.R. 2347, Letter to House Regarding the Representation Fairness Restoration Act - To amend the National Labor Relations Act with respect to the criteria for determining employee units appropriate for the purposes of collective bargaining. H.R. 1120, Letter to Congress Regarding the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act - To prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from taking any action that requires a quorum of the members of the Board until such time as Board constituting a quorum. Discussions with House Appropriations committee staff on the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs' notice of proposed rulemaking on affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and subcontractors regarding individuals with disabilities. H.R. 1406, The Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 to permit private sector employers to offer and employees to voluntarily agree to choose compensatory time off in lieu of overtime pay. Discussions with Senate HELP committee staff on legislation to increase the minimum wage and congressional hearings on the issue. Discussions with EEOC regarding potential wellness program rulemaking. Discussion with EEOC regarding leave as a reasonable accommodation. Letter to Department of Labor with regards to rulemaking on affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and subcontractors regarding individuals with disabilities. Letter to OMB requesting a meeting with regards to rulemaking on affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and subcontractors regarding individuals with disabilities. Meeting with OMB with regards to affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and subcontractors regarding individuals with disabilities.

HR2776, HR3094, HR2262, HR2653, HR641, HR5351, HR526, HR3534, S391, S268, S1696

Client expense: $38,668 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI)

HR 2776, HR3094, HR2262, HR2653, HR641, HR5351, HR526, HR3534, S391, S1268, S1696

Client expense: $48,956 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE

HR 377, S. 84, Paycheck Fairness Act - 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.Employee Free Choice Act - 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. Legislation to require paid sick leave. Healthy Families Act - To allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. To amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to clarify the appropriate standard of proof. To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit the use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purposes of making adverse employment decisions. To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act or the interpretation thereof to permit greater flexibility in the modern workplace. Amicus curiae brief filed with the National Labor Relations Board in the case of Specialty Health Care concerning appropriate bargaining units. Comments filed with National Labor Relations Board on proposed notice of labor rights. Comments filed with the Department of Labor on regulatory reform. Letter to Congress concerning NLRB Boeing Case S. 1116, which would consolidate the Departments of Labor and Commerce into the Department of Commerce and the Workforce. Amicus curiae brief filed with the National Labor Relations Board in the Boeing case. H.R. 3094, to amend the National Labor Relations Act with respect to representation hearings and the timing of elections of labor organizations under that Act. S. 1549, to prohibit discrimination in employment on the basis of an individuals status or history of unemployment. Comments filed with the National Labor Relations Board on the proposed election regulation. Comments filed with the Department of Labor regarding proposed regulations about persuader activity under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act. Comments filed with the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs regarding proposed regulations on veterans. Comments filed with the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs regarding an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking on a compensation data collection tool. Amicus brief filed with the National Labor Relations Board in the case of D.R. Horton concerning employment arbitration agreements. Letter to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission regarding the agencys potential revision of its guidance regarding the use of criminal background checks by employers.Letter to Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs seeking an extension to file comments on regulation regarding affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and subcontractors regarding individuals with disabilities. Comments filed with the Department of Agriculture regarding the additions to the Agricultural Acquisition Regulation pertaining to Labor Law Violations. The Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs notice of proposed rulemaking on affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and subcontractors regarding individuals with disabilities. Amicus curiae brief supporting the challenge to the National Labor Relations Boards election regulations. S. J. Res 36, the Congressional Review Act Resolution of Disapproving of the National Labor Relations Board's election regulation. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission enforcement guidance on the use of credit and criminal background checks in employment. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission enforcement guidance on reasonable accommodation under the Americans With Disabilities Act. Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee supporting amendments to prohibit use of funds for implementing ambush election rule and prohibit enforcement of Specialty Healthcare United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Letter to Department of Labor regarding the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs notice of proposed rulemaking on affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and subcontractors regarding individuals with disabilities. Amicus brief filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in the case of D.R. Horton concerning employment arbitration agreements. Letter to Senate on the Congressional Review Act vote concerning the NLRB's expedited election rules. Amicus brief filed with the National Labor Relations Board in the case of Neiman Marcus concerning bargaining unit determinations. Letter to Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs regarding its notice of proposed rulemaking on affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and subcontractors regarding individuals with disabilities. Letter to Office of Management and Budget and Department of Labor regarding the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs notice of proposed rulemaking on affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and subcontractors regarding individuals with disabilities. Letter to Congress regarding the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs notice of proposed rulemaking on affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and subcontractors regarding individuals with disabilities. Amicus curiae brief in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the National Labor Relations Boards decision in the D.R. Horton case.H.R. 1120, The Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act, to prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from undertaking activity that requires a quorum of the members of the Board Letter to Congress in support of H.R. 759, the Equal Standards in Hiring Americans Act, to require the OFCCP to comply with certain rules before they can be enforced Letter to Congress in support of certain provisions contained H.R. 803, the SKILLS Act that would align nations job training programs with needs of hiring employers H.R. 1120, To prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from taking any action that requires a quorum of the members of the Board until such time as Board constituting a quorum shall have been confirmed by the Senate, the Supreme Court issues a decision on the constitutionality of the appointments to the Board made in January 2012, or the adjournment sine die of the first session of the 113th Congress. H.R. 2346, Letter to House Regarding 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. H.R. 2347, Letter to House Regarding the Representation Fairness Restoration Act - To amend the National Labor Relations Act with respect to the criteria for determining employee units appropriate for the purposes of collective bargaining. H.R. 1120, Letter to Congress Regarding the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act - To prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from taking any action that requires a quorum of the members of the Board until such time as Board constituting a quorum. Discussions with House Appropriations committee staff on the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs' notice of proposed rulemaking on affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and subcontractors regarding individuals with disabilities. H.R. 1406, The Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 to permit private sector employers to offer and employees to voluntarily agree to choose compensatory time off in lieu of overtime pay. Discussions with Senate HELP committee staff on legislation to increase the minimum wage and congressional hearings on the issue. Discussions with EEOC regarding potential wellness program rulemaking. Discussion with EEOC regarding leave as a reasonable accommodation.

HR 377, S. 84, Paycheck Fairness Act - 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.Employee Free Choice Act - 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. Legislation to require paid sick leave. Healthy Families Act - To allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. To amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to clarify the appropriate standard of proof. To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit the use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purposes of making adverse employment decisions. To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act or the interpretation thereof to permit greater flexibility in the modern workplace. Amicus curiae brief filed with the National Labor Relations Board in the case of Specialty Health Care concerning appropriate bargaining units. Comments filed with National Labor Relations Board on proposed notice of labor rights. Comments filed with the Department of Labor on regulatory reform. Letter to Congress concerning NLRB Boeing Case S. 1116, which would consolidate the Departments of Labor and Commerce into the Department of Commerce and the Workforce. Amicus curiae brief filed with the National Labor Relations Board in the Boeing case. H.R. 3094, to amend the National Labor Relations Act with respect to representation hearings and the timing of elections of labor organizations under that Act. S. 1549, to prohibit discrimination in employment on the basis of an individuals status or history of unemployment. Comments filed with the National Labor Relations Board on the proposed election regulation. Comments filed with the Department of Labor regarding proposed regulations about persuader activity under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act. Comments filed with the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs regarding proposed regulations on veterans. Comments filed with the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs regarding an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking on a compensation data collection tool. Amicus brief filed with the National Labor Relations Board in the case of D.R. Horton concerning employment arbitration agreements. Letter to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission regarding the agencys potential revision of its guidance regarding the use of criminal background checks by employers.Letter to Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs seeking an extension to file comments on regulation regarding affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and subcontractors regarding individuals with disabilities. Comments filed with the Department of Agriculture regarding the additions to the Agricultural Acquisition Regulation pertaining to Labor Law Violations. The Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs notice of proposed rulemaking on affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and subcontractors regarding individuals with disabilities. Amicus curiae brief supporting the challenge to the National Labor Relations Boards election regulations. S. J. Res 36, the Congressional Review Act Resolution of Disapproving of the National Labor Relations Board's election regulation. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission enforcement guidance on the use of credit and criminal background checks in employment. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission enforcement guidance on reasonable accommodation under the Americans With Disabilities Act. Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee supporting amendments to prohibit use of funds for implementing ambush election rule and prohibit enforcement of Specialty Healthcare United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Letter to Department of Labor regarding the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs notice of proposed rulemaking on affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and subcontractors regarding individuals with disabilities. Amicus brief filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in the case of D.R. Horton concerning employment arbitration agreements. Letter to Senate on the Congressional Review Act vote concerning the NLRB's expedited election rules. Amicus brief filed with the National Labor Relations Board in the case of Neiman Marcus concerning bargaining unit determinations. Letter to Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs regarding its notice of proposed rulemaking on affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and subcontractors regarding individuals with disabilities. Letter to Office of Management and Budget and Department of Labor regarding the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs notice of proposed rulemaking on affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and subcontractors regarding individuals with disabilities. Letter to Congress regarding the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs notice of proposed rulemaking on affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and subcontractors regarding individuals with disabilities. Amicus curiae brief in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the National Labor Relations Boards decision in the D.R. Horton case.H.R. 1120, The Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act, to prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from undertaking activity that requires a quorum of the members of the Board Letter to Congress in support of H.R. 759, the Equal Standards in Hiring Americans Act, to require the OFCCP to comply with certain rules before they can be enforced Letter to Congress in support of certain provisions contained H.R. 803, the SKILLS Act that would align nations job training programs with needs of hiring employers H.R. 1120, To prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from taking any action that requires a quorum of the members of the Board until such time as Board constituting a quorum shall have been confirmed by the Senate, the Supreme Court issues a decision on the constitutionality of the appointments to the Board made in January 2012, or the adjournment sine die of the first session of the 113th Congress.

HR2776, HR3094, HR2262, HR2653, HR641, HR5351, HR526, HR3534, S391, S1268, S1696

Client expense: $109,750 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE