Minimum Wage Fairness Act

H2B Regulation, Wage Methodology for the Temporary Non-agricultural Employment H2B Program; Temporary Non-agricultural Employment of H-2B Aliens in the United States; Wage Methodology for the Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment H2B Program, Part 2; Labor Rulings and Appointments; OFCCP Section 503 Regulations, provisions related to hiring of person with disabilities; H.R. 1120, Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor Management Relations Act, all provisions. H.R. 4320, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act, all provisions ; H.R. 4321, Employee Privacy Protection Act, all provisions ; S.2178, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act, all provisions ; S.1737, Minimum Wage Fairness Act, all provisions; S.2223, Minimum Wage Fairness Act, all provisions ; H.R. 1010, Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013, all provisions . H.R. 4660, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY 2015, H. Amdt. 759; H.R. 4745, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2015, H.Amdt.826; H.R. 4870, Department of Defense Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015, H. Amdt. 926; H.R. 4923, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY 2015, H. Amdt. 1021; H.R.5016, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act FY 2015, H.Amdt. 1074; S.2814,National Labor Relations Board Reform Act, all provisions; issues related to joint employer designation

Client expense: $430,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office

H.R. 1844/ S. 878, Arbitration Fairness Act, of 2013 H.R. 377/S. 2199, Paycheck Fairness Act S. 1391/H.R. 2852, "Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act" H.R. 645/S. 1837, Equal Employment for All Act S. 624, Child Care Protection Act of 2013 S. 460/H.R. 3746, Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013 S. 2223, S. 1737, H.R. 1010, Minimum Wage Fairness Act

Client expense: $240,567 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

FY2015 Labor Appropriations; Dept. of Labor Persuader Regulations; Support for the Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills Act (H.R. 803); S.2178/H.R.4320 - Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act, all provisions; H.R.4321 - Employee Privacy Protection Act, all provisions; S.1737 - Minimum Wage Fairness Act, all provisions; S.2199 - Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; NLRB Proposed Rule on Representation - case procedures; federal minimum wage issues generally;OSHA Proposed Rule to Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses; S. 2223, or other similar proposals to raise the federal minimum wage, oppose legislation; S. 2814, National Labor Relations Board Reform Act, all provisions; Potential changes to overtime rules, no specific legislation; H.R.803 - Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, all provisions; S.2199 - Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; H.R.4959 - EEOC Transparency and Accountability Act, all provisions; H.R.5422 - Litigation Oversight Act of 2014, all provisions; H.R.5423 - Certainty in Enforcement Act of 2014, all provisions.

Client expense: $830,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H2B Regulation, Wage Methodology for the Temporary Non-agricultural Employment H2B Program; Temporary Non-agricultural Employment of H-2B Aliens in the United States; Wage Methodology for the Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment H2B Program, Part 2; Labor Rulings and Appointments; OFCCP Section 503 Regulations, provisions related to hiring of person with disabilities; H.R. 1120, Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor Management Relations Act, all provisions. H.R. 4320, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act, all provisions ; H.R. 4321, Employee Privacy Protection Act, all provisions ; S.2178, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act, all provisions ; S.1737, Minimum Wage Fairness Act, all provisions; S.2223, Minimum Wage Fairness Act, all provisions ; H.R. 1010, Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013, all provisions . H.R. 4660, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY 2015, H. Amdt. 759; H.R. 4745, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2015, H.Amdt.826; H.R. 4870, Department of Defense Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015, H. Amdt. 926; H.R. 4923, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY 2015, H. Amdt. 1021; H.R.5016, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act FY 2015, H.Amdt. 1074; S.2814,National Labor Relations Board Reform Act, all provisions; issues related to joint employer designation

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $430,000

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office

H.R. 377/S. 2199, Paycheck Fairness Act S. 2223/S. 1737/H.R. 1010, Minimum Wage Fairness Act

Client expense: $162,827 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of the Census, Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of

Track minimum wage and tip credit proposals, including HR 229, the Original Living American Wage Act; HR 650, the WAGES Act; HR 1346, the Catching Up to 1968 Act; HR 1010 and HR 3746 and S 460, the Fair Minimum Wage Act; HR 3939, the Invest in America Act; S 1737 and S 2223, the Minimum Wage Fairness Act. Overtime modification proposals, including potential Dept of Labor amendments and S 2486, the Restoring Overtime Pay for Working Americans Act. Legislation and regulations concerning NLRB union election and organizing rules, including HR 1120, the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor Management Relations Act, and HR 4320 and S 2178, the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act. Payment of wage issues, including S 2199, the Paycheck Fairness Act.

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

H.R. 1010, Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013, all provisions S. 1737, Minimum Wage Fairness Act, all provisions

Client expense: $590,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Bills H.R. 5213, Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality (STARS) Act of 2014 - support. H.R. 4457, the Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2014 - support. H.R. 3522, the Employee Health Plan Protection Act of 2013 - support. H.R. 2, the American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act - support. H.R. 4, the Jobs for America Act - support. H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 - support. H.R. 2995, the Unnecessary Cap Act of 2013 - support. H.R. 2575, the Save American Workers Act of 2013 - support. H.R. 3367, the Small Business and Family Relief Act - support. H.R. 763, the Jobs and Premium Protection Act - support. H.R. 903, the American Job Protection Act- support. H.Res 359, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that tax reform should jointly address corporate and pass-through entities in a fiscally responsible manner, and that reform should reduce the current tax rate differences between corporate and pass-through entities while maintaining adequate forms of organization for businesses - support. H.R. 947, Small Business Accounting and Tax Simplification Act - support. H.R. 1406, the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 - support. H.R. 436, Government Neutrality in Contracting Act - support. H.R. 1120, the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor- Management Relations Act -support. H.R. 2429, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 - support. H.R. 2728, Protecting States Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act - support. H.R. 2655, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act - support. H. Res. 728, a Resolution expressing support for designating November 29, 2014 as Small Business Saturday and supporting efforts to increase awareness of small business contributions to the community and their value to the overall economy - support. Section 425 of H.R. 4745, and urge that this provision, which prohibits the Department of Transportation from moving forward with increases in the minimum level of financial responsibility for commercial property and passenger motor carriers, including private school bus operators and other private carriers - support. H.R. 4012, the Secret Science Reform Act of 2014 - support. H.R. 5860, the Small Business Healthcare Relief Act - support. H.R. 5771, the Tax Increase Prevention Act - support. H.R. 4453, the S Corporation Permanent Tax Relief Act of 2014 - support. H.R. 2854, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes - support. S. 2881, Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality (STARS) Act of 2014 - support. S. 2569, the Bring Jobs Home Act - support. S. 2223, the Minimum Wage Fairness Act - oppose. S. 2199, originally introduced as S. 84, the Paycheck Fairness Act - oppose. S. 2432, the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act - oppose. S.Amdt.1871, to S. 1392, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 - support. S. 399, the American Job Protection Act - support. S. 603, the Jobs and Premium Protection Act - support. S. 1188, Forty Hours is Full Time Act - support. S. 2199, Paycheck Fairness Act - oppose. S. 1085, Small Business Tax Certainty and Growth Act of 2013 - support. S. 109, Government Neutrality in Contracting Act - support. S. 1138, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 - support. S. 1737, Fair Minimum Wage Act - oppose. S. 1658, Start-up Jobs and Innovation Act - support. S. 1488, a bill to delay the application of the individual health insurance mandate, to delay the application of the employer health insurance mandate, and for other purposes -support. Unemployment Insurance letter opposing FUTA Tax Increase to House and Senate Budget Committee conferees. Comments EPA, EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0602, Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units. December 1, 2014. OSHA, Comments on OSHA Docket No. OSHA-2013-0023; Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses, Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (79 Fed. Reg. 47605, August 14, 2014) October 14, 2014. EPA, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0880 - Definition of Waters of the United States Under the Clean Water Act. October 15, 2014. Department of Health and Human Services, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2016 - Request for Extension of Comment Period. December 22, 2014. Other Issues Tax Reform Tax Extenders DOL overtime regulation Biennial budget Entitlement reform Immigration reform, E-Verify, H2B visas Retirement Issues Keystone XL Project Employer nondiscrimination in PPACA Minimum wage Unemployment insurance Transitional policy on nonqualified plans in PPACA OSHA - proposed rule on respirable crystalline silica OSHA - proposed rule on electronic reporting EPA/Army Corps of Engineers - proposed rule on definition of waters of the United States EPA - proposed rule on greenhouse gases emissions from power plants OSHA - enforcement DOT - Definition of Commercial Motor Vehicle Regulatory reform Overtime Export Import Bank Medicare Part D H.R. 4304, the Jumpstarting Opportunities with Bold Solutions Act H.R. 1772, the Legal Workforce Act SBA Office of Advocacy: Group Letter on Regulatory Flexibility Act Noncompliance in Waters of the United States Rulemaking SEC: Letter regarding the Recommendation of the Investor Advisory Committee: Accredited Investor Definition

Client expense: $689,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of

Monitor legislation and federal issues related to FMLA and Sick Leave Reform. Monitor the implementation of Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, (P.L. 111-2). Proposed Rule and Request for Comments: Proposed Rules Governing Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act - CRIN 3142 - AAOD.Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act; Interpretation of the "Advice" Exemption, RIN1245-AA03. Monitor Federal case: the United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, National Association of Manufacturers & Coalition for a Democratic Workplace versus National Labor Relations Board. Proposed Rule, RIN 1215-AB79; RIN 1245 - AA03, Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, Interpretation of the "Advice Exemption." EEOC Enforcement Guidance (No. 915.002) Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Interim Final Rule: Procedures for the Handling of Retaliation Complaints Under Section 1558 of the Affordable Care Act Insurance Issuers Relating to Coverage of Preventive Services [OSHA-2011-0193], [RIN 12158-AC79]. H.R. 1120, S. 850 Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act. H.R. 1010, S. 460, Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013. S. 1737, Minimum Wage Fairness Act Technical Release 2013-02: Guidance of the notice to employees of coverage options under FLSA 18B and Updated Model Election Notice Under COBRA. H.R. 2347 Representation Fairness Restoration Act. Notice: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Notice to Employees of Coverage Options Under Fair Labor Standards Act Section 18B [OMB Control Number 1210-0149]. Notice: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Affordable Care Act Grandfathered Health Plan Disclosure, Recordkeeping Requirement, and Change in Carrier Disclosure [OMB Control Number: 12100140]. Monitoring Workforce Investment Act reauthorization (SKILLS ACT) H.R. 4320 Workforce Democracy & Fairness Act H.R. 4321 Employee Privacy Protection Act Notice: Fringe benefits for the fast food industry under the Service Contract Act Executive Order February 12, 2014, Minimum Wage for Contractors HR803 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act RIN 1235-AA10 Establishing Minimum Wage for Contractors (29 CPR Part 10) March 2014 Presidential Memorandum to Sec. of Labor to consider revisions to the FLSAs main regulations re an exemption from minimum wage and overtime. NLRB Joint Employer Standard.

Client expense: $717,776 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration on Aging, Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Small business issues (general). Minimum Wage Fairness Act, S. 1737

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

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

Fair Minimum Wage Act (S. 1737/H.R. 1010); Paycheck Fairness; Student Loan Debt.

Client expense: $478,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Minimum Wage: Fair Minimum Wage Act, H.R. 1010, S. 460, S. 1737 NLRB General Counsels joint employer advice

Client expense: $411,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Fair Minimum Wage Act (S. 1737/H.R. 1010); Paycheck Fairness; Student Loan Debt.

Client expense: $478,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Small business issues (general). "Minimum Wage Fairness Act, S. 1737

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Wage & Hour enforcement: worker misclassification & independent contractors. S. 1687/H.R. 4611, Payroll Fraud Prevention Act of 2013. Project labor agreements: prevailing wage/ Davis-Bacon Act. S. 1706, Fair Playing Field Act of 2013. H.R. 3712, FAMILY Act. S. 84/S. 2199/ H.R. 377, Paycheck Fairness Act. S.1737/ S. 2223/ H.R.1010, Minimum Wage Fairness Act. Status of OSHA rule re: crane operators; injury and illness rules. Nomination of Lauren McFerran to National Labor Relations Board Port Worker Safety: Misclassification H.R.5159/ S.2642, Schedules that Work Act Sysco-U.S. Foods Merger Executive Order on Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Education Worker Background Check Legislation

Client expense: $341,600 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), President of the U.S., SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Support H.R. 1010, Support S. 460. Support Tom Perez to be Secretary of Labor Oppose Scott amendment to S Con Res 8 regarding union dues. Support HR 337, Support S 84Support the Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013, H.R. 1844 / S. 878. Oppose S. 624. Oppose HR 1406. Support the Healthy Families Act, H.R. 1286 / S. 631. Support the Fair Minimum Wage Act, H.R. 1010 / S. 460. / s. 2223 Support $5 million in FY 2014 to establish a State Paid Leave Fund within the Department of Labor. Support H.R. 2654 / S 1281. Support H.R. 1755 / S. 815. Support continuation of Davis-Bacon laws; oppose King (IA) amendment to H.R. 2216 Oppose H.R. 1120. Oppose H.R. 803. Work with the Transportation Security Agency to ensure that its rules and regulations regarding criminal background checks were not shutting people put of the potential job market (with package carriers, etc.). Support issuing U Visas to Jamaican Guestworkers in Destin, FL., as they pursue complaints about conditions at Mister Clean. Support the POWER Act (Protect Our Workers from Exploitation and Retaliation) as introduced in the 112th Congres (S. 1195 / H.R. 2169) and included in S. 744 in the 113th Congress, Comprehensive Senate Immigration Reform. Support the Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act of 2013 (FAMILY Act), legislation that would create a national family and medical leave insurance program. Oppose H.R. 1493, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013. Support increasing the minimum wage for tipped workers and tying it to inflation, as contained in H.R. 1010 / S. 460. Support youth summer programs, federal funding for appreticeships and internships, and ensuring divrsity in any such programs. Support H.R. 1340 / S. 655, the Urban Jobs Act. Support H.R. 3016 Support the Department of Labors (DOL) commitment to reviewing and revising the regulations and goals for women and minorities in apprenticeships and on federal construction projects. Support an increasee in the minimum wage, support S. 2223. Support S. 1737.Support the Department of Labors (DOL) commitment to reviewing and revising the regulations and goals for women and minorities in apprenticeships and on federal construction projects. Support the President's Executive Orders on minimum wage increases for federal employees, overtime pay, and eliminating pay dispaarities between men and women. Support H.R. 4227 / S. 2133 Support S. 2199 / S. 84 / H.R. 377 Oppose proposed USDA rule to increase the line speed at poultry processing plants and to reduce the number of federal inspecters at poultry processing plants. Oppose language included in the Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act of 2014, that would require the Secretary of Treasury to contract with private debt collection agencies to collect taxes. Support the reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act. Support the DeLauro (CT) amendment to H.R. 4800, the Appropriations bill for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for Fiscal Year 2015, prohibiting the USDA from spending any funds to implement the Modernization of Poultry Slaughter Inspection rule that was proposed on January 27, 2012. Support H.R. 645 / S. 1837 Support Cloture and Passage of S. 2199. Support H.R. 3136. Support Davis-Bacon prevailing wage laws; oppose King (IA) amndment to HR 4923 Support HR 803 Support Peters (CA) Motion to recommit H.R. 4435. Support the Ellison (MN) amendment regarding Fair Labor Standards to HR 4660 & HR 4870 Oppose Gingrey (GA) Official Time amendment to HR 4745. Support legislation that will stabilize the Highway Trust Fund and prevent a shutdown of federal highway and public transportation investments across the country. Support workforce inclusion in transportation projects. Oppose the King (IA) Davis / Bacon wage requirements amendment to HR 4923. Support HR 803. Support the Department of Labor (DOL)s efforts to update and strengthen the outdated protections that apply when individuals receive professional advice about their retirement investments.Oppose S. 1900. Support a hazardous occupations order issued by the Department of Labor specifically prohibiting hazardous work by children in tobacco. Support the Department of Labor expanding its National Agricultural Workers Survey (NAWS) to collect disaggregated data regarding all child farmworkers under, as well as over, age 14, including children hired by labor contractors, to devise methods that do not require self-reporting from farmers, and to make their findings public. Support the Department of Labor conducting rigorous and targeted field inspections in all four major tobacco-producing states to identify child labor in tobacco, and to assess compliance with the OSHA Field Sanitation Standard, and to work with the states to ensure sufficient future enforcement measures. Support OSHA issuing a specific health hazard alert regarding the dangers of nicotine and pesticide exposure in tobacco farming, highlighting the particular vulnerabilities of children to toxic exposures. Urge the development and implementation of the My Brothers' Keeper program in conjunction with input from local communities. Support HR 1000. Support the incusion of 7 important written questions in the collection on worker health and safety policies which is described in the new Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) regulation for the New Poultry Inspection System (NPIS). Oppose a potential religious exemption in the Presidents recently issued Executive Order barring government contractors from discriminating against LGBT employees. Support the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order. Support HR 3979, as passed by the US Senate. Support S. 2223. Oppose King amendment to HR 2216 Support Ellison amendment to HR 4660 Oppose HR 1120 Oppose HR 1406 Support Peters (MI) motion to recommit HR 4435 Oppose Gingrey amendment to HR 4745 Support Ellison Amendment to HR 4870 Oppose King amendment to HR 4923

Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Fair Minimum Wage Act (HR 1010) Minimum Wage Fairness Act (S1737)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

HR 83 - Protecting the public and workers at risk of Ebola exposure HR 83 - Improving access to home care services Sale of Daughters of Charity hospitals in California Public Law 113-128 - Advocacy on Workforce innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 implementation Nominiation of Lauren McFerran to the NLRB HR 1010, HR 3746, HR 3939, S 460, S 1737 - Minimum Wage Increase

Client expense: $490,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 3746, Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013. S. 1737, Minimum Wage Fairness Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Minimum Wage Increase. S. 1737, Minimum Wage Fairness Act: provision raising the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 by 2016. Unemployment Compensation. (No bill.) Proposals delaying concurrent receipt of unemployment compensation and Social Security Disability Insurance benefits.

Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, Vice President of the U.S.

In support of H.R. 4320 and H.R. 4321, which give workers the ability and time to make a fully informed decision and guarantee privacy of employee information in union elections. In opposition to S. 460, S. 1737, H.R. 101 and related bills which propose to increase the federal minimum wage. In opposition to regulations which interfere with an employer's access to legal advice on labor issues.Discussions in regards to proposed overtime regulations which may redefine "management" positions and corresponding pay. Discussions in regards to fraudulent practices in issuing loans to small business owners.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 377/S. 2199, Paycheck Fairness Act S. 624, Child Care Protection Act of 2013 S. 2223/S. 1737/H.R. 1010, Minimum Wage Fairness Act

Client expense: $228,758 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of the Census, Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of

FY2015 Labor Appropriations; Dept. of Labor Persuader Regulations; Support for the Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills Act (H.R. 803); S.2178/H.R.4320 - Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act, all provisions; H.R.4321 - Employee Privacy Protection Act, all provisions; S.1737 - Minimum Wage Fairness Act, all provisions; S.2199 - Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; NLRB Proposed Rule on Representation - case procedures; federal minimum wage issues generally;OSHA Proposed Rule to Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses; S. 2223, or other similar proposals to raise the federal minimum wage, oppose legislation; S. 2814, National Labor Relations Board Reform Act, all provisions; Potential changes to overtime rules, no specific legislation; H.R.803 - Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, all provisions; S.2199 - Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; H.R.4959 - EEOC Transparency and Accountability Act, all provisions; H.R.5422 - Litigation Oversight Act of 2014, all provisions; H.R.5423 - Certainty in Enforcement Act of 2014, all provisions.

Client expense: $620,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Small business issues (general). Minimum Wage Fairness Act, S. 1737

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

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

Wage & Hour enforcement: worker misclassification & independent contractors. S. 1687/H.R. 4611, Payroll Fraud Prevention Act of 2013. Project labor agreements: prevailing wage/ Davis-Bacon Act. S. 1706, Fair Playing Field Act of 2013. H.R. 3712, FAMILY Act. S. 933, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2013. S. 84/S. 2199/ H.R. 377, Paycheck Fairness Act. S.1737/ S. 2223/ H.R.1010, Minimum Wage Fairness Act. Apprenticeship programs and job training. H.R. 803, Workforce Opportunity and Innovation Act. H.R. 5159/ S. 2642,Schedules that Work Act Status of OSHA rule re: crane operators; injury and illness rules. Nomination of Sharon Block to National Labor Relations Board Port Worker Misclassification H.R.5159/ S.2642, Schedules that Work Act Sysco-U.S. Foods Merger

Client expense: $341,600 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Vice President of the United States, President of the U.S., SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) Sections 1201, 1301, 1302, 1303, 1304, 1311, 1401, 1411, 1412, 1414, 1502, 1512, 1513, 1514 Section 4980HH.R. 377 S. 84 Paycheck Fairness Act S. 2199 - Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 2346 - Secret Ballot Protection Act H.R. 2347 Representation Fairness Act S. 1737 Minimum Wage Fairness Act H.R. 4320 Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act H.R. 4321 Employee Privacy Protection Act

Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

Minimum Wage: Fair Minimum Wage Act, H.R. 1010, S. 460, S. 1737 NLRB General Counsels joint employer advice

Client expense: $192,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H2B Regulation, Wage Methodology for the Temporary Non-agricultural Employment H2B Program; Temporary Non-agricultural Employment of H-2B Aliens in the United States; Wage Methodology for the Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment H2B Program, Part 2; Labor Rulings and Appointments; OFCCP Section 503 Regulations, provisions related to hiring of person with disabilities; H.R. 1120, Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor Management Relations Act, all provisions. H.R. 4320, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act, all provisions ; H.R. 4321, Employee Privacy Protection Act, all provisions ; S.2178, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act, all provisions ; S.1737, Minimum Wage Fairness Act, all provisions; S.2223, Minimum Wage Fairness Act, all provisions ; H.R. 1010, Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013, all provisions . H.R. 4660, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY 2015, H. Amdt. 759; H.R. 4745, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2015, H.Amdt.826; H.R. 4870, Department of Defense Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015, H. Amdt. 926; H.R. 4923, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY 2015, H. Amdt. 1021; H.R.5016, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act FY 2015, H.Amdt. 1074; S.2814,National Labor Relations Board Reform Act, all provisions; issues related to joint employer designation

Client expense: $370,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office

Minimum Wage, S. 1737- Minimum Wage Fairness Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Improving access to home care services Public Law 113-128 - Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act, regulations advocacy HR 5489 - Employ Young Americans Act Now Opposition to the sale of Daughters of Charity Hospitals to Prime hospital system S 2223 - Fair Minimum Wage Act S 2562 - Bring Jobs Home Act HR 4792 - Empower Employees Act S 84, S 2199 - Paycheck Fairness Act S 1845, HR 3979 - Unemployment Benefits Extension HR 1010, HR 3746, HR 3939, S 460, S 1737 - Minimum Wage Increase HR 803 - Job Training S 815 - Employee Non-Discrimination Act

Client expense: $550,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Fair Minimum Wage Act (S. 1737/H.R. 1010); Paycheck Fairness; Student Loan Debt.

Client expense: $547,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 3746, Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013. S. 1737, Minimum Wage Fairness Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S 1188 Forty Hours is Full Time Act S 1737 Minimum Wage Fairness Act S 2199 Paycheck Fairness Act S 2176 Commonsense Reporting Act of 2014 Employee Stock Ownership Plans S. 2160 Small Business Stability Act

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE

H.R. 1010, Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 3979, Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2014, all provisions S. 460, Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013, all provisions S. 1737, Minimum Wage Fairness Act, all provisions

Client expense: $415,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

H.R. 4923, the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2015- support. H.R. 5213, Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality (STARS) Act of 2014 support. H.R. 4457, the Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2014 support.H.R. 3522, the Employee Health Plan Protection Act of 2013 support. H.R. 2, the American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act support. H.R. 4, the Jobs for America Act support. H.R. 5078, the Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014 support. H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 support. H.R. 2995, the Unnecessary Cap Act of 2013 support. H.R. 2575, the Save American Workers Act of 2013 support. H.R. 3367, the Small Business and Family Relief Act support. H.R. 763, the Jobs and Premium Protection Act support. H.R. 903, the American Job Protection Act support. H.R. 2542, the Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act support. H.Res 359, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that tax reform should jointly address corporate and pass-through entities in a fiscally responsible manner, and that reform should reduce the current tax rate differences between corporate and pass-through entities while maintaining adequate forms of organization for businesses support. H.R. 947, Small Business Accounting and Tax Simplification Act support. H.R. 1406, the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 support. H.R. 436, Government Neutrality in Contracting Act - support. H.R. 1120, the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor- Management Relations Act support. H.R. 2429, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 support. H.R. 2728, Protecting States Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act support. H.R. 2655, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act support. S. 2881, Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality (STARS) Act of 2014 support. S. 2496, the Protecting Water and Property Rights Act of 2014 support. S. 2569, the Bring Jobs Home Act support. S. 2223, the Minimum Wage Fairness Act oppose. S. 2199, originally introduced as S. 84, the Paycheck Fairness Act oppose. S. 2432, the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act oppose. S.Amdt.1871, to S. 1392, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 support. S. 399, the American Job Protection Act support. S. 603, the Jobs and Premium Protection Act support. S. 1188, Forty Hours is Full Time Act support. S. 2199, Paycheck Fairness Act oppose. S. 1085, Small Business Tax Certainty and Growth Act of 2013 support. S. 109, Government Neutrality in Contracting Act support. S. 1138, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 support. S. 1737, Fair Minimum Wage Act oppose. S. 1658, Start-up Jobs and Innovation Act support. S. 1488, a bill to delay the application of the individual health insurance mandate, to delay the application of the employer health insurance mandate, and for other purposes -support. Unemployment Insurance letter opposing FUTA Tax Increase to House and Senate Budget Committee conferees.Hearings - Statement for the Record, House Committee on Small Business, Cash Accounting: A Simpler Method for Small Firms? July 10, 2014. House Small Business Committee, Subcommittee on Health and Technology, An Update on the Small Business Health Options Program: Is It Working for Small Businesses? (met with Committee staff on the issue) September 18, 2014. Comments - Food and Drug Administration, Deeming Tobacco Products To Be Subject to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as Amended by the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act; Regulations on the Sale and Distribution of Tobacco Products and Required Warning Statements for Tobacco Products. (July 25, 2014) Environmental Protection Agency, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0173, Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Lead; Framework for Identifying and Evaluating Lead Based Paint Hazards From Renovation, Repair, and Painting Activities in Public and Commercial Buildings. (September 22, 2014) U.S. Department of Labor, Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors, 79 Fed. Reg. 34568, (June 17, 2014) Environmental Protection Agency, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2013-0715; Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Survey of the Public and Commercial Building Industry. (August 27, 2014) Environmental Protection Agency, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0173; Approach for Estimating Exposures and Incremental Health Effects From Lead Due to Renovation, Repair, and Painting Activities in Public and Commercial Buildings. Other Issues - Tax Reform Tax Extenders DOL overtime regulation Biennial budget Entitlement reform Immigration reform, E-Verify, H2B visas Retirement Issues Keystone XL Project Employer nondiscrimination in PPACA Minimum wage Unemployment insurance Transitional policy on nonqualified plans in PPACA OSHA proposed rule on respirable crystalline silica OSHA proposed rule on electronic reporting EPA/Army Corps of Engineers proposed rule on definition of waters of the United States EPA proposed rule on greenhouse gases emissions from power plants OSHA enforcement DOT Definition of Commercial Motor Vehicle Regulatory reform Overtime Export Import Bank Medicare Part D H.R. 4304, the Jumpstarting Opportunities with Bold Solutions Act H.R. 1772, the Legal Workforce Act

Client expense: $717,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of

Monitoring of federal labor issues, including minimum wage, tip credit, paid leave proposals, and NLRB proposals dealing with potential changes to union organizing rules. H.R. 650, H.R. 1010, S. 460, S. 1737, S. 2223 to raise federal minimum wage levels. S. 2486 to raise federal overtime thresholds and revise definitions. S. 2178 to restore union election rules prior to NLRB rulings.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1010/S. 1737: Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013. NETWORK strongly supports this bill. The bill would increase the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour. H.R. 803: NETWORK strongly supports the Workforce Investment Act because it will provide valuable job training for young adults.Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (S. 2199): NETWORK strongly supports protecting the rights of women in the workplace and believes women are deserving of equal wages.

Client expense: $95,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), President of the U.S., SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Monitor legislation and federal issues related to FMLA and Sick Leave Reform. Monitor the implementation of Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, (P.L. 111-2). Proposed Rule and Request for Comments: Proposed Rules Governing Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act - CRIN 3142 - AAOD.Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act; Interpretation of the "Advice" Exemption, RIN1245-AA03. Monitor Federal case: the United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, National Association of Manufacturers & Coalition for a Democratic Workplace versus National Labor Relations Board. Proposed Rule, RIN 1215-AB79; RIN 1245 - AA03, Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, Interpretation of the "Advice Exemption." EEOC Enforcement Guidance (No. 915.002) Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Interim Final Rule: Procedures for the Handling of Retaliation Complaints Under Section 1558 of the Affordable Care Act Insurance Issuers Relating to Coverage of Preventive Services [OSHA-2011-0193], [RIN 12158-AC79]. H.R. 1120, S. 850 Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act. H.R. 1010, S. 460, Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013. S. 1737, Minimum Wage Fairness Act Technical Release 2013-02: Guidance of the notice to employees of coverage options under FLSA 18B and Updated Model Election Notice Under COBRA. H.R. 2347 Representation Fairness Restoration Act. Notice: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Notice to Employees of Coverage Options Under Fair Labor Standards Act Section 18B [OMB Control Number 1210-0149]. Notice: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Affordable Care Act Grandfathered Health Plan Disclosure, Recordkeeping Requirement, and Change in Carrier Disclosure [OMB Control Number: 12100140]. Monitoring Workforce Investment Act reauthorization (SKILLS ACT) H.R. 4320 Workforce Democracy & Fairness Act H.R. 4321 Employee Privacy Protection Act Notice: Fringe benefits for the fast food industry under the Service Contract Act Executive Order February 12, 2014, Minimum Wage for Contractors HR803 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act RIN 1235-AA10 Establishing Minimum Wage for Contractors (29 CPR Part 10) March 2014 Presidential Memorandum to Sec. of Labor to consider revisions to the FLSAs main regulations re an exemption from minimum wage and overtime. NLRB Joint Employer Standard.

Client expense: $578,587 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration on Aging, Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

H.R. 1010/S. 460/S. 1737, the Fair Minimum Wage Act; Definition of a full-time employee under the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act; H.R. 2988/S. 1188, Forty Hours is Full-Time Act Potential changes to Fair Labor Standards Act Overtime regulations; National Labor Relations Board Joint Employer Standard S. 2814, NLRB Reform Act

Client expense: $18,501 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE

H.R.4172: Student Testing Improvement and Accountability Act S 1737 Minimum Wage, Economic Framework Education, NEA relationship Grade Span Testing NLRB Teacher Tenure

Client expense: $594,394 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office

Minimum Wage Increase. S. 1737, Minimum Wage Fairness Act: provision raising the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 by 2016. Unemployment Compensation. (No bill.) Proposals delaying concurrent receipt of unemployment compensation and Social Security Disability Insurance benefits.

Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, Vice President of the U.S.

Small business issues (general). "Minimum Wage Fairness Act, S. 1737

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE

Small business issues (general). "Minimum Wage Fairness Act, S. 1737

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE