Loading…
Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act of 2020
Legislative Progress
Introduced
February 27, 2020
Latest Action
February 27, 2020
Primary Sponsor
Elizabeth WarrenDemocratic(MA)
Momentum (last 30 days)
0
score
0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
Speed vs cohort
0pct
0d open
vs 5,086 other S bills in the 116th — cohort avg 30d
Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act of 2020 This bill modifies various employment, leave, and pension rules with respect to part-time workers. Specifically, the bill removes the requirement that employees work a minimum number of hours during the preceding 12-month period before becoming eligible for family and medical leave. The bill also sets the maximum length of service on which employers may condition the eligibility of part-time employees for a qualified pension plan (e.g., 401(k) retirement plan). Except as required by an applicable collective bargaining agreement, such service requirement may be no longer than two consecutive 12-month periods of at least 500 hours of service for part-time employees who have reached the age of 21 by the end of such period. The bill further prohibits employers from setting disparate terms of employment or working conditions for part-time employees, including with respect to compensation, notice of work hours, and promotion opportunities, among others. Additionally, the bill requires large employers to offer available, qualified part-time employees additional work hours before hiring new employees for such hours. Among other enforcement methods, employers must maintain three years of certain records related to the requirements of this bill. The bill also provides a private right of action for employees to enforce the nondiscrimination requirements of this bill.
These links require the bill number to appear in the filing's source-reported specific issue text. Client expenses and lobbying-firm income are separate disclosure fields.
Filing registrants (3)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
-S.1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage retirement and family savings, and for other purposes. (Portman/Cardin II) -H.R. 860, the Social Security 2100 Act - To protect our Social Security system and improve benefits for current and future generations. -H.R. 1043, S. 460, the Employer Participation in Repayment Act - This bill expands the tax exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to include payments of qualified education loans by an employer to either an employee or a lender. -H.R. 4610 (2017), RETIRE Act - authorize the electronic delivery of pension plan documents required to be furnished to a plan participant, beneficiary, or other individual. -H.R.1043; S. 460, Participation in Repayment Act of 2019, Student Debt repayments through employer contributions -H.R.7203 (2018), Long-Term Care Account Act - allows tax-exempt long-term care accounts that are funded using a taxpayer's gains from the sale or assignment of a life insurance contract. S. 1019, Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Act - allow employers to automatically enroll their workers into emergency savings accounts (ESAs) in addition to retirement accounts. S. 1018, Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act -allow individuals to defer receipt of 20 percent of their tax refund for 180 days, at which time the deferred amount is paid with interest. H.R. 2120, S. 1053, Saving for the Future Act - require employers with 10 or more employees to contribute 50 cents for every hour worked by an employee (including part-time employees) to a savings account. S. 354/H.R. 982, A bill to avoid duplicative annual reporting under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and for other purposes H.R. 3078, Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Caregivers Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the age for making catch-up contributions to retirement accounts to take into account time out of the workforce to provide dependent care services. H.R. 1907, Retirement Security for American Workers Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the qualification requirements with respect to certain multiple employer plans with pooled plan providers, and for other purposes. H. Res. 328, Supporting the protection of elders through financial literacy - expresses the understanding that continued education and cooperation among law enforcement, financial institutions, regulatory agencies, and private sector organizations are necessary to combat elder financial exploitation. S. 975/H.R. 2005, Women's Retirement Protection Act - To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans Issue: SEC/DOL Best Interest Standard of Care H.R. 1865, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020 - government funding package including certain retirement security changes. Add: S. 2962, the Higher Education Loan Payment and Enhanced Retirement (HELPER) Act -- individuals to take up to $5,250 from their 401(k) or IRA each year to help pay for college or pay down student loan debt HR 5991, S. 3358, Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act -- ERISA to give part-time workers who have worked at least 500 hours for two consecutive years access to retirement plans if they are offered by their employers to full-time workers. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act--require the Social Security Administration to mail annual earnings statements to everyone who pays into the program. HR 5726, Senior Housing IRA Act of 2020 -- amends capital gains treatment from the sale or exchange of a principal residence qualified individuals so long as money is used for retirement. HR 5296, S. 2976, Advancing Support for Working Families Act - Paid family leave to allow advance of child tax credits for birth/adoption S. 3341, CEO and Worker Pension Fairness Act - to make NQDC plans taxable when they vest. H.R. 5958, Senior Health Planning Account Act -allow seniors to use life settlement proceeds, tax-free, to pay for health care costs via Senior Heath Planning Accounts HR 6257, Public Service Retirement Fairness Act - permit 403(b) plans to invest in collective investment trusts (CITs) DRAFT, HR __, to allow ETFs within variable insurance products. HR 6276 Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act 2020- permit retirement plans to make matching contributions to workers as if their student loan payments were retirement contributions H.R. 6562, Securing Additional Value for Every Retirement Saver (SAVERS) Act - temporarily raises contribution limits on tax-preferred retirement savings plans and individual retirement accounts. H.R. 6994, S. 3795, Registration for Index Linked Annuities (RILA) Act - directs SEC to devise a new filing form for registered index-linked annuities (RILAs) H.R. 6732, To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to modify certain regulations relating to insurance-dedicated exchange-traded funds - to allow ETFs in variable insurance products DRAFT, Emergency Savings Account Act - establish short term emergency savings account similar to short term savings account idea similar to S. 1018 (Young, Cotton, Jones, Booker) S 4173Military Spouses Retirement Security - improve retirement security for military families S 4192Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act - to coordinate lost retirement plans HR 7668 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2021- FSGG appropriations S.2524 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 - Senate FSGG appropriations S 4297 Addressing Missed-savings Opportunities for Retirement due to an Epidemic Act (AMORE Act) - to make additional retirement contributions to such plans for any taxable year beginning in 2021 or 2022 S 4323TRUST Act - special committee to make Social Security trust fund reconditions HR 8083 Preserving Employee Retirement Savings Act of 2020 - tax credit to encourage business to continue matching retirement contributions S 5064 Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act-- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase retirement savings, to improve retirement plan administration, and for other purposes. S 5035Encouraging Americans to Save Act -- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide matching payments for retirement savings contributions by certain individuals. HR 8990 Lifetime Income for Employees Act -- To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to permit default investment arrangements in annuities, and for other purposes. HR 8695 Protecting Retirement Savers and Everyday Investors Act -- To impose a limitation on taxation and fees on transactions by certain securities industry participants, and for other purposes. HR 8696 Securing a Strong Retirement Act -- To increase retirement savings, simplify and clarify retirement plan rules, and for other purposes. S 4820Long-term Care Affordability Act-- allows the use of tax-exempt retirement plan distributions to pay for long-term health care insurance HR 8606 Savings for All Vocations Enhancement (SAVE) Act -- To defer the tax of certain sales of employer stock and reduce certain retirement-related excise taxes, and for other purposes. HR 895p Retirees Sustainable Investment Policies Act -- o amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require retirement plans to establish Sustainable Investment Policies. HR 8960 Sustainable Investment Policies Act -- amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to require large asset managers to establish Sustainable Investment Policies. DRAFT Auto(k) Retirement Plan Act -- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand retirement plan coverage, increase retirement security, and for other purposes
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced in Senate
Bills with similar content found using semantic analysis.
Sources: Congress.gov
Client expense: $1,130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2020 · third_quarter · Retirement
-S.1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage retirement and family savings, and for other purposes. (Portman/Cardin II) -H.R. 860, the Social Security 2100 Act - To protect our Social Security system and improve benefits for current and future generations. -H.R. 1043, S. 460, the Employer Participation in Repayment Act - This bill expands the tax exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to include payments of qualified education loans by an employer to either an employee or a lender. -H.R. 4610 (2017), RETIRE Act - authorize the electronic delivery of pension plan documents required to be furnished to a plan participant, beneficiary, or other individual. -H.R.1043; S. 460, Participation in Repayment Act of 2019, Student Debt repayments through employer contributions -H.R.7203 (2018), Long-Term Care Account Act - allows tax-exempt long-term care accounts that are funded using a taxpayer's gains from the sale or assignment of a life insurance contract. S. 1019, Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Act - allow employers to automatically enroll their workers into emergency savings accounts (ESAs) in addition to retirement accounts. S. 1018, Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act -allow individuals to defer receipt of 20 percent of their tax refund for 180 days, at which time the deferred amount is paid with interest. H.R. 2120, S. 1053, Saving for the Future Act - require employers with 10 or more employees to contribute 50 cents for every hour worked by an employee (including part-time employees) to a savings account. S. 354/H.R. 982, A bill to avoid duplicative annual reporting under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and for other purposes H.R. 3078, Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Caregivers Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the age for making catch-up contributions to retirement accounts to take into account time out of the workforce to provide dependent care services. H.R. 1907, Retirement Security for American Workers Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the qualification requirements with respect to certain multiple employer plans with pooled plan providers, and for other purposes. H. Res. 328, Supporting the protection of elders through financial literacy - expresses the understanding that continued education and cooperation among law enforcement, financial institutions, regulatory agencies, and private sector organizations are necessary to combat elder financial exploitation. S. 975/H.R. 2005, Women's Retirement Protection Act - To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans Issue: SEC/DOL Best Interest Standard of Care H.R. 1865, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020 - government funding package including certain retirement security changes. Add: S. 2962, the Higher Education Loan Payment and Enhanced Retirement (HELPER) Act -- individuals to take up to $5,250 from their 401(k) or IRA each year to help pay for college or pay down student loan debt HR 5991, S. 3358, Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act -- ERISA to give part-time workers who have worked at least 500 hours for two consecutive years access to retirement plans if they are offered by their employers to full-time workers. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act--require the Social Security Administration to mail annual earnings statements to everyone who pays into the program. HR 5726, Senior Housing IRA Act of 2020 -- amends capital gains treatment from the sale or exchange of a principal residence qualified individuals so long as money is used for retirement. HR 5296, S. 2976, Advancing Support for Working Families Act - Paid family leave to allow advance of child tax credits for birth/adoption S. 3341, CEO and Worker Pension Fairness Act - to make NQDC plans taxable when they vest. H.R. 5958, Senior Health Planning Account Act -allow seniors to use life settlement proceeds, tax-free, to pay for health care costs via Senior Heath Planning Accounts HR 6257, Public Service Retirement Fairness Act - permit 403(b) plans to invest in collective investment trusts (CITs) DRAFT, HR __, to allow ETFs within variable insurance products. HR 6276 Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act 2020- permit retirement plans to make matching contributions to workers as if their student loan payments were retirement contributions H.R. 6562, Securing Additional Value for Every Retirement Saver (SAVERS) Act - temporarily raises contribution limits on tax-preferred retirement savings plans and individual retirement accounts. H.R. 6994, S. 3795, Registration for Index Linked Annuities (RILA) Act - directs SEC to devise a new filing form for registered index-linked annuities (RILAs) H.R. 6732, To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to modify certain regulations relating to insurance-dedicated exchange-traded funds - to allow ETFs in variable insurance products DRAFT, Emergency Savings Account Act - establish short term emergency savings account similar to short term savings account idea similar to S. 1018 (Young, Cotton, Jones, Booker) DRAFT, SECURE Act 2.0 - to make improvements to retirement security S 4173Military Spouses Retirement Security - improve retirement security for military families S 4192Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act - to coordinate lost retirement plans HR 7668 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2021- FSGG appropriations S.2524 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 - Senate FSGG appropriations S 4297 Addressing Missed-savings Opportunities for Retirement due to an Epidemic Act (AMORE Act) - to make additional retirement contributions to such plans for any taxable year beginning in 2021 or 2022 S 4323TRUST Act - special committee to make Social Security trust fund reconditions HR 8083 Preserving Employee Retirement Savings Act of 2020 - tax credit to encourage business to continue matching retirement contributions
Client expense: $780,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2020 · second_quarter · Retirement
-S.1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage retirement and family savings, and for other purposes. (Portman/Cardin II) -H.R.1993, to modify the rules relating to multiple employer plans and pooled employer plans and to modify PBGC premiums for CSEC plans. -H.R. 860, the Social Security 2100 Act - To protect our Social Security system and improve benefits for current and future generations. -H.R. 1043, S. 460, the Employer Participation in Repayment Act - This bill expands the tax exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to include payments of qualified education loans by an employer to either an employee or a lender. -H.R. 4610 (2017), RETIRE Act - authorize the electronic delivery of pension plan documents required to be furnished to a plan participant, beneficiary, or other individual. -H.R.1043; S. 460, Participation in Repayment Act of 2019, Student Debt repayments through employer contributions -H.R.7203 (2018), Long-Term Care Account Act - allows tax-exempt long-term care accounts that are funded using a taxpayer's gains from the sale or assignment of a life insurance contract. -H.R. 1516. S. 647, Wall Street Tax Act - to impose a tax on certain trading transactions S. 1019, Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Act - allow employers to automatically enroll their workers into emergency savings accounts (ESAs) in addition to retirement accounts. S. 1018, Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act -allow individuals to defer receipt of 20 percent of their tax refund for 180 days, at which time the deferred amount is paid with interest. H.R. 2120, S. 1053, Saving for the Future Act - require employers with 10 or more employees to contribute 50 cents for every hour worked by an employee (including part-time employees) to a savings account. H.R. 1876, Senior Security Act of 2019 - to establish an interdivisional task force at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to develop recommendations to increase protections for older investors who are most vulnerable to exploitation. S. 1435, Federal Retirement Commission Act - establish a federal commission to review private retirement benefit programs and submit a report to Congress S. 354/H.R. 982, A bill to avoid duplicative annual reporting under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and for other purposes H.R. 3078, Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Caregivers Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the age for making catch-up contributions to retirement accounts to take into account time out of the workforce to provide dependent care services. H.R. 1907, Retirement Security for American Workers Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the qualification requirements with respect to certain multiple employer plans with pooled plan providers, and for other purposes. H. Res. 328, Supporting the protection of elders through financial literacy - expresses the understanding that continued education and cooperation among law enforcement, financial institutions, regulatory agencies, and private sector organizations are necessary to combat elder financial exploitation. S. 345, Surviving Widow(er) Income Fair Treatment (SWIFT) Act - To amend title II of the Social Security Act to increase survivors benefits for disabled widows, widowers, and surviving divorced spouses S. 975/H.R. 2005, Women's Retirement Protection Act - To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans Issue: SEC/DOL Best Interest Standard of Care S. ___, Daft legislation to allow retirement plan funds to pay for long-term care insurance (Toomey) H.R. 1865, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020 - government funding package including certain retirement security changes. Add: S. 2962, the Higher Education Loan Payment and Enhanced Retirement (HELPER) Act -- individuals to take up to $5,250 from their 401(k) or IRA each year to help pay for college or pay down student loan debt HR 5991, S. 3358, Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act -- ERISA to give part-time workers who have worked at least 500 hours for two consecutive years access to retirement plans if they are offered by their employers to full-time workers. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act--require the Social Security Administration to mail annual earnings statements to everyone who pays into the program. HR 5726, Senior Housing IRA Act of 2020 -- amends capital gains treatment from the sale or exchange of a principal residence qualified individuals so long as money is used for retirement. HR 5296, S. 2976, Advancing Support for Working Families Act - Paid family leave to allow advance of child tax credits for birth/adoption DRAFT: HR ___, -- retirement security legislation including Automatic Retirement Plan Act and the Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act. S. 3341, CEO and Worker Pension Fairness Act - to make NQDC plans taxable when they vest. H.R. 5958, Senior Health Planning Account Act -allow seniors to use life settlement proceeds, tax-free, to pay for health care costs via Senior Heath Planning Accounts HR 6257, Public Service Retirement Fairness Act - permit 403(b) plans to invest in collective investment trusts (CITs) DRAFT, HR __, to allow ETFs within variable insurance products. HR 6276 Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act 2020- permit retirement plans to make matching contributions to workers as if their student loan payments were retirement contributions H.R. 6562, Securing Additional Value for Every Retirement Saver (SAVERS) Act - temporarily raises contribution limits on tax-preferred retirement savings plans and individual retirement accounts. H.R. 6994, S. 3795, Registration for Index Linked Annuities (RILA) Act - directs SEC to devise a new filing form for registered index-linked annuities (RILAs) H.R. 6732, To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to modify certain regulations relating to insurance-dedicated exchange-traded funds - to allow ETFs in variable insurance products
Client expense: $1,140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2020 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Advocated for Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (H.R. 2694) (House and Senate) Advocated for CARES Act provisions (H.R.748, S. 3548) (House and Senate) Advocated for Families First Coronavirus Response Act provisions (H.R.6201) (House and Senate) Advocated for Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (H.R.2474, S. 1306) (House and Senate) Advocated for Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act (H.R.3463, S. 1970) (House and Senate) Advocate for the Schedules That Work Act (H.R. 5004/ S.3256) (House and Senate) Advocate for the Part-time Worker Bill of Rights (H.R. 5991/ S. 3358) (House and Senate) Advocate for national paid leave policies, including the FAMILY Act (H.R. 1185/S.R. 463), the Healthy Families Act (H.R. 1784/ S. 840), and PAID Leave Act (S. 3513) (House and Senate) Advocate to include equitable paid leave and sick days policies in the federal coronavirus response legislation, Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201) and CARES Act (H.R. 748) (House and Senate)
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Support HR 3394, the Childrens Act for Responsible Employment. This legislation would remove the exemptions to the Fair Labor Standards Act that allow children to work unlimited hours in agriculture at the age of 12 Support S. 270, the Paycheck Fairness Act, which would close gaps and loopholes in the Equal Pay Act of 1963 to help equalize pay between men and women Support HR 2474 / S 1306, the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, which protects the right to join a union Support an additional 30 days to comment on the DoL NRPM RIN 1250-AA10, Nondiscrimination Obligations of Federal Contractors and Subcontractors: Procedures to Resolve Potential Employment Discrimination Support $105 million for the Reintegration of Ex-Offenders (RExO) program, otherwise known as the Reentry Employment Opportunities (REO) program, within the Department of Labors Employment & Training Administration in the FY21 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations bill. Support HR 5991 / S 3358, the Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights, which would afford crucial protections to millions of part-time workers by expanding access to workplace benefits, ensuring that large employers offer current part-time employees access to additional hours before making new hires, and requiring employers to treat part-time and full-time workers equally when they do the same jobs Support legislation to codify the Reentry Employment Opportunities (REO) Program, which currently exists as a pilot program authorized under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). REO provides grants to organizations involved in workforce training, pre-apprenticeship, and apprenticeship programs for formerly incarcerated people, as well as those who will be released within six months In light of COV-19, we should: Update the Stafford Act to allow for individuals to apply for Disaster Unemployment Assistance without exhausting regular UI first, enabling states to avoid spending down their UI trust funds right away Raise the minimum benefit amount to 1.5 the times of the national average state UI benefit ($531) Require states to waive waiting weeks, so involuntarily unemployed workers can receive benefits as soon as possible. Provide emergency administrative funding for state unemployment insurance programs, since need will rise, and the federal government bears statutory responsibility for the costs of state administration. Support workers who need to balance work and new caregiving responsibilities related to coronavirus: This includes steps such as: Expanding the definition of good cause quits to caregiving responsibilities - including if school closures related to the virus affect parents and caregivers ability to work Requiring states to make part-time workers eligible - particularly as more workers may need to work part-time with potential school closures or caregiving responsibilities. Prevent job loss by expanding work-sharing within unemployment insurance. Work-sharing would allow for companies to move full-time workers to part-time status while workers get compensated through UI for reduced hours. Work-sharing exists in only 27 states and the District of Columbia, and should be required for every state, with a generous federal match for administrative costs for new and existing programs Expand the definition of good cause quit to employees refusing an assignment that violates health and safety standards Waive work search requirements so that people can stay home as is recommended by public health officials, especially since job search for many low-paid jobs requires in-person interviews Help states to provide UI-related services such as career counseling and reemployment assistance remotely Make sure claims related to the pandemic dont count against experience rating so that employers are not penalized for cutting back on business for health-related reasons Support Paid Sick Days for public health emergencies and Personal Family Care / Support S. 3415 / H.R. 6150 Support H.R. 2694, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which a clear, predictable rule: employers must provide reasonable accommodations for limitations arising out of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless this would pose an undue hardship. Support the Providing Americans Insured Days of Leave (PAID ) Act, which would fill the gaps left by the paid sick days and paid leave provisions in the Families First Act and would create permanent paid sick days and paid leave programs Support the Department of Labor, when interpreting the Paid Sick Leave provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, make every effort to ensure that as many working people as possible are covered by the law Support paid sick leave extension to family caregivers for people with disabilities and older adults because of care provider closure or direct care workers unavailability due to COVID-19 Support HR 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Act, which responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak by providing paid sick leave, tax credits, and free COVID-19 testing; expanding food assistance and unemployment benefits; and increasing Medicaid funding Oppose Amdt. No.1558 to HR 6201; To strike Federally mandated sick pay and paid family leave and replace it with financial support provided through State administered unemployment insurance systems and funds Oppose a proposed EEOC rule that would prohibit federal employees who are union representatives from utilizing official time or paid duty time to represent their co-workers in an EEO matter
Client expense: $72,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Education, Dept of, Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Employment & Training Administration, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2020 · first_quarter · Retirement
-S.1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage retirement and family savings, and for other purposes. (Portman/Cardin II) -H.R.1993, to modify the rules relating to multiple employer plans and pooled employer plans and to modify PBGC premiums for CSEC plans. -H.R. 860, the Social Security 2100 Act - To protect our Social Security system and improve benefits for current and future generations. -H.R. 1043, S. 460, the Employer Participation in Repayment Act - This bill expands the tax exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to include payments of qualified education loans by an employer to either an employee or a lender. -H.R. 4610 (2017), RETIRE Act - authorize the electronic delivery of pension plan documents required to be furnished to a plan participant, beneficiary, or other individual. -H.R.1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act - require the Securities and Exchange Commission, when developing rules and regulations about disclosures to retail investors, to conduct investor testing -H.R.1043; S. 460, Participation in Repayment Act of 2019, Student Debt repayments through employer contributions -H.R.7203 (2018), Long-Term Care Account Act - allows tax-exempt long-term care accounts that are funded using a taxpayer's gains from the sale or assignment of a life insurance contract. -H.R. 1516. S. 647, Wall Street Tax Act - to impose a tax on certain trading transactions S. 1019, Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Act - allow employers to automatically enroll their workers into emergency savings accounts (ESAs) in addition to retirement accounts. S. 1018, Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act -allow individuals to defer receipt of 20 percent of their tax refund for 180 days, at which time the deferred amount is paid with interest. H.R. 2120, S. 1053, Saving for the Future Act - require employers with 10 or more employees to contribute 50 cents for every hour worked by an employee (including part-time employees) to a savings account. HR 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act -prohibit the SEC from implementing or enforcing Regulation Best Interest. H.R. 1876, Senior Security Act of 2019 - to establish an interdivisional task force at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to develop recommendations to increase protections for older investors who are most vulnerable to exploitation. S. 1435, Federal Retirement Commission Act - establish a federal commission to review private retirement benefit programs and submit a report to Congress S. 354/H.R. 982, A bill to avoid duplicative annual reporting under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and for other purposes H.R. 3078, Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Caregivers Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the age for making catch-up contributions to retirement accounts to take into account time out of the workforce to provide dependent care services. H.R. 1907, Retirement Security for American Workers Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the qualification requirements with respect to certain multiple employer plans with pooled plan providers, and for other purposes. H. Res. 328, Supporting the protection of elders through financial literacy - expresses the understanding that continued education and cooperation among law enforcement, financial institutions, regulatory agencies, and private sector organizations are necessary to combat elder financial exploitation. S. 345, Surviving Widow(er) Income Fair Treatment (SWIFT) Act - To amend title II of the Social Security Act to increase survivors benefits for disabled widows, widowers, and surviving divorced spouses S. 975/H.R. 2005, Women's Retirement Protection Act - To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans Issue: SEC/DOL Best Interest Standard of Care S. ___, Daft legislation to allow retirement plan funds to pay for long-term care insurance (Toomey) H.R. 1865, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020 - government funding package including certain retirement security changes. Add: S. 2962, the Higher Education Loan Payment and Enhanced Retirement (HELPER) Act -- individuals to take up to $5,250 from their 401(k) or IRA each year to help pay for college or pay down student loan debt HR 5991, S. 3358, Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act -- ERISA to give part-time workers who have worked at least 500 hours for two consecutive years access to retirement plans if they are offered by their employers to full-time workers. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act--require the Social Security Administration to mail annual earnings statements to everyone who pays into the program. HR 5726, Senior Housing IRA Act of 2020 -- amends capital gains treatment from the sale or exchange of a principal residence qualified individuals so long as money is used for retirement. HR 5296, S. 2976, Advancing Support for Working Families Act - Paid family leave to allow advance of child tax credits for birth/adoption DRAFT: HR ___, -- retirement security legislation including Automatic Retirement Plan Act and the Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act. S. 3341, CEO and Worker Pension Fairness Act - to make NQDC plans taxable when they vest. H.R. 5958, Senior Health Planning Account Act -allow seniors to use life settlement proceeds, tax-free, to pay for health care costs via Senior Heath Planning Accounts HR 6257, Public Service Retirement Fairness Act - permit 403(b) plans to invest in collective investment trusts (CITs) DRAFT, HR __, to allow ETFs within variable insurance products.
Client expense: $750,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)