Worker Enfranchisement Act

H.R. 17, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 20/S. 567, Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2023 H.R. 443, Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act H.R. 1163/S. 1587, Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act H.R. 1209/S. 537, Fair and Open Competition (FOCA) Act H.R. 2700/S. 1201, Employee Rights Act H.R. 2826/S. 1261, Save Local Business Act H.R. 3400, Small Businesses before Bureaucrats Act H.R. 6655, A Stronger Workforce for America Act H.R. 7024, Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 H.R. 7367, Overtime Pay Flexibility Act H.R. 7784, Start Applying Labor Transparency (SALT) Act H.R. 8028/S. 4477, Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2024 H.R. 8442, Worker Flexibility and Choice Act H.R. 8540/S.5254, Child Care for American Families Act H.R. 8573, Union Members Right to Know Act H.R. 8639/S. 4260, Warehouse Worker Protection Act H.R. 8974, Human Trafficking Awareness Training Recognition Act of 2024 H.R. 9029, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 H.R. 9302, the Worker Enfranchisement Act S. 532, National Right-to-Work Act S. 781, Tipped Employee Protection Act S. 2624, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.J.Res. 98/S.J.Res. 49, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status H.J.Res. 116/S.J.Res. 63, CRA Resolution to invalidate regulation on Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act H.J.Res. 147, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration relating to "Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process" H.J. Res. 203, a Congressional Review Act resolution to nullify the National Labor Relations Boards (NLRB) final rule on Representation-Case Procedures: Election Bars; Proof of Majority Support in Construction Industry Collective-Bargaining Relationships. Draft legislation titled Healthy Families Act Draft legislation titled Working Families Flexibility Act Re-nomination of Lauren McFerran to be the Chair of the National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Joshua Ditelberg to the National Labor Relations Board Nomination for Camille Castro for the Participant and Plan Sponsor Advocate position Stay the effective date of overtime rule extension defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees FLSA (89 Fed. Reg. 32,842- 32,973, April 26, 2024) Labor Certification for Permanent Employment of Foreign Workers in the United States; Modernizing Schedule A To Include Consideration of Additional Occupations in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and Non-STEM Occupations (88 Fed. Reg. 88,290-88,295, February 13, 2024) Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Interim final rule on Occupational Exposure to COVID-19; Emergency Temporary Standard (healthcare settings); finalization (86 Fed. Reg. 32,376-32,628, June 21, 2021) Final Wage and Hour Division rulemaking defining classification of independent contractors and employees under FLSA (89 Fed. Reg. 1,638-1,743, January 10, 2024) Final OSHA rulemaking on Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process (89 Fed. Reg. 22,558-22,601, April 1, 2024) Final rule regarding Representation-Case Procedures (88 Fed. Reg. 58,076-58,102, August 25, 2023) Proposed Rule, National Labor Relations Board; Representation-Case Procedures: Election Bars; Proof of Majority Support in Construction Industry Collective-Bargaining Relationships (87 Fed. Reg. 66,890-66,933, November 4, 2022) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Concerning Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Settings (89 Fed. Reg. 70,698, August. 30, 2024) Various issues relating to unemployment insurance; paid leave including paid family and sick leave; reforms to the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); independent contractors; debarment of federal contractors (blacklisting); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) conciliation regulation; rescission of the joint employer standard under the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-718); priorities for reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L. 113-28); FTC's Multilateral Pharmaceutical Merger Taskforce; USMCA Labor Council; east coast port labor negotiations; apprenticeships; proposed amendment to the U.S. Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act (Longshore Act), relating to the establishment of statutory presumptions of coverage and compensability for illnesses; potential legislation on the minimum wage; legal and regulatory framework for evaluating mergers and acquisitions; corporate consolidation through serial acquisitions and roll-up strategies; contract terms and their relationship to competition, particularly relating to worker non-compete clauses and exclusive contracts; filing complaints under the National Labor Relations Act; solicitation for Public Comments on Provisions of Franchise Agreements and Franchisor Business Practices; implementation of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA); implementation of the PUMP for Nursing Mothers (PUMP) Act; Executive Order 13999, Protecting Worker Health and Safety; Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; Executive Order 14063, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; antitrust grounded in economic analysis; competition policy chapters in trade negotiations and associated agreements; appropriations for the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; domestic and international antitrust policy; authority under the Federal Trade Commission Act section 19/13b; Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act; policies and practices related to the FTC expanding its authority; transparency at the FTC; FTCs final Hart-Scott-Rodino rule; enforcement of the antitrust laws regarding mergers; noncompete clauses in employment contracts; regulation of digital platforms; Robinson-Patman Act-related policy and enforcement matters (P.L. 74-692); concerns related to FTC Trade Regulation Rule rulemaking; concerns related to Protecting Americans Data from Foreign Adversaries Act (P.L. 118-50); policy matters related to the FTCs unfair and deceptive acts and practices authority; negative option rule; junk fee rule; pregnancy discrimination; oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257); National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 86-257); employer work rules; joint employment; confidentiality and non-disparagement clauses in severance agreements; non-compete agreements; various rights under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); Second Chance Hiring and Reauthorization; National Labor Relations Act reform; International Labor Organization and the platform economy

Client expense: $22,410,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.J.Res. 98: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to "Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status". H.J.Res. 116: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act". H.J.Res. 132: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration relating to the "Federal Acquisition Regulation: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects". H.J.Res. 134: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States". H.R. 11: Freedom to Vote Act H.R. 20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2023 H.R. 174: No Federal Funding for Teachers Unions Act H.R. 547: Better Care Better Jobs Act H.R. 720: Davis-Bacon Repeal Act H.R. 721: Union Integrity Act H.R. 762: Building Resilient Supply Chains Act H.R. 798: Protecting Americas Meatpacking Workers Act of 2023 H.R. 805: Industrial Agriculture Accountability Act of 2023 H.R. 953: Child Care for Every Community Act H.R. 1118: DISCLOSE Act of 2023 H.R. 1200: National Right-to-Work Act H.R. 1209: FOCA Act H.R. 2530: Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2023 H.R. 2700: Employee Rights Act H.R. 2851: National Apprenticeship Act of 2023 H.R. 3400: Small Businesses before Bureaucrats Act H.R. 3539: Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act H.R. 3854: Manufacturing Partnership Improvement Act H.R. 4319: Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2023 H.R. 4320: Truth in Employment Act of 2023 H.R. 4559: Food Worker Pay Standards Act H.R. 4595: National Education Association Charter Repeal Act H.R. 4689: FASTER Act of 2023 H.R. 4948: College Athlete Economic Freedom Act H.R. 4963: Tax Fairness for Workers Act H.R. 4967: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for deductions for the performance of certain services by a taxpayer, and for other purposes. H.R. 4971: Paycheck Protection Act H.R. 4978: Agricultural Worker Justice Act H.R. 4990: Reclaiming the Solar Supply Chain Act of 2023 H.R. 5314: Freedom From Union Violence Act of 2023 H.R. 5351: Nationwide Right to Unionize Act H.R. 5428: No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act H.R. 5456: No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act H.R. 5502: FABRIC Act H.R. 5563: Schedules That Work Act H.R. 5572: Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice Act H.R. 5735: Union Auto Workers Job Protection Act H.R. 5760: Climate Resilience Workforce Act H.R. 5784: Green New Deal for Public Schools Act of 2023 H.R. 6270: State-Based Universal Health Care Act of 2023 H.R. 6569: EFFECTIVE Food Procurement Act H.R. 6616: College Athlete Right to Organize Act H.R. 6747: Clean Electricity and Transmission Acceleration Act of 2023 H.R. 7135: GHOST Act H.R. 7692: Taxpayer-Funded Union Time Transparency Act H.R. 7748: Scratch Cooked Meals for Students Act H.R. 7782: Green New Deal for Public Housing Act H.R. 7784: SALT Act H.R. 8253: BUILD GREEN Infrastructure and Jobs Act H.R. 8367: Union Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 8370: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act of 2024 H.R. 8426: Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2024 H.R. 8518: Responsibility in Federal Contracting Act H.R. 8573: Union Members Right to Know Act H.R. 9191: No Union Time on the Taxpayer's Dime Act H.R. 9302: Worker Enfranchisement Act H.Res. 702: Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to protect the rights of restaurant workers. S. 1: Freedom to Vote Act S. 100: Better Care Better Jobs Act S. 270: Protecting Americas Meatpacking Workers Act of 2023 S. 272: Industrial Agriculture Accountability Act of 2023 S. 388: Child Care for Every Community Act S. 512: DISCLOSE Act of 2023 S. 532: National Right-to-Work Act S. 537: FOCA Act S. 567: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2023 S. 737: No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act S. 738: Tax Fairness for Workers Act S. 1113: Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2023 S. 1201: Employee Rights Act S. 1643: Reclaiming the Solar Supply Chain Act of 2023 S. 1804: FASTER Act of 2023 S. 2122: National Apprenticeship Act of 2023 S. 2148: LIFT Act S. 2344: Freedom to Vote Act S. 2554: College Athlete Economic Freedom Act S. 2601: Agricultural Worker Justice Act S. 2724: Nationwide Right To Unionize Act S. 2817: FABRIC Act S. 2838: Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice Act S. 2851: Schedules That Work Act S. 2988: Green New Deal for Public Schools Act of 2023 S. 3226: Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act S. 3390: EFFECTIVE Food Procurement Act S. 3415: College Athlete Right to Organize Act S. 3682: GHOST Act S. 3955: Taxpayer-Funded Union Time Transparency Act S. 4012: Green New Deal for Public Housing Act S. 4046: Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Fairness Act of 2024 S. 4226: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act S. 4277: BUILD GREEN Infrastructure and Jobs Act S. 4334: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act of 2024 S. 4363: Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2024 S. 4709: Protecting American Jobs Act S. 4868: No Union Time on the Taxpayer's Dime Act S.Res. 285: A resolution to provide for the approval of final regulations relating to Federal service labor-management relations that are applicable to the Senate and the employees of the Senate, and that were issued by the Office of Compliance, now known as the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, on August 19, 1996, and for other purposes.

Client expense: $169,473 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE

H.R. 17, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 20/S. 567, Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2023 H.R. 443, Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act H.R. 1163/S. 1587, Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act H.R. 1209/S. 537, Fair and Open Competition (FOCA) Act H.R. 2700/S. 1201, Employee Rights Act H.R. 2826/S. 1261, Save Local Business Act H.R. 3400, Small Businesses before Bureaucrats Act H.R. 5967, Unemployment Integrity Act of 2023 H.R. 6655, A Stronger Workforce for America Act H.R. 7024, Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 H.R. 7367, Overtime Pay Flexibility Act H.R. 7784, Start Applying Labor Transparency (SALT) Act H.R. 8028/S. 4477, Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2024 H.R. 8442, Worker Flexibility and Choice Act H.R. 8540, Child Care for American Families Act H.R. 8573, Union Members Right to Know Act H.R. 8639/S. 4260, Warehouse Worker Protection Act H.R. 8974, Human Trafficking Awareness Training Recognition Act of 2024 H.R. 9029, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 H.R. 9302, Worker Enfranchisement Act S. 532, National Right-to-Work Act S. 781, Tipped Employee Protection Act S. 2624, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.J.Res. 98/S.J.Res. 49, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status H.J.Res. 116/S.J.Res. 63, CRA Resolution to invalidate regulation on Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act H.J.Res. 147, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration relating to "Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process" H.J. Res. 203, a Congressional Review Act resolution to nullify the National Labor Relations Boards (NLRB) final rule on Representation-Case Procedures: Election Bars; Proof of Majority Support in Construction Industry Collective-Bargaining Relationships Draft legislation titled Healthy Families Act Draft legislation titled Working Families Flexibility Act Re-nomination of Lauren McFerran to be the Chair of the National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Joshua Ditelberg to the National Labor Relations Board Nomination for Camille Castro for the Participant and Plan Sponsor Advocate position Stay the effective date of overtime rule extension defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees FLSA (89 Fed. Reg. 32,842- 32,973, April 26, 2024) Labor Certification for Permanent Employment of Foreign Workers in the United States; Modernizing Schedule A To Include Consideration of Additional Occupations in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and Non-STEM Occupations (88 Fed. Reg. 88,290-88,295) Proposed Rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Interim final rule on Occupational Exposure to COVID-19; Emergency Temporary Standard (healthcare settings); finalization (86 Fed. Reg. 32,376-32,628, June 21, 2021) Proposed Amendments to Agriculture Acquisition Regulations (87 Fed. Reg. 9,005-9,021, February 17, 2022) Final Wage and Hour Division rulemaking defining classification of independent contractors and employees under FLSA (89 Fed. Reg. 1,638-1,743, January 10, 2024) Final OSHA rulemaking on Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process (89 Fed. Reg. 22,558-22,601, April 1, 2024) Final Rule regarding Representation-Case Procedures (88 Fed. Reg. 58,076-58,102, August 25, 2023) Proposed Rule, National Labor Relations Board; Representation-Case Procedures: Election Bars; Proof of Majority Support in Construction Industry Collective-Bargaining Relationships (87 Fed. Reg. 66,890-66,933, November 4, 2022) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Concerning Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Settings (89 Fed. Reg. 70,698, August. 30, 2024) Various issues relating to unemployment insurance; paid leave including paid family and sick leave; reforms to the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); independent contractors; debarment of federal contractors (blacklisting); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) conciliation regulation; rescission of the joint employer standard under the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-718); Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act (P.L. 94-435) Form Amendments; priorities for reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L. 113-28); FTC's Multilateral Pharmaceutical Merger Taskforce; USMCA Labor Council; East Coast port labor negotiations; apprenticeships; proposed amendment to the U.S. Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act (Longshore Act), relating to the establishment of statutory presumptions of coverage and compensability for illnesses; potential legislation on the minimum wage; legal and regulatory framework for evaluating mergers and acquisitions; corporate consolidation through serial acquisitions and roll-up strategies; contract terms and their relationship to competition, particularly relating to worker non-compete clauses and exclusive contracts; restart notice and comment process on the proposed rulemaking for HSR filing process; filing complaints under the National Labor Relations Act; solicitation for Public Comments on Provisions of Franchise Agreements and Franchisor Business Practices; implementation of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA); implementation of the PUMP for Nursing Mothers (PUMP) Act; Executive Order 13999, Protecting Worker Health and Safety; Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; Executive Order 14063, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; competition policy chapters in trade negotiations and associated agreements; appropriations for the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; domestic and international antitrust policy; Federal Trade Commission (FTC) section 19/13b authority; Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act; policies and practices related to the FTC expanding its authority; transparency at the FTC; enforcement of the antitrust laws regarding mergers; noncompete clauses in employment contracts; regulation of digital platforms; Robinson-Patman Act related policy and enforcement matters (P.L. 74-692); concerns related to FTC Trade Regulation Rule rulemaking; concerns related to Protecting Americans Data from Foreign Adversaries Act (P.L. 118-50); changes to the FTCs Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act merger filing rule; policy matters related to the FTCs unfair and deceptive acts and practices authority; pregnancy discrimination; oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257); National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 86-257); employer work rules; joint employment; confidentiality and non-disparagement clauses in severance agreements; non-compete agreements; various rights under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); Second Chance Hiring and Reauthorization; National Labor Relations Act reform; International Labor Organization and the platform economy

Client expense: $14,750,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)