Ensuring Workers Get PAID Act of 2025

General labor policy and regulatory issues; S.852/H.R.20, Protecting the Right to Organize Act; S.844/H.R.5408, Faster Labor Contracts Act; S.2267/H.R.2299, Ensuring Workers Get PAID Act; S.2613/H.R.4896, Warehouse Worker Protection Act; H.R.1319, Modern Worker Empowerment Act; H.R.1320, Modern Worker Security Act; H.R.2572, Worker Enfranchisement Act; H.R.2844, Voluntary Protection Program Act; H.R.2870, Working Families Flexibility Act H.R.2952, Start Applying Labor Transparency Act; H.R.4366, Save Local Business Act; Labor policy legislative framework released by Senator Josh Hawley on Jan. 10; Heat Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings Rulemaking (RIN 1218-AD39); Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees Final Rule (RIN 1235-AA39); Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses (RIN 1218-AD40); Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process Final Rule (RIN 1218-AD45); National Labor Relations Board Nominees James Macy and David Prouty;

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Labor Issues surrounding joint employer liability definition. OSHAs rule, Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process (RIN: 1218-AD45). DOLs final overtime regulation (RIN: 1235-AA39). H.R. 20/S. 852: the Protecting the Right to Organize Act. Discussions on general workforce development issues facing the hospitality industry. WHDs rulemaking on independent contractor status (RIN 1235-AA43). Issues related to efforts to overturn significant precedent at the NLRB, including the General Counsels memos on captive audience meetings and electronic monitoring of workers as well as the Boards anticipated decision in Ralphs Grocery. Issues related to the NLRBs recent decisions in Cemex, American Steel Construction, Thryv., Inc., The Atlanta Opera, and Stericycle. H.R. 6655: A Stronger Workforce for America Act. Support for the Trump administrations nominations to serve in the Department of Labor and its subagencies. Support for the Trump administrations nomination to serve as General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board. Support for the Trump administrations nomination to serve as Board Members of the National Labor Relations Board. H.R. 5408/S. 844: the Faster Labor Contracts Act. Issues related to Sen. Hawley's legislative framework. Issues related to NLRB decisions that violate the First Amendment and employers freedom of speech Issues related to the Acting General Counsels rescission of various concerning NLRB memoranda, including those addressing remedies, algorithms and electronic monitoring, severance agreements, noncompete agreements, 10(j) injunctive relief, settlements, Cemex, McLaren Macomb, tension between the National Labor Relations Act and equal employment opportunity laws, mail ballot elections, and captive audience meetings. H.R. 2299/S. 2267: the Ensuring Workers Get PAID Act. H.R. 4366: the Save Local Business Act. H.R. 2870/S. 1158: the Working Families Flexibility Act. H.R. 4154/S. 2984: the Employee Rights Act of 2025. H.R. 2952: the Start Applying Labor Transparency (SALT) Act. H.R. 5267/S. 3525: the American Franchise Act. Support for DOL to engage in rulemaking on joint employer status under the FLSA.

Definition of independent contractor; H.R.2126, S.1064, Fair and Open Competition Act (FOCA); Paid Leave; Family Medical Leave; Joint Employer; S.383, JOBS Act of 2025; H.R.1633, Workforce Reentry Act; S.852, H.R.20, Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025; H.R.1151, S.756, Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act; H.R.5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; Overtime regulations; H.R.1156, Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act; H.R.1119, Unemployment Integrity Act; WIOA Reauthorization; Davis-Bacon Related Acts regulations; H.R.5408, S.844, Faster Labor Contracts Act; H.R.4154, Employee Rights Act; H.R.4148, To provide that the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulation" shall have no force or effect; H.R.4424, SHIELD Act; S.2511, College Transparency Act; H.R.5206, S.2731, Empowering Striking Workers Act of 2025; H.R.2870, Working Families Flexibility Act; H.R.2299, S.2267, Ensuring Workers Get PAID Act; H.R.6453, ADA 30 Days to Comply Act

Client expense: $195,922 · 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

General labor policy and regulatory issues; S.852/H.R.20, Protecting the Right to Organize Act; S.844/H.R.5408, Faster Labor Contracts Act; S.2267/H.R.2299, Ensuring Workers Get PAID Act; S.2613/H.R.4896, Warehouse Worker Protection Act; H.R.1319, Modern Worker Empowerment Act; H.R.1320, Modern Worker Security Act; H.R.2572, Worker Enfranchisement Act; H.R.2844, Voluntary Protection Program Act; H.R.2870, Working Families Flexibility Act H.R.2952, Start Applying Labor Transparency Act; H.R.4366, Save Local Business Act; Labor policy legislative framework released by Senator Josh Hawley on Jan. 10; Heat Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings Rulemaking (RIN 1218-AD39); Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees Final Rule (RIN 1235-AA39); Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses (RIN 1218-AD40); Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process Final Rule (RIN 1218-AD45);

Client expense: $640,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Definition of independent contractor; H.R.2126, S.1064, Fair and Open Competition Act (FOCA); Paid Leave; Family Medical Leave; Joint Employer; S.383, JOBS Act of 2025; H.R.1633, Workforce Reentry Act; S.852, H.R.20, Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025; H.R.1151, S.756, Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act; H.R.5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; Overtime regulations; H.R.1156, Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act; H.R.1119, Unemployment Integrity Act; WIOA Reauthorization; Davis-Bacon Related Acts regulations; H.R.5408, S.844, Faster Labor Contracts Act; H.R.4154, Employee Rights Act; H.R.4148, To provide that the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulation" shall have no force or effect; H.R.4424, SHIELD Act; S.2511, College Transparency Act; H.R.5206, S.2731, Empowering Striking Workers Act of 2025; H.R.2870, Working Families Flexibility Act; H.R.2299, S.2267, Ensuring Workers Get PAID Act; H.R.6453, ADA 30 Days to Comply Act

Client expense: $202,212 · Firm income: Not reported

Government Funding Legislation to Open the Federal Government: Supported ongoing efforts in the Senate to advance the minibus package, pass a clean CR - extending the CR to January 2026 - to keep the doors of the federal government open, and ongoing advocacy urging the Senate to open the federal government once shut down. Tax Related Issues: Relief, Compliance, Reform The Family Business Legacy Act, H.R. 2918: Continue to support U.S. House passage of the legislation. Taxpayer Due Process Enhancement Act, H.R. 6506: Supported U.S. House passage of the legislation. Taxpayer Notification and Privacy Act, H.R. 6495: Supported U.S. House passage of the legislation. Access to Capital: Accredited Investor Definition: Continue to express support for efforts in the Congress to modernize the standard. INVEST Act, H.R. 3383: Supported U.S. House Passage of the legislation. Main Street Parity Act, H.R. 5763: Support U.S. House action of the legislation. Made in America Manufacturing Finance Act (H.R. 3174): Support U.S. House action of the legislation. Business Startup & Growth AI for Main Street Act, H.R. 5764: Support action by the U.S. House on the legislation. New Opportunities for Business Ownership and Self-Sufficiency Act (NO BOSS Act), H.R. 6431: Continue to support action by the U.S. House on the legislation. Workforce and Workplace Enhancement Issues Flexibility for Workers Education Act, H.R. 2262: Continue to support U.S. House passage of the bill. Empowering Employer Child and Elder Care Solutions Act, H.R. 2270: Continue to support U.S. House passage of the bill. Working Families Flexibility Act, H.R. 2870: Continue to support U.S. House passage of the bill. Ensuring Workers Get PAID Act, H.R. 2299/S. 2267: Support action by the U.S. House and U.S. Senate on the legislation. Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) Act, S.3265/H.R. 6231: Support action on the legislation. EITC for Older Workers Act, H.R. 2972: Support U.S. House action on the legislation. Credit for Caring Act, S. 925, H.R. 2036: Support action by U.S. House and U.S. Senate on the legislation. Regulation, Regulatory Modernization, and Compliance Reform: Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act (H.R. 2965): Supported U.S. House passage of the legislation. Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act (H.R. 421): Continue to support the legislation and U.S. House passage. Destroying Unnecessary, Misaligned, and Prohibitive Red Tape (DUMP Red Tape) Act, H.R. 4305: Supported U.S. House passage of the legislation. Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act (SPEED Act), H.R. 4776: Support U.S. House passage of the legislation. Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act, H.R. 3898: Support U.S. House passage of the legislation. PROVE It Act S.2074: Support the U.S. House and U.S. Senate legislation to strengthen regulatory accountability and transparency for small businesses. Fair and Accountable IRS Reviews Act, H.R. 5346: Continue to support the legislation. Taxpayer Due Process Enhancement Act, H.R. 6506: Supported U.S. House passage of the legislation. Taxpayer Notification and Privacy Act, H.R. 6495: Supported U.S. House passage of the legislation. Tax Court Improvement Act, H.R. 5349: Supported U.S. House passage of the legislation. IRS Basis-Shifting Rule and Fair Tax Enforcement: Continue to urge U.S. Treasury to take additional steps to protect small business partnerships from the implementation of policies and procedures that carry out the rules intent even though it as been rescinded. Warehouse Worker Protection Act (S.2613/H.R.4896): Oppose the legislation. Privacy Framework: Continue to support a federal framework governing privacy rules for the United States. DOL Independent Contractor Rule: Continue to support rescission of the independent contractor rule finalized by the Biden Administration, Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act. FTCs 2023 Merger Guidelines and New Pre-Merger Filing Requirements: Continue to urge reform and clawing back the actions. Modern Worker Empowerment Act, H.R. 1319: Support action by the U.S. House. Modern Worker Security Act, H.R. 1320: Support action by the U.S. House. Faster Labor Contracts Act, S. 844: Oppose this U.S. Senate legislation. The Worker Enfranchisement Act, H.R. 2572: Support action by the U.S. House. Affordable Health Coverage: Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act, H.R. 6703: Supported U.S. House passage of the legislation. Health Savings Accounts (HSAs): Support efforts in the House and Senate to expand and improve the accounts. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Rural Health Transformation Program: Supported implementation of the plan to support and strengthen the healthcare ecosystem in rural America that was advanced in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Price Controls: Continue to express concerns about drug price controls via most favored nation (MFN) and impact of importing price controls on innovation, investment, patient health. IP Rights and Protections: The RESTORE Patent Rights Act, S.708/H.R. 1574: Support action by the U.S. House and U.S. Senate on the legislation. Presidential Executive Orders and Memorandums SBE Council issued a supportive statement on "Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence." Trade and Global Markets: USTR Comments: 2026 Joint Review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): Submitted comments to USTR in support of the general framework, urging more compliance efforts focused on protecting intellectual property (IP). U.S. Commerce Department Comments: Filed comments on Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Personal Protective Equipment, Medical Consumables, and Medical Equipment, Including Devices, and asked for an exemption of Medtech from Sec. 232 tariffs. Continue to Support House and Senate Review of European-based digital laws and regulation such as the EUs Digital Services Act, the UKs Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCC), the EUs Digital Markets Act (DMA), and digital taxes and how these impose discriminatory barriers for American companies. Submitted Testimony for the Record for the Hearing Anti-American Antitrust: How Foreign Governments Target U.S. Businesses to House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust and the impact of protectionist policies on U.S. based businesses.

General labor policy and regulatory issues; S.852/H.R.20, Protecting the Right to Organize Act; S.844/H.R.5408, Faster Labor Contracts Act; S.2267/H.R.2299, Ensuring Workers Get PAID Act; S.2613/H.R.4896, Warehouse Worker Protection Act; H.R.1319, Modern Worker Empowerment Act; H.R.1320, Modern Worker Security Act; H.R.2572, Worker Enfranchisement Act; H.R.2844, Voluntary Protection Program Act; H.R.2870, Working Families Flexibility Act H.R.2952, Start Applying Labor Transparency Act; H.R.4366, Save Local Business Act; Nomination of Scott Mayer and James Murphy to serve as members of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Nomination of Crystal Carey to serve as General Counsel of the NLRB; Labor policy legislative framework released by Senator Josh Hawley on Jan. 10; Heat Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings Rulemaking (RIN 1218-AD39); Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees Final Rule (RIN 1235-AA39); Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses (RIN 1218-AD40); Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process Final Rule (RIN 1218-AD45);

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

Labor Issues surrounding joint employer liability definition. OSHAs rule, Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process (RIN: 1218-AD45). DOLs final overtime regulation (RIN: 1235-AA39). H.R. 20/S. 852: the Protecting the Right to Organize Act. Discussions on general workforce development issues facing the hospitality industry. WHDs rulemaking on independent contractor status (RIN 1235-AA43). Issues related to efforts to overturn significant precedent at the NLRB, including the General Counsels memos on captive audience meetings and electronic monitoring of workers as well as the Boards anticipated decision in Ralphs Grocery. Issues related to the NLRBs recent decisions in Cemex, American Steel Construction, Thryv., Inc., The Atlanta Opera, and Stericycle. H.R. 6655: A Stronger Workforce for America Act. Support for the Trump administrations nominations to serve in the Department of Labor and its subagencies. Support for the Trump administrations nomination to serve as General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board. Support for the Trump administrations nomination to serve as Board Members of the National Labor Relations Board. H.R. 5408/S. 844: the Faster Labor Contracts Act. Issues related to Sen. Hawley's legislative framework. Issues related to NLRB decisions that violate the First Amendment and employers freedom of speech Issues related to the Acting General Counsels rescission of various concerning NLRB memoranda, including those addressing remedies, algorithms and electronic monitoring, severance agreements, noncompete agreements, 10(j) injunctive relief, settlements, Cemex, McLaren Macomb, tension between the National Labor Relations Act and equal employment opportunity laws, mail ballot elections, and captive audience meetings. H.R. 2299/S. 2267: the Ensuring Workers Get PAID Act. H.R. 4366: the Save Local Business Act. H.R. 2870/S. 1158: the Working Families Flexibility Act. H.R. 4154/S. 2984: the Employee Rights Act of 2025. H.R. 2952: the Start Applying Labor Transparency (SALT) Act. H.R. 5267/S. 3525: the American Franchise Act.

Labor Issues surrounding joint employer liability definition. OSHAs rule, Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process (RIN: 1218-AD45). DOLs final overtime regulation (RIN: 1235-AA39). H.R. 20/S. 852: the Protecting the Right to Organize Act. Discussions on general workforce development issues facing the hospitality industry. WHDs rulemaking on independent contractor status (RIN 1235-AA43). Issues related to efforts to overturn significant precedent at the NLRB, including the General Counsels memos on captive audience meetings and electronic monitoring of workers as well as the Boards anticipated decision in Ralphs Grocery. Issues related to the NLRBs recent decisions in Cemex, American Steel Construction, Thryv., Inc., The Atlanta Opera, and Stericycle. FTC Non-Compete Clause Rule (RIN 3084-AB74). H.R. 6655: A Stronger Workforce for America Act. Support for the Trump administrations nominations to serve in the Department of Labor and its subagencies. Support for the Trump administrations nomination to serve as General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board. H.R. 5408/S. 844: the Faster Labor Contracts Act. Issues related to Sen. Hawley's legislative framework. Issues related to NLRB decisions that violate the First Amendment and employers freedom of speech Issues related to the Acting General Counsels rescission of various concerning NLRB memoranda, including those addressing remedies, algorithms and electronic monitoring, severance agreements, noncompete agreements, 10(j) injunctive relief, settlements, Cemex, McLaren Macomb, tension between the National Labor Relations Act and equal employment opportunity laws, mail ballot elections, and captive audience meetings. H.R. 2299/S. 2267: the Ensuring Workers Get PAID Act. H.R. 4366: the Save Local Business Act. H.R. 2870/S. 1158: the Working Families Flexibility Act. H.R. 4154/S. 2984: the Employee Rights Act of 2025. H.R. 2954: the Start Applying Labor Transparency (SALT) Act. H.R. 5267: the American Franchise Act.