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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".
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This resolution expresses congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that revises the EEOC settlement process to provide employers with the factual and legal basis that the EEOC relied on to make a reasonable cause finding of a discriminatory practice.
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Became Public Law No: 117-22.
Became Public Law No: 117-22.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 219 - 210 (Roll no. 183). (text: CR H3110)
HousePassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 219 - 210 (Roll no. 183).(text: CR H3110)
HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3115-3116)
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on S.J.Res 13, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Foxx demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on passage of the bill until a time to be announced.
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Sources: Congress.gov · House Clerk roll-call votes
| #183 | house | On Passage | Passed | June 24, 2021 |
| #195 | senate | On the Joint Resolution | Joint Resolution Passed (50-48) | May 19, 2021 |
| #194 | senate | On the Motion to Proceed | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (50-49) | May 18, 2021 |
2022 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
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
2022 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
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
2022 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 5/S. 393, Equality Act H.R. 7/S. 205, Paycheck Fairness Act 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. 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. 7309, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022 H.R. 7701, Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act 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 Draft legislation titled Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes Nomination of Alvaro Bedoya to be a Member of the Federal Trade Commission Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Proposed rule on Independent Contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (85 Fed. Reg. 60,600-60,639, September 25, 2020) 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) Proposed rule, Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses (87 Fed. Reg. 18,528-18,558, March 30, 2022) Request for Information, U.S. Department of Agriculture; Access to Fertilizer: Competition and Supply Chain Concerns (87 Fed. Reg. 15,191-15,194, March 17 2022) Notice of Limited Reopening of Comment Period, Occupational Safety and Health Administration; Occupational Exposure to COVID-19 in Healthcare Settings (87 Fed. Reg. 16,426-16,431, March 23, 2022) Proposed Rule, Occupational Safety and Health Administration; Powered Industrial Trucks Design Standard Update (87 Fed. Reg. 8,755-8,764, February 16, 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; paid family leave; paid sick leave; reforms to the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); independent contractors; unemployment insurance and the coronavirus pandemic; contractor 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 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; Subject: Pay Equity Audits, Effective March 15, 2022; Executive Order 13999 Protecting Worker Health and Safety; Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors; Executive Order 14063, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; President Bidens Path Out of the Pandemic: COVID Action Plan; paid sick and paid family leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) (P.L. 116-127); 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 Guidelines; 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
2022 · first_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Charitable Choice Issues Ensuring Fair Access to Disaster Relief for LGBTQ Families Executive Nominations Judicial Nominations Supreme Court Nomination LGBTQ Non-Discrimination Protections LGBTQ Data Collection in Census Religious Liberty Issues, including License to Discriminate EO Sexual Harassment and Violence Voting Rights Workplace Protections for Federal Contractors DC Statehood Implementation of Bostock ruling Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping EO Anti-LGBTQ Amendments in Appropriations 21st Century President Act (H.R. 3285) A resolution encouraging the celebration of the month of June as LQBTQIA+ Pride Month". (H.Res. 489) A resolution recognizing June 2021 as 'LGBTQ Pride Month'. (S.Res. 261) Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, and for other purposes Amend the Code for Marriage Equality Act (H.R. 4170) BE HEARD in the Workplace Act (S. 3219, H.R. 5994) Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R. 8) Committing to elevate the voices, leadership, and needs of communities that face systemic barriers in the effort to end sexual violence and support all survivors... Customer Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 5754) Disability Integration Act District of Columbia Non-Discrimination Home Rule Act (H.R. 4023) Do No Harm Act (H.R. 1378, S. 2752) Eliminating the HHS Discrimination Division Act (H.R. 4023) EMPOWER Act (H.R. 1312) End Racial and Religious Profiling Act (S.597) Enhanced Background Checks Act (H.R. 1446) Equality Act (H.R. 5, S. 393) Ruthie and Connie LGBT Elder Americans Act LGBTQ Data Inclusion Act (H.R. 4176, S. 2287) LGBTQ Essential Data Act (H.R. 3834) SAFE SEX Workers Study Act Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (H.R. 1620) Washington, D.C. Admission Act (H.R. 51, S. 51) Screening with Dignity Act (H.R. 4249) Anthony Gonzales Equality for Survivors Act Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID-19 Act (H.R. 1370 and S. 512.) To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Billie Jean King, in recognition of her contribution to the Nation and her courageous and groundbreaking leadership advancing equal rights for women and the LGBTQ community in athletics, education, and our society ((H.R. 4147) LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act (H.R. 1443) Designate the National Pulse Memorial (H.R. 49) 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" (S.J.Res. 13) John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (H.R. 4, S. 4) Recognizing Black History Month as an important time to celebrate the remarkable and unique contributions of all LGBTQ+ Black Americans in United States history (H. Res. 170) Freedom to Vote Act (S.2747) Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act (H.R. 5746) Fair Pay for All Act of 2021 (H.R. 6085) LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act (S. 4002)
2022 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 5/S. 393, Equality Act H.R. 7/S. 205, Paycheck Fairness Act 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, 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. 4502, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.R. 4521, America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (America COMPETES) Act of 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. 6922/S. 3760, Continued Waiver of Interest on State Unemployment Loans during the Pandemic Act H.R. 7194/S. 3889, Employee Rights Act 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. 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. 3889, Employee Rights Act 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 David Weil to be Administrator for Department of Labor, 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) Proposed rule on Independent Contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (85 Fed. Reg. 60,600-60,639, September 25, 2020) 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) Proposed Rule, Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Procedures Governing the Filing and Processing of Prohibited Transaction Exemption Applications (87 Fed. Reg. 14,722-14,751, March 15, 2022) Request for Information on Data Sources and Methods for Determining Prevailing Wage Levels for the Temporary and Permanent Employment of Certain Immigrants and Non-Immigrants in the United States, Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor, (86 Fed. Reg. 17,343-17,346, April 2, 2021) Proposed Rule, Amendments to Agriculture Acquisition Regulations, (87 Fed. Reg. 9,005-9,021, February 17, 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; paid family leave; paid sick leave; reforms to the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); independent contractors; unemployment insurance and the coronavirus pandemic; contractor 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; reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L. 113-128); 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; Executive Order 13950 Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping; 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; paid sick and paid family leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) (P.L. 116-127); 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 Guidelines; 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); forthcoming regulation regarding numbers on non-immigrant foreign worker visa
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on S.J. Res. 13.
The resolution provides for 1 hour of debate, orders the previous question, and allows a motion to recommit for each measure. Provides that H. Res. 485 is adopted. Provides that anytime through the legislative day of June 25, 2021, the Speaker may entertain motions offered by the Majority Leader or his designee that the House suspend the rules with respect to multiple measures that were the object of motions to suspend the rules on the legislative days of June 22 or 23, and on which the yeas and nays were ordered and further proceedings postponed.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 486. (consideration: CR H3110-3114)
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 486 Reported to House. The resolution provides for 1 hour of debate, orders the previous question, and allows a motion to recommit for each measure. Provides that H. Res. 485 is adopted. Provides that anytime through the legislative day of June 25, 2021, the Speaker may entertain motions offered by the Majority Leader or his designee that the House suspend the rules with respect to multiple measures that were the object of motions to suspend the rules on the legislative days of June 22 or 23, and on which the yeas and nays were ordered and further proceedings postponed.
Held at the desk.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 48. Record Vote Number: 195. (text: CR S2752)
SenatePassed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 48. Record Vote Number: 195.(text: CR S2752)
SenateConsidered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2745, S2752)
Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S2570)
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 49. Record Vote Number: 194. (CR S2569-2570)
SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 33.
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by petition pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c).
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by petition pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c).
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced in Senate
| March 23, 2021 |
| Enrolled Bill | -- |
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)
Client expense: $15,800,000 · 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)
Client expense: $147,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), White House Office
Client expense: $18,660,000 · 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, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2021 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Charitable Choice Issues Ensuring Fair Access to Disaster Relief for LGBTQ Families Executive Nominations Judicial Nominations Supreme Court Nomination LGBTQ Non-Discrimination Protections LGBTQ Data Collection in Census Religious Liberty Issues, including License to Discriminate EO Sexual Harassment and Violence Voting Rights Workplace Protections for Federal Contractors DC Statehood Implementation of Bostock ruling Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping EO Anti-LGBTQ Amendments in Appropriations 21st Century President Act (H.R. 3285) A resolution encouraging the celebration of the month of June as LQBTQIA+ Pride Month". (H.Res. 489) A resolution recognizing June 2021 as 'LGBTQ Pride Month'. (S.Res. 261) Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, and for other purposes Amend the Code for Marriage Equality Act (H.R. 4170) BE HEARD in the Workplace Act (S. 3219, H.R. 5994) Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R. 8) Committing to elevate the voices, leadership, and needs of communities that face systemic barriers in the effort to end sexual violence and support all survivors...etc. Customer Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 5754) Disability Integration Act District of Columbia Non-Discrimination Home Rule Act (H.R. 4023) Do No Harm Act (H.R. 1378, S. 2752) Elder Pride Act Eliminating the HHS Discrimination Division Act (H.R. 4023) EMPOWER Act (H.R. 1312) End Racial and Religious Profiling Act (S.597) Enhanced Background Checks Act (H.R. 1446) Equality Act (H.R. 5, S. 393) Inclusive Aging Act Ruthie and Connie LGBT Elder Americans Act LGBTQ Data Inclusion Act (H.R. 4176, S. 2287) LGBTQ Essential Data Act (H.R. 3834) SAFE SEX Workers Study Act Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (H.R. 1620) Washington, D.C. Admission Act (H.R. 51, S. 51) Screening with Dignity Act (H.R. 4249) Don't Block LGBTQ Act Anthony Gonzales Equality for Survivors Act Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID-19 Act (H.R. 1370 and S. 512.) To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Billie Jean King, in recognition of her contribution to the Nation and her courageous and groundbreaking leadership advancing equal rights for women and the LGBTQ community in athletics, education, and our society ((H.R. 4147) LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act (H.R. 1443) Designate the National Pulse Memorial (H.R. 49) 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" (S.J.Res. 13) John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (H.R. 4, S. 4) Recognizing Black History Month as an important time to celebrate the remarkable and unique contributions of all LGBTQ+ Black Americans in United States history (H. Res. 170) Freedom to Vote Act (S.2747) Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act (H.R. 5746) Fair Pay for All Act of 2021 (H.R. 6085)
Client expense: $175,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Administration on Aging, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl AIDS Policy, Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office on Violence Against Women, SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2021 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act 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" Various issues relating to employer use of employee credit history; employer consideration of applicant employment status
Client expense: $19,560,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2021 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 5/S. 393, Equality Act H.R. 7/S. 205, Paycheck Fairness Act 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, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 1195, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers 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. 2891/S. 1428, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act 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, 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. 4502, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022 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.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. 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. 1787, State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021 S. 2039, Tougher Enforcement Against Monopolists (TEAM) Act S. 3311, FTC Integrity Act 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 David Weil to be Administrator for Department of Labor, 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) Proposed rule on Independent Contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (85 Fed. Reg. 60,600-60,639, September 25, 2020) 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) 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; paid family leave; paid sick leave; reforms to the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); independent contractors; unemployment insurance and the coronavirus pandemic; contractor 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; reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L. 113-128); 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 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; Executive Order 13950 Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping; 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; President Bidens Path Out of the Pandemic: COVID Action Plan; paid sick and paid family leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) (P.L. 116-127); 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; 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); forthcoming regulation regarding numbers on non-immigrant foreign worker visa
Client expense: $19,560,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2021 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Implementation and application of EEOC conciliation procedure rules and related guidance - EEOC Returning to Physical Worksites - EEOC Paid family leave [H.R. 4462] - House/Senate H.R. 842, the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (Amend labor laws relating to striking, unions, and labor practices) H.R. 1065/S.1486, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (Addressing accommodations specific to pregnancy) H.J.Res.33/S.J.Res.13 (Congressional disapproval of the EEOC rule on updated conciliation procedures) H.R.2373, Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act (Elimination of use of 14(c) certificates under the Fair Labor Standards Act) S.3235, Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act (Elimination of use of 14(c) certificates under the Fair Labor Standards Act) I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)
2021 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
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 guidance for the construction industry, generally. Workplace safety (COVID-19), generally. OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard, pursuant to Executive Order 13999, Protecting Worker Health and Safety. OSHA Protecting Workers: Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace. H.R. 1180: Accurate Workplace Injury and Illness Records Restoration Act . Personal Protective Equipment (COVID-19). Apprenticeship Requirements on Federal Contracts. Paycheck Protection Program: 501(c)(6) organizations and Lobbying Disclosure Act definition. 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. 7: the Paycheck Fairness Act. S. 1298: the Clean Energy for America Act. H.R. 2731/S. 1260: United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021. American Families Plan. H.R. 3185/S.1636: Save Local Business Act. H.R. 1065/S. 1486: the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. S.J.Res.13/ H.J. Res. 33: 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. DOL (Reg.) Title: Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (RIN-1235-AA34). Treasury (Reg.) Title: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (RIN 1505-AC77). EEOC (Reg.) Title: Update of Commission's Conciliation Procedures (RIN 3046-AB19). Amendment #1858 to S. 1260: the United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021. COVID-19 liability protection, generally. Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (Public Law 113-128). OSHA-DOL (Reg.) Title: Hazard Communication Standard (RIN 1218-AC93). OSHA (Reg.) Title: Occupational Exposure to COVID-19; Emergency Temporary Standard (RIN 1218-AD36). Draft Department of Labor FY 2022-2026 Strategic Plan. OSHA COVID-19 ETS on Vaccines and Testing as part of President Bidens Path Out of the Pandemic: COVID-19 Action Plan. H.R. 3684: the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. H.R. 4502: the FY 2022 Appropriations Minibus. Nomination of David Weil as DOL Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division. H.R.3897: H-2B Returning Worker Exception Act of 2021. H.R. 4350: the National Defense Reauthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022. H.R. 5376: the Build Back Better Act. National Labor Relations Act. OSHA Mandatory Penalties under Reconciliation. Labor Policies under Reconciliation. H.R. 5178: Truth in Employment Act.
Client expense: $590,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), 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), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2021 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act 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" Proposed rule Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) amending its procedural rules governing the conciliation procedures (85 Fed. Reg. 64,079-65,084, October 19, 2020) Various issues relating to employer use of employee credit history; employer consideration of applicant employment status
Client expense: $16,360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2021 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 5/S. 393, Equality Act H.R. 7/S. 205, Paycheck Fairness Act 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, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 1195, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers 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. 2891/S. 1428, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act H.R. 2883, Stop Stalling Access to Affordable Medications H.R. 2884, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation 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, American Choice and Innovation Online Act H.R. 3825, Ending Platform Monopolies Act H.R. 3826, 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. 4502, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R. 5017/S. 2710, Open App Markets Act S. 225, Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act of 2021 S. 478, Higher Wages for American Workers Act of 2021 S. 1074, Trust-Busting for the Twenty-First Century Act S. 1204, Bust Up Big Tech Act S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021, including potential amendment regarding certain prohibitions on fiduciaries in investing ERISA plan assets S. 1380, Clean Slate Act of 2021 S. 1435, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021 S. 1636, Save Local Business Act S. 2039, Tougher Enforcement Against Monopolists (TEAM) Act 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" Potential legislation titled Build Back Better Act Nomination of David Weil to be Administrator for Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division Nominations of Gwynne Wilcox and David Prouty to serve as members of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Proposed rule on Independent Contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (85 Fed. Reg. 60,600-60,639, September 25, 2020) 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) 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 Department of Labor, Rescission of Labor Organization Annual Financial Report for Trusts in Which a Labor Organization Is Interested, Form T-1 (86 FR 28,505 - 28,516, May 27, 2021) Proposed rule, Department of Labor, Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors (86 Fed. Reg. 38,816 - 38,879, July 22, 2021) Proposed rule, Department of Labor, Tip Regulations Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) (86 Fed. Reg. 32,818 - 32,846, June 23, 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; paid family leave; paid sick leave; reforms to the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); independent contractors; unemployment insurance and the coronavirus pandemic; contractor 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; reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L. 113-128); 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 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; Contract terms and their relationship to competition, particularly relating to worker non-compete clauses and exclusive contracts; Executive Order 13950 Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping; 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; President Bidens Path Out of the Pandemic: COVID Action Plan; paid sick and paid family leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) (P.L. 116-127); 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; 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) legal and regulatory framework for evaluating mergers and acquisitions
Client expense: $16,360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2021 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
General COVID-19 and workplace safety issues; OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard for COVID-19; COVID-19 vaccinations and vaccination mandates; Joint Employer Regulations; Independent Contractor Regulations; Tipped Employee Regulations; H.R. 842 and S. 420, the Protecting the Right to Organize Act; H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act; H.R.1065, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act; H.R. 4015, Strengthening Unemployment Programs to Provide Opportunities for Recovery and Training (SUPPORT) for New Workers Act.; Nominations to the Labor Department and National Labor Relations Board; S.J. Res 13, Update of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's Conciliation Procedures; Build Back Better Act (National Labor Relations Act provisions and universal paid leave program)
Client expense: $1,970,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2021 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Charitable Choice Issues Ensuring Fair Access to Disaster Relief for LGBTQ Families Executive Nominations Judicial Nominations Supreme Court Nomination LGBTQ Non-Discrimination Protections LGBTQ Data Collection in Census Religious Liberty Issues, including License to Discriminate EO Sexual Harassment and Violence Voting Rights Workplace Protections for Federal Contractors DC Statehood Implementation of Bostock ruling Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping EO Anti-LGBTQ Amendments in Appropriations 21st Century President Act A resolution recognizing June 2019 as "LGBTQ Pride Month". Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, and for other purposes Amend the Code for Marriage Equality Act BE HEARD in the Workplace Act Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R. 8) Committing to elevate the voices, leadership, and needs of communities that face systemic barriers in the effort to end sexual violence and support all survivors...etc. Customer Non-Discrimination Act Disability Integration Act District of Columbia Non-Discrimination Home Rule Act Do No Harm Act (H.R. 1378) Elder Pride Act Eliminating the HHS Discrimination Division Act EMPOWER Act End Racial and Religious Profiling Act Enhanced Background Checks Act Equality Act (H.R. 5, S. 393) Inclusive Aging Act Ruthie and Connie LGBT Elder Americans Act LGBTQ Data Inclusion Act LGBTQ Essential Data Act SAFE SEX Workers Study Act Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act Voting Rights Advancement Act Washington, D.C. Admission Act (H.R. 51, S. 51) Screening with Dignity Act Don't Block LGBTQ Act Anthony Gonzales Equality for Survivors Act Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID-19 Act To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Billie Jean King, in recognition of her contribution to the Nation and her courageous and groundbreaking leadership advancing equal rights for women and the LGBTQ community in athletics, education, and our society LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act (H.R. 1443) Designate the National Pulse Memorial (H.R. 49) 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" (S.J.Res. 13) John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (H.R. 4, S. 4) Recognizing Black History Month as an important time to celebrate the remarkable and unique contributions of all LGBTQ+ Black Americans in United States history (H. Res. 170)
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Administration on Aging, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl AIDS Policy, Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office on Violence Against Women, SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2021 · third_quarter · Small Business
House Bills H.R. 603, the Raise the Wage Act of 2021 - oppose. H.R. 842, the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2021 - oppose. H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - oppose. H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act - oppose. H.R. 1712, the Death Tax Repeal Act - support. H.R. 1799, PPP Extension Act of 2021 - support. H.R. 1381, the Main Street Tax Certainty Act - support. Amendment #184 to H.R. 3684, the INVEST in America Act - support. H.R. 3104, the Get Americans Back to Work Act - support. H.R. 3185, the Save Local Business Act - support. H.J.Res. 22, use the CRA to disapprove the Update of Commissions Conciliation Procedures finalized by the EEOC - oppose. H.R. 2583, the PPP Equity Act of 2021 - support. Herrera Beutler Amendment to H.R. 3110, PUMP Act - support. H.Con.Res. 14, Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Resolution - oppose. Sec. 804 of H.R. 4350, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, Minimum Wage for Employees of Department of Defense Contractors - oppose. Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute (AINS), to comply with S. Con. Res. 14, the Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Resolution - oppose. H.R. 3725, the Relief and Equity for Small Businesses through Tax (REST) Act - support. Tax Fairness for the Self-Employed Act - support. H.R. 5318, Commonsense Reporting Act - support Senate Bills Amendments 767 and 301 to S.Con.Res. 5 - support. Amendment 69 to S.Con.Res. 5 - support. Portman amendment to H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - support. Sanders amendment to H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - oppose. S. 53, the Raise the Wage Act of 2021 - oppose. S. 617, the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2021 - support. S. 403, the Fair and Open Competition Act - support. H.R. 1799, PPP Extension 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. 1555, the Get Americans Back to Work Act - support. S. 1636, the Save Local Business Act - support. S.J.Res.13, use the CRA to disapprove the Update of Commissions Conciliation Procedures finalized by the EEOC - oppose. S. 2239, the Unnecessary Agency Regulations Reduction Act of 2021 - support. Amendment 3292 to S.Con.Res. 14 - support. Amendment 3106 to S.Con.Res. 14 - support. Statement for the Record/Testimony Statement for the record for the hearing entitled, The Right to Organize: Empowering American Workers in a 21st Century Economy, before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The implicit focus of this hearing is S. 420, the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2021. NFIB opposes S. 420, the PRO Act of 2021. (July 22, 2021) NFIB members Jan Haviland, Mark Lunde, Greg Owens testified before Congress on National Small Business Week: Celebrating our Main Street Champions. (September 14, 2021) Other Issues Stepped-up basis - support Build Back Better Act - oppose Transparency in operations of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) - support Revision of the Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR) - oppose Comments Environmental Protection Agency and Department of the Army Notice Titled Notice of Public Meetings Regarding Waters of the United States; Establishment of a Public Docket; Request for Recommendations, 86 Fed. Reg. 41911 (August 4, 2021).
Client expense: $1,590,000 · 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), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2021 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Implementation and application of EEOC conciliation procedure rules and related guidance - EEOC Returning to Physical Worksites - EEOC Paid family leave [H.R. 4462] - House/Senate H.R. 842, the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (Amend labor laws relating to striking, unions, and labor practices) H.R. 1065/S.1486, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (Addressing accommodations specific to pregnancy) H.J.Res.33/S.J.Res.13 (Congressional disapproval of the EEOC rule on updated conciliation procedures) H.R.2373, Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act (Elimination of use of 14(c) certificates under the Fair Labor Standards Act) I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Workforce Development [S. 1161]
Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2021 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
General COVID-19 and workplace safety issues; discussions of the creation of an OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard for COVID-19; ; support for COVID relief for businesses; COVID vaccinations; Joint Employer Regulations; Independent Contractor Regulations; Tipped Employee Regulations; H.R. 842 and S. 420, the Protecting the Right to Organize Act; H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act; H.R.1065, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act; H.R. 4015, Strengthening Unemployment Programs to Provide Opportunities for Recovery and Training (SUPPORT) for New Workers Act.; Nominations to the Labor Department and National Labor Relations Board; S.J. Res 13, Update of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's Conciliation Procedures
Client expense: $1,900,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2021 · second_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
For the People Act H.R. 5, Equality Act John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act Native American Voting Rights Act Oppose changes to EEOC conciliation process Support for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, H.R. 1065 Support S.J. Res. 13, a joint resolution of disapproval of the rule submitted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission relating to "Update of Commission's Conciliation Procedures" Support strengthening of protections against workplace discrimination and harassment through legislation Support the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act, H.R. 963 Support the Paycheck Fairness Act, H.R. 7 Support the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act, H.R. 2062 Support the renomination of Jocelyn Samuels to serve as Commissioner of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Client expense: $857,302 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of the Census, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2021 · second_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Charitable Choice Issues Ensuring Fair Access to Disaster Relief for LGBTQ Families Executive Nominations Judicial Nominations Supreme Court Nomination LGBTQ Non-Discrimination Protections LGBTQ Data Collection in Census Religious Liberty Issues, including License to Discriminate EO Sexual Harassment and Violence Voting Rights Workplace Protections for Federal Contractors DC Statehood Implementation of Bostock ruling Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping EO 21st Century President Act A resolution recognizing June 2019 as "LGBTQ Pride Month". Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, and for other purposes Amend the Code for Marriage Equality Act BE HEARD in the Workplace Act Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R. 8) Committing to elevate the voices, leadership, and needs of communities that face systemic barriers in the effort to end sexual violence and support all survivors...etc. Customer Non-Discrimination Act Disability Integration Act District of Columbia Non-Discrimination Home Rule Act Do No Harm Act (H.R. 1378) Elder Pride Act Eliminating the HHS Discrimination Division Act EMPOWER Act End Racial and Religious Profiling Act Enhanced Background Checks Act Equality Act (H.R. 5, S. 393) Inclusive Aging Act Ruthie and Connie LGBT Elder Americans Act LGBTQ Data Inclusion Act LGBTQ Essential Data Act SAFE SEX Workers Study Act Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act Voting Rights Advancement Act Washington, D.C. Admission Act (H.R. 51, S. 51) Screening with Dignity Act Don't Block LGBTQ Act Anthony Gonzales Equality for Survivors Act Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID-19 Act To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Billie Jean King, in recognition of her contribution to the Nation and her courageous and groundbreaking leadership advancing equal rights for women and the LGBTQ community in athletics, education, and our society LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act (H.R. 1443) Designate the National Pulse Memorial (H.R. 49) 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" (S.J.Res. 13)
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Administration on Aging, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl AIDS Policy, Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office on Violence Against Women, SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2021 · second_quarter · Small Business
House Bills H.R. 603, the Raise the Wage Act of 2021 - oppose. H.R. 842, the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2021 - oppose. H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - oppose. H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act - oppose. H.R. 1712, the Death Tax Repeal Act - support. H.R. 1799, PPP Extension Act of 2021 - support. H.R. 1381, the Main Street Tax Certainty Act - support. Amendment #184 to H.R. 3684, the INVEST in America Act - support. Amendment #220 to H.R. 3684, the INVEST in America Act - support. H.R. 1284, Fair and Open Competition Act - support. H.R. 3104, Get Americans Back to Work Act - support. H.R. 3185, Save Local Business Act - support. H.J.Res.22, use the CRA to disapprove the Update of Commissions Conciliation Procedures finalized by the EEOC - oppose. H.R. 2583, PPP Equity Act of 2021 - support. H.R. 3554, Pharmacy DIR Reform to Reduce Senior Drug Costs Act - support Senate Bills Amendments 767 and 301 to S. Con. Res. 5 - support. Amendment 69 to S. Con. Res. 5 - support. Portman amendment to H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - support. Sanders amendment to H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - oppose. S. 53, the Raise the Wage Act of 2021 - oppose. S. 617, the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2021 - support. S. 403, Fair and Open Competition Act - support. H.R. 1799, PPP Extension 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. 1555, Get Americans Back to Work Act - support. S. 1636, Save Local Business Act - support. S.J.Res.13, use the CRA to disapprove the Update of Commissions Conciliation Procedures finalized by the EEOC - oppose. S. 2239, Unnecessary Agency Regulations Reduction Act of 2021 - support. S. 1909, the Pharmacy DIR Reform to Reduce Senior Drug Costs Act - support Testimony Elizabeth Milito, NFIB Small Business Legal Center, before the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support, Committee on Ways and Means, hearing on Universal Paid Leave and Guaranteed Access to Child Care, May 27, 2021. Elizabeth Milito, NFIB Small Business Legal Center, before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, hearing on Paid Leave for Working Families: Examining Access, Options, and Impacts, May 18, 2021. Mike Gilmartin, before the Ways and Means Committee during Republican Meeting on Dems Supercharged Death Tax Targets Family-Owned Businesses and Farms, Costing 1M Jobs. June 29, 2021. Other Issues Form 1099-K reporting thresholds for Third Party Settlement Organizations (TPSOs) under I.R.C. 6050W. Government-mandated project labor agreements on federal and federally assisted construction projects. Repeal stepped-up basis - oppose Proposed top capital gains rate increase - oppose American Jobs Plan American Families Plan Protect small c-corporations from tax increases H.R. 3110, PUMP Act Comments OSHA Notice titled Occupational Exposure to COVID-19; Emergency Temporary Standard, OSHA-2020-0004, 86 Fed. Reg. 32376 (June 21, 2021) Department of the Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Notice Titled Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements, DKT. No. FINCEN-2021-0005, RIN 1506 AB-49, 86 Fed. Reg. 17557 (April 5, 2021) SBA Notice of Interim Final Rule Titled Business Loan Program Temporary Changes; Paycheck Protection Program as Amended by American Rescue Plan Act, Docket No. SBA-2021-0013, 86 Fed. Reg. 15083 (March 22, 2021)
Client expense: $820,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: 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), Treasury, Dept of
2021 · second_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
H.R. 2062, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act S.J. Res. 13, Joint Resolution of Disapproval re: EEOC Update of the Commissions Conciliation Procedures
Client expense: $376,457 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2021 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
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. H.R. 1284/S. 403: the Fair and Open Competition Act. H.R. 842/S. 420: the Protecting the Right to Organize Act. Executive Order 13999: Protecting Worker Health and Safety. Apprenticeship Programs, generally. H.R. 447: the National Apprenticeship Act of 2021. OSHA COVID-19 guidance for the construction industry, generally. Workplace safety (COVID-19), generally. OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard, pursuant to Executive Order 13999, Protecting Worker Health and Safety. OSHA Protecting Workers: Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace. H.R. 1180: Accurate Workplace Injury and Illness Records Restoration Act . Personal Protective Equipment (COVID-19). EEOC Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccines and Vaccine Incentives. Apprenticeship Requirements on Federal Contracts. Paycheck Protection Program: 501(c)(6) organizations and Lobbying Disclosure Act definition. 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. 7: the Paycheck Fairness Act. S. 1298: the Clean Energy for America Act. H.R. 2731/S. 1260: United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021. American Families Plan. H.R. 3185/S.1636: Save Local Business Act. H.R. 1065/S. 1486: the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. S.J.Res.13/ H.J. Res. 33: 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. DOL (Reg.) Title: Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (RIN-1235-AA34). Treasury (Reg.) Title: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (RIN 1505-AC77). EEOC (Reg.) Title: Update of Commission's Conciliation Procedures (RIN 3046-AB19). Amendment #1858 to S. 1260: the United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021. Executive Order 12866: Review of OSHA Subpart U - Emergency Temporary Standard (RIN 1218-AD36). OSHAs FAQs Regarding COVID-19 Vaccine Adverse Reactions. Proposal to expand Executive Order 13502. COVID-19 liability protection, generally. Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (Public Law 113-128). OSHA-DOL (Reg.) Title: Hazard Communication Standard (RIN 1218-AC93). Legislation Introduced During the 116th Congress: H.R.3668: Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2019.
Client expense: $590,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2021 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Implementation and application of EEOC conciliation procedure rules and related guidance - EEOC Returning to Physical Worksites - DOL, DOC Paid family leave - House/Senate Independent contractor status under the FLSA - DOL Joint employer standard - DOL Promotion and awareness of flexible work environments - EEOC H.R. 842, the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (Amend labor laws relating to striking, unions, and labor practices) H.R. 1065/S.1486, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (Addressing accommodations specific to pregnancy) S.1636, the Save Local Business Act (Clarifying joint employer standard) H.J.Res.33/S.J.Res.13 (Congressional disapproval of the EEOC rule on updated conciliation procedures) H.R.2373, Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act (Elimination of use of 14(c) certificates under the Fair Labor Standards Act)
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2021 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
General COVID-19 and workplace safety issues; discussions regarding an OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard for COVID-19; support for COVID relief for businesses; opposition to H.R. 842 and S. 420, the Protecting the Right to Organize Act; concerns with DOL's proposal to rescind the independent contractor final rule (RIN 1235-AA34); support for H.R. 3185 and S. 1636, the Save Local Business Act; opposition to DOL's proposal to delay and withdraw its Tip Regulations under the FLSA rule (RIN 1235-AA21); opposition to H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act; discussion on employer-provided incentives for vaccinations against COVID-19; and concerns with S.J.Res. 13, a joint resolution of congressional disapproval against the EEOCs final rule relating to Update of Commissions Conciliation Procedures."
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE
2021 · second_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act 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" Proposed rule Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) amending its procedural rules governing the conciliation procedures (85 Fed. Reg. 64,079-65,084, October 19, 2020) Various issues relating to employer use of employee credit history; employer consideration of applicant employment status; EEOC Strategic Enforcement Plan; liability issues in potential legislation related to police reform
Client expense: $11,640,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2021 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 5/S. 393, Equality Act H.R. 7/S. 205, Paycheck Fairness Act 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, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 1195, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers 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. 2873, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021 H.R. 2883, Stop Stalling Access to Affordable Medications H.R. 3110, 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, State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021 H.R. 3816, American Choice and Innovation Online Act H.R. 3825, Ending Platform Monopolies Act H.R. 3826, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3843, Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021 H.R. 3849, Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act of 2021 S. 225, Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act of 2021 S. 228, Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021 S. 478, Higher Wages for American Workers Act of 2021 S. 1074, Trust-Busting for the Twenty-First Century Act S. 1204, Bust Up Big Tech Act S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021, including potential amendment regarding certain prohibitions on fiduciaries in investing ERISA plan assets S. 1636, Save Local Business Act S. 1787, State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021 S. 2039, Tougher Enforcement Against Monopolists (TEAM) Act 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 regarding unemployment insurance Final rule: withdrawal, Independent Contractor Status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (86 Fed. Reg. 24,303-24,326, May 6, 2021) Proposed rule on Hazard Communication Standard (86 Fed. Reg. 9,567-9,831, February 16, 2021) Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Proposed rule on Independent Contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (85 Fed. Reg. 60,600-60,639, September 25, 2020) 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) 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) Various issues relating to Fiscal Year 2022 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill; application of Kristof Terryn to serve on the Department of Labor's Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; reforms to the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); independent contractors; unemployment insurance and the coronavirus pandemic; contractor 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; modernization of the unemployment insurance system; reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L. 113-128); 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 legislation on the minimum wage; Executive Order 13950 Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping; Executive Order 13999 Protecting Worker Health and Safety; paid sick and paid family leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) (P.L. 116-127); 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; 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: $11,640,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2021 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
HR 1065 "Pregnant Workers Fairness Act," all provisions. HR 1195 "Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act," all provisions. Issues pertaining to the nomination of Kyle Fortson to the National Mediation Board. SJ 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"," all provisions.
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Application of 29 CFR 778.7 regulations governing the wages and fringe benefits paid on service contracts. Assessment of Occupational Safety and Health Administration emergency temporary standard regarding occupational exposure to COVID-19 (86 Fed. Reg. 32376; June 21, 2021). Impact of requiring compliance with Federal Highway Administration safety requirements on assessment of worker status under the Fair Labor Standards Act. 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 Commissions Conciliation Procedures; entire bill. Possible revisions to the regulations at 29 CFR 4, 29 CFR 6, or 29 CFR 8 concerning application of The McNamara-OHara Service Contract Act requiring federal contractors and subcontractors performing services on prime contracts in excess of $2,500 to pay service employees in various classes of labor no less than the wage rates and fringe benefits found prevailing in the locality.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE