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Legislative Progress
Introduced
November 14, 2013
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November 14, 2013
Primary Sponsor
Orrin G. HatchRepublican(UT)
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2014 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
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Supported HR1406, the Working Families Flexibility Act Monitored HR 2347, the Secret Ballot Protection Act Monitored HR 2655 /S 1288, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act Monitored S 1356, the Workforce Investment Act Monitored S 1357, the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act Monitored S 1423, the Toxic Substances and Worker Health Advisory Board Act Monitored S 1712, the Employee Rights Act Monitored S 1795, the New Skills for New Jobs Act
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2014 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 377 / S. 84 / S. 2199, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 1010 / S. 460, Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013 H.R. 1120, Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act H.R. 1226, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2013 H.R. 1406, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 H.R. 1982, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers Compensation Settlement Agreements Act of 2013 H.R. 2347 / S. 1166, Representation Fairness Restoration Act H.R. 3344, Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2013 H.R. 3485 / S. 1712, Employee Rights Act H.R. 3633, Protecting Health Care Providers from Increased Administrative Burdens Act H.R. 4320 / S. 2178, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act H.R. 4321, Employee Privacy Protection Act H.R. 4586, Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2014 S. 1626, Family Friendly and Workplace Flexibility Act of 2013 S. 1737, Minimum Wage Fairness Act Fiscal Year 2015 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding of the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board RIN 1210- AB53 DOL/EBSA Fee disclosure rule; Regulatory economic impact analysis RIN 1250-AA03 DOL/OFCCP Compensation reporting rule; Economic costs and benefits of proposed rule RIN 1250-AA06 DOL OFCCP Prohibitions against pay secrecy policies rule; Economic costs and benefits of proposed rule RIN 1210-AB59 DOL/EBSA standards re brokerage windows; Economic costs and benefits of proposed rule RIN 1545-BL62 Treasury Department Transitional Amendments Market rate of return rules hybrid retirement plans issues relating to Executive Order 12866 regulatory analysis compliance RIN 1545-BK08 Treasury Department Allocation rule for disbursement from Roth accounts issues relating to Executive Order 12866 regulatory analysis compliance RIN 0938-AS19 HHS Notice of benefit and payment parameters 2016; Compliance costs/ economic impact RIN 1210-AB62 DOL EBSA Electronic filing of notices; Compliance costs and benefits RIN 3142-AA08 NLRB representation case procedures; Compliance costs and benefits Proposed Regulation relating to Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment of H-2B Alients in the United States, including provisions relating to errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities (76 Fed. Reg. 15,129-15207, March 18, 2011) Proposed Regulation regarding the EBSA Definition of "Fiduciary," including provisions relating to errors and omissions in cost impact analysis (75 Fed. Reg. 65,263-65,278, October 22, 2010) Proposed OSHA regulation to reduce the exposure limit on respirable silica and impose other requirements (78 Fed. Reg. 56,273-56,504, September 12, 2013) Proposed OSHA regulation to require employers to submit injury and illness records electronically that will then be posted on the internet (78 Fed. Reg. 67,354-67,355, November 12, 2013) and supplemental proposed regulations (79 Fed. Reg. 47,605-47,610, August 14, 2014) Proposed Regulation related to the advice exemption under section 203 of the LMRDA (76 Fed. Reg. 36,177-36,230, June 21, 2011) Proposed Regulation related to election process by the NLRB (79 Fed. Reg. 7,317-7,364, February 6, 2014) Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728-4,741, January 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383-28,386, May 17, 2011) Proposed information collection request for survey on worker classification (78 Fed. Reg. 67,196-67,197, November 8, 2013) Proposed regulation regarding respirable coal dust (75 Fed. Reg. 64,411-64,506, October 19, 2010) Proposed OSHA regulation updating industry codes from SIC to NAICS (76 Fed. Reg. 36,414-36,438, June 22, 2011) Proposed regulations regarding the implementation of Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors (79 Fed. Reg. 34,567-34,620, June 17, 2014) Nomination of members of the National Labor Relations Board Various issues relating to Fair Labor Standards Act amendments (P.L. 75-718), including Presidential memorandum directing the Secretary of Labor to revise regulations relating to overtime compensation, and Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces; legislation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; NLRB jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions; potential use of electronic voting by the NLRB; ambush NLRB elections regulations; determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; Department of Labor (DOL) regulatory agenda; DOL implementation of a letter of interpretation allowing unions to accompany OSHA inspectors on walk-around inspections at non-union employer worksites; DOL persuader regulation; new overtime eligibility regulations by the DOL; silica exposure limit regulations by the DOL; DOL evaluation of effectiveness of ERISA disclosure requirements information collection notice; Executive Order 12866 compliance, including costs and benefits; United Nations Convention on Rights for Persons with Disabilities; spending of H-1B visa fees; minimum wage, including indexing; gender-based workplace discrimination
Client expense: $21,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Supported HR1406, the Working Families Flexibility Act Monitored HR 2347, the Secret Ballot Protection Act Monitored HR 2655 /S 1288, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act Monitored S 1356, the Workforce Investment Act Monitored S 1357, the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act Monitored S 1423, the Toxic Substances and Worker Health Advisory Board Act Monitored S 1712, the Employee Rights Act Monitored S 1795, the New Skills for New Jobs Act
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2014 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 377 / S. 84 / S. 2199, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 1010 / S. 460, Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013 H.R. 1120, Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act H.R. 1226, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2013 H.R. 1406, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 H.R. 1982, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers Compensation Settlement Agreements Act of 2013 H.R. 2347 / S. 1166, Representation Fairness Restoration Act H.R. 3344, Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2013 H.R. 3485 / S. 1712, Employee Rights Act H.R. 3633, Protecting Health Care Providers from Increased Administrative Burdens Act H.R. 4320 / S. 2178, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act H.R. 4321, Employee Privacy Protection Act H.R. 4586, Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2014 H.R. 4959, EEOC Transparency and Accountability Act S. 1188, Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2013 S. 1626, Family Friendly and Workplace Flexibility Act of 2013 S. 1737, Minimum Wage Fairness Act Fiscal Year 2015 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding of the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board Presidential Memorandum Updating and Modernizing Overtime Regulations, including provisions relating to Section 541 of the Fair Labor Standards Act (exempt vs. non-exempt employees) DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities DOL RIN 1210-AB32 (EBSA Definition of "Fiduciary"): Errors and omissions in cost impact analysis, identifying research needs regarding economic costs and benefits of proposed rule DOL RIN 1218-AB70 (Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica): Estimated costs and benefits of the proposed regulation and alternatives; identified errors and omissions in OSHA economic impact estimates DOL RIN 1235-AA10 (NPRM for Executive Order 13658 on Federal Contractor Employee Minimum Wage); Analyzed costs and benefits of proposed regulation and identified errors and omissions in DOL economic impact estimates OSHA docket 2013-0023; RIN 1218-AC49 (Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries & Illness): Incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analyses, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits Proposed OSHA regulation to reduce the exposure limit on respirable silica and impose other requirements (78 Fed. Reg. 56,274, September 12, 2013) Proposed OSHA regulation to require employers to submit injury and illness records electronically that will then be posted on the internet (78 Fed. Reg. 67,354, November 8, 2013) and supplemental proposed regulations (79 Fed. Reg. 47,605, August 14, 2014) Proposed Regulation related to the advice exemption under section 203 of the LMRDA (76 Fed. Reg. 36,178, June 21, 2011) Proposed Regulation related to election process by the NLRB (79 Fed. Reg. 7,318, February 6, 2014) Proposed Regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, January 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383, May 17, 2011) Proposed Regulation regarding information collection request for survey on worker classification (78 Fed. Reg. 67,196, November 8, 2013) Proposed Regulation regarding respirable coal dust (75 Fed. Reg. 64,412, October 19, 2010) Proposed OSHA Regulation updating industry codes from SIC to NAICS (76 Fed. Reg. 36,414, June 22, 2011) Proposed Regulations regarding the implementation of Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors, 79 Fed. Reg. 34,568, June 17, 2014) Nomination of members and general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board Various issues relating to Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors; Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces; National Labor Relations Board, including legislation and oversight, decisions and regulatory agenda, jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions, potential use of electronic voting, ambush elections regulations, implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; issues relating to the DOL, including regulatory agenda, persuader regulation, new overtime eligibility regulations, silica exposure limit regulations, implementation of a letter of interpretation allowing unions to accompany OSHA inspectors on walk-around inspections at non-union employer worksites; United Nations Convention on Rights for Persons with Disabilities; spending of H-1B visa fees; minimum wage, including indexing; unemployment insurance; gender-based workplace discrimination
Client expense: $28,350,000 · 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), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Supported HR1406, the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 Monitored HR 2347, the Secret Ballot Protection Act Monitored HR 2655 /S 1288, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act Monitored S 1356, the Workforce Investment Act Monitored S 1357, the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act Monitored S 1423, the Toxic Substances and Worker Health Advisory Board Act Monitored S 1712, the Employee Rights Act Monitored S 1795, the New Skills for New Jobs Act
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 337 / S. 84 / S. 2199, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 803, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act H.R. 1010 / S. 460, Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013 H.R. 1120, Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act H.R. 1226, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2013 H.R. 1406, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 H.R. 1982, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers Compensation Settlement Agreements Act of 2013 H.R. 2347 / S. 1166, Representation Fairness Restoration Act H.R. 3344, Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2013 H.R. 3485 / S. 1712, Employee Rights Act H.R. 3633, Protecting Health Care Providers from Increased Administrative Burdens Act H.R. 4019, Small Business Investment Act of 2014 H.R. 4320 / S. 2178, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act H.R. 4321, Employee Privacy Protection Act H.R. 4586, Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2014 H.R. 4959, EEOC Transparency and Accountability Act S. 1188, Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2013 S. 1498, Small Business Tax Fairness Act S. 1626, Family Friendly and Workplace Flexibility Act of 2013 S. 1737 / S. 2223, Minimum Wage Fairness Act Fiscal Year 2015 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding of the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board White House Memorandum to Examine Overtime Regulations: Exempt vs. Non-exempt employees DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities DOL RIN 1210-AB32 (EBSA Definition of "Fiduciary"): Errors and omissions in cost impact analysis DOL RIN 1218-AB70 (Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica): Estimated costs and benefits of the proposed regulation and alternatives; identified errors and omissions in OSHA economic impact estimates NLRB RIN 3142-AA08: Errors and omissions in economic impact analysis of proposed rule regarding representation election case procedures OSHA docket 2013-0023; RIN 1218-AC49 (Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries & Illness): Incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analyses, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits Proposed OSHA regulation to reduce the exposure limit on respirable silica and impose other requirements (78 Fed. Reg. 56,274, September 12, 2013) Proposed OSHA regulation to require employers to submit injury and illness records electronically that will then be posted on the internet (78 Fed. Reg. 67,354, November 8, 2013) Final regulation related to a posting of labor rights (76 Fed. Reg. 54,006, August 30, 2011) Proposed Regulation related to the advice exemption under section 203 of the LMRDA (76 Fed. Reg. 36,178, June 21, 2011) Proposed Regulation related to election process by the NLRB (76 Fed. Reg. 36,812, June 22, 2011) Final Regulation related to election process by the NLRB (76 Fed. Reg. 80,138, December 22, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, January 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383, May 17, 2011) Proposed information collection request for survey on worker classification (78 Fed. Reg. 67,196, November 8, 2013) Proposed regulation regarding respirable coal dust (75 Fed. Reg. 64,412, October 19, 2010) Proposed OSHA regulation updating industry codes from SIC to NAICS (76 Fed. Reg. 36,414, June 22, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding the companionship exemption from the Fair Labor Standards Act (76 Fed. Reg. 81,190, December 27, 2011) Nomination of members and general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board Various issues relating to Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors, proposal to raise the minimum wage for government contractors; issues relating to National Labor Relations Board, including legislation and oversight, decisions and regulatory agenda, jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions, potential use of electronic voting, ambush elections regulations, implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; issues relating to the DOL, including regulatory agenda, persuader regulation, new overtime eligibility regulations, silica exposure limit regulations, implementation of a letter of interpretation allowing unions to accompany OSHA inspectors on walk-around inspections at non-union employer worksites; United Nations Convention on Rights for Persons with Disabilities; spending of H-1B visa fees; minimum wage, including indexing; unemployment insurance; gender-based workplace discrimination; 40 hour work week
2014 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
The Employee Rights Act, H.R. 3485/S. 1712
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
See attached.Supported HR1406, the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 Monitored HR 2347, the Secret Ballot Protection Act Monitored HR 2655 /S 1288, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act Monitored S 1356, the Workforce Investment Act Monitored S 1357, the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act Monitored S 1423, the Toxic Substances and Worker Health Advisory Board Act Monitored S 1712, the Employee Rights Act Monitored S 1795, the New Skills for New Jobs Act
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2014 · first_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
General issues pertaining to copyright, patent, and intellectual property. Intellectual property issues related to standardization. Trans-Pacific Partnership; general issues. ITC issues relating to software patents and litigation. H.R. 845 Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013; entire bill. S.1013 Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013; entire bill. S.866 Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013; entire bill. H.R. 2639 Patent Litigation and Innovation Act of 2013; entire bill. (Continued)H.R. 2024 End Anonymous Patents Act; entire bill. H.R. 3309 The Innovation Act; entire bill. S. 1712 The Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013; entire bill. S. 1612 Patent Litigation Integrity Act; entire bill. S. 866 Patent Quality Improvement Act; entire bill. H.R. 3540 Demand Letter Transparency Act; entire bill. H.R. 3349 Innovation Protection Act; entire bill.
Client expense: $1,510,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2014 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 1010 / S. 460, Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013 H.R. 1120, Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act H.R. 1226, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2013 H.R. 1406, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 H.R. 1982, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act of 2013 H.R. 2347 / S. 1166, Representation Fairness Restoration Act H.R. 3485 / S. 1712, Employee Rights Act H.R. 3819, Fairness for Community Job Creators Act S. 84, Paycheck Fairness Act S. 1188, Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2013 S. 1391, A bill to amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 and other laws to clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment discrimination and retaliation claims, and for other purposes S. 1626, Family Friendly and Workplace Flexibility Act of 2013 S. 1737, Minimum Wage Fairness Act S. 1907, Fairness for Community Job Creators Act Fiscal Year 2015 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding of the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities DOL RIN 1210-AB32 (EBSA Definition of "Fiduciary"): Errors and omissions in cost impact analysis DOL RIN 1218-AB70: Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica: Estimated costs and benefits of the proposed regulation and alternatives; identified errors and omissions in OSHA economic impact estimates NLRB RIN 3142-AA08: Errors and omissions in economic impact analysis of proposed rule regarding representation election case procedures OSHA docket 2013-0023; RIN 1218-AC49: Incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analyses, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits Proposed OSHA regulation to reduce the exposure limit on respirable silica and impose other requirements (78 Fed. Reg. 56,274, September 12, 2013) Proposed OSHA regulation to require employers to submit injury and illness records electronically that will then be posted on the internet (78 Fed. Reg. 67,354, November 8, 2013) Final regulation related to a posting of labor rights (76 Fed. Reg. 54,006, August 30, 2011) Proposed Regulation related to the advice exemption under section 203 of the LMRDA (76 Fed. Reg. 36,178, June 21, 2011) Proposed Regulation related to election process by the NLRB (76 Fed. Reg. 36,812, June 22, 2011) Final Regulation related to election process by the NLRB (76 Fed. Reg. 80,138, December 22, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, January 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383, May 17, 2011) Proposed information collection request for survey on worker classification (78 Fed. Reg. 67,196, November 8, 2013) Proposed regulation regarding respirable coal dust (75 Fed. Reg. 64,412, October 19, 2010) Proposed OSHA regulation updating industry codes from SIC to NAICS (76 Fed. Reg. 36,414, June 22, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding the companionship exemption from the Fair Labor Standards Act (76 Fed. Reg. 81,190, December 27, 2011) Nomination of members and general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board Various issues relating to minimum wage, including indexing; 40 hour work week; United Nations Convention on Rights for Persons with Disabilities; spending of H-1B visa fees; unemployment insurance; Department of Labor issues including persuader regulation and advice exemption, new overtime eligibility regulations, silica exposure limit regulations, regulatory agenda, and implementation of a letter of interpretation allowing unions to accompany OSHA inspectors on walk-around inspections at non-union employer worksites; National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issues including legislation and oversight and implementation of NLRB Act (P.L. 74-198), determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate and legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision, jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions, potential use of electronic voting, decisions in general, regulatory agenda, and ambush elections regulations; silica rule extension of comment period
2014 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
The Employee Rights Act, H.R. 3485/S. 1712
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
The Employee Rights Act, H.R. 3485/S. 1712
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
S. 1712, The Employee Rights Act; H.R. 3485, The Employee Rights Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2013 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
HR 3154 "RAISE Act," all provisions. HR3485/S1712 "Employee Rights Act," all provisions. S1845 "Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act," all provisions. S815 "Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2013," all provisions.
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
General issues pertaining to copyright, patent, and intellectual property. Intellectual property issues related to standardization. Trans-Pacific Partnership; general issues. ITC issues relating to software patents and litigation. H.R. 845 Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013; entire bill. S.1013 Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013; entire bill. S.866 Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013; entire bill. H.R. 2639 Patent Litigation and Innovation Act of 2013; entire bill. (Continued)H.R. 2024 End Anonymous Patents Act; entire bill. H.R. 3309 The Innovation Act; entire bill. S. 1712 The Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013; entire bill. S. 1612 Patent Litigation Integrity Act; entire bill. S. 866 Patent Quality Improvement Act; entire bill. H.R. 3540 Demand Letter Transparency Act; entire bill. H.R. 3349 Innovation Protection Act; entire bill.
Client expense: $1,600,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2013 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
HR 3154 "RAISE Act," all provisions. HR3485/S1712 "Employee Rights Act," all provisions. S1845 "Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act," all provisions. S815 "Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2013," all provisions.
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 1010, Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013 H.R. 1120, Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act H.R. 1406, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 H.R. 1226, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2013 H.R. 2347 / S. 1166, Representation Fairness Restoration Act H.R. 3485 / S. 1712, Employee Rights Act S. 1188, Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2013 S. 1626, Family Friendly and Workplace Flexibility Act of 2013 S. 1737, Minimum Wage Fairness Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5284, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act of 2012 DOL RIN 1210-AB32 (EBSA Definition of "Fiduciary"): Errors and omissions in cost impact analysis DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities DOL RIN 1218-AB70, Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica: Estimated costs and benefits of the proposed regulation and alternatives Proposed OSHA regulation to reduce the exposure limit on respirable silica and impose other requirements (78 Fed. Reg. 56,274, September 12, 2013) Proposed OSHA regulation to require employers to submit injury and illness records electronically that will then be posted on the internet (78 Fed. Reg. 67,354, November 8, 2013) Final regulation related to a posting of labor rights (76 Fed. Reg. 54,006, August 30, 2011) Proposed Regulation related to the advice exemption under section 203 of the LMRDA (76 Fed. Reg. 36,178, June 21, 2011) Final regulation related to election process by the NLRB (76 Fed. Reg. 36,812, June 22, 2011) Regulation related to election process by the NLRB (76 Fed. Reg. 80,138, December 22, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, January 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383, May 17, 2011) Proposed information collection request for survey on worker classification (78 Fed. Reg. 67,196, November 8, 2013) Proposed regulation regarding respirable coal dust (75 Fed. Reg. 64,412, October 19, 2010) Proposed OSHA regulation updating industry codes from SIC to NAICS (76 Fed. Reg. 36,414, June 22, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding the companionship exemption from the Fair Labor Standards Act (76 Fed. Reg. 81,190, December 27, 2011) Nomination of members and general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board Various issues relating to indexing the minimum wage; United Nations Convention on Rights for Persons with Disabilities; spending of H-1B visa fees; Social Security Disability Insurance program; legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), including the implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198), jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions; potential use of electronic voting by the NLRB; NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; Department of Labor regulatory agenda
2013 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
See attached.Supported HR1406, the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 Monitored HR 2347, the Secret Ballot Protection Act Monitored HR 2655 /S 1288, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act Monitored S 1356, the Workforce Investment Act Monitored S 1357, the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act Monitored S 1423, the Toxic Substances and Worker Health Advisory Board Act Monitored S 1712, the Employee Rights Act Monitored S 1795, the New Skills for New Jobs Act
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
| Republican |
| ID |
| James M. Inhofe | Republican | OK |
| Jeff Flake | Republican | AZ |
| John Barrasso | Republican | WY |
| John Boozman | Republican | AR |
| John Cornyn | Republican | TX |
| John McCain | Republican | AZ |
| John Thune | Republican | SD |
| Johnny Isakson | Republican | GA |
| Lamar Alexander | Republican | TN |
| Lindsey Graham | Republican | SC |
| Marco Rubio | Republican | FL |
| Michael B. Enzi | Republican | WY |
| Mike Lee | Republican | UT |
| Mitch McConnell | Republican | KY |
| Pat Roberts | Republican | KS |
| Rand Paul | Republican | KY |
| Richard Burr | Republican | NC |
| Roger F. Wicker | Republican | MS |
| Ron Johnson | Republican | WI |
| Saxby Chambliss | Republican | GA |
| Ted Cruz | Republican | TX |
| Thad Cochran | Republican | MS |
| Tim Scott | Republican | SC |
| Tom Coburn | Republican | OK |
Client expense: $21,610,000 · 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), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Client expense: $18,960,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), 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), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), 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), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Client expense: $16,490,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office