Employee Rights Act

Save Local Business Act (S. 1261/H.R. 2826); The Employee Rights Act (S. 3889/H.R. 1794); Federal Trade Commission Franchise Rule; NLRB Joint Employer Rule.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 20/S. 567 - Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act DOL Independent Contractor Rule NLRB Joint Employer Rule H.J. Res 98 - A resolution to repeal NLRB Joint Employer Rule H.R. 7194/S. 3889 - Employee Rights Act H.R. 1523/S.562 - Modern Worker Empowerment Act Package Delivery Parity Act

Client expense: $2,580,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Save Local Business Act (S. 1261/H.R. 2826); The Employee Rights Act (S. 3889/H.R. 1794); Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2023 (H.R. 20/S. 567); Federal Trade Commission Franchise Rule; NLRB Joint Employer Rule.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 20/S. 567 - Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act DOL Independent Contractor Rule DOL Joint Employer Rule H.R. 7194/S. 3889 - Employee Rights Act H.R. 1523/S.562 - Modern Worker Empowerment Act Package Delivery Parity Act

Client expense: $2,980,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Save Local Business Act (S. 1261/H.R. 2826); The Employee Rights Act (S. 3889/H.R. 1794); Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2023 (H.R. 20/S. 567); PN 388- Nomination of Julie A. Su to be Secretary of Labor, U.S. Department of Labor; Federal Trade Commission Franchise Rule; NLRB Joint Employer Rule.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 20/S. 567 - Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act DOL Independent Contractor Rule DOL Joint Employer Rule H.R. 7194/S. 3889 - Employee Rights Act H.R. 1523/S.562 - Modern Worker Empowerment Act

Client expense: $3,100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Save Local Business Act (S. 1261/H.R. 2826); The Employee Rights Act (S. 3889/H.R. 1794); Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2023 (H.R. 20/S. 567); PN 388- Nomination of Julie A. Su to be Secretary of Labor, U.S. Department of Labor; Federal Trade Commission Franchise Rule; NLRB Joint Employer Rule.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to consolidation of federal data centers under the Federal Information Technology Acquisition and Reform Act. The America Competes Act of 2022 (H.R. 7194/S.3889): Issues related to electronic waste.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.7194/S.3889 (117th) - Employee Rights Act; Provisions related to labor, tax and benefits Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (WHD-2020-0007) Deceptive or Unfair Earnings Claims (FTC-2022-0020) FTC Policy Statement on Enforcement Related to Gig Work (Matter No. P227600) H.R.8442 (117th) - Worker Flexibility and Choice Act; All provisions H.R.1523 (117th) - Modern Worker Empowerment Act; All provisions H.Res.72 - Recognizing the contributions of independent workers and contractors to the American economy; All provisions H.R.781 - GIG Act; All provisions H.R.20/S.567 - Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2023; Provisions related to labor, tax and benefits Matters related to Department of Labor nominations

Client expense: $420,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Government-mandated project labor agreements (PLAs) on federal and federally assisted construction projects. Executive Order 13202: Preservation of Open Competition and Government Neutrality Towards Government Contractors and Labor Relations on Federal and Federally Funded Construction Projects - February 17, 2001. Davis-Bacon Act. Executive Order 13502: Use of Project Labor Agreement for Federal Construction Projects - February 6, 2009. Proposal to expand Executive Order 13502: Use of Project Labor Agreements on Federal Construction Projects - February 6, 2009. H.R. 1209/S.537: the Fair and Open Competition Act. H.R. 20/S. 567 : the Protecting the Right to Organize Act. Apprenticeship Programs, generally. Apprenticeship Requirements on Federal Contracts. Workforce development, generally. Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces/Blacklisting policies. Fair Labor Standards Act. National Labor Relations Act. DOL-OSHA (Reg.) Title: Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Setting (RIN 1218-AD39). Executive Order 14063: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects. DOLs forthcoming new proposed rule on the exemption of bona fide executive, administrative, and professional employees from the Fair Labor Standards Acts minimum wage and overtime requirements. DOL-WHD (Reg.) Title: Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations (RIN: 1235-AA40). The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (PL 117-58). FAR Council (Reg.) Title: Federal Acquisition Regulation: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects (RIN: 9000-AO40). DOL-WHD Reg (Title): Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (RIN 1235-AA43). Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. West Coast port labor negotiations. H.R. 23: Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act. BUILDER Act of 2023. H.R. 1: the Lower Energy Costs Act. DOL-OSHA (Reg) Title: Occupational Exposure to COVID-19 in Healthcare Settings (RIN: 1218-AD36). DOLs forthcoming proposed rule on Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process. OSHA compliance and enforcement, generally. HELP Committee Chairs announcement to hold a vote to authorize investigation into major corporations labor practices. DOL Secretary of Labor nominee, Julie Su. DOL Wage and Hour Administrator nominee, Jessica Looman. NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY (NOFO) - CHIPS Incentives Program - Commercial Fabrication Facilities. Policy changes made by the NLRB that would impact free speech, open debate, the right to cast a vote privately, and the promise of a workplace free from harassment. 117th Congress: H.R. 7194/S. 3889: the Employee Rights Act. H.R. 4288: the Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act. H.R. 2218/S. 805: the Davis-Bacon Repeal Act. S. 3768: Training Americas Workforce Act. H.R. 7309: the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022.

Client expense: $610,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), 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), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Definition of independent contractor; Multi-employer Pension Reform; H.R.1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021; H.R.1284/S.403 - FOCA Act; Paid Leave, Family Medical Leave; Joint Employer; H.R.447 - National Apprenticeship Act of 2021; H.R.2037/S.864 - To extend Federal Pell Grant eligibility of certain short-term programs; S.589 - Chris Allen Multiemployer Pension Recapitalization and Reform Act of 2021; H.R.842/S.420 - Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021; H.R.602/S.200 - Relaunching Americas Workforce Act; American Jobs Plan; S.1298 - Clean Energy for America Act; H.R.3684 - INVEST in America Act; H.R.3473/S.1827 - Build Local, Hire Local Act; H.R.5376 - Build Back Better Act; H.R.3684 -(as amended)- Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; H.R.4521 - America COMPETES Act of 2022; S.3889 - Employee Rights Act; H.R.5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Client expense: $261,261 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE

H.R. 842/S. 420, the Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021, Sec. 101 & 104, provisions related to promoting workers entrepreneurial freedom The Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act, Sec. 212 and Sec. 215 H.R. 7194/S. 3889 - Employee Rights Act of 2022, Sec. 202,provisions related to employment relations RIN 1235-AA43, Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, Proposed Rulemaking on Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 420/H.R. 842 Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021; S. 864/H.R. 2037 Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students Act of 2021; S.3889/H.R. 7194 monitored the Employee Rights Act; minimum wage and overtime exemptions; S. 3909/H.R. 2974 Military Spouse Hiring Act; paid leave preemption; monitor west coast port labor negotiations; monitor rail negotiations; Securing a Strong Retirement Act (SECURE 2.0) within H.R. 2617 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023

Client expense: $560,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Government-mandated project labor agreements (PLAs) on federal and federally assisted construction projects. Executive Order 13202: Preservation of Open Competition and Government Neutrality Towards Government Contractors and Labor Relations on Federal and Federally Funded Construction Projects - February 17, 2001. The American Jobs Plan. Davis-Bacon Act. Executive Order 13502: Use of Project Labor Agreement for Federal Construction Projects - February 6, 2009. Proposal to expand Executive Order 13502: Use of Project Labor Agreements on Federal Construction Projects - February 6, 2009. H.R. 1284/S. 403: the Fair and Open Competition Act. H.R. 842/S. 420: the Protecting the Right to Organize Act. Apprenticeship Programs, generally. H.R. 447: the National Apprenticeship Act of 2021. H.R. 1180: Accurate Workplace Injury and Illness Records Restoration Act . Apprenticeship Requirements on Federal Contracts. Workforce development, generally. Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces/Blacklisting policies. Fair Labor Standards Act. H.R. 1275/S. 406: National Right-to-Work Act. H.R. 5339/ S. 905: the Freedom to Invest in Tomorrows Workforce Act. H.R. 2218/S. 805: the Davis-Bacon Repeal Act. S. 914: the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021. H.R. 3185/S.1636: Save Local Business Act. H.R.3897: H-2B Returning Worker Exception Act of 2021. National Labor Relations Act. OSHA Mandatory Penalties under Reconciliation. Labor Policies and Tax Hikes under Reconciliation. H.R. 5178: Truth in Employment Act. H.R. 6161: the ERTC Reinstatement Act. DOL-OSHA (Reg.) Title: Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Setting (RIN 1218-AD39). S.J.Res.29: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard." H.R. 6222: EVs for All Act. Executive Order 14063: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects. H.R. 4521: the America COMPETES Act of 2022 (Division J, Section 20302, Section 20204, Section 23911, Section 20304). S. 1260: United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 (Section 2506, Section 28). H.R. 963: the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act of 2022. DOLs forthcoming new proposed rule on the exemption of bona fide executive, administrative, and professional employees from the Fair Labor Standards Acts minimum wage and overtime requirements. S. 3768: Training Americas Workforce Act. DOL-WHD (Reg.) Title: Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations (RIN: 1235-AA40). H.R. 7309: the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (PL 117-58). H.R. 7194/S. 3889: the Employee Rights Act. H.R. 4288: the Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act. FAR Council (Reg.) Title: Federal Acquisition Regulation: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects (RIN: 9000-AO40). DOL-WHD Reg (Title): Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees (RIN 1235-AA20). DOL-WHD Reg (Title): Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (RIN 1235-AA34). DOL-WHD Reg (Title): Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (RIN 1235-AA43). Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. 602 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3212). NLRB (Title) Reg: Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status (RIN 3142-AA21). NLRB (Title) Reg: Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status (RIN 3142-AA13). West Coast port labor negotiations. Proposed Waiver of Buy America Requirements for De Minimis Costs, Small Grants, and Minor Components. Freight Rail strike. S.J. Res. 61: A joint resolution to provide for the resolution of issues in a railway labor-management dispute, and for other purposes. Supply and availability of transformers and other electrical components. NLRB interpretations that would protect harassing behavior in the workplace and create potential conflicts with federal, state, and local anti-discrimination laws. NLRB members recusal obligations. Efforts to overturn significant precedent at the NLRB, including the policies outlined in the General Counsels Cemex amicus brief and the Boards decisions in American Steel Construction and Thryv, Inc., as well as the Boards anticipated decisions in Ralphs Grocery, Stericycle, and The Atlanta Opera.

Client expense: $610,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), 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), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

H.R. 842/S. 420, the the Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021, Sec. 101 & 104, provisions related to promoting workers entrepreneurial freedom. The Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act, Sec. 212 and Sec. 215. H.R. 7194/S. 3889 - Employee Rights Act of 2022, Sec. 202, provisions related to employment relations.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 5/S. 393, Equality Act H.R. 7/S. 205, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 447, National Apprenticeship Act of 2021 H.R. 603/S. 53, Raise the Wage Act of 2021 H.R. 804/S. 248, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 830, Wage Increase Fairness Act H.R. 842/S. 420, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021 H.R. 1065/S. 1486/S. 4431, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 1195, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1284/S. 403, Fair and Open Competition (FOCA) Act H.R. 1277/S. 374, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021 H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 H.R. 1458/S.490, Unemployment Insurance Technology Modernization Act of 2021 H.R. 1735/S. 673, Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2021 H.R. 2491, Wage Equity Act of 2021 H.R. 2668, Consumer Protection and Recovery Act H.R. 2795, DHS Blue Campaign Enhancement Act H.R. 2873, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021 H.R. 2883, Stop Stalling Access to Affordable Medications H.R. 2884, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act H.R. 2891/S. 1428, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act H.R. 2926/S. 663, One Agency Act H.R. 3110/S. 1658, Providing Urgent Maternal Protections (PUMP) for Nursing Mothers Act H.R. 3114, Longshore and Harbor Workers COVID-19 Compensation Act of 2021 H.R. 3460/S. 1787, State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021 H.R. 3816/S. 2992, American Choice and Innovation Online Act H.R. 3825, Ending Platform Monopolies Act H.R. 3826/S. 3197, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3843/S. 228, Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021 H.R. 3849, Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act of 2021 H.R. 4109/S. 2193, Protections for Socially Good Activities Act H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.R. 5017/S. 2710, Open App Markets Act H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.R. 5842, Ending the Monopoly of Power Over Workplace Harassment through Education and Reporting (EMPOWER) Act H.R. 6922/S. 3760, Continued Waiver of Interest on State Unemployment Loans during the Pandemic Act H.R. 7194/S. 3889, Employee Rights Act H.R. 7151, Ensuring Sound Guidance Act H.R. 7309, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022 H.R. 7701, Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act H.R. 8295/S. 4659, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 H.Res. 823, Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3460) to amend title 28 of the United States Code to prevent the transfer of actions arising under the antitrust laws in which a State is a complainant H.J. Res. 100,To provide for a resolution with respect to the unresolved disputes between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their employees H. Con. Res. 119, Providing for a correction in the enrollment of H.J. Res. 100 S. 225, Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act of 2021 S. 478, Higher Wages for American Workers Act of 2021 S. 977, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act of 2021 S. 1074, Trust-Busting for the Twenty-First Century Act S. 1204, Bust Up Big Tech Act S. 1380, Clean Slate Act of 2021 S. 1425, Stop Significant and Time-wasting Abuse Limiting Legitimate Innovation of New Generics (STALLING) Act S. 1435, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021 S. 1636, Save Local Business Act S. 2039, Tougher Enforcement Against Monopolists (TEAM) Act S. 2991, Countering Human Trafficking Act of 2021 S. 3311, FTC Integrity Act S. 3847, Prohibiting Anticompetitive Mergers Act of 2022 S. 3889, Employee Rights Act S. 4145, Consumer Protection Remedies Act of 2022 S. J. Res. 13, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission relating to "Update of Commission's Conciliation Procedures" Nomination of Jessica Looman to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division Interim final rule on Occupational Exposure to COVID-19; Emergency Temporary Standard (86 Fed. Reg. 32,376-32,628, June 21, 2021) Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02, Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees (85 Fed. Reg. 82,798-82,866, December 18, 2020) Proposed Rule, Department of Labor; Employee or Independent Contractor Classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act (87 Fed. Reg. 62,218-62,275, Oct. 13, 2022) Proposed Rule, National Labor Relations Board; Standard for Determining Joint-Employer Status Under the National Labor Relations Act (87 Fed. Reg. 54,641-54,663, September 7, 2022) Request for Comments, Internal Revenue Service; Prevailing Wage, Apprenticeship, Domestic Content, and Energy Communities Requirements Under the Act Commonly Known as the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (Docket No. IRS-2022-0025, Notice 2022-51, November 30, 2022) Request for Comments, International Trade Administration; Artificial Intelligence Export Competitiveness (87 Fed. Reg. 50,288-50,289, August 16, 2022) Proposed Rule, Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Federal Acquisition Regulation: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects (87 Fed. Reg. 51,044-51,052, August 19, 2022) Final Rule on Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights (87 Fed. Reg. 73,822-73,886, December 1, 2022) Proposed Rule, Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries, and Illnesses (87 Fed. Reg. 18,528-18,558, March 3, 2022) Various issues relating to modernization of the unemployment insurance system; application of Kristof Terryn to serve on the Department of Labor's Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship; paid leave including paid family and sick leave; reforms to the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); independent contractors; unemployment insurance and the coronavirus pandemic; debarment of federal contractors (blacklisting); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) conciliation regulation; the firing of Peter Robb as General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and of Alice Stock, Deputy General Counsel of the NLRB; rescission of the joint employer standard under the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-718); The FTC's Multilateral Pharmaceutical Merger Taskforce; The USMCA Labor Council; apprenticeships; proposed amendment to the U.S. Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act (Longshore Act), relating to the establishment of statutory presumptions of coverage and compensability for illnesses; potential Wage and Hour Division rulemaking defining and delimiting the exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees; potential legislation on the minimum wage; COVID-19 vaccine requirements, including a potential Emergency Temporary Standard from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration relating to employers with more than 100 employees; vaccine requirements for federal contractors; legal and regulatory framework for evaluating mergers and acquisitions; contract terms and their relationship to competition, particularly relating to worker non-compete clauses and exclusive contracts; Federal Trade Commission issues: Freedom of Information Act Requests, Penalty Offense Authority, Zombie Voting, and overall direction of the Commission; anticipated overtime regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Directive (DIR) 2022-01; filing complaints under the National Labor Relations Act; Executive Order 13999 Protecting Worker Health and Safety; Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; Executive Order 14063, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; President Bidens Path Out of the Pandemic: COVID Action Plan; unemployment insurance; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; domestic and international antitrust policy; Federal Trade Commission (FTC) section 19/13b authority; Policies and practices related to the FTC expanding its authority; Transparency at the FTC; FTCs Draft Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2022 to 2026; section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914; efforts to revise the 1995 Bank Merger Competitive Review Gudelines; efforts to modernize enforcement of the antitrust laws regarding mergers; pregnancy discrimination; oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257); National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 86-257)

Client expense: $20,990,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

H.R. 842/S. 420, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021. NLRB rulemaking on joint employer. Dept. of Labor rulemaking on joint employer. Dept. of Labor independent contractor rule proposal. H.R. 3185/S. 1636, Save Local Business Act. H.R. 7900, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023. H.R. 7194/S. 3889, Employee Rights Act. H.R. 5743/S. 3074, Ensuring Workers Get Paid Act of 2021. H.R. 7701, the Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act. H.R. 8152, American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA). H.R. 7365, Flexibility for Workers Education Act. H.R. 7239, Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act. Reskilling America Act (draft legislation).

Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE

H.R.7194/S.3889 - Employee Rights Act; Provisions related to labor, tax and benefits Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (WHD-2020-0007) Deceptive or Unfair Earnings Claims (FTC-2022-0020) FTC Policy Statement on Enforcement Related to Gig Work (Matter No. P227600) H.R.8442 - Worker Flexibility and Choice Act; All provisions H.R.2990 - Gig Worker Equity Compensation Act; All provisions

Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

House Bills H.R. 842, the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2021 - oppose. H.R. 1381, the Main Street Tax Certainty Act - support. H.R. 3185, the Save Local Business Act - support. Sec. 804 of H.R. 4350, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, Minimum Wage for Employees of Department of Defense Contractors - oppose. H.R. 6161, the Employee Retention Tax Credit Reinstatement Act. - support. H.R. 1284, the Fair and Open Competition Act - support. H.R. 5743, the Ensuring Workers Get PAID Act of 2021 - support. H.R. 3425, the Saving Gig Economy Taxpayers Act - support. H.R. 6913, the Stop the Nosy Obsession with Online Payments Act (SNOOP Act) of 2022 - support. H.R. 8152, the American Data Privacy and Protection Act - oppose. H.R. 7701, the Wage Theft Prevention and Recovery Act - oppose. H.R. 6833, the Affordable Insulin Now Act - express concern. H.R. 7505, the American Innovation and Choice Online Act of 2022 - support. H.R. 8874, the Credit Card Competition Act of 2022 - support. Schakowsky amendment #3 to H.R. 7900, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 - oppose. H.R. 8594, the Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act (RPDPA) - oppose. H.R. 9092, the Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act - support. Senate Bills S. 53, the Raise the Wage Act of 2021 - oppose. S. 480, the Main Street Tax Certainty Act - support. S. 420, the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2021 - oppose. S. 1636, the Save Local Business Act - support. S. 2239, the Unnecessary Agency Regulations Reduction Act of 2021 - support. S. 403, the Fair and Open Competition Act - support. S. 3074, the Ensuring Workers Get PAID Act of 2021 - support. S. 3889, the Employee Rights Act - support S. 3625, the Employee Retention Tax Credit Reinstatement Act - support S. 3546, the Stop the Nosy Obsession with Online Payments Act (SNOOP Act) of 2022 - support. The Improving Needed Safeguards for Users of Lifesaving Insulin Now (INSULIN Act) - express concern. S. 2992, the American Innovation and Choice Online Act - support. S. 4293, the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2022 - support. ENABLERS Act amendment to National Defense Authorization Act - oppose. S. 4674, the Credit Card Competition Act of 2022 - support. S. 4750/H.R. 8594, the Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act (RPDPA) - oppose. Braun and Hassan Amendment - FDA User Fee Reauthorization - small business user fee waiver - support. Other Issues Transparency in operations of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) - support. Revision of the Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR) - oppose. Government-mandated Project Labor Agreements - oppose. Comments Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division Notice of Proposed Rulemaking titled Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, RIN1235-AA43, 87 Fed. Reg. 62218 (Oct 13, 2022) Comments on NLRB Notice of Proposed Rulemaking titled Standard for Determining Joint-Employer Status, RIN 3142-AA21, 87 Fed. Reg. 54641(Sept 7, 2022), 87 Fed. Reg. 63465 (Oct 19, 2022)

Client expense: $945,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)

Issues related to consolidation of federal data centers under the Federal Information Technology Acquisition and Reform Act. The America Competes Act of 2022 (H.R. 7194/S.3889): Issues related to electronic waste.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

ACCESS TO CAPITAL JOBS Act 4.0: Continue to support this legislative package of access to capital measures and regulatory improvements introduced by Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA). Improving Crowdfunding Rules: Continue to express support for enhancements to equity and debt-based crowdfunding (Title III crowdfunding) that would lower costs, unleash additional capital, and improve reporting and regulatory compliance for startups and small businesses. Connecting Small Business to Capital Act (H.R. 945): Support the legislation. TAX AND SPENDING POLICY R&D Tax Credits: Advocated for the restoration of the R&D tax credit and its improvement for startups and small businesses. "Inflation Reduction Act" (IRA): Opposed the legislation, as it raises business taxes and fuels inflationary pressures through new government spending. Specifically, in IRA: Expressed concern and opposition to: the various tax increases including corporate taxes, extending the limitation on Main Street pass-through businesses to claim losses for two years without extending the 20% small business deduction; the size of the spending package and its impact on inflation and fiscal condition of the federal government; price controls on drugs; and the new spending for the IRS without implementing needed reforms and checks. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA): Continue to express support for the permanency of various provisions of the TCJA including Section 199A, lower personal tax rates, expensing provisions and estate tax changes. Main Street Certainty Act, H.R. 1381/S. 480: Continue to support the advancement of this bill to make permanent the 20% small business deduction in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. EBITDA: Continue to support the reinstatement of the IBITDA standard for business interest deductions. Renewing Investment in American Workers and Supply Chains Act, H.R. 7229/S.4012: Support this legislation to allow accelerated depreciation for all structures. "Wealth Taxes:" Continue to oppose various schemes to tax wealth based on unrealized gains on property. REGULATION AND COMPETITION POLICY Fair and Open Competition Act, S. 403/H.R. 1284: Continue to support this legislation, which would prevent the Administration from using project labor agreement (PLAs) in federal procurement contracts. Project Labor Agreements (PLAs): Continue to express opposition to President Bidens Executive Order on the use of PLAs on federal procurement projects, including the bipartisan infrastructure package. Employee Rights Act, S.3889: Continue to support this bill introduced by Senator Tim Scott to protect the status of independent contractors. New Overtime Rules: Continue to express concern about DOL efforts to again alter overtime rules. Independent Contractor Rule: Continue to express general support for streamlining and modernizing the independent contractor rule and oppose proposals that would make many independent workers inappropriately (and against their will and wishes) categorized at employees. Submitted comments to the Department of Labor regarding the proposed Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 87 Fed. Reg. 62218, and urged them to withdraw the proposal and allow a March 2021 rule to stand. Joint Employer: Expressed concern for changing "joint employer" rules as they were recently improved and modernized. Submitted comments to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) urging a withdrawal of the proposed Standard for Determining Joint-Employer Status, 87 Fed. Reg. 54641. Franchise Rule: Have expressed support for the current franchise rule as it is undergoing a periodic decennial review by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A): Continue to express concern about Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice action and changes to the regulatory framework governing M&A review and how this would impact the innovation and startup ecosystem in the United States. President Biden Competition Executive Order: Continue to express concerns about the premise and actions behind the EO to regulate and micro-manage various sectors of the economy including technology, energy, bio-pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, railroads and other sectors that are dominated by small-to-mid-size businesses (SMBs). Targeted Tech Legislation and Anti-Trust: Continue to express concerns about the impact and unintended consequences of legislation, regulation and anti-trust re-writes at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) aimed at big tech and how it would impact small business access to markets and capital, and the entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystem in general. American Innovation and Online Choice Act, S.2992: Oppose the legislation. Platform Competition and Opportunity Act, H.R. 3826/S.3197: Oppose the legislation. Energy and Gas Prices: Continue to express concern about restrictive energy policies with respect to developing energy in the U.S. and how such restrictions are contributing to higher energy prices. Continue to express concern about the potential for higher taxes on this sector via a "windfall profits tax," restrictions and limitations placed on energy development on public lands, and red tape and lengthy reviews for permits and energy infrastructure projects. Electronic Payments and Credit Card Regulation: Continue to voice concern about new regulations on the payments system, specifically credit routing requirements and how they undermine payment-systems innovation that has provided small businesses a lifeline during the pandemic and payments options for small businesses and startups. Expressed opposition to the Credit Card Competition Act of 2022. Privacy Policy and Legislation: Support a national framework for privacy that is inclusive and equitable to all industries. Expressed areas where the "American Data Privacy and Protection Act" (H.R. 8152) could be improved for small businesses. Filed Joint comments with the FTC expressing concerns with an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking pertaining to so-called commercial surveillance and lax security practices. Railroad Strike: Supported H.J. Res 100 to avoid a rail strike. Expressed concern about the potential for a rail strikes and its impact on supply chains, inflation and economic disruption in general. Implementation of the "Corporate Transparency Act": Continue to express concerns about the impact of the legislation (and implementing regulations) on small businesses. AFFORDABLE AND COMPETITIVE HEALTH COVERAGE Affordability/More Choices: Continue to urge members of Congress and the Administration to advance market-oriented reforms that will lower health coverage costs for small businesses and increase choices in the marketplace like improved health savings accounts, support for transitional plans and local-direct health care. Oppose efforts, generally, to impose new mandates and taxes that will add to small business costs and reduce access to health care. Price Controls on Drugs: Continue to express concern about the impact of price controls on drugs either through Medicare negotiation, an international pricing mechanism, drug importation, and the effort to use march-in rights under the Bayh-Dole Act. Virtual Health Care and Telehealth: Urged Congress to reinstate virtual care access advanced during COVID-19 that enabled employers and health plans to provide pre-deductible coverage for telehealth services for individuals with HDHP-HSAs. ACCESS TO BROADBAND Extending America's Spectrum Leadership Act (H.R. 7783): SBE Council supported the legislation. Continue to express support for freeing up spectrum to allow next gen broadband (such as 5G) to be more available to communities nationwide. NTIA Rules on the Infrastructure Package: Continue to urge the adoption of simple, transparent rules and practices to ensure the effectiveness of these programs and taxpayer resources in delivering broadband to those lacking access, and to avoid waste and abuse of funds. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS World Health Organization COVID IP Waiver: Continue to express opposition to the Biden Administrations support of a petition before the World Trade Organization that would waive vital intellectual property (IP) rights for COVID-19 vaccines and US innovators, which would essentially undercut American IP rights for U.S.-made innovations. Bayh-Dole Act: Continue to express support for the principals and rational behind Bayh-Dole (which strengthened IP rights) and against effort to undermine its effectiveness such as the misuse of march-in rights to take away IP protections. TRADE & GLOBAL MARKET ACCESS Trade Agreements: Continue to push for U.S. leadership on trade deals and opening global markets for U.S. businesses. International Trade Commission: Support general reforms that prevent foreign companies from abusing loopholes that undermine U.S. businesses and competitiveness. GOOD GOVERNMENT Improve the SBA Act (H.R. 7628): SBE Council continues to supports the legislation. Monetary Policy: Continue to express the need for the Federal Reserve to rein in the supply of money, and leave interest rates to the market. Workforce Policy/Access to Skilled Labor Continue to express support for policies that will increase the supply of labor and skilled labor such as immigration reform, new service-sector visas, second-chance initiatives, improving the earned-income tax credit, and fixing penalties on social security benefits for those who return to work. Commission on the American Workforce Act (H.R. 8784): Support the legislation.

Client expense: $35,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Definition of independent contractor; Multi-employer Pension Reform; H.R.1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021; H.R.1284/S.403 - FOCA Act; Paid Leave, Family Medical Leave; Joint Employer; H.R.447 - National Apprenticeship Act of 2021; H.R.2037/S.864 - To extend Federal Pell Grant eligibility of certain short-term programs; S.589 - Chris Allen Multiemployer Pension Recapitalization and Reform Act of 2021; H.R.842/S.420 - Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021; H.R.602/S.200 - Relaunching Americas Workforce Act; American Jobs Plan; S.1298 - Clean Energy for America Act; H.R.3684 - INVEST in America Act; H.R.3473/S.1827 - Build Local, Hire Local Act; H.R.5376 - Build Back Better Act; H.R.3684 -(as amended)- Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; H.R.4521 - America COMPETES Act of 2022; S.3889 - Employee Rights Act; H.R.5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Client expense: $261,261 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE

H.R. 842/S. 420, the the Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021, Sec. 101 & 104, provisions related to promoting workers entrepreneurial freedom. The Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act, Sec. 212 and Sec. 215. H.R. 7194/S. 3889 - Employee Rights Act of 2022, Sec. 202, provisions related to employment relations; RIN 1235-AA43, Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, Proposed Rulemaking on Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S 3889 - Employee Rights Act

Client expense: $95,675 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 7194: Employee Rights Act - provisions related to increasing workplace choice for employees S. 3889: Employee Rights Act - provisions related to increasing workplace choice for employees

Client expense: $73,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to worker classification; H.R. 842/S. 420 - the Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021, Sec. 101 & 104; The Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act; H.R. 7194/S. 3889 - Employee Rights Act of 2022. SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (SECURE 2.0) in Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (PL 117-328).

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Defending independent-contractor status; urging harmonization of the definition of "employee" for purposes of federal statutes; supporting the Modern Worker Empowerment Act, H.R. 1523 and S. 526; supporting the Employee Rights Act of 2022, S. 3889 and H.R. 7194; opposing the PRO Act, H.R. 482.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

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

Defending independent-contractor status; urging harmonization of the definition of "employee" for purposes of federal statutes; supporting the Modern Worker Empowerment Act, H.R. 1523 and S. 526; supporting the Employee Rights Act of 2022, S. 3889 and H.R. 7194; opposing the PRO Act, H.R. 482, and opposing the adoption of an "ABC" test for defining "employee"for purposes of any federal statute.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

Defending independent-contractor status; urging harmonization of the definition of "employee" for purposes of federal statutes; supporting the Modern Worker Empowerment Act, H.R. 1523 and S. 526; supporting the Employee Rights Act of 2022, S. 3889 and H.R. 7194; opposing the PRO Act, H.R. 482; opposing the the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act, H.R. 4826.

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

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

Defending independent-contractor status; urging harmonization of the definition of "employee" for purposes of federal statutes; supporting the Modern Worker Empowerment Act, H.R. 1523 and S. 526; supporting the Employee Rights Act of 2022, S. 3889 and H.R. 7194; opposing the PRO Act, H.R. 482.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Defending independent-contractor status; urging harmonization of the definition of "employee" for purposes of federal statutes; supporting the Modern Worker Empowerment Act, H.R. 1523 and S. 526; supporting the Employee Rights Act of 2022, S. 3889 and H.R. 7194; opposing the PRO Act, H.R. 482, and opposing the adoption of an "ABC" test for defining "employee"for purposes of any federal statute.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

Defending independent-contractor status; urging harmonization of the definition of "employee" for purposes of federal statutes; supporting the Modern Worker Empowerment Act, H.R. 1523 and S. 526; supporting the Employee Rights Act of 2022, S. 3889 and H.R. 7194; opposing the PRO Act, H.R. 482; opposing the the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act, H.R. 4826.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

ACCESS TO CAPITAL JOBS Act 4.0: Continue to support this legislative package of access to capital measures and regulatory improvements introduced by Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA). Improving Crowdfunding Rules: Continue to express support for enhancements to equity and debt-based crowdfunding (Title III crowdfunding) that would lower costs, unleash additional capital, and improve reporting and regulatory compliance for startups and small businesses. TAX AND SPENDING POLICY Build Back Better Act (BBB)"/"Inflation Reduction Act" (IRA): Opposed this variation of BBB that raises taxes and fuels inflationary pressures through new government spending. Specifically, in IRA: Expressed concern and opposition to: the various tax increases including corporate taxes, tax changes to carried interest and extending the limitation on Main Street pass-through businesses to claim losses for two years without extending the 20% small business deduction; the size of the spending package and its impact on inflation and fiscal condition of the federal government; price controls on drugs; and the new spending for the IRS without implementing needed reforms and checks. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA): Continue to express support for the permanency of various provisions of the TCJA including Section 199A, lower personal tax rates, expensing provisions and estate tax changes. Main Street Certainty Act, H.R. 1381/S. 480: Continue to support the advancement of this bill to make permanent the 20% small business deduction in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Renewing Investment in American Workers and Supply Chains Act, H.R. 7229/S.4012: Support this legislation to allow accelerated depreciation for all structures. "Wealth Taxes:" Continue to oppose various schemes to tax wealth based on unrealized gains on property. REGULATION AND COMPETITION POLICY Fair and Open Competition Act, S. 403/H.R. 1284: Continue to support this legislation, which would prevent the Administration from using project labor agreement (PLAs) in federal procurement contracts. Project Labor Agreements (PLAs): Continue to express opposition to President Bidens Executive Order on the use of PLAs on federal procurement projects, including the bipartisan infrastructure package. Employee Rights Act, S.3889: Continue to support this bill introduced by Senator Tim Scott to protect the status of independent contractors. New Overtime Rules: Continue to express concern about changing overtime rules. Independent Contractor Rule: Continue to express general support for streamlining and modernizing the independent contractor rule, and oppose proposals that would make many independent workers inappropriately (and against their will and wishes) categorized at employees. Joint Employer: Expressed concern for changing "joint employer" rules as they were recently improved and modernized. Franchise Rule: Have expressed support for the current franchise rule as it is undergoing a periodic decennial review by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). SEC Climate Disclosure Rule: Filed joints comments against the rule, and its costs, complexity and unworkability for small businesses. Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A): Continue to express concern about Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice action and changes to the regulatory framework governing M&A review and how this would impact the innovation and startup ecosystem in the United States. President Biden Competition Executive Order: Continue to express concerns about the premise and actions behind the EO to regulate and micro-manage various sectors of the economy including technology, energy, bio-pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, railroads and other sectors that are dominated by small-to-mid-size businesses (SMBs). Targeted Tech Legislation and Anti-Trust: Continue to express concerns about the impact and unintended consequences of legislation, regulation and anti-trust re-writes at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) aimed at big tech and how it would impact small business access to markets and capital, and the entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystem in general. American Innovation and Online Choice Act, S.2992: Oppose the legislation. Platform Competition and Opportunity Act, H.R. 3826/S.3197: Oppose the legislation. Energy and Gas Prices: Continue to express concern about restrictive energy policies with respect to developing energy in the U.S. and how such restrictions are contributing to higher energy prices. Continue to express concern about the potential for higher taxes on this sector via a "windfall profits tax," restrictions and limitations placed on energy development on public lands, and red tape and lengthy reviews for permits and energy infrastructure projects. Electronic Payments and Credit Card Regulation: Continue to voice concern about new regulations on the payments system, specifically credit routing requirements and how they undermine payment-systems innovation that has provided small businesses a lifeline during the pandemic and payments options for small businesses and startups. Expressed opposition to the Credit Card Competition Act of 2022. Privacy Policy and Legislation: Support a national framework for privacy that is inclusive and equitable to all industries. Expressed areas where the "American Data Privacy and Protection Act" (H.R. 8152) could be improved for small businesses. Railroad Strike: Expressed concern about the potential for a rail strikes and its impact on supply chains, inflation and economic disruption in general. AFFORDABLE AND COMPETITIVE HEALTH COVERAGE Affordability/More Choices: Continue to urge members of Congress and the Administration to advance market-oriented reforms that will lower health coverage costs for small businesses and increase choices in the marketplace like improved health savings accounts, support for transitional plans and local-direct health care. Oppose efforts, generally, to impose new mandates and taxes that will add to small business costs and reduce access to health care. Price Controls on Drugs: Continue to express opposition to efforts that place price controls on drugs either through Medicare negotiation, an international pricing mechanism, drug importation, and the misdirected effort to use march-in rights under the Bayh-Dole Act. Virtual Health Care and Telehealth: Urged Congress to reinstate virtual care access advanced during COVID-19 that enabled employers and health plans to provide pre-deductible coverage for telehealth services for individuals with HDHP-HSAs. ACCESS TO BROADBAND Extending America's Spectrum Leadership Act (H.R. 7783): SBE Council supported the legislation. NTIA Rules on the Infrastructure Package: Following our filing of comments before the National Telecommunications and Information Administration on the Broadband Equity, Access, and Development (BEAD) and Digital Equity Planning Grant programs in the infrastructure package, we continue to urge the adoption of simple, transparent rules and common-sense principles to ensure the effectiveness of these programs in delivering broadband to those lacking access, and to avoid waste and abuse of funds. Spectrum: Continue to express support for and the need to unleash mid-band spectrum in order to enable 5G rollout and deployment across the country. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS World Health Organization COVID IP Waiver: Continue to express opposition to the Biden Administrations support of a petition before the World Trade Organization that would waive vital intellectual property (IP) rights for COVID-19 vaccines and US innovators, which would essentially undercut American IP rights for U.S.-made innovations. Bayh-Dole Act: Continue to express support for the principals and rational behind Bayh-Dole (which strengthened IP rights) and against effort to undermine its effectiveness such as the misuse of march-in rights to take away IP protections. TRADE & GLOBAL MARKET ACCESS Trade Agreements: Continue to push for U.S. leadership on trade deals and opening global markets for U.S. businesses. Moratorium on Customs Duties and Electronic Transmissions: SBE Council supported the renewing of the moratorium before the World Trade Organization (WTO). GOOD GOVERNMENT Improve the SBA Act (H.R. 7628): SBE Council supports the legislation. Monetary Policy: Continue to express the need for the Federal Reserve to rein in the supply of money, and leave interest rates to the market. Workforce Policy/Access to Skilled Labor Continue to express support for policies that will increase the supply of labor and skilled labor such as immigration reform, new service-sector visas, improving the earned-income tax credit, and fixing penalties on social security benefits for those who return to work.

Client expense: $45,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), President of the U.S., SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA)

Government-mandated project labor agreements (PLAs) on federal and federally assisted construction projects. Executive Order 13202: Preservation of Open Competition and Government Neutrality Towards Government Contractors and Labor Relations on Federal and Federally Funded Construction Projects - February 17, 2001. The American Jobs Plan. Davis-Bacon Act. Executive Order 13502: Use of Project Labor Agreement for Federal Construction Projects - February 6, 2009. Proposal to expand Executive Order 13502: Use of Project Labor Agreements on Federal Construction Projects - February 6, 2009. H.R. 1284/S. 403: the Fair and Open Competition Act. H.R. 842/S. 420: the Protecting the Right to Organize Act. Apprenticeship Programs, generally. H.R. 447: the National Apprenticeship Act of 2021. OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard, pursuant to Executive Order 13999, Protecting Worker Health and Safety. H.R. 1180: Accurate Workplace Injury and Illness Records Restoration Act . Apprenticeship Requirements on Federal Contracts. Workforce development, generally. Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces/Blacklisting policies. Fair Labor Standards Act. H.R. 1275/S. 406: National Right-to-Work Act. H.R. 5339/ S. 905: the Freedom to Invest in Tomorrows Workforce Act. H.R. 2218/S. 805: the Davis-Bacon Repeal Act. S. 914: the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021. H.R. 3185/S.1636: Save Local Business Act. DOL-OSHA (Reg.) Title: Occupational Exposure to COVID-19; Emergency Temporary Standard (RIN 1218-AD36). H.R.3897: H-2B Returning Worker Exception Act of 2021. National Labor Relations Act. OSHA Mandatory Penalties under Reconciliation. Labor Policies and Tax Hikes under Reconciliation. H.R. 5178: Truth in Employment Act. H.R. 6161: the ERTC Reinstatement Act. DOL-OSHA (Reg.) Title: Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Setting (RIN 1218-AD39). COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard, as required by President Bidens Path Out of the Pandemic COVID-19 Action Plan. DOL-OSHA (Reg.) Title: COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard (RIN 1218-AD42). S.J.Res.29: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard." H.R. 6222: EVs for All Act. Executive Order 14063: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects. H.R. 4521: the America COMPETES Act of 2022 (Division J, Section 20302, Section 20204, Section 23911, Section 20304). S. 1260: United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 (Section 2506, Section 28). H.R. 963: the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act of 2022. DOLs forthcoming new proposed rule on the exemption of bona fide executive, administrative, and professional employees from the Fair Labor Standards Acts minimum wage and overtime requirements. S. 3768: Training Americas Workforce Act. DOL-WHD (Reg.) Title: Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations (RIN: 1235-AA40). USDA (Reg) Title: Agriculture Acquisition Regulation (AGAR) (RIN 0599-AA28). H.R. 7701: the Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act. H.R.7688: Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act. H.R. 7309: the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (PL 117-58). H.R. 7194/S. 3889: the Employee Rights Act. H.R. 4288: the Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act. DOL-OSHA (Reg) Title: Occupational Exposure to COVID-19 in Healthcare Settings; Notice of limited reopening of comment period (RIN 1218-AD36). FAR Council (Reg.) Title: Federal Acquisition Regulation: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects (RIN: 9000-AO40). DOL's forthcoming proposed rule on Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act. DOL-WHD Reg (Title): Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees (RIN 1235-AA20). DOL-WHD Reg (Title): Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (RIN 1235-AA34). NLRB interpretations that would protect harassing behavior in the workplace and create potential conflicts with federal, state, and local anti-discrimination laws. NLRB members recusal obligations. Efforts to overturn significant precedent at the NLRB. H.R. 7900: the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2023 (Amendments 2,3,4,13,237, 403,413,809,1083). En Bloc Amendment #4 to the Transportation HUD and Military Construction-Veterans Affairs appropriations in H.R. 8294. Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. 602 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3212). H.R. 2193: the Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2021 and the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 2193. Workplace safety, generally. NLRB (Title) Reg: Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status (RIN 3142-AA21). NLRB (Title) Reg: Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status (RIN 3142-AA13). West Coast port labor negotiations.

Client expense: $610,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), 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), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

S. 420/H.R. 842 Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021; S. 864/H.R. 2037 Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students Act of 2021; H.R. 4521 the America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (COMPETES) Act of 2022, provisions regarding short term training programs, card check, binding arbitration and neutrality agreements; Workforce programs including H.R. 7309 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022; S.3889/H.R. 7194 monitored the Employee Rights Act; minimum wage and overtime exemptions; S. 3909/H.R. 2974 Military Spouse Hiring Act; paid leave preemption; monitor west coast port labor negotiations; monitor rail negotiations

Client expense: $970,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, White House Office

H.R. 842/S. 420, the the Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021, Sec. 101 & 104, provisions related to promoting workers entrepreneurial freedom. The Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act, Sec. 212 and Sec. 215. H.R. 7194/S. 3889 - Employee Rights Act of 2022, Sec. 202, provisions related to employment relations.

Client expense: $390,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Department of Labor policies and regulations on independent contractors, joint employer, and tip credit. DOL/OSHA safety regulations re: COVID-19. Wage/tip credit legislative proposals. Workforce development issues. Apprenticeships. Paid leave legislative proposals. Implementation of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Pub. L. No. 116-136. Implementation of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Pub. L. No. 116-127. Implementation of the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020, Pub. L. No. 116-142. Implementation of the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, Pub. L. No. 116-139. H.R. 842/S. 420, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021. H.R. 603/S. 53, Raise the Wage Act of 2021. H.R. 5, the Equality Act. H.R. 793/S. 255, RESTAURANTS Act of 2021. Implementation of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Pub. L. No. 117-7. Implementing regulations and guidance re: restaurant recovery grant program. SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) and Advance Grants. H.R. 3449, HIRE Act of 2021. H.R. 4568, ENTREE Act. Pandemic risk insurance/business interruption insurance. S. 2675, Continuing Emergency Support for Restaurants Act. H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, fines and officer liability. S. 505, Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act. PPP Second Draw Forgiveness. H.R. 5371/S. 1077, Permanently Preserving America's Investment in Manufacturing Act. S. 3889, Employee Rights Act. S. 4008, Small Business COVID Relief Act of 2022. OSHA National Emphasis Program on heat hazards.

Client expense: $700,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of

H.R.3816 - American Choice and Innovation Online Act; Provision related to antitrust H.R.3825 - Ending Platform Monopolies Act; Provisions related to antitrust H.R.3826 - Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021; Provisions related to antitrust H.R.3849 - ACCESS Act of 2021; Provisions related to antitrust S.2992 - American Innovation and Choice Online Act; Matters related to antitrust S.3889 - Employee Rights Act; Provisions related to labor, tax and benefits S.3674 - Portable Benefits for Independent Workers Pilot Program Act; Provisions related to labor, tax and benefits Women and Minority Entrepreneurship; Resources for Small Businesses Matters affecting Nutrition, Food Access, 2023 Farm Bill Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021 (Pro Act); Provisions related to labor, tax and benefits Congressional Review Act; Provisions related to labor, tax and benefits Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act

Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)

H.R. 842/S. 420, the the Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021, Sec. 101 & 104, provisions related to promoting workers entrepreneurial freedom. The Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act, Sec. 212 and Sec. 215. H.R. 7194/S. 3889 - Employee Rights Act of 2022, Sec. 202, provisions related to employment relations.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

House Bills H.R. 842, the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2021 - oppose. H.R. 1712, the Death Tax Repeal Act - support. H.R. 1381, the Main Street Tax Certainty Act - support. H.R. 3185, the Save Local Business Act - support. Sec. 804 of H.R. 4350, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, Minimum Wage for Employees of Department of Defense Contractors - oppose. H.R. 3725, the Relief and Equity for Small Businesses through Tax (REST) Act - support. H.R. 4558, the Tax Fairness for the Self-Employed Act - support. H.R. 5318, the Commonsense Reporting Act - support. H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act - oppose. H.R. 5723, the Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust - oppose. H.R. 6161, the Employee Retention Tax Credit Reinstatement Act. - support. H.R. 1284, the Fair and Open Competition Act - support. H.R. 5743, the Ensuring Workers Get PAID Act of 2021 - support. H.R. 3425, the Saving Gig Economy Taxpayers Act- support. H.R. 6913, the Stop the Nosy Obsession with Online Payments Act (SNOOP Act) of 2022 - support. H.R. 6852, the Porch Pirates Act of 2022 - support. H.R. 8152, the American Data Privacy and Protection Act - oppose. H.R. 7701, the Wage Theft Prevention and Recovery Act - oppose. H.R. 4395, the Payment Choice Act of 2021 - oppose. H.R. 6833, the Affordable Insulin Now Act - express concern. H.R. 7505, the American Innovation and Choice Online Act of 2022 - support. H.R. 8874, the Credit Card Competition Act of 2022 - support. H.R. 2193, the Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2022 - oppose. Schakowsky amendment #3 to H.R. 7900, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 - oppose. Senate Bills S. 53, the Raise the Wage Act of 2021 - oppose. S. 617, the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2021 - support. S. 480, the Main Street Tax Certainty Act - support. S. 420, the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2021 - oppose. S. 1636, the Save Local Business Act - support. S. 2239, the Unnecessary Agency Regulations Reduction Act of 2021 - support. S. 403, the Fair and Open Competition Act - support. S. 3074, the Ensuring Workers Get PAID Act of 2021 - support. S. 3889, the Employee Rights Act - support S. 3625, the Employee Retention Tax Credit Reinstatement Act - support S. 3546, the Stop the Nosy Obsession with Online Payments Act (SNOOP Act) of 2022 - support. The Improving Needed Safeguards for Users of Lifesaving Insulin Now (INSULIN Act) - express concern. S. 2992, the American Innovation and Choice Online Act - support. S. 4293, the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2022 - support. ENABLERS Act amendment to National Defense Authorization Act - oppose. S. 4674, the Credit Card Competition Act of 2022 - support H.R. 8152, the American Data Privacy and Protection Act - oppose H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. - oppose. Crapo amendment to the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 to protect small businesses from increased audits - support. Other Issues Transparency in operations of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) - support. Revision of the Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR) - oppose. Expansion of Net Investment Income Tax and Extension of Loss Limitation Rules - oppose. Increased competition and transparency for hospital and provider monopolies in healthcare - support. FDA User Fee Reauthorization - Braun Amendment - Small Business user fee waiver - support.

Client expense: $1,010,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)

H.R. 5/S. 393, Equality Act H.R. 7/S. 205, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 447, National Apprenticeship Act of 2021 H.R. 603/S. 53, Raise the Wage Act of 2021 H.R. 804/S. 248, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 830, Wage Increase Fairness Act H.R. 842/S. 420, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021 H.R. 1065/S. 1486/S. 4431, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 1195, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1284/S. 403, Fair and Open Competition (FOCA) Act H.R. 1277/S. 374, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021 H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 H.R. 1458/S.490, Unemployment Insurance Technology Modernization Act of 2021 H.R. 1735/S. 673, Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2021 H.R. 2491, Wage Equity Act of 2021 H.R. 2668, Consumer Protection and Recovery Act H.R. 2795, DHS Blue Campaign Enhancement Act H.R. 2873, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021 H.R. 2883, Stop Stalling Access to Affordable Medications H.R. 2884, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act H.R. 2891/S. 1428, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act H.R. 2926/S. 663, One Agency Act H.R. 3110/S. 1658, Providing Urgent Maternal Protections (PUMP) for Nursing Mothers Act H.R. 3114, Longshore and Harbor Workers COVID-19 Compensation Act of 2021 H.R. 3460/S. 1787, State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021 H.R. 3816/S. 2992, American Choice and Innovation Online Act H.R. 3825, Ending Platform Monopolies Act H.R. 3826/S. 3197, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3843/S. 228, Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021 H.R. 3849, Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act of 2021 H.R. 4109/S. 2193, Protections for Socially Good Activities Act H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.R. 4841, Restoring Justice for Workers Act H.R. 5017/S. 2710, Open App Markets Act H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.R. 5842, Ending the Monopoly of Power Over Workplace Harassment through Education and Reporting (EMPOWER) Act H.R. 6922/S. 3760, Continued Waiver of Interest on State Unemployment Loans during the Pandemic Act H.R. 7194/S. 3889, Employee Rights Act H.R. 7151, Ensuring Sound Guidance Act H.R. 7309, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022 H.R. 7701, Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act H.R. 8295/S. 4659, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 H.Res. 823, Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3460) to amend title 28 of the United States Code to prevent the transfer of actions arising under the antitrust laws in which a State is a complainant S. 225, Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act of 2021 S. 478, Higher Wages for American Workers Act of 2021 S. 977, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act of 2021 S. 1074, Trust-Busting for the Twenty-First Century Act S. 1204, Bust Up Big Tech Act S. 1380, Clean Slate Act of 2021 S. 1425, Stop Significant and Time-wasting Abuse Limiting Legitimate Innovation of New Generics (STALLING) Act S. 1435, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021 S. 1636, Save Local Business Act S. 2039, Tougher Enforcement Against Monopolists (TEAM) Act S. 3311, FTC Integrity Act S. 3847, Prohibiting Anticompetitive Mergers Act of 2022 S. 3889, Employee Rights Act S. 4145, Consumer Protection Remedies Act of 2022 S. J. Res. 13, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission relating to "Update of Commission's Conciliation Procedures" Draft legislation titled Retirement Savings Modernization Act Nomination of Jessica Looman to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Interim final rule on Occupational Exposure to COVID-19; Emergency Temporary Standard (86 Fed. Reg. 32,376-32,628, June 21, 2021) Interim final rule on COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard (86 Fed. Reg. 61,402-61,555, November 5, 2021) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Concerning Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Settings (86 Fed. Reg. 59,309-59,326, Oct. 27, 2021) Proposed Amendments to Agriculture Acquisition Regulations (87 Fed. Reg. 9,005-9,021, February 17, 2022) Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02, Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees (85 Fed. Reg. 82,798-82,866, December 18, 2020) Final rule on Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments (85 Fed. Reg. 72,846-72,885, November 13, 2020) Final rule on Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights (85 Fed. Reg. 81,658-81,695, December 16, 2020) Proposed rule on Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights (86 Fed. Reg. 57,272-57,304, October 13, 2021) Various issues relating to modernization of the unemployment insurance system; application of Kristof Terryn to serve on the Department of Labor's Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship; paid leave including paid family and sick leave; reforms to the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); independent contractors; unemployment insurance and the coronavirus pandemic; debarment of federal contractors (blacklisting); contractor blacklisting; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) conciliation regulation; rescission of the joint employer standard under the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-718); The FTC's Multilateral Pharmaceutical Merger Taskforce; The USMCA Labor Council; apprenticeships; proposed amendment to the U.S. Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act (Longshore Act), relating to the establishment of statutory presumptions of coverage and compensability for illnesses; potential Wage and Hour Division rulemaking defining and delimiting the exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees; potential Wage and Hour Division rulemaking on classification of independent contractors and employees; potential legislation on the minimum wage; COVID-19 vaccine requirements, including a potential Emergency Temporary Standard from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration relating to employers with more than 100 employees; vaccine requirements for federal contractors; legal and regulatory framework for evaluating mergers and acquisitions; contract terms and their relationship to competition, particularly relating to worker non-compete clauses and exclusive contracts; Federal Trade Commission issues: Freedom of Information Act Requests, Penalty Offense Authority, Zombie Voting, and overall direction of the Commission; anticipated overtime regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Directive (DIR) 2022-01; Executive Order 13999 Protecting Worker Health and Safety; Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; Executive Order 14063, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; President Bidens Path Out of the Pandemic: COVID Action Plan; unemployment insurance; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; domestic and international antitrust policy; Federal Trade Commission (FTC) section 19/13b authority; Policies and practices related to the FTC expanding its authority; Transparency at the FTC; FTCs Draft Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2022 to 2026; efforts to revise the 1995 Bank Merger Competitive Review Gudelines; efforts to modernize enforcement of the antitrust laws regarding mergers; competition in the agriculture marketplace; pregnancy discrimination; oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257); National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 86-257); GAO study on Fiduciary Investment Advice

Client expense: $23,940,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Definition of independent contractor; Multi-employer Pension Reform; H.R.1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021; H.R.1284/S.403 - FOCA Act; Paid Leave, Family Medical Leave; Joint Employer; H.R.447 - National Apprenticeship Act of 2021; H.R.2037/S.864 - To extend Federal Pell Grant eligibility of certain short-term programs; S.589 - Chris Allen Multiemployer Pension Recapitalization and Reform Act of 2021; H.R.842/S.420 - Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021; H.R.602/S.200 - Relaunching Americas Workforce Act; American Jobs Plan; S.1298 - Clean Energy for America Act; H.R.3684 - INVEST in America Act; H.R.3473/S.1827 - Build Local, Hire Local Act; H.R.5376 - Build Back Better Act; H.R.3684 -(as amended)- Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; H.R.4521 - America COMPETES Act of 2022; S.3889 - Employee Rights Act; H.R.5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Client expense: $277,725 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE

H.R.7194/S.3889 - Employee Rights Act; Provisions related to labor, tax and benefits Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021 (Pro Act); Provisions related to labor, tax and benefits Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (WHD-2020-0007) Deceptive or Unfair Earnings Claims (FTC-2022-0020) FTC Policy Statement on Enforcement Related to Gig Work (Matter No. P227600) H.R.8442 - Worker Flexibility and Choice Act; All provisions

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

Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE

H.R. 842/S. 420, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021. NLRB rulemaking on joint employer. Dept. of Labor rulemaking on joint employer. Dept. of Labor independent contractor rule proposal. H.R. 3185/S. 1636, Save Local Business Act. H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, section 865. H.R. 4521, America Competes Act of 2022. H.R. 7194/S. 3889, Employee Rights Act. H.R. 5743/S. 3074, Ensuring Workers Get Paid Act of 2021. H.R. 7701, the Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act. H.R. 8152, American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA). H.R. 7365, Flexibility for Workers Education Act. H.R. 7239, Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act. H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. Reskilling America Act (draft legislation).

Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE

Issues related to consolidation of federal data centers under the Federal Information Technology Acquisition and Reform Act. The America Competes Act of 2022 (H.R. 7194/S.3889): Issues related to electronic waste.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE