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Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities End Outsourcing Act Biden Tax Reform Proposal Worker Misclassification Various tax deductions and credits Clean Energy Tax Credits Issues related to tax gap International Tax Framework Standards Carried Interest and Net Operating Loss Taxation of Corporate Offshore Benefits Tax reform proposals RE: individual and corporate domestic, international, multinationals Earned Income Tax Credit Billionaire Income Tax (Wyden Proposal)

Worker misclassification & independent contractors. NLRB Joint Employer Issues Workforce issues connected to vehicle automation. Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Programs Coronavirus Relief Proposals/Legislation re: worker protections, workplace safety & health, PPE, Etc. Health and safety concerns at Amazon Cannabis workforce issues FLSA independent contractor rule H.R. 842/S. 420, Protecting the Right To Organize (PRO) Act Issues Related to Right to Organize OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard, COVID-19 OSHA Worker Safety Protections Labor Standards: Infrastructure and Clean Energy Projects Penalties for unfair labor practices under the National Labor Relations Act Registered apprenticeship program and pre-apprenticeship programs Nomination of Douglas Parker as Assistant Secretary of Labor S.J. Res. 29 - Joint Resolution on Congressional Disapproval of DOL Rule Re. COVID-19 Vaccinations, Testing, Emergency Standard

H.R. 4350 - National Defense Authorization Act of 2022: apprenticeship utilization; DOD preference for military construction projects to contractors that have local workers

Nuclear plants, including loan guarantees Clean energy programs& labor standards Build Back Better Act Energy Proposals White House Office of Public Engagement

Automation of motor vehicles and advanced trucking technologies Lowering of interstate driving age DOT Hours of Service Reform Proposal TSA credentialing issues for drivers Preemption of meal and rest breaks for commercial drivers Motor carrier accountability proposals Hours of service, ELD exemptions for agricultural commodity haulers Preparation for Driver Retention Roundtable Port congestion and solutions QFR from Senate Commerce Committee Testimony

School Construction Funding Build Back Better Act, Universal Pre-K Proposals

GROW Act Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2021, SECURE 2.0 PBGC Interim Final Regulations for American Rescue Plan Special Financial Assistance Program Pension Interest Rate and Defined Benefit Pension Plans

FY 2022 Budget Request/Appropriations Related to Dept. of Labor (Wage & Hour, OSHA)workforce development programs; worker protection programs; labor related policy riders; NIOSH; NMB; NLRB Senate Amendment to HR 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 3684 - Motion to Recommit School Construction Funding Labor Standards and Protections Additional Funds for EBSA, NLRB, Wage & Hour Division, OSHA, DOL Solicitor H.R. 5376: Build Back Better Act, General

Proposals to amend ERISA with respect to multi-employer pension plans Withdrawal liability. Multi-employer pension plans & legacy/ orphan issues; proposed retiree benefit cuts; proposed premium increases Multiemployer pension recapitalization and reform plan Grassley-Alexander pension proposal GROW Act Coronavirus relief proposals including H.R. 6800/H.R. 8406 re: retirement and multiemployer pension plans & Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act (HEROES Act) Retirement Priorities with Biden Transition Agency Review Team Emergency Multiemployer Pension Plan Relief Act of 2021 Butch Lewis Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act of 2021 Single employer plan relief

Unemployment Insurance Compensation Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation Program Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program

Emergency Pension Relief Act HR 8406: The Heroes Act / Appropriations & mandatory spending H.J. Res. 110, Extension Continuing Appropriations FY 2021 Republican Coronavirus Targeted Relief Proposal H. Con. Res. 11, Establishing Congressional Budget for FY 2021 and FY 2022-2030 H. Res. 101/S. Con. Res. 5, Adoption of Congressional Budget Resolution for FY 2021 and FY 2022-2030 Senate Amdt. 837 to S. Con. Res. 5 (re: relief funds for state & local governments) Senate Amdt. 888 to S. Con. Res. 5 - Schumer Amdt. In Nature of Substitute S. Con. Res. 5 - Grassley motion to commit w/ instructions (re: pension title) H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Funding for Internal Revenue Service

Worker misclassification & independent contractors. NLRB Joint Employer Issues Workforce issues connected to vehicle automation. Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Programs Coronavirus Relief Proposals/Legislation re: worker protections, workplace safety & health, PPE, Etc. Health and safety concerns at Amazon Cannabis workforce issues Labor standards and energy bills FLSA independent contractor rule Labor Priorities with Biden Transition Agency Review Team H.R. 447, National Apprenticeship Act of 2021 Stefanik Amdt. # 22 to Part B of H.R. 447 Hill Amdt. #10 to Part B of HR 447 Levin (MI) en bloc amdt. 1, Part B of H.R. 447 Raise the Wage Act of 2021 H.R. 842, Protecting the Right To Organize (PRO) Act H. Res. 188, Rule for H.R. 842, PRO Act H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 1195, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care & Social Service Workers Act Nomination of Martin J. Walsh as Secretary of the Department of Labor Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act of 2021

Prevailing wage standards and production tax credit and investment tax credit COVID-19 relief measures (tax credits/deductions for individuals & business) Tax credits & clean energy Various corporate tax issues (rates, exemptions, NOL, outsourcing, corporate inversions ) Estate tax IRS tax enforcement issues, including funding

Tax Extender Legislation H.R. 6800/H.R. 8406, The HEROES Act (EPPRA, tax relief/credit proposals) Prevailing wage standards and production tax credit and investment tax credit

Medicare/Medicaid issues HR 3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act Issues related to Surprise Medical Billing Coronavirus relief proposals/legislation re: health insurance, health care service coverage, Medicaid, etc. HR 5800, Ban Surprise Medical Billing S. 4714, A bill to preserve health benefits for workers HEALS Act Worker Health Coverage Protection Act COVID-19 Relief HEROES Act No Surprises Act COBRA Subsidies Healthcare Priorities with Biden Transition Agency Review Team

Proposals to amend ERISA with respect to multi-employer pension plans Withdrawal liability. Multi-employer pension plans & legacy/ orphan issues; proposed retiree benefit cuts; proposed premium increases H.R. 397, The Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pension Act S. 2254 The Butch Lewis Act of 2019 Multiemployer pension recapitalization and reform plan Grassley-Alexander pension proposal GROW Act Coronavirus relief proposals including H.R. 6800/H.R. 8406 re: retirement and multiemployer pension plans & Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act (HEROES Act) Retirement Priorities with Biden Transition Agency Review Team

Unemployment Insurance Compensation Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation Program Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program

Automation of motor vehicles and advanced trucking technologies Lowering of interstate driving age DOT Hours of Service Reform Proposal Exploration of potential cabotage violations CARES Act Title IV, Stimulus Funds for COVID-Impacted Industries TSA credentialing issues for drivers Preemption of meal and rest breaks for commercial drivers Trucking Priorities with Biden Transition Agency Review Team

Pipeline permitting issues (including KXL, section 404, NWPs)

Proposals to amend ERISA with respect to multi-employer pension plans Withdrawal liability. Multi-employer pension plans & legacy/ orphan issues; proposed retiree benefit cuts; proposed premium increases H.R. 397, The Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pension Act S. 2254 The Butch Lewis Act of 2019 Multiemployer pension recapitalization and reform plan Grassley-Alexander pension proposal GROW Act Coronavirus relief proposals including H.R. 6800/H.R. 8406 re: retirement and multiemployer pension plans & Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act (HEROES Act) Proxy voting issues & retirement plans

Worker misclassification & independent contractors. NLRB Joint Employer Issues Workforce issues connected to vehicle automation. labor law reform issues. Issues related to right to organize; NLRA election & representation issues; issues related to collective bargaining Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Programs Coronavirus Relief Proposals/Legislation re: worker protections, workplace safety & health, PPE, Etc. Health and safety concerns at Amazon Cannabis workforce issues S. 3677/H.R. 6559, COVID-19 Every Worker Protection Act COVID-19 whistleblower protections HR 7485, Bipartisan Safe Workers Act NLRB electronic voting HR 6800/H.R. 8406, The HEROES Act -- OSHA temporary emergency standard, personal protective equipment

Pipeline permitting issues (including KXL, section 404, NWPs)

Unemployment Insurance Compensation Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation Program Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program

FY 2021 Budget Request/Appropriations related to Department of Labor (Wage & Hour, OSHA) workforce development programs; worker protection programs; labor related policy riders; NIOSH; NMB; NLRB Emergency Pension Relief Act HR 6800: HEROES Act /Appropriations & mandatory spending HR 7614: Labor/HHS/Education & Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2021 HR 7617: Fiscal Year Appropriations for Labor/HHS/Education & Related Agencies, Defense, Energy/Water, Financial Services, & HUD HR 8406: The Heroes Act / Appropriations & mandatory spending Republican Targeted Relief Bill / Amendment in Nature of Substitute to S 178

Tax Extender Legislation H.R. 6800/H.R. 8406, The HEROES Act (EPPRA, tax relief/credit proposals)

Worker misclassification & independent contractors. H.R. 779/ S. 226, Tribal Labor Sovereignty legislation NLRB Joint Employer Issues Workforce issues connected to vehicle automation. labor law reform issues. Issues related to right to organize; NLRA election & representation issues; issues related to collective bargaining Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Programs HR 2474, Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act Coronavirus Relief Proposals/Legislation including CARES Act (HR 748) re: worker protections, workplace safety & health, PPE, Etc. Health and safety concerns at Amazon Cannabis workforce issues Davis/Bacon prevailing wage/Foxx and Hern amendments to H.R. 2 S. 3677/H.R. 6559, COVID-19 Every Worker Protection Act COVID-19 whistleblower protections H.R. 7485, Bipartisan Safe Workers Act NLRB electronic voting H.R. 6800/OSHA temporary emergency standard, personal protective equipment

Medicare/Medicaid issues Medicare Part D: Risk Corridors HR 3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act Issues related to Surprise Medical Billing HR 5800, Ban Surprise Billing Act Coronavirus relief proposals/legislation re: health insurance, health care service coverage, Medicaid, etc. HR 5800, Ban Surprise Medical Billing H.R. 6514, Worker Health Coverage Protection Act H.R 6800/COBRA FMAP Increase

Unemployment Insurance Compensation Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation Program Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program

Chinese rolling stock HR 4710:Pharmaceutical Independence Long-Term Readiness Reform Act

Proposals to amend ERISA with respect to multi-employer pension plans Withdrawal liability. Multi-employer pension plans & legacy/ orphan issues; proposed retiree benefit cuts; proposed premium increases H.R. 397, The Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pension Act S. 2254 The Butch Lewis Act of 2019 Multiemployer pension recapitalization and reform plan Grassley-Alexander pension proposal GROW Act HR 6201 re: Pensions Coronavirus relief proposals/legislation including CARES Act (HR 748)and HR 6800 re: retirement & multiemployer pension issues Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act (HR 6800/HEROES Act)

Tax Extender Legislation Coronavirus relief proposals/legislation including CARES Act (HR 748) re: tax issues H.R. 6800, HEROES Act (EPPRA)

Truck Size and Weight; 33-foot doubles, individual truck weight increases. Preemption of state pay and rest break laws. Automation of motor vehicles and advanced trucking technologies Port trucking industry issues Lowering of interstate driving age DOT Hours of Service Reform Proposal HR 1374/ s 569 Drive Safe Act Surface transportation bill priorities General infrastructure priorities Worker misclassification Exploration of potential cabotage violations FLSA overtime exemption for truckers Hours of service exemptions for agricultural commodities, HR 4919 TREAD Act

Worker misclassification & independent contractors. H.R. 779/ S. 226, Tribal Labor Sovereignty legislation NLRB Joint Employer Issues Workforce issues connected to vehicle automation. labor law reform issues. Issues related to right to organize; NLRA election & representation issues; issues related to collective bargaining HR 2474/S 1306 Protecting the Right to Organize Act Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Programs Public Sector Freedom to Negotiate Act HR 1230, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act HR 2474, Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act Reauthorization of National Apprenticeship Act Coronavirus Relief Proposals/Legislation including CARES Act (HR 748) re: worker protections, workplace safety & health, PPE, Etc. Health and safety concerns at Amazon Cannabis workforce issues

H.R. 1629 911 SAVES Act Chinese rolling stock

Policy rider on NLRA/ Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act. Trucking preemption riders FY 2021 Budget Request/Appropriations related to Department of Labor (Wage & Hour, OSHA) workforce development programs; worker protection programs; labor related policy riders; NIOSH; NMB; NLRB HR 5687, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief & Puerto Rico Disaster Tax Relief HR 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Appropriations Act HR 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act HR 748, CARES Act Emergency Pension Relief Act

ACA: 40% excise tax on high-value health care plans; S.684/ HR 748 Tax Extender Legislation HR 1994: Setting Every Community Up for Retirement (SECURE) Act HR 5377, Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities

Worker misclassification & independent contractors. H.R. 779/ S. 226, Tribal Labor Sovereignty legislation NLRB Joint Employer Issues Workforce issues connected to vehicle automation. encouraging investigation of pregnancy discrimination and labor violation complaints at XPO Minimum wage labor law reform issues. Issues related to right to organize; NLRA election & representation issues; issues related to collective bargaining HR 2474/S 1306 Protecting the Right to Organize Act Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Programs Public Sector Freedom to Negotiate Act HR 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Healthcare and Social Service Workers Act

H.R. 1497 Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act

HR 4634 Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization

Truck Size and Weight; 33-foot doubles, individual truck weight increases. Preemption of state pay and rest break laws. Automation of motor vehicles and advanced trucking technologies DOT drug testing rules Port trucking industry issues Lowering of interstate driving age DOT Hours of Service Reform Proposal HR 1374/ s 569 Drive Safe Act Surface transportation bill priorities General infrastructure priorities Worker misclassification Exploration of potential cabotage violations FLSA overtime exemption for truckers Hours of service exemptions for agricultural commodities, HR 4919

S. 1790 NDAA Authorization Act for FY 2020 H.R. 1629 911 SAVES Act Chinese rolling stock

Policy rider on NLRA/ Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act. Trucking preemption riders HR 648 Consolidated Appropriations Act HR 2740, FY 2020 Budget Request/Appropriations related to Department of Labor (Wage & Hour, OSHA) workforce development programs; worker protection programs; labor related policy riders; NIOSH; NMB; NLRB; Continuing Appropriations for FY 2019

Truck Size and Weight; 33-foot doubles, individual truck weight increases. Preemption of state pay and rest break laws. Automation of motor vehicles and advanced trucking technologies DOT drug testing rules Port trucking industry issues Lowering of interstate driving age DOT Hours of Service Reform Proposal gas tax infrastructure funding HR 1374/ s 569 Drive Safe Act Surface transportation bill priorities General infrastructure priorities ANPRM on adoption of ADS onto national roadways Worker misclassification

ACA: 40% excise tax on high-value health care plans; S.684/ HR 748 Tax Extender Legislation HR 1994: Setting Every Community Up for Retirement (SECURE) Act

Truck Size and Weight; 33-foot doubles, individual truck weight increases. Preemption of state pay and rest break laws. Automation of motor vehicles and advanced trucking technologies DOT drug testing rules Port trucking industry issues Lowering of interstate driving age DOT Hours of Service Reform Proposal gas tax infrastructure funding HR 1374/ s 569 Drive Safe Act Surface transportation bill priorities General infrastructure priorities

S. 1790 NDAA Authorization Act for FY 2020 H.R. 1629 911 SAVES Act

Policy rider on NLRA/ Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act. Trucking preemption riders HJ Res 28 HR 2740, HR 2157 supplemental appropriations for fiscal year ending September 30, 2019 HR 648 Consolidated Appropriations Act FY 2020 Budget Request/Appropriations related to Department of Labor (Wage & Hour, OSHA) workforce development programs; worker protection programs; labor related policy riders; NIOSH

Worker misclassification & independent contractors. H.R. 779/ S. 226, Tribal Labor Sovereignty legislation NLRB Joint Employer Issues Workforce issues connected to vehicle automation. encouraging investigation of pregnancy discrimination and labor violation complaints at XPO Minimum wage labor law reform issues. Issues related to right to organize; NLRA election & representation issues; issues related to collective bargaining HR 2474 Protecting the Right to Organize Act HR 949 For the People Act HR 582 Raise the Wage Act Nomination of Gordon Hartogensis as Director of PBGC Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Programs

Worker misclassification & independent contractors. H.R. 779/ S. 226, Tribal Labor Sovereignty legislation NLRB Joint Employer Issues Workforce issues connected to vehicle automation. encouraging investigation of pregnancy discrimination and labor violation complaints at XPO Minimum wage HR 7 paycheck fairness labor law reform issues. Issues related to right to organize; NLRA election & representation issues; issues related to collective bargaining HR 865 Rebuild America's Schools Act of 2019

ACA: 40% excise tax on high-value health care plans; S.684/ HR 748 ACA: Medical Device Tax Repeal

Truck Size and Weight; 33-foot doubles, truck weight increases. Preemption of state pay and rest break laws. Automation of commercial vehicles and advanced trucking technologies DOT drug testing rules Port trucking industry issues H.R. 4144, Port Driver Bill of Rights Act of 2017 H.R. 3889 the WHEEL Act Lowering of interstate driving age DOT Hours of Service Reform Proposal gas tax infrastructure funding HR 1374/ s 569 Drive Safe Act

Truck Size and Weight; 33-foot doubles, truck weight increases. Preemption of state pay and rest break laws. Automation of commercial vehicles and advanced trucking technologies DOT drug testing rules Port trucking industry issues Electronic Logging Devices Port worker issues H.R. 4144, Port Driver Bill of Rights Act of 2017 H.R. 3889 the WHEEL Act Lowering of interstate driving age DOT Hours of Service Reform Proposal

Policy rider on NLRA/ Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act. Trucking preemption riders H.R. 695, Continuing Appropriation for FY 2019

S. 3012/ H.R. 8, Water Resources Development Act of 2018

ACA: 40% excise tax on high-value health care plans ACA: Medical Device Tax Repeal

H.R. 6257, FY 2019 Appropriations for Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and related agencies: funding for DOL, OSHA, NIOSH, Wage and Hour Division, NLRB, NMB, policy riders and funding prohibitions regarding OSHA, DOL, and NLRB. Policy rider to prevent the NLRB from applying its current (2015) joint employer rule standard. Policy rider to roll back the new NLRB election rule. Policy rider to prevent the NLRB from applying its community of interest test (Specialty Health Care decision). Policy rider to block OSHA silica standard Policy rider to block DOL fiduciary rule Proposal to change OSHA injury and illness reporting requirement. Policy rider on NLRA/ Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act. Trucking preemption riders HAMDT841 to H.R.6157, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019; to provide funding for long lead time materials to construct additional Virginia-class submarines in FY 2022 and FY 2023. S. 3073/ H.R. 6147, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 5895, Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019; Budd Amendments #81 (Energy/ Water), #31 (Legislative Branch), #48 (Military Construction and Veterans Affairs) which defunds an Obama administration executive order requiring project labor agreements (PLAs) on large-scale federal construction projects exceeding $25 million in total costs.

NAFTA Renegotiation/ USMCA H.R. 904/ S. 908 Buy American Improvement Act. H.R. 2756, Jobs and Trade Competitiveness Act. H.R. 6337/S. 3013, to amend the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 H.R. 6031/ S. 2835 PRINT Act. S. 908, Make it in America Act

Truck Size and Weight; 33-foot doubles, truck weight increases. Preemption of state pay and rest break laws. Automation of commercial vehicles and advanced trucking technologies DOT drug testing rules Port trucking industry issues Electronic Logging Devices Port worker issues H.R. 4144, Port Driver Bill of Rights Act of 2017 Skills testing for CDL applicants H.R. 3889 the WHEEL Act Lowering of interstate driving age Agricultural Hours of Service Issues DOT Hours of Service Reform Proposal

ACA: 40% excise tax on high-value health care plans ACA: Medical Device Tax Repeal Tax cuts; round 2

H.R. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 USDA/ Food Safety Inspection Service waiver requests to increase line speed at certain poultry plants and the impact on worker safety

S. 3012/ H.R. 8, Water Resources Development Act of 2018

H.R. 4, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018; Amdt 159 (Duncan) to establish a national hiring standard for motor carriers and 140 (Denham) to clarify the intent of the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 for motor carrier meal and rest regulations.

Truck Size and Weight; 33-foot doubles, truck weight increases. Preemption of state pay and rest break laws. Automation of commercial vehicles and advanced trucking technologies DOT drug testing rules Port trucking industry issues Electronic Logging Devices Port worker issues H.R. 4144, Port Driver Bill of Rights Act of 2017 Skills testing for CDL applicants H.R. 3889 the WHEEL Act Lowering of interstate driving age

Proposals to amend ERISA with respect to multi-employer pension plans Withdrawal liability. Multi-employer pension plans & legacy/ orphan issues; proposed retiree benefit cuts; proposed premium increases S. 2147, the Butch Lewis Act of 2017 H.R. 4444, The Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pension Act

H.R. 8, Water Resources Development Act of 2018

HR 3053, Nuclear Waste Policy Act

ACA: 40% excise tax on high-value health care plans H.R. 5444, Taxpayer First Act Tax cuts; round 2

NAFTA Renegotiation. Section 232 and 301 Tariffs. H.R. 904/ S. 908 Buy American Improvement Act. H.R. 2756, Jobs and Trade Competitiveness Act. H.R. 6367/S. 3013, to amend the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 H.R. 6031/ S. 2835 PRINT Act S. 908, Make it in America Act

ACA: excise tax on high-value multi-employer plans H.R. 2050 Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act ACA: Individual Responsibility Mandate, reinsurance issue, cost sharing reimbursement issue, medicare/medicaid issues.

H.R. 4, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018; Amdt 159 (Duncan) to establish a national hiring standard for motor carriers and 140 (Denham) to clarify the intent of the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 for motor carrier meal and rest regulations.

FY 2018 Appropriations for Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and related agencies: funding for DOL, OSHA, Wage and Hour Division, NLRB, NMB, policy riders and funding prohibitions regarding OSHA, DOL, and NLRB. Policy rider to prevent the NLRB from modifying its joint employer rule. Policy rider to roll back the new NLRB election rule. Policy rider to prevent the NLRB from applying its community of interest test (Specialty Health Care decision). Policy rider to block OSHA silica standard Policy rider to block DOL fiduciary rule Policy rider on NLRA/ Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act. H.R. 1892 Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act of 2018 H.R. 1892 The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 1625 Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year Ending 2018; Trucking Preemption Rider

Tax Extenders H.R. 5108 No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act ACA: 40% excise tax on high value health care plans

Truck Size and Weight; 33-foot doubles, truck weight increases. Preemption of state pay and rest break laws. Automation of commercial vehicles and advanced trucking technologies DOT drug testing rules Port trucking industry issues Electronic Logging Devices Port worker issues H.R. 4144, Port Driver Bill of Rights Act of 2017 Skills testing for CDL applicants H.R. 3889 the WHEEL Act

FY 2018 Appropriations for Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and related agencies: funding for DOL, OSHA, Wage and Hour Division, NLRB, NMB, policy riders and funding prohibitions regarding OSHA, DOL, and NLRB. Policy rider to prevent the NLRB from modifying its joint employer rule. Policy rider to roll back the new NLRB election rule. Policy rider to prevent the NLRB from applying its community of interest test (Specialty Health Care decision). Policy rider to block OSHA silica standard Policy rider to block DOL fiduciary rule Policy rider on NLRA/ Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act. H. J. Res. 123, Continuing Appropriations, FY 2018 H. Con. Res. 71, Budget Resolution for FY 2018

Worker misclassification & independent contractors. Project labor agreements: prevailing wage/ Davis-Bacon act. H.R. 986/ S. 63, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act 2017 NLRB Joint Employer Issues Workforce issues connected to vehicle automation. H.R. 3441, Save local Business Act Right to organize issues DOL comment period on tipped workers Notice of Proposed Rule Making

ACA: excise tax on high-value multi-employer plans Tax exclusion for employer-sponsored health insurance H.R. 2050 Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act ACA: Individual Responsibility Mandate, reinsurance issue, medicare/medicaid issues.

Truck Size and Weight; 33-foot doubles, truck weight increases. Detention Pay. Preemption of state pay and rest break laws. Automation of commercial vehicles and advanced trucking technologies DOT drug testing rules Port trucking industry issues Clean Ports Act Electronic Logging Devices Human Trafficking Legislation Hours of Service 60/70 hour limit Port worker issues H.R. 4147, Clean Ports Act H.R. 4144, Port Driver Bill of Rights Act of 2017 Hair testing procedural issues Skills testing for CDL applicants H.R. 3814, No Human Trafficking on Our Roads Act

Worker misclassification & independent contractors. Project labor agreements: prevailing wage/ Davis-Bacon act. H.R. 986/ S. 63, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act 2017 National Right to Work NLRB Joint Employer Issues Workforce issues connected to vehicle automation. H.R. 2775, Employer Privacy Protection Act. H.R. 2776/ S. 1350, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act. H.R. 3441, Save local Business Act

H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act: proposals to exempt the Department of Defense from Davis-Bacon prevailing wage, Service Contract Act, and some civil service rules. Gosar Amendment regarding DOL's prevailing wage survey.

ACA: excise tax on high-value multi-employer plans Tax exclusion for employer-sponsored health insurance HR 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017. Motion to proceed to H.R. 1628, Heller Amendment to strike sunset of the repeal of the tax on employer health insurance premiums and health benefit plans. Schumer motion to commit. Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017

H.R. 26, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act H.R. 953, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act.

FY 2018 Appropriations for Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and related agencies: funding for DOL, OSHA, Wage and Hour Division, NLRB, NMB, policy riders and funding prohibitions regarding OSHA, DOL, and NLRB. Policy rider to prevent the NLRB from modifying its joint employer rule. Policy rider to roll back the new NLRB election rule. Policy rider to prevent the NLRB from applying its community of interest test (Specialty Health Care decision). Policy rider to block OSHA silica standard Policy rider to block DOL fiduciary rule Policy rider on NLRA/ Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act. H.R. 3345, Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act of Fiscal Year 2018. Interior, Environment and Related (Division A) Gaetz (FL) #42- to prohibit funds to implement, administer or enforce any project labor agreement. King (IA), Perry (PA), Gaetz (FL) #53 - to prohibit funds to implement, administer or enforce the Davis-Bacon Act. Commerce-Justice-Science (Division C) Rooney (FL) #116 - to prohibit the use of funds to be used to implement or enforce Executive Order 13502. King (IA), Perry (PA), Gaetz (FL) #119- to prohibit funds from being used to implement, administer, or enforce the Davis-Bacon Act. Gaetz (FL) #121 - to prohibit funds from being used to implement, administer, or enforce any project labor agreement. Labor-HHS-Education (Division F) Grothman (WI) #170 - to reduce the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) budget by $99,000,000 Rooney (FL) #171 - to prohibit the use of funds to implement or enforce executive order 13502 regarding the use of project labor agreements for federal construction projects. Meadows (NC) #172 - to reduce the number of positions and funding at Mine Safety and Health Administration by 10%. Walberg (MI), Perry (PA) #173 - to prevent funding to implement the National Labor Relations Boards Ambush Election rule. Blackburn (TN) #174 - 1% across the board cut to Division F. Gaetz (FL) #180 - to prohibit funds from being used to implement, administer or enforce any project labor agreement. Huizenga (MI), Kelly (PA) #183 - To prohibit the use of funds to promulgate or implement regulations relating to occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica. Gibbs (OH) #187- To prohibit funds to implement, administer, or enforce the final regulations on "Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses." King (IA), Perry (PA), Gaetz (FL) # 189 - to prohibit the use of funds to implement, administer or enforce the Davis-Bacon Act. Financial Services (Division D) King (IA), Perry (PA), Gaetz (FL) #198 - to prohibit funds from being used to implement, administer or enforce the Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage requirements. Gaetz (FL) #212 - to prohibit funds from being used to implement, administer, or enforce any project labor agreement. Labor-HHS-Education (Division F) DeLauro (CT) #134 - to restore funding to worker protection agencies Pocan (WI), Ellison (MN) #135 - to restore funding to Wage and Hour in order to combat wage theft and other FLSA violations. Sablan (MP) #136 - to transfer funds from OSHA-Salaries and Expenses Compliance Assistance-Federal Assistance to OSHA Salaries and Expenses-Federal Enforcement to fund a Full Time Employment position to increase OSHA enforcement presence in the Pacific. Pocan (WI) #137- to increase funding to OSHA. Scott (VA), Conyers (MI) #184- To prohibit the use of funds in this Act to prepare for or facilitate the transfer of the Department of Labors Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs into the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Ellison (MN), Grijalva (AZ), Pocan (WI) #186-To prohibit funds from going federal contracts with willful or repeated violators of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Agriculture (Division B) Rooney, Francis (FL) #49 - To prohibit the use of funds to be used to implement or enforce Executive Order 13502. Gaetz (FL) #31 - To prevent funds from being used to implement, administer, or enforce any project labor agreement. King, Steve (IA), Perry (PA), Gaetz (FL) #4 - To ensure that no funds are used to implement, administer, or enforce the Davis-Bacon Act. Transportation, Housing and Urban Development(Division H) Rooney, Francis (FL), Perry (PA) #45 - To prohibit the use of funds to be used to implement or enforce Executive Order 13502. King, Steve (IA), Perry (PA), Gaetz (FL) #6 - To ensure that no funds are used to implement, administer, or enforce the Davis-Bacon Act. Homeland Security (Division E) King, Steve (IA), Perry (PA), Gaetz (FL) #8 - To ensure that no funds are used to implement, administer, or enforce the Davis-Bacon Act. Gaetz (FL) #53 - To prevent funds from being used to implement, administer, or enforce any project labor agreement Rooney, Francis (FL) #115 - To prohibit the use of funds to be used to implement or enforce Executive Order 13502. State-Foreign Operations (Division G) King, Steve (IA), Perry (PA), Gaetz (FL) #9 - To ensure that no funds are used to implement, administer, or enforce the Davis-Bacon Act Gaetz (FL) #42 - To prevent funds from being used to implement, administer, or enforce any project labor agreement.

H.R. 2910, Promoting Inter-agency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas pipelines Act.

Proposals to amend ERISA with respect to multi-employer pension plans Implementation of Multi-employer Pension Reform Act (MPRA). Withdrawal liability. Multi-employer pension plans & legacy/ orphan issues; proposed retiree benefit cuts; proposed premium increases S. 1076/ H.R. 2412, Keep Our Pension Promises Act Multi-employer pension plans; composite plan proposals Funding status of multi employer pension plans; critical and declining plans

Programs for returning veterans in maritime work. National Defense Authorization Act: proposals to exempt the Department of Defense from Davis-Bacon prevailing wage, Service Contract Act, and some civil service rules.

Independent Contractors and taxation: worker misclassification. Repatriation Issue Corporate Tax Reform Tax Extenders

H.R. 26, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act H.R. 953, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act.

Truck Size and Weight; 33 foot doubles, truck weight increases. Detention Pay. Hours-of-service restart and rest periods and industry specific provisions. Preemption of state pay and rest break laws. Expansion of TWICs for veterans at ports. Request for exemption from federal drug testing regulations by motor carriers Automation of commercial vehicles Entry Level Driver Training Minimum Requirements

NAFTA Renegotiation H. Res. 132, NAFTA Renegotiation H.R. 904/ S. 908 Buy American Improvement Act Trans-Atlantic Trade & Investment Partnership Negotiations Trade in Services Agreement Buy America Provisions and Water Resources and Development Act

Proposals to amend ERISA with respect to multi-employer pension plans Implementation of Multi-employer Pension Reform Act (MPRA). Withdrawal liability. Multi-employer pension plans & legacy/ orphan issues; proposed retiree benefit cuts; proposed premium increases Keep Our Pension Promises Act S. 489, Pension Accountability Act Multi-employer pension plans; composite plan proposals Funding status of multi employer pension plans DOL Fiduciary Rule

Taft-Hartley multi-employer health care plans and implementation of the Affordable Care Act ACA: excise tax on high value multi-employer plans Tax exclusion for employer sponsored health insurance HR 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017

Meal, rest break, and pay requirements for commercial motor vehicle operators, Twin 33s, hours of Service exemptions, truck weight increases, hazardous materials transportation, and buy america provisions Extension of FAA reauthorization Implementation of H.R. 22, the Fast Act School bus safety study H.R. 4844, REST Act School Bus Safety Hearing Transportation Automation Funding for High Speed: Electrification at Rail Projects Impact of REAL ID implementation

FY 2017 Appropriations for Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and related agencies: funding for DOL, OSHA, Wage and Hour Division, NLRB, NMB, policy riders and funding prohibitions regarding OSHA, DOL, and NLRB. Appropriations bills and policy riders. Policy rider to prevent the NLRB from modifying its joint employer rule. Policy rider to roll back the new NLRB election rule. Policy rider to prevent the NLRB from applying its community of interest test (Specialty Health Care decision). Policy rider to prohibit the NLRB electronic voting. Policy rider to prohibit OSHA inspection "walk around" rule Proposal to block OSHA silica standard Proposal to block DOL fiduciary rule Proposal to block DOL overtime changes. Department of Transportation- HUD Appropriations provision regarding truck size and weight and meals and rest break requirements and other training provisions. OSHA rule on Injury and Illness Recordkeeping H.R. 1301, Department of Defense Appropriations for FY 2017 Continuing Appropriations for FY 2017

Worker misclassification & independent contractors. Project labor agreements: prevailing wage/ Davis-Bacon act. H.R. 986/ S. 63, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act 2017 National Right to Work Equal Pay Issues NLRB Joint Employer Issues H.R. 1552/ S. 622, Fair and Open Competition Act H.J. Res 83/ S.J. Res. 27, Disapproving Rule by the Department of Labor relating to clarification of an employer's continuing obligation to make and maintain accurate record keeping of each injury and illness. H.J. Res 37/ S.J. Res. 12, Disapproving Rule Relating to Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order. H.R. 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017. S. 345, Workplace Advancement Act. Workforce issues connected to vehicle automation.

Worker misclassification & independent contractors. Project labor agreements: prevailing wage/ Davis-Bacon Act. S. 862, Paycheck Fairness Act. S. 248/ H.R. 511, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015 Joint employer issue: S. 2015/ H.R. 3459, Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act H.R. 6094/ S. 3462, Regulatory Relief for Small Business Schools and Non-Profits S. 3464, Overtime Reform and Review Act H.R. 5813, Overtime Reform and enhancement Act Rule Implementing Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Act Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act and WRDA of 2016

FY 2017 Appropriations for Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and related agencies: funding for DOL, OSHA, Wage and Hour Division, NLRB, NMB, policy riders and funding prohibitions regarding OSHA, DOL and NLRB. Appropriations bills and policy riders. Policy rider to prevent the NLRB from modifying its joint employer rule. Policy rider to prohibit implementation of the NLRB election rule. Policy rider to prevent the NLRB from applying its community of interest test (Specialty Health Care decision). Policy rider to prohibit the NLRB electronic voting. Provision to prohibit the DOL from implementing Fair Pay and Safe Workplace Executive Order. Enforcement of minimum wage requirement for federal contractors. Policy rider to prohibit OSHA inspection "walk around" rule. Proposal to block OSHA silica standard. Proposal to block DOL fiduciary rule. Proposal to block DOL proposed overtime changes. FY 2017, Department of Transportation-HUD Appropriations provision regarding truck size and weight and meals and rest break requirements, and other training provisions. H. Res. 949, Senate Amendment to H.R. 2028, Making Appropriations for Energy and Water Appropriations Ending 9/30/16 and for Other Purposes H.R. 2028, Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017

S 2943/ HR 4909, FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act: Klein amendment to exempt defense agencies and the National Nuclear Security Administration from the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order. Senate provision to narrow reporting requirements for defense agencies under the executive order for Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces. Amendment to attach Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act provisions to NDAA Provisions to privatize commissaries. Military Helicopter Programs. Programs for returning veterans in maritime work

Taft-Hartley multi-employer health care plans & implementation of the Affordable Care Act. ACA: excise tax on high value multi-employer health care plans.

Proposals to amend ERISA with respect to multi-employer pension plans. Implementation of Multi-employer Pension Reform Act (MPRA). Withdrawal liability. Multi-employer pension plans & legacy/ "orphan" issues S. 1631/ H.R. 2844, Keep Our Pension Promises Act. S. 2147/ H.R. 4029, Pension Accountability Act. Multi-employer pension plans, composite plan proposals. Klein discussion draft to modernize multiemployer pension plans H.R. 3470 Miners Protection Act

Worker misclassification & independent contractors. Project labor agreements: prevailing wage/ Davis-Bacon Act. S. 862, Paycheck Fairness Act. S. 248/ H.R. 511, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015 H.R. 4376/ S. 2630, Pay Stub Disclosure Act. S. 2042/ H.R. 3514, WAGE Act. Joint employer issue: S. 2015/ H.R. 3459, Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act H.R. 6094/ S. 3462, Regulatory Relief for Small Business Schools and Non-Profits H.J. Res. 87, Congressional Review Act Disapproval of "Persuader Rule" H.R. 4376/ S. 2697, Wage Theft Prevention and Recovery Act S. 3464, Overtime Reform and Review Act H.R. 5813, Overtime Reform and enhancement Act Rule Implementing Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Act H.R. 5303, Water Resources and Development Act: Graves Anti-Prevailing Wage Amendment

H.R.3438, Review Act of 2016.

FY 2017 Appropriations for Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and related agencies: funding for DOL, OSHA, Wage and Hour Division, NLRB, NMB, policy riders and funding prohibitions regarding OSHA, DOL and NLRB. Appropriations bills and policy riders. Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act Rider; H.R. 511/ S. 248, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act. Policy rider to prevent the NLRB from modifying its joint employer rule. Policy rider to prohibit implementation of the NLRB election rule. Policy rider to prevent the NLRB from applying its community of interest test (Specialty Health Care decision). Policy rider to prohibit the NLRB electronic voting. Provision to prohibit the DOL from implementing Fair Pay and Safe Workplace Executive ORder. Enforcement of minimum wage requirement for federal contractors. Policy rider to prohibit OSHA inspection "walk around" rule. Proposal to block OSHA silica standard. Proposal to block DOL fiduciary rule. Proposal to block DOL proposed overtime changes. FY 2017, Department of Transportation-HUD Appropriations provision regarding truck size and weight and meals and rest break requirements, and other training provisions. HR 5325, Making Appropriations for Legislative Branch and Other Purposes (Continuing Resolution)

Truck size and weight; 33 foot doubles, truck weight increases. Detention pay. Hours-of-service restart and rest periods and industry specific provisions. Preemption of state pay and rest break laws. School bus safety legislation. expansion of TWICs for veterans at ports. Potential closure of warehousing facilities and the impact on governmental contracts. HR 4844, Requiring Equal Sleep for Truckers Act (REST) Implementation roundtable for HR22, the FAST Act.

S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act. Closing the IRS 162(m) loophole. H.R. 381, Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2015. H.R. 3054/ S. 1709, 21st Century Glass-Steagall Act of 2015. H.R. 1464/ S. 1371, Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2015. H.R. 2889/ S. 1686, Carried Interest Fairness Act. H.R. 2103/ S. 1127, Stop Subsidizing Million Dollar Bonuses Act. H.R. 5745, Putting Main Street FIRST Act. Offshore Subsidiary Disclosure Rules (SEC). SEC Corporate Political Disclosure Rulemaking.

S 2943/ HR 4909, FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act: funding for mixed oxide fuel fabrication facilities. Klein amendment to exempt defense agencies and the National Nuclear Security Administration from the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order. Senate provision to narrow reporting requirements for defense agencies under the executive order for Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces. Amendment to attach Tribal labor sovereignty Act provisions to the NDAA. Provisions to privatize commissaries. Military Helicopter Programs.

Taft-Hartley multi-employer health care plans & implementation of the Affordable Care Act. ACA: excise tax on high value multi-employer health care plans.

Truck size and weight; 33 foot doubles, truck weight increases. Detention pay. Hours-of-service restart and rest periods and industry specific provisions. Preemption of state pay and rest break laws. School bus safety legislation. expansion of TWICs for veterans at ports. Potential closure of warehousing facilities and the impact on governmental contracts. HR 4844, Requiring Equal Sleep for Truckers Act (REST) Implementation roundtable for HR22, the FAST Act.

S 2943/ HR 4909, FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act: funding for mixed oxide fuel fabrication facilities. Klein amendment to exempt defense agencies and the National Nuclear Security Administration from the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order. Senate provision to narrow reporting requirements for defense agencies under the executive order for Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces. Amendment to attach Tribal labor sovereignty Act provisions to the NDAA. Provisions to privatize commissaries.

Taft-Hartley multi-employer health care plans & implementation of the Affordable Care Act. ACA: excise tax on high value multi-employer health care plans. ACA: proposals to repeal the individual mandate

Independent contractors and taxation: worker misclassification. Repatriation Issue. Corporate inversions; Earnings stripping.

Worker misclassification & independent contractors. Project labor agreements: prevailing wage/ Davis-Bacon Act. H.R. 1619/ S. 862, Paycheck Fairness Act. S. 248/ H.R. 511, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015 H.R. 4376/ S. 2630, Pay Stub Disclosure Act. S. 1896/ H.R. 3427, Payroll Fraud Prevention Act of 2015 S. 2042/ H.R. 3514, WAGE Act. Proposed revisions to overtime rules. Joint employer issue: S. 2015/ H.R. 3459, Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act Proposal to block Department of Labor Persuader Rule.

S. 1519, Ports Act Drone Safety, security, privacy and job creation issues. Meal, rest break, and pay requirements for commercial motor vehicle operators, Twin 33's, Hours of Service exemptions, truck weight increases, hazardous materials transportation, and buy america provisions. Discipline procedures for rail engineers. Extension of FAA reauthorization Implementation of H.R. 22, the Fast Act. School bus safety study. HR 4844, REST Act.

Worker misclassification & independent contractors. Project labor agreements: prevailing wage/ Davis-Bacon Act. H.R. 1619/ S. 862, Paycheck Fairness Act. S. 248/ H.R. 511, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015 H.R. 932/ S.497, Healthy Families Act. S. 786/ H.R. 1439, Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act Broad stances on micro-union organizing, secret ballot proposals, and NLRB expedited election procedures. H.R. 4376/ S. 2630, Pay Stub Disclosure Act. S. 1896/ H.R. 3427, Payroll Fraud Prevention Act of 2015 S. 2042/ H.R. 3514, WAGE Act. Proposed revisions to overtime rules. Joint employer issue: S. 2015/ H.R. 3459, Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act

Taft-Hartley multi-employer health care plans & implementation of the Affordable Care Act. ACA: excise tax on high value multi-employer health care plans. H.R. 2050, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 879, Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act ACA: proposals to repeal the individual mandate S. 2045, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015. S. 2075, American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015. insurance premiums and health benefit plans H.R. 863/ S. 1809, Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality Act of 2015.

FY 2017 Appropriations for Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and related agencies: funding for DOL, OSHA, Wage and Hour Division, NLRB, NMB, policy riders and funding prohibitions regarding OSHA, DOL and NLRB. Appropriations bills and policy riders. Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act Rider; H.R. 511/ S. 248, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act. Policy rider to prevent the NLRB from modifying its joint employer rule. Policy rider to prohibit implementation of the NLRB election rule. Policy rider to prevent the NLRB from applying its community of interest test (Specialty Health Care decision). Policy rider to prohibit the NLRB electronic voting. Provision to prohibit the DOL from implementing Fair Pay and Safe Workplace Executive ORder. Enforcement of minimum wage requirement for federal contractors. Policy rider to prohibit OSHA inspection "walk around" rule. Proposal to block OSHA silica standard. Proposal to block DOL fiduciary rule. Proposal to block DOL proposed overtime changes. FY 2017, Department of Transportation-HUD Appropriations provision regarding truck size and weight and meals and rest break requirements.

Independent contractors and taxation: worker misclassification. Corporate tax reform. Repatriation Issue. Corporate inversions; Earnings stripping. S. 2252 Fair Playing Field Act of 2015 Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 (PATH), Amendment to Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016, Tax Extenders

Proposals to amend ERISA with respect to multi-employer pension plans. Implementation of Multi-employer Pension Reform Act (MPRA). MPRA benefit reduction provisions; MPRA voting regime regarding benefit reductions. Special provisions for UPS regarding benefit reductions. Withdrawal liability. Multi-employer pension plans & legacy/ "orphan" issues Pensions and bankruptcy priority. S. 1631/ H.R. 2844, Keep Our Pension Promises Act. Proposed DOL fiduciary rule S. 2147/ H.R. 4029, Pension Accountability Act Multi-employer pension plans, alternative plan design concepts. Central States Pension Plan Application for Benefit Suspension

Taft-Hartley multi-employer health care plans & implementation of the Affordable Care Act. ACA: excise tax on high value multi-employer health care plans. S. 928/ H.R. 1786-James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act. H.R. 2050, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 879, Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act ACA: proposals to repeal the individual mandate S. 2045, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015. S. 2075, American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015. Medical Device Tax. H.R. 3762, Heller Amendment 2882 to strike the reinstatement of the tax on employee health insurance premiums and health benefit plans

Worker misclassification & independent contractors. Project labor agreements: prevailing wage/ Davis-Bacon Act. H.R. 1619/ S. 862, Paycheck Fairness Act. Education Worker Background Check in Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Rule and guidance on Executive Order on Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces. S. 248/ H.R. 511, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015 H.R. 932, S. 497, Healthy Families Act S. 786/ H.R. 1439, Family and Medical Leave Insurance Leave Act. Broad stances on micro-union organizing, secret ballot proposals, and NLRB expedited election procedures. S. 1896/ H.R. 3427, Payroll Fraud Prevention Act of 2015 S. 2042/ H.R. 3514, WAGE Act. Proposed revisions to overtime rules. Joint employer issue: S. 2015/ H.R. 3459, Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act

Independent contractors and taxation: worker misclassification. Corporate tax reform. Repatriation Issue. Excise tax on high value employer sponsored health care plans. Incentives to relocate jobs in the U.S. S. 2252 Fair Playing Field Act of 2015 Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 (PATH), Amendment to Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016, Tax Extenders

Truck size and weight; 33 foot doubles. Mexican Truck Pilot Program. H.R. 1467/ S. 806, Drug Free Commercial Driver Act of 2015 (hair testing). Department of Transportation's Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight Study. H.R. 983, Safe Haul Act of 2015. Minimum insurance requirements for motor carriers. Detention pay. Hours-of-service restart and rest periods and industry specific provisions. Expansion of CDL Cetified Medical Examiners. CSA program reform. Age requirements for inter-state commercial driving. Preemption of state pay and rest break laws. School bus safety legislation. FMCSA funding and regulatory limits.

Proposals to amend ERISA with respect to multi-employer pension plans. Implementation of Multi-employer Pension Reform Act (MPRA). MPRA benefit reduction provisions; MPRA voting regime regarding benefit reductions. Special provisions for UPS regarding benefit reductions. Withdrawal liability. Multi-employer pension plans & legacy/ "orphan" issues Pensions and bankruptcy priority. S. 1631/ H.R. 2844, Keep Our Pension Promises Act. Proposed DOL fiduciary rule S. 2147/ H.R. 4029, Pension Accountability Act Multi-employer pension plans, alternative plan design concepts. Seniors before CEO's Act Central States Pension Plan Application for Benefit Suspension

H.R. 4271/ S. 226 Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015.

Truck size and weight; 33 foot doubles. Mexican Truck Pilot Program. H.R. 1467/ S. 806, Drug Free Commercial Driver Act of 2015 (hair testing). Department of Transportation's Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight Study. H.R. 983, Safe Haul Act of 2015. Minimum insurance requirements for motor carriers. Detention pay. Hours-of-service restart and rest periods. Expansion of CDL Cetified Medical Examiners. CSA program reform. Age requirements for inter-state commercial driving.

Worker misclassification & independent contractors. Project labor agreements: prevailing wage/ Davis-Bacon Act. H.R. 1619/ S. 862, Paycheck Fairness Act. Education Worker Background Check Legislation. Rule and guidance on Executive Order on Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces. S. 248/ H.R. 511, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015 H.R. 932, S. 497, Healthy Families Act S. 786/ H.R. 1439, Family and Medical Leave Insurance Leave Act. Broad stances on micro-union organizing, secret ballot proposals, and NLRB expedited election procedures. S. 1896/ H.R. 3427, Payroll Fraud Prevention Act of 2015 S. 2042/ H.R. 3514, WAGE Act. Proposed revisions to overtime rules. Joint employer issue: S. 2015/ H.R. 3459, Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act

Proposals to amend ERISA with respect to multi-employer pension plans. Implementation of Multi-employer Pension Reform Act (MPRA). MPRA benefit reduction provisions. Special provisions for UPS regarding benefit reductions. Withdrawal liability. Multi-employer pension plans & legacy/ "orphan" issues Pensions and bankruptcy priority. S. 1631/ H.R. 2844, Keep Our Pension Promises Act. Proposed DOL fiduciary rule Social Security Disability

Taft-Hartley multi-employer health care plans & implementation of the Affordable Care Act. ACA: excise tax on high value multi-employer health care plans. S. 928/ H.R. 1786-James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act. H.R. 2050, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 879, Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act ACA: proposals to repeal the individual mandate S. 2045, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015. S. 2075, American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015. Medical Device Tax.

Build America Initiative, Rebuild America Act of 2015.

Taft-Hartley multi-employer health care plans & implementation of the Affordable Care Act. ACA: excise tax on high value multi-employer health care plans. S. 928/ H.R. 1786-James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act. H.R. 2050, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 879, Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act ACA: proposals to repeal the individual mandate

Opposition to Trade Promotion Authority and the following bills: H.R.1314, Trade Act of 2015; H.R. 1295, Trade Preferences Extension Act; H.R. 644, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015;H.R. 2146, Defending Public Safety Employee's Retirement Act. Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade negotiations. Trans-Atlantic Trade & Investment Partnership negotiations.

Independent contractors and taxation: worker misclassification. Corporate tax reform. Repatriation Issue. Excise tax on high value employer sponsored health care plans. Offshore tax loopholes; corporate inversions. Incentives to relocate jobs in the U.S. Build America Initiative; highway trust fund. S. 807, H.R. 767, the FAIR BEER Act; reform of federal beer excise taxes.

Worker misclassification & independent contractors. Project labor agreements: prevailing wage/ Davis-Bacon Act. H.R. 1619/ S. 862, Paycheck Fairness Act. Executive Order on Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces S.J. Res. 8/ H.J.Res. 29, Disapproving the NLRB election representation rule; veto override Education Background Check Legislation. S. Con. Res. 11, Mikulski motion to instruct on Equal Pay. Prepared rule and guidance on Executive Order on Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces. S. 1150/ H.R. 2150, Raise the Wage Act Build America Initiatives: Labor standards for model contracts for public-private partnerships. S. 248/ H.R. 511, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015 H.R. 1767, Employee Privacy Protection Act H.R. 1768, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act. H.R. 932, S. 497, Healthy Families Act S. 786/ H.R. 1439, Family and Medical Leave Insurance Leave Act. Broad stances on micro-union organizing, secret ballot proposals, and NLRB expedited election procedures.

Proposals to amend ERISA with respect to multi-employer pension plans. Implementation of Multi-employer Pension Reform Act (MPRA). MPRA benefit reduction provisions. Special provisions for UPS regarding benefit reductions. Withdrawal liability. PBGC authority and funding. Pensions and bankruptcy priority. S. 1631/ H.R. 2844, Keep Our Pension Promises Act.

Infrastructure Budget. Commissary and military exchange issues. Keystone XL Pipeline Act. SEC Pay Ratio Rule. General defense of CFPB. Taft-Hartley multi-employer health care plans & implementation of the Affordable Care Act. ACA: excise tax on high value multi-employer heal. Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS). EB-5 visa program Worker misclassification & independent contractors. Project labor agreements: prevailing wage/ Davis-Bacon Act. Medicare proposed changes: eligibility, benefits, reimbursement, financing. Corporate tax reform. Drone Safety, security, privacy and job creation issues. TTIP, TPP, TiSA. Truck size and weight; 33 foot doubles and Hours of Service.

Infrastructure Budget. Commissary and military exchange issues. Keystone XL Pipeline Act. SEC Pay Ratio Rule. General defense of CFPB. Taft-Hartley multi-employer health care plans & implementation of the Affordable Care Act. ACA: excise tax on high value multi-employer heal. Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS). EB-5 visa program Worker misclassification & independent contractors. Project labor agreements: prevailing wage/ Davis-Bacon Act. Medicare proposed changes: eligibility, benefits, reimbursement, financing. Corporate tax reform. Drone Safety, security, privacy and job creation issues. TTIP, TPP, TiSA. Truck size and weight; 33 foot doubles and Hours of Service.

Infrastructure Budget. Commissary and military exchange issues. Keystone XL Pipeline Act. SEC Pay Ratio Rule. General defense of CFPB. Taft-Hartley multi-employer health care plans & implementation of the Affordable Care Act. ACA: excise tax on high value multi-employer heal. Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS). EB-5 visa program Worker misclassification & independent contractors. Project labor agreements: prevailing wage/ Davis-Bacon Act. Medicare proposed changes: eligibility, benefits, reimbursement, financing. Corporate tax reform. Drone Safety, security, privacy and job creation issues. TTIP, TPP, TiSA. Truck size and weight; 33 foot doubles and Hours of Service.

Infrastructure Budget. Commissary and military exchange issues. Keystone XL Pipeline Act. SEC Pay Ratio Rule. General defense of CFPB. Taft-Hartley multi-employer health care plans & implementation of the Affordable Care Act. ACA: excise tax on high value multi-employer heal. Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS). EB-5 visa program Worker misclassification & independent contractors. Project labor agreements: prevailing wage/ Davis-Bacon Act. Medicare proposed changes: eligibility, benefits, reimbursement, financing. Corporate tax reform. Drone Safety, security, privacy and job creation issues. TTIP, TPP, TiSA. Truck size and weight; 33 foot doubles and Hours of Service.

Infrastructure Budget. Commissary and military exchange issues. Keystone XL Pipeline Act. SEC Pay Ratio Rule. General defense of CFPB. Taft-Hartley multi-employer health care plans & implementation of the Affordable Care Act. ACA: excise tax on high value multi-employer heal. Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS). EB-5 visa program Worker misclassification & independent contractors. Project labor agreements: prevailing wage/ Davis-Bacon Act. Medicare proposed changes: eligibility, benefits, reimbursement, financing. Corporate tax reform. Drone Safety, security, privacy and job creation issues. TTIP, TPP, TiSA. Truck size and weight; 33 foot doubles and Hours of Service.

Infrastructure Budget. Commissary and military exchange issues. Keystone XL Pipeline Act. SEC Pay Ratio Rule. General defense of CFPB. Taft-Hartley multi-employer health care plans & implementation of the Affordable Care Act. ACA: excise tax on high value multi-employer heal. Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS). EB-5 visa program Worker misclassification & independent contractors. Project labor agreements: prevailing wage/ Davis-Bacon Act. Medicare proposed changes: eligibility, benefits, reimbursement, financing. Corporate tax reform. Drone Safety, security, privacy and job creation issues. TTIP, TPP, TiSA. Truck size and weight; 33 foot doubles and Hours of Service.

Infrastructure Budget. Commissary and military exchange issues. Keystone XL Pipeline Act. SEC Pay Ratio Rule. General defense of CFPB. Taft-Hartley multi-employer health care plans & implementation of the Affordable Care Act. ACA: excise tax on high value multi-employer heal. Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS). EB-5 visa program Worker misclassification & independent contractors. Project labor agreements: prevailing wage/ Davis-Bacon Act. Medicare proposed changes: eligibility, benefits, reimbursement, financing. Corporate tax reform. Drone Safety, security, privacy and job creation issues. TTIP, TPP, TiSA. Truck size and weight; 33 foot doubles and Hours of Service.

Infrastructure Budget. Commissary and military exchange issues. Keystone XL Pipeline Act. SEC Pay Ratio Rule. General defense of CFPB. Taft-Hartley multi-employer health care plans & implementation of the Affordable Care Act. ACA: excise tax on high value multi-employer heal. Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS). EB-5 visa program Worker misclassification & independent contractors. Project labor agreements: prevailing wage/ Davis-Bacon Act. Medicare proposed changes: eligibility, benefits, reimbursement, financing. Corporate tax reform. Drone Safety, security, privacy and job creation issues. TTIP, TPP, TiSA. Truck size and weight; 33 foot doubles and Hours of Service.

Infrastructure Budget. Commissary and military exchange issues. Keystone XL Pipeline Act. SEC Pay Ratio Rule. General defense of CFPB. Taft-Hartley multi-employer health care plans & implementation of the Affordable Care Act. ACA: excise tax on high value multi-employer heal. Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS). EB-5 visa program Worker misclassification & independent contractors. Project labor agreements: prevailing wage/ Davis-Bacon Act. Medicare proposed changes: eligibility, benefits, reimbursement, financing. Corporate tax reform. Drone Safety, security, privacy and job creation issues. TTIP, TPP, TiSA. Truck size and weight; 33 foot doubles and Hours of Service.

Infrastructure Budget. Commissary and military exchange issues. Keystone XL Pipeline Act. SEC Pay Ratio Rule. General defense of CFPB. Taft-Hartley multi-employer health care plans & implementation of the Affordable Care Act. ACA: excise tax on high value multi-employer heal. Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS). EB-5 visa program Worker misclassification & independent contractors. Project labor agreements: prevailing wage/ Davis-Bacon Act. Medicare proposed changes: eligibility, benefits, reimbursement, financing. Corporate tax reform. Drone Safety, security, privacy and job creation issues. TTIP, TPP, TiSA. Truck size and weight; 33 foot doubles and Hours of Service.

Infrastructure Budget. Commissary and military exchange issues. Keystone XL Pipeline Act. SEC Pay Ratio Rule. General defense of CFPB. Taft-Hartley multi-employer health care plans & implementation of the Affordable Care Act. ACA: excise tax on high value multi-employer heal. Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS). EB-5 visa program Worker misclassification & independent contractors. Project labor agreements: prevailing wage/ Davis-Bacon Act. Medicare proposed changes: eligibility, benefits, reimbursement, financing. Corporate tax reform. Drone Safety, security, privacy and job creation issues. TTIP, TPP, TiSA. Truck size and weight; 33 foot doubles and Hours of Service.

Infrastructure Budget. Commissary and military exchange issues. Keystone XL Pipeline Act. SEC Pay Ratio Rule. General defense of CFPB. Taft-Hartley multi-employer health care plans & implementation of the Affordable Care Act. ACA: excise tax on high value multi-employer heal. Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS). EB-5 visa program Worker misclassification & independent contractors. Project labor agreements: prevailing wage/ Davis-Bacon Act. Medicare proposed changes: eligibility, benefits, reimbursement, financing. Corporate tax reform. Drone Safety, security, privacy and job creation issues. TTIP, TPP, TiSA. Truck size and weight; 33 foot doubles and Hours of Service.

Infrastructure Budget. Commissary and military exchange issues. Keystone XL Pipeline Act. SEC Pay Ratio Rule. General defense of CFPB. Taft-Hartley multi-employer health care plans & implementation of the Affordable Care Act. ACA: excise tax on high value multi-employer heal. Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS). EB-5 visa program Worker misclassification & independent contractors. Project labor agreements: prevailing wage/ Davis-Bacon Act. Medicare proposed changes: eligibility, benefits, reimbursement, financing. Corporate tax reform. Drone Safety, security, privacy and job creation issues. TTIP, TPP, TiSA. Truck size and weight; 33 foot doubles and Hours of Service.

Infrastructure Budget. Commissary and military exchange issues. Keystone XL Pipeline Act. SEC Pay Ratio Rule. General defense of CFPB. Taft-Hartley multi-employer health care plans & implementation of the Affordable Care Act. ACA: excise tax on high value multi-employer heal. Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS). EB-5 visa program Worker misclassification & independent contractors. Project labor agreements: prevailing wage/ Davis-Bacon Act. Medicare proposed changes: eligibility, benefits, reimbursement, financing. Corporate tax reform. Drone Safety, security, privacy and job creation issues. TTIP, TPP, TiSA. Truck size and weight; 33 foot doubles and Hours of Service.

Infrastructure Budget. Commissary and military exchange issues. Keystone XL Pipeline Act. SEC Pay Ratio Rule. General defense of CFPB. Taft-Hartley multi-employer health care plans & implementation of the Affordable Care Act. ACA: excise tax on high value multi-employer heal. Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS). EB-5 visa program Worker misclassification & independent contractors. Project labor agreements: prevailing wage/ Davis-Bacon Act. Medicare proposed changes: eligibility, benefits, reimbursement, financing. Corporate tax reform. Drone Safety, security, privacy and job creation issues. TTIP, TPP, TiSA. Truck size and weight; 33 foot doubles and Hours of Service.

Infrastructure Budget. Commissary and military exchange issues. Keystone XL Pipeline Act. SEC Pay Ratio Rule. General defense of CFPB. Taft-Hartley multi-employer health care plans & implementation of the Affordable Care Act. ACA: excise tax on high value multi-employer heal. Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS). EB-5 visa program Worker misclassification & independent contractors. Project labor agreements: prevailing wage/ Davis-Bacon Act. Medicare proposed changes: eligibility, benefits, reimbursement, financing. Corporate tax reform. Drone Safety, security, privacy and job creation issues. TTIP, TPP, TiSA. Truck size and weight; 33 foot doubles and Hours of Service.

Medicare proposed changes: eligibility, benefits, reimbursement, financing.

Fast Track Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade negotiations. Trans-Atlantic Trade & Investment Partnership negotiations.

H.R. 26, Extend Termination Date of Terrorism Risk Insurance program under Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002.

Infrastructure Budget. Funding for Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (MOX).

Proposals to amend ERISA with respect to multi-employer pension plans: implementation of Multi-employer Pension Reform Act (MPRA). MPRA benefit reduction provisions, special provisions to UPS regarding benefit reductions. PBGC authority and funding. Pensions and bankruptcy priority. S. Con. Res.11, Isakson Amendment 610, to prevent DOL from promulgating the so-called ERISA "fiduciary rule" that would prohibit retirement investment advisors from offering conflicted advice. S. Con. Res. 11, Sanders Amendment 980 on multi-employer pension plans.

Build America Initiative, Rebuild America Act of 2015.

Truck size and weight; 33 foot doubles. Mexican Truck Pilot Program. H.R. 1467/ S. 806, Drug Free Commercial Driver Act of 2015 (hair testing). Department of Transportation's Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight Study. H.R. 983, Safe Haul Act of 2015. Minimum insurance requirements for motor carriers. Detention pay. Hours-of-service restart and rest periods. H.R. 1120, to enhance interstate commerce by creating a National Hiring Standard for motor carriers (limiting liability for shippers/brokers).

Taft-Hartley multi-employer health care plans & implementation of the Affordable Care Act. H.R. 30,Save American Workers Act. S.30, Forty Hours is Full Time Act of 2015. ACA: excise tax on high value multi-employer health care plans. H.R. 863, Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality Act 2015. H.R. 22, Hire More Heroes Act. S. Con. Res. 11: Collins Amendment #442 to change the weekly threshold from 30 to 40 hours for the ACA's requirement that employers offer health care coverage or face a penalty. S. Con. Res. 11: Thune Amendment #476 to provide an exemption from the employer responsibility requirements of the ACA for elementary and secondary schools and institutions of higher education. James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act.

H. Res. 19, Rule regarding consideration of H.R. 3, the Keystone XL Pipeline Act. S.1/ H.R. 3 to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline Act. Cloture Vote on S.1. Veto Override on S.1.

Independent contractors and taxation: worker misclassification. S. 1706, Fair Playing Field Act of 2013. Tax exclusion for employer sponsored health insurance plans. Corporate tax reform. Repatriation Issue. S. 1533, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act. Tax Extenders; S. 2260, EXPIRE Act Excise tax on high value employer sponsored health care plans. S. 2360/ H.R. 4679, Stop Corporate Inversion Act. H.R. 647, ABLE Act offsets. H.R. 5771, Tax increase Prevention Act (extension of certain expiring tax provisions). Financial Transaction Taxes

Proposals to amend ERISA with respect to multi-employer pension plans: amend ERISA anti-cutback rules. PBGC authority and funding. Kline-Miller amendment to FY 2015 Omnibus and Further Continuing Appropriations Act.

Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriations for Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and related agencies: Funding for Wage and Hour division, DOL Unemployment Insurance worker misclassification project, OSHA, National Labor Relations Board, National Mediation Board. President's budget proposal for TVA. Infrastructure Budget. Funding for Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (MOX). FY 15 Energy-Water appropriations bill: MOX funding, King(IA) amendment to prohibit use of funds to enforce Davis-Bacon wage rates; DeLauro Amendment to prohibit use of funds to enter into contracts with an entity incorporated or chartered in Bermuda or the Caymen Islands. H.R. 5016, FY 2015 financial services and general government appropriations: DeLauro Amendment to prohibit the use of funds to enter into contracts with an entity incorporated or chartered in Bermuda or the Caymen Islands. H.R. 83, FY 2015 Omnibus and Continuing Appropriations Act: Hours-of-service restart and rest provision, truck size and weight exemptions, multi-employer pension plan provisions

H. Res. 748, Rule regarding consideration of H.R. 5862 to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline. H.R. 5682, to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline. S. 2280, to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline.

Truck size and weight. Mexican Truck Pilot Program. H.R. 3403/ S. 1625, Drug Free Commercial Driver Act of 2013. H.R. 3413, TRUE Safety Act. Department of Transportation's Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight Study. H.R. 4727, to enhance interstate commerce by creating a National Hiring Standard for Motor Carriers. H.R. 2730, Safe Haul Act of 2013. Minimum insurance requirements for motor carriers. Detention pay. Hours-of-service restart and rest periods. Natural gas engines: excess weight/ braking. Hair testing for commercial motor vehicle drivers. Liability limits for shippers/ brokers. Sleep Apnea Regulations.

Taft-Hartley multi-employer health care plans & implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Affordable Care Act: qualified health plans and exchanges. S.2253/ H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act H.R. 2575, Save American Workers Act. S. 701/S. 1188, Forty Hours is Full Time Act of 2013. ACA: excise tax on high value multi-employer health care plans. ERISA: revocation or cancellation of health insurance coverage. 5213/ S. 2881, Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality Act 2014

Taft-Hartley multi-employer health care plans & implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Affordable Care Act: qualified health plans and exchanges. S.2253/ H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act H.R. 2575, Save American Workers Act. S. 701/S. 1188, Forty Hours is Full Time Act of 2013. ACA: "Family Glitch" issue ACA: excise tax on high value multi-employer health care plans. ERISA: revocation or cancellation of health insurance coverage. H.R. 3522/ S. 2808, Employee Health Care Protection Act H.R. 5213/ S. 2881, Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality Act 2014 H.R. 2443/ H.R. 4775/ S. 2462, Safeguarding Children Harmed by Obamacare's Onerous Levies Act

Truck size and weight. Mexican Truck Pilot Program. H.R. 3403/ S. 1625, Drug Free Commercial Driver Act of 2013. H.R. 3413, TRUE Safety Act; Department of Transportation's Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight Study. H.R. 4727, to enhance interstate commerce by creating a National Hiring Standard for Motor Carriers. H.R. 2730, Safe Haul Act of 2013. Minimum insurance requirements for motor carriers. Detention pay. Hours-of-service restart and rest periods. Natural gas engines: excess weight/ braking. Hair testing for commercial motor vehicle drivers. Liability limits for shippers/ brokers.

Independent contractors and taxation: worker misclassification. S. 1706, Fair Playing Field Act of 2013. Tax exclusion for employer sponsored health insurance plans. S. 2569, Bring Jobs Home Act Corporate tax reform. Repatriation Issue. S. 1533, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act. Tax Extenders; S. 2260, EXPIRE Act Excise tax on high value employer sponsored health care plans. S. 2360/ H.R. 4679, Stop Corporate Inversion Act.

Medicare proposed changes regarding: eligibility, benefits, reimbursement, financing. Medicare reform proposals.

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

S. 2244, Extend Termination Date of Terrorism Risk Insurance

S.1900/ H.R. 3830, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014. Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade negotiations. Trans-Atlantic Trade & Investment Partnership negotiations.

H.R. 3979/H.R. 3824/S. 1797/S. 1845/S. 2077, Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act and related cloture votes.

Taft-Hartley multi-employer health care plans & implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Affordable Care Act: qualified health plans and exchanges. Transitional reinsurance program. H.R. 2575, Save American Workers Act.S. 701/S. 1188, Forty Hours is Full Time Act of 2013. H.R. 4144, Expatriate Health Care Coverage Clarification Act. S. 2253, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act. ACA: excise tax on high value multi-employer health care plans. ERISA: revocation or cancellation of health insurance coverage.

S.1900/ H.R. 3830, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014. Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade negotiations. Trans-Atlantic Trade & Investment Partnership negotiations.

Medicare proposed changes regarding: eligibility, benefits, reimbursement, financing. Medicare reform proposals. Medicare sustainable growth rate/ offsets.

Bankruptcy and the discharge of contractual obligation. Secured and unsecured creditors.

Independent contractors and taxation: worker misclassification. S. 1706, Fair Playing Field Act of 2013. Tax exclusion for employer sponsored health insurance plans.Tax expenditures & tax reform. Corporate tax reform. Repatriation Issue. S. 1533, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act. Tax Extenders. Excise tax on high value employer sponsored health care plans. Bring Jobs Home Act. S. 2360/ H.R. 4679, Stop Corporate Inversion Act. Expire Act.

Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriations for Departments of Labor, HHS, Education, and related agencies: Funding for Wage and Hour division, DOL Unemployment Insurance, worker misclassification project, OSHA, National Labor Relations Board, National Mediation Board.FY 2015 President's budget request. President's budget proposal for TVA. Infrastructure Budget. DOJ appropriations for funding: Byrne JAG, COPS, and related programs. H.R. 4745, FY 2015 Appropriations for the Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development: Truck Size and Weight, weight exemptions for WI, ID, and MS, Hours-of-Service restart and rest provisions (Booker amendment and Daines amendment regarding funding limitation motor carrier/ motor coach insurance minimums). H.R. 4486, FY 2015 Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans Administration: prevailing wages, project labor agreements, King (IA) Davis-Bacon amendment. President's budget proposal for Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (MOX). FY 15 Energy-Water appropriations bill: MOX funding.

Proposals to amend ERISA with respect to multi-employer pension plans: amend ERISA anti-cutback rules. PBGC authority and funding.

Fiscal Year 2014 Appropriations for Departments of Labor, HHS, Education, and related agencies: Funding for Wage and Hour division, DOL UI worker misclassification project, OSHA, National Labor Relations Board, National Mediation Board. Continuing appropriations for FY 2014. FY 2015 President's budget request. FY 2015 funding for Departments of Labor (Wage and Hour Division, DOL UI worker misclassification project, OSHA); National Labor Relations Board; and National Mediation Board.President's budget proposal for TVA. Infrastructure Budget.

Independent contractors and taxation: worker misclassification; S. 1706, Fair Playing Field Act of 2013. Tax exclusion for employer sponsored health insurance plans. Tax Expenditures & Tax Reform. S. 410/ H.R 880, the Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act. Corporate Tax Reform. Repatriation Issue. S. 1533, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act. Tax Extenders. Carried in Trust.

Medicare (proposed changes regarding: eligibility, benefits, reimbursement, financing). Medicare Reform Proposals. Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate/ offsets.

Proposals to amend ERISA with respect to multi-employer pension plans; amend ERISA anti-cutback rules.

Independent contractors and taxation: worker misclassification; S. 1706, Fair Playing Field Act of 2013. Tax exclusion for employer sponsored health insurance plans. Tax Expenditures & Tax Reform. Deficit reduction & revenue raisers. S. 410/ H.R 880, the Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act. Corporate Tax Reform. Repatriation Issue. H.R. 2084, the Partnership to Build America Act. S. 1533, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act.

Deficit Reduction/ Sequestration. S.1284, Fiscal Year 2014 Appropriations for Departments of Labor, HHS, Education, and related agencies: Funding for Wage and Hour division, DOL UI worker misclassification project, OSHA, National Labor Relations Board, National Mediation Board. Continuing appropriations for FY 2014. FY 2014 budget issues and Budget Control Act.H.J. Res. 59, joint resolution making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2014. Reid amendment 1974 to H. J. Res. 59 (perfecting amendment). Issues related to debt ceiling increase. S. 1569, Debt Ceiling legislation/ complete timely payment of debt. H.R. 3273, Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth Working Group Act. Budget Conference Issues. H.R. 2775, Cloture Vote. FY 2014 Continuing Resolution.

Truck Size and Weight. Mexican Truck Pilot Program. H.R. 3095/ S. 1537, to ensure rulemaking process for sleep apnea. Proposals to assist veterans to acquire CDLs. H.R. 3404/ S. 1625, Drug Free Commercial Driver Act of 2013.

HR 2084, The Partnership to Build America Act. H.R. 3040, Safe Freight Act

S. 815, H.R. 1755: Employment Non-Discrimination Act

Taft-Hartley multi-employer health care plans & implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Affordable Care Act: qualified health plan issue; reinsurance tax; exchanges. Supplemental health insurance. Various healthcare pairing options.

Medicare (proposed changes regarding: eligibility, benefits, reimbursement, financing). Restructuring Medicare/ Medicaid and deficit reduction; S. 740/ H.R. 1588, Medicare Drug Saving Act of 2013. Medicare Reform Proposals.

Independent contractors and taxation: worker misclassification; tax exclusion for employer sponsored health insurance plans. Tax Expenditures & Tax Reform. Deficit reduction & revenue raisers. S. 410/ H.R 880, the Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act. Corporate Tax Reform. Repatriation Issue. H.R. 2084, the Partnership to Build America Act.

Deficit Reduction/ Sequestration. S.1284, fiscal Year 2014 Appropriations for Departments of Labor, HHS, Education, and related agencies: Funding for Wage and Hour division, DOL UI worker misclassification project, OSHA, National Labor Relations Board, National Mediation Board. Graham Amendment to prohibit implementation of NLRB election rule. Graham amendment to prohibit litigation against states regarding state election rules prohibiting majority sign-ups.Graham amendment to prohibit use of funds to implement NLRB "specialty health care" decisions. Graham amendment to prohibit NLRB from enforcing decisions until final court decision on Noel Canning case. Johanns Amendment to reduce NLRB funding to $256 million. Amendment to prohibit OSHA "walk around" rule. Amendment to block DOL rule to provide wage and hour protections to home care workers. Amendment to block DOL proposal to require reparting on use of labor- managment consultants. H.J. Res 59, joint resolution making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2014. Reid amendment 1974 to H. J. Res. 59 (perfecting amendment). H.R. 2609, Energy- water appropriations for fiscal year 2014. Prevailing wage issues. Issues related to debt ceiling increase. H.R. 2610/ S. 1243, FY 2014 Transportation HUD Appropriations (Provisions affecting Hours of Service, 34-hour restart, rest breaks; Cochran-Wicker MS weight exemption, Baldwin, WI weight exemption)

Wage & Hour enforcement; worker misclassification & independent contractors. Project labor agreements; prevailing wage/ Davis-Bacon Act. National Labor Relations Act nominations/ confirmation (Mark Gaston Pearce, Nancy Schiffer, Kent Hirozawa).Nomination/ confirmation of Thomas Perez, U.S. secretary of Labor. S. 84/ H.R. 377, Paycheck Fairness Act. DOL proposal to provide FLSA minimum wage and overtime protections to home care workers. Sanders proposal for executive order to give major preference in awarding federal contracts to (federal contractors) companies that pay minimum wage of no less than $10.10/ hr. H.R. 1000, Humphrey- Hawkins 21st Century Full Employment and Training Act of 2013. Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act. McKesson contract.

Medicare (proposed changes regarding: eligibility, benefits, reimbursement, financing). Restructuring Medicare/ Medicaid and deficit reduction; S. 740/ H.R. 1588, Medicare Drug Saving Act of 2013. Medicare Reform Proposals.

Medicare (proposed changes re: eligibility, benefits, reimbursement, financing). Restructuring Medicare/Medicaid and deficit reduction; S. 740/H.R. 1588, Medicare Drug Saving Act of 2013. Medicaid Reform proposals.

Wage & Hour Enforcement; Worker misclassification & independent contractors. Project labor agreements; prevailing wage/Davis-Bacon Act. H.R. 1120, Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor - Management Relations Act. Paycheck Fairness & Equal Pay Legislation. H.R. 1406, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013,Gibson (NY) amdt. to require GAO report on use of comp time including complaints & enforcement actions. National Labor Relations Act Nominations/Confirmation (Sharon Block &Robert Griffin). Nomination/Confirmation of Thomas Perez U.S. Secretary of Labor. S. 84/H.R. 377, Paycheck Fairness Act. Pay equity issues re: OFCCP data collection & reporting requirements; executive order to ban retaliation by federal contractors with respect to disclosure & inquiries about wages. H.R. 2346, Secret Ballot Protection Act. H.R. 2347, Representation Fairness Restoration Act. S. 944/H.R. 1975, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act; Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh.

Independent contractors and taxation: worker misclassification; Tax exclusion for employer sponsored health insurance plans. Tax Expenditures & Tax Reform. Deficit reduction & revenue raisers. (Support for S. 410/H.R. 880 the Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act). Corporate tax reform.

Approval of Keystone XL Pipeline. H.R. 3, Northern Route Approval Act.

Calculation of Social Security benefits - chained CPI.

Wage & Hour Enforcement; Work misclassification & independent contractors. Project labor agreements; prevailing wage/Davis-Bacon Act. H.R. 1120, Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor - Management Relations Act. Paycheck Fairness & Equal Pay Legislation. Worker safety & health: S665, Protecting America's Workers Act.

Taft-Hartley mulit-employer health care plans & implementation of the Affordable Care Act.

Extension of unemployment benefits.

Independent contractors and taxation: worker misclassification; S. 2145/H.R. 4123, Fair Playing Field Act:Tax exclusion for employer sponsored health insurance plans. Extension of the "Bush" tax cuts for high income individuals. Tax Expenditures & Tax Reform. Taxpayer Relief Act/fiscal cliff.

Wage & Hour Enforcement; Worker misclassification & independent contractors. Project labor agreements; prevailing wage/Davis-Bacon Act.

FY 2013 Appropriations for Department of Labor: worker misclassification initiative, OSHA, Wage and Hour Division, work place safety/enforcement programs; funding for National Labor Relations Board, National Mediation Board; Deficit reduction/Budget Control Act; Sequestration. Department of Health & Human Services: Affordable Care Act funding. H.R.1 - Disaster Relief Appropriations/Sandy: Paul amdt. to provide for non-application of Davis-Bacon Act in case of projects funded under the Act; Kohl amendment to exempt truck size/weight on Interstate highway.

Compliance, Safety, Accountability Program (FMCSA); Transportation Worker Identification credential (TWIC) re:Hazmat transportation-security sensitive matericals; Audit Report of the DOT Inspector General; DOT Freight Policy; H.R. 3110, Grape Region Accelerated Production and Efficiency Act of 2011; Electronic Logging Devices; Written Proficiency Exams for Drivers; Minimum Entry Level Training Requirements.

Multi-employer pension funding /pension plan relief. Universal, Secure & Adaptible (USA) Retirement Funds; Pension moderization issues. Pensions & Delphi. Social Security.

Medicare (proposed changes re: eligibility, benefits, reimbursement, financing). Restructuring Medicare/Medicaid and deficit reduction. Issue of surcharges on retiree supplemental coverage of Medicare co-pays. Ryan Medicare voucher plan. MEDPAC Recommendations: US Supreme court decision on Medicaid expansion under Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act.

Unemployment insurance compensation: eligibility of certain seasonal or educational workers for benefits.

S. 3295/H.R - FY 2013 Appropriations for Department of Labor: worker misclassification initiative, OSHA, Wage and Hour Division, work place safety enforcement programs; funding for National Labor Relations Board, National Mediation Board. Deficit reduction/sequestion. Policy riders on appropriation bills. Administration and enforcement of Davis-Bacon and Service Contract Act requirements. Deficit reduction. Budget Control Act sequestration. H.R. 5856 - Dept of Defense Appropriations for FY 2013: King (IA) amdt. to prohibit use of funds to administer Davis-Bacon prevailing wage with respect to projects/programs funded in the bill. H.J. Res 117 - Continuing Appropriations for FY 2013.

Jones Act. Port Infrastructure.

Wage & Hour Enforcement; Worker misclassification & independent contractors. Project labor agreements; prevailing wage/Davis-Bacon Act; McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act. OSHA Enforcement Programs; DOL worker misclassification/UI initiatives. S. 770, Payroll Fraud Prevention Act; H.R. 3178, Employee Misclassification Prevention Act; Proposed changes to National Labor Relations Act (Secret Ballot Protection Act, Raise Act, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2011); "Official Time"; NLRA & higher education institutions.

H.R. 5856- Dept of Defense Appropriations for FY 2013: King (IA) amdt to prohibit use of funds to administer Davis-Bacon with programs/respect to prograncy projects funded in bill.

H.R. 4310, Dept. of Defense Authorization Act: Bartlett (MD) amdt. to prohibit use of project labor agreements on Military construction projects.

Wage & Hour Enforcement; Worker misclassification & independent contractors. Project labor agreements; prevailing wage/Davis-Bacon Act; McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act. OSHA Enforcement Programs; Overtime and minimum wage protections for home health workers/DOL rule. DOL worker misclassification/UI initiatives. S. 770, Payroll Fraud Prevention Act; H.R. 3178, Employee Misclassification Prevention Act; NLRB rules governing union elections. H.R. Res 103/S.J. Res. 36, Providing for congressional disapproval for the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to representation election procedures. S. 3220, Paycheck Fairness Act. S. 3240, Ag Reform Food & Jobs Act, 2012: Rubio Amdt. to amend NLRA to permit employers to pay higher wages to employees. OSHA standard setting; S. 3221, Raise Act.

H.R. 4348 Moving ahead for Progress in the 21st Century(MAP-21)(Conference Report); truck size/weight, hours of service exemptions; transit funding. Commercial drivers license equivalency / veterans; FLSA exemption for van drivers, OSHA/DOT jurisdiction for loading/unloading hazmat, hazmat exemptions, hazmat training, Buy America Provisions; AMTRAK funding/outsourcing; DOT oversight of foreign motor carriers/drivers.

NAFTA cross boarder trucking pilot program (Pre-Authority Safety Audits; Safety Record and Violations of MX Carriers);

Independent contractors and taxation; worker misclassification; S. 2145/H.R. 4123, Fair Playing Field Act; tax exclusion for employer sponsored health insurance plans. S.2230, to reduce deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high income employees. Extension of the "Bush" tax cuts for high income individuals. Tax Reform. S. 2230 Paying a Fair Share Act of 2012.

S. 3295/H.R. - FY 2013 Budget for Department of Labor; worker misclassification initiative, OSHA, Wage and Hour Division, work place safety enforcement programs; funding for National Labor Relations Board, National Mediation Board. H.R 5972/S.2322 FY 2013 Budget for Department of Transportation (highway/transit infrastructure, AMTRAK, high speed rail, truck side and weight exemptions, electronic on-board recorders). Policy riders on appropriation bills. Administration and enforcement of Davis-Bacon and Service Contract Act requirements. Deficit reduction. Budget Control Act sequestration. H.R. 5854 Military Construction/Veterans Affairs 2013: Grimm Amdt to strike prohibition on use of funds for construction bid policitations and project labor agreements. Franks amdt to prohibit use of funds to implement, administer or enforce prevailing wage requirements. H.R. 5325, Energy-Water Appropriations 2013: King (IA) Amdt. to prohibit use of funds to implement, administer, enforce Davis-Bacon Act. State Paid Leave Fund/Funding for CFTC/SEC

Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission; Federal employee pay freeze and employee contribution increase for federal employee retirement plans (deficit reduction/sequestration). Hatch Act Reform.USDA Procurement Policy.

Mexican truck pilot program; truck size and weight

NAFTA cross boarder trucking pilot program (Pre-Authority Safety Audits; Safety Record and Violations of MX Carriers); H.R. 1574/S. 876, Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act (to regulate truck size and weight on National Highway Systems).

Mexican truck pilot program; truck size and weight

Independent contractors and taxation; worker misclassification; S. 2145/H.R. 4123, Fair Playing Field Act; tax exclusion for employer sponsored health insurance plans. Extending payroll tax holiday. Professional employer organizations. H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Taxcut Continuation Act of 2011. S.2230, to reduce deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high income employees. Extension of the "Bush" tax cuts for high income individuals.

Affordable Care Act (ACA): exchanges/multi-state option under ACA. Pirmary care initiative grant proposal under ACA demonstration projects. Eligibility determination for exchange subsidies.

Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission; H.R. 10, Regulations from Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2011. Federal employee pay freeze and employee contribution increase for federal employee retirement plans (H.R. 3630, UI extension).

H.R. 653/S.223 FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act (NMB Election Rule)

Wage & Hour Enforcement; Worker misclassification & independent contractors. Project labor agreements; prevailing wage/Davis-Bacon Act; McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act. OSHA Enforcement Programs; Overtime and minimum wage protections for home health workers/DOL rule. S2168, RESPECT ACT. DOL worker misclassification/UI initiatives. S. 770, Payroll Fraud Prevention Act; H.R. 3178, Employee Misclassification Prevention Act; NLRB rules governing union elections. H.R. Res 103/S.J. Res. 36, Providing for congressional disapproval for the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to representation election procedures.

H.R. 7, American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act; truck size/weight, hours of service exemptions; transit funding. Commercial drivers license equivalency / veterans.Clean Ports Act Amendment, FLSA exemption for van drivers, OSHA/DOT jurisdiction for loading/unloading hazmat, hazmat exemptions, hazmat training, Buy America Provisions; AMTRAK funding/outsourcing; S. 1813 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21)-grade crossing safety, truck size/weight, hours-of-service exemptions electronic on-board recorders. H.R. 3684, American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Finance Act (transit funding through highway trust fund/alternative transportation account, congestion mitigation and air quality programs).

FY 2013 Budget for Department of Labor; worker misclassification initiative, OSHA, Wage and Hour Division, work place safety enforcement programs; 302 (b) allocation; funding for National Labor Relations Board, National Mediation Board. FY 2013 Budget for Department of Transportation (highway/transit infrastructure, AMTRAK, high speed rail). Policy riders on appropriation bills. Administration and enforcement of Davis-Bacon and Service Contract Act requirements. Deficit reduction. Budget Resolution for Fy 2013, H. Con. Res. 112 establishing the budget for the U.S. governmnet for fiscal year 2013 and setting budgetary levels for fiscal years 2014-2022. Budget Control Act sequestration.

Unemployment Extension; H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 (provisions related to unemployment insurance, unemployment assistance, eligibility requirements, re-employment/training demonstration projects.

Wage&Hour Enforcement; Worker misclassification & independent contractors. Project labor agreements, prevailing wage/Davis-Bacon Act; McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act. H.R. 190, Protecting America's Workers Act; OSHA Enforcement Programs; OSHA state programs; NLRB- related rulemaking; DOL worker misclassification/UI initiatives. S. 770, Payroll Fraud Prevention Act; H.R. 3178, Employee Misclassification Prevention Act; NLRB rules governing union elections, LMRDA reporting requirements. H.R. 12/S.1549, American Jobs Act of 2011. H.R. 3094/S. 1843, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act.

NAFTA cross boarder trucking pilot program (Pre-Authority Safety Audits; Safety Record and Violations of MX Carriers); H.R. 1574/S. 876, Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act (to regulate truck size and weight on National Highway Systems). H.R.12/S.1660, American Jobs Act of 2011 (funding for highway, bridge infrastructure); S. 1769 Rebuild America Jobs Act. S. 1950, Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act of 2011.

H.R. 653/S.223 FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act (NMB Election Rule)

Mexican truck pilot program; truck size and weight; H.R. 2407, Protecting America's Road Act;

Veterans training/transition programs: military to civilian workplace. S 951, Hiring Heroes Act; S. 1549/HR 12, American Jobs Act of 2011 (Veterans hiring/employment).S. 1867/HR 1540, Dept. Defense Authorization Act; Veterans and CDL's.

S.1950, Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act; truck size/weight, hours of service exemptions; national clearing house for drug/alcohol convictions; medical forms; medical examination registry, electronic on board recorders. H.R. 756, to direct the Sec. of Transportation to prescribe standards for maximum hours that a CMV operator may be detained by a shipper. S. 936, American Infrastructure Investment Fund Act of 2011. H.R. 2459, The Safe Roads Act of 2011; Hours-of-service regulations relating to transportation of grapes.

FY 2012 Transportation-HUD Appropriations bill(operating assitance for federalized public housing properties, Ayotte Hours of Service Admt ). S.1599/H.R.3070, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Execution and Related Agencies, 2012; H.R. 2112, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 and H.R.2-55, Consolidation Appropriations Act, 2012: funding for Dept of Labor's worker misclassification initiatives; OSHA; Wage and Hour Division, work place safety enforcement programs; National Labor Relations Board, National Mediation Board;Administration and enforcement of Davis-Bacon and Service Contract Act requirements. Deficit reduction. FY 2012 funding for SSA, SEC, CFTC, CFPB, HJRes1.

Unemployment Extension; S. 1549/H.R. 12, American Jobs Act of 2011 (provisions related to unemployment insurance & unemployment assistance.

Medicare (proposed changes re: eligibility, benefits, reimbursement, financing)

Motor Carrier Safety Issues; NAFTA cross bording trucking pilot program; H.R. 1574/S. 876, Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act (to regulate truck size and weight on National Highway Systems). H.R.12/S.1549, American Jobs Act of 2011 (funding for highway, bridge infrastructure).

Unemployment Extension; S. 1549/H.R. 12, American Jobs Act of 2011 (provisions related to unemployment insurance & unemployment assistance; Unemployment Workers Act.

Medicare (proposed changes re: eligibility, benefits, reimbursement, financing)

Mexican truck pilot program; truck size and weight; Mexican truck pilot program/MOU; H.R. 2407, Protecting America's Road Act; Environmental Assessment for Mexican Truck Pilot Program.

Independent contractors and taxation; worker misclassification; Fair Playing Field Act; excise tax on high value health insurance plans; tax exclusion for employer sponsored health insurance plans. Extending payroll tax holiday. Early Retiree Reinsurance program

Trade Adjustment Assistance Reform; U.S.-Colombia FTA; U.S.-South Korean FTA; U.S.-Panama FTA; trade and food safety issues regarding imports, Mexican Truck Pilot Programs (tariffs related to termination); Trade Promotion Authority ("Fast Track"); Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Agreement; "Buy American" provisions in jobs and stimulus legislation; S. 1619, the Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2011.

HR 2608,FY 2012 Continuing Approprations: funding for Department of Labor worker misclassification UI initiative; OSHA, wage and hour, OFCCP, enforcement programs (wage and hour; workplace safety, OFCCP, employee benefits); debt ceiling legislation; Budget Control Act. FY 2012 Transportation-HUD Appropriations bill (LaTourett-Kapture EOBR Admendment for Mexican Trucks) National Labor Relations Board, National Mediation Board; FY 2012 funding for SSA, SEC, CFTC, CFPB, HJRes1: Balanced Budget Amdendment. H.R. 2354, Energy & Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations, FY 2012:Administration or enforcement of Davis-Bacon requirements. Gosar Amdt. to prohibit use of funds for the Davis-Bacon Act. FY 2012 Appropriations for Departments of Labor, HHS; Education and Related Agencies: OSHA, Wage & Hour Division, enforcement programs, worker misclassification initiatives; NLRB, NMB. H.R. 2584, Dept of Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, Appropriations Act 2012: Davis-Bacon & Service Contract Act requirements; S1599, Appropriations for Departments of Labor, HHS, Education & Related Agencies-Graham Admt. (S1523, Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act.)

Veterans training/transition programs: military to civilian workplace. S 951, Hiring Heroes Act; S. 1549/HR 12, American Jobs Act of 2011 (Veterans hiring/employment).

S. 1088, Retiree Health Coverage Protection Act; S. 1117, TAA Health Coverage Improvement Act, Early Retireee Reinsurance Program

H.R. 653/S.223 FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act (NMB Election Rule)

S. 1088, Retiree Health Coverage Protection Act; S. 1117, TAA Health Coverage Improvement Act

Veterans training/transition programs: military to civilian workplace. S 951, Hiring Heroes Act.

Motor Carrier Safety Issues; NAFTA cross bording trucking pilot program; H.R. 1574/S. 876, Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act (to regulate truck size and weight on National Highway Systems)

Unemployment Extension Unemployment and Infrastructure proposals

Wage&Hour Enforcement; Worker misclassification & independent contractors; Under-reporting of worker injuries, multi-site employees; organizing rights of workers at FedEx; worker misclassification at FedEx; Project labor agreements; prevailing wage/Davis-Bacon Act; H.R. 190, Protecting America's Workers Act; OSHA Enhancement Enforcement Programs; OSHA state programs; OSHA-enforcement and penalty issues; NLRB- related rulemaking. DOL worker misclassification/UI initiatives. Paycheck Fairness Act; S. 153, Robert C. Byrd Mine. Workplace Safety and Health Act; S. 770, Payroll Fraud Prevention Act; H.R. 735, Government Neutrality on Contracting Act. McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act. NPRM re: NLRB rules governing union elections.

FY 2011 Department of Defense Appropriations: funding for veterans training: Helmet to Hard Hats programs; FY 2011 Continuing Approprations: funding for Department of Labor funding for DOL worker misclassification UI initiative; OSHA, wage and hour, OFCCP, enforcement programs (wage and hour; workplace safety, OFCCP, employee benefits) National Labor Relations Board, National Mediation Board; H.R.1, Full-Year Continuting Appropriations Act, 2011; H.R. 1 Full-Year Continuing Approprations Act, 2011-Dept. of Labor: OSHA, wage and hour division, enforcement programs, National Labor Relations Board, National Mediation Board, DOE Title XVII Nuclear Loan Guarantee program. Price (GA) Amendment to HR 1 to eliminate funding for NLRB: King (IA) Amendment to H.R.1 to prohibit use of funds to adminster wage rate requirements under Davis-Bacon Act. Guinta amendment to H.R. 2 to prohibit use of funds to enter into a government contract that requires a project labor agreement. H.R. 1473, Dept. of Defense and Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011. FY2012 Budget Resolution. FY 2012 funding for SSA, SEC, CFTC, CFPB, HJRes1: Balanded Budget Amdendment. H.R. 2017, Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, FY 2012: Scalise Amdt. to prohibit use of funds to implement or enforce Executive Order 13502 concerning project labor agreements; Gosar Amdt. to prohibit use of funds to comply with Subchapter IV of Chapter 31 of Title 40 of the U.S.C., Davis-Bacon Act. H.R. 2055, Appropriations for Military Construction, Dept. of Veterans Affairs & Related Agencies for FY 2012: LaTourette Amdt. to strike section of bill dealing with project labor agreements; Amash Admt. to prohibt the use of funds to enforce the Davis-Bacon Act. FY 2012 Appropriations for Departments of Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies: OSHA, Wage & Hour Division, enforcement programs, NLRB, NMB. H.R. 2354, Energy-Water Appropriations, FY 2012: LaTourette Admt to strike provisions of the the bill prohibiting the application of wage requirements pursuant to Davis-Bacon Act and McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act.

Mexican truck pilot program; truck size and weight; Mexican truck pilot program/MOU

FY 2011 Department of Defense Appropriations: funding for veterans training: Helmet to Hard Hats programs; FY 2011 Continuing Approprations: funding for Department of Labor funding for DOL worker misclassification UI initiative; OSHA, wage and hour, OFCCP, enforcement programs (wage and hour; workplace safety, OFCCP, employee benefits) National Labor Relations Board, National Mediation Board; H.R.1, Full-Year Continuting Appropriations Act, 2011 (Mexican Truck Program Funding Limitation); H.R. 1 Full-Year Continuing Approprations Act, 2011-Dept. of Labor: OSHA, wage and hour divisions, enforcement programs, National Labor Relations Board, National Mediation Board, DOE Title XVII Nuclear Loan Guarantee program. Price (GA) Amendment to HR 1 to eliminate funding for NLRB: King (IA) Amendment to H.R.1 to prohibit use of funds to adminster wage rate requirements under Davis-Bacon Act. Gruinta amendment to H.R. 2 to prohibit use of funds to enter into a government contract that requires a project labor agreement. H.R. 1473, Dept. of Defense and Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011. FY2012 Budget Resolution.

Title XVII of 2005 Energy Policy Act (Nuclear Guarantee Program)

Veterans training/transition programs: military to civilian workplace

Wage&Hour Enforcement; Worker misclassification & independent contractors; Under-reporting of worker injuries, multi-site employees; organizing rights of workers at FedEx; worker misclassification at FedEx; Project labor agreements, prevailing wage/Davis-Bacon Act; H.R. 190, Protecting America's Workers Act; OSHA Enhancement Enforcement Programs; OSHA state programs; OSHA-enforcement and penalty issues; DOL worker misclassification/UI initiatives. Paycheck Fairness Act; S. 153, Robert C. Byrd Mine and Workplace Safety and Health Act; S. 770, Payroll Fraud Prevention Act.

H.R. 658/S.223 FAA Air Transportiation Moderization and Safety Improvement Act (Express Carrier Provision, NMB Election Rule, foreign repair station safety, aircraft maintenance, drug and alcohol testing)

FY 2011 Department of Defense Appropriations; funding for veteran training: Helmet to Hard Hats programs; FY 2011 Appropriations for Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and related agencies; funding for Department of Labor (job training and disclocated workers programs, funding for DOL worker misclassification; UI initiative); OSHA, wage and hour, OFCCP, enforcement programs (wage and hour; workplace safety, OFCCP, employee benefits) EBSA, PHWA, PBGC National Labor Relations Board, National Mediation Board; H.R. 4899, FY 2010 Supplemental Appropriations bill for Irag, Afghanistan and pressing domestic needs (Education, Jobs Fund, nuclear loans gaurantees), H.R. 3081, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011. HR 3082, making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veteran Affairs, and related agencies.

Independent contractors and taxation; worker misclassification; H.R. 3408/S.2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability Inconsistency Act; S. 3786/H.R. 6128, Fair Playing Field Act of 2010; Johanns Amdt. to S. 510 to repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for payment of $600 or more to corporations, Nelson (FL) amdt. to S. 510 to exempt certain amounts subject to other information reporting provisions from certain reporting provision of the... Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H.R. 5982, Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2010; H.R. 4853, Tax Relief Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010.

H.R. 2454 American Clean Energy and Security Act (renewable, nuclear, David-Bacon prevailing wage coverage, targeted community hiring); nuclear loan guarantees; H.R. 5476/S. 3079, Building Star Energy Efficiency Act of 2010

H.R. 413/S. 1611; S. 3194/S. 3991: Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2009

H.R. 915/S.1451, Federal Aviation Administation Reauthorization Act of 2009; ("Express Carrier" provision); foreign repair station safety/security/outsourcing of aircraft maintenance, H.R. 1586, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act

Extension of unemployment insurance benefits; unemployment insurance reform; unemployment insurance/wage insurance/layoffs; H.R. 4849, Small Business & Infrastructure, Jobs Tax Act; H.R. 5618, Restoration of Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act; S. 3500 Local Jobs for America Act. H.R. 4213,Unemployment Compensation Extension Act; American Workers, State and Business Relief Act of 2010 (UI, EUC, COBRA), H.R. 5618, restorations of Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act. S. 3985, to amend Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions (UI extensions); H.R. 4853, Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization & Job Creation Act; H.R. 6419, Emergency Unemployment Compensation Continuation Act.

Motor Carrier Safety Issues; NAFTA cross bording trucking; truck size and weight; H.R. 1618/S. 779, Safe Highway and Infrastructure Preservation Act; H.R. 1799, Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009

H.R. 915/S.1451, Federal Aviation Administation Reauthorization Act of 2009; ("Express Carrier" provision); foreign repair station safety/security/outsourcing of aircraft maintenance, H.R. 1586, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act

Independent contractors and taxation; worker misclassification; H.R. 3408/S.2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability Inconsistency Act; S. 3786/H.R. 6128, Fair Playing Field Act of 2010; Johanns Amdt. to H.R. 5297 to repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for payment of $600 or more to corporations, Nelson (FL) amdt. to H.R. 5297 to exempt certain amounts subject to other information reporting provisions from certain reporting provision of the... Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H.R. 5982, Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2010.

Extension of unemployment insurance benefits; unemployment insurance reform; unemployment insurance/wage insurance/layoffs; H.R. 4849, Small Business & Infrastructure, Jobs Tax Act; H.R. 5618, Restoration of Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act; S. 3500 Local Jobs for America Act. H.R. 4213,Unemployment Compensation Extension Act; American Workers, State and Business Relief Act of 2010 (UI, EUC, COBRA), H.R. 5618, restorations of Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act

H.R. 413/S. 1611; Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2009

Wage&Hour Enforcement; Worker misclassification & independent contractors, H.R. 1409/S.590, Employee Free Choice Act; Under-reporting of worker injuries, multi-site employees; organizing rights of workers at FedEx; worker misclassification at FedEx; Anti-trust issues with solid waste industry merger; H.R. 3408/S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act; H.R. 847/S.1334 James Zodrga 9/11 health & compensation of 2009; H.R. 2067/S.1580, Protecting America's Workers Act; H.R. 2113 to require corporate wide reporting/workplace injuries and illnesses. OSHA Enhancement Enforcement Programs; OSHA state programs; OSHA-enforcement and penalty issues; family and victim rights; DOL worker misclassification/UI initiatives. H.R. 5107/ S. 3254, Employee Misclassification Prevention Act. H.R. 5663/S.3761, the Miner Act; S.3786/H.R. 6128, The Fair Playing Field Act of 2010; S. 182/S.3773/H.R. 12, Paycheck Fairness Act

FY 2011 Department of Defense Appropriations; funding for veteran training: Helmet to Hard Hats programs; FY 2011 Appropriations for Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and related agencies; funding for Department of Labor (job training and disclocated workers programs, funding for DOL worker misclassification; UI initiative); OSHA, wage and hour, OFCCP, enforcement programs (wage and hour; workplace safety, OFCCP, employee benefits) EBSA, PHWA, PBGC National Labor Relations Board, National Mediation Board; H.R. 4899, FY 2010 Supplemental Appropriations bill for Irag, Afghanistan and pressing domestic needs (Education, Jobs Fund, nuclear loans gaurantees), H.R. 3081, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011

Surface Transporation Authorization Act (transit funding/ flexibility; truck size/weight, hours of service exemption; national clearing house of drug/alcohol convictions; medical forms; medical examination registry, electronic on board recorder; clean truck program; federal preemption; border enforcement; commercial motor vehicle operator training). S. 3271, Vehicle Safety Improvement Act; S.3302, Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2010 (event data recorders).

Wage&Hour Enforcement; Worker misclassification & independent contractors, H.R. 1409/S.590, Employee Free Choice Act; Under-reporting of worker injuries, multi-site employees; organizing rights of workers at FedEx; worker misclassification at FedEx; Anti-trust issues with solid waste industry merger; U.S. food service labor practices; H.R. 3408/S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act; H.R. 847/S.1334 James Zodrga 9/11 health & compensation of 2009; H.R. 2067/S.1580, Protecting America's Workers Act; H.R. 2113 to require corporate wide reporting/workplace injuries and illnesses. OSHA Enhancement Enforcement Programs; OSHA state programs; OSHA-enforcement and penalty issues; family and victim rights; DOL worker misclassification/UI initiatives. H.R. 5107/ S. 3254, Employee Misclassification Prevention Act. H.R. 5663, the Miner Act.

H.R. 915/S.1451, Federal Aviation Administation Reauthorization Act of 2009; ("Express Carrier" provision); foreign repair station safety/security/outsourcing of aircraft maintenance, H.R. 1586, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act

H.R. 413, S. 1611; Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2009

Motor Carrier Safety Issues; texting ban; NAFTA cross bording trucking; truck size and weight; H.R. 1618/S. 779, Safe Highway and Infrastructure Preservation Act; H.R. 1799, Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009

Independent contractors and taxation; worker misclassification; H.R. 3408/S.2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability Inconsistency Act

H.R. 2454 American Clean Energy and Security Act (renewable, nuclear, David-Bacon prevailing wage coverage, targeted community hiring); nuclear loan gaurantees;

Extension of unemployment insurance benefits; unemployment insurance reform; H.R. 3548 Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2009; unemployment insurance/wage insurance/layoffs; H.R. 4849, Small Business & Infrastructure, Jobs Tax Act, H.R. 4851 Continuing Extension Act of 2010; H.R. 4851 (UI, COBRA), Coburn Amdt to pay/offset full cost of UI extension; H.R. 5618, Restoration of Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act; S. 3500 Local Jobs for America Act. H.R. 4691 Temporary Extension Act (UI, EUC, COBRA). H.R. 4213, American Workers, State and Business Relief Act of 2010 (UI, EUC, COBRA)

H.R. 3200, American Affordable Health Choice Act, S. 1670, the Affordable Health Choices Act; American Health Future Act; taxation of employer provided health care benifits, "insurer excise tax"; employer mandate, "play or pay" proposals, small business exemption; multi-employer plan ERISA issues; H.R. 3962/S. 1728 Affordable Health Care for America Act, H.R. 3590 Patient Protection & Affordable Health Care Act (taxation of employer provided health care benefits; "insurer excise tax on "high value", "pay or play" proposals, independent contractor issues; small bsuiness exemptions) Sanders admendment to H.R. 3962 to eliminate "insurance excise tax"; Merkley admendment to H.R. 3962 on small business exemtpion special construction rule; H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010

H.R. 915/S.1451, Federal Aviation Administation Reauthorization Act of 2009; ("Express Carrier" provision); foreign repair station safety/security/outsourcing of aircraft maintenance, H.R. 1586, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act

Extension of unemployment insurance benefits; unemployment insurance reform; H.R. 3548 Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2009; unemployment insurance/wage insurance/layoffs; H.R. 4849, Small Business & Infrastructure, Jobs Tax Act, H.R. 4851 Continuing Extension Act of 2010

Wage&Hour Enforcement; Worker misclassification & independent contractors, H.R. 1409/S.590, Employee Free Choice Act; Under-reporting of worker injuries, multi-site employees; organizing rights of workers at FedEx; worker misclassification at FedEx; Anti-trust issues with solid waste industry merger; U.S. food service labor practices; Nominations of Mark Gaston Pierce; Craig Becker; Brian Hayes ot NLRB; H.R. 3408/S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act; H.R. 847/S.1334 James Zodrga 9/11 health & Compensation of 2009; H.R. 2067/S.1580, Protecting America's Workers Act; H.R. 2113 to require corporate wide reporting/workplace injuries and illnesses. OSHA Enhancement Enforcement Programs; OSHA state programs; OSHA-enforcement and penalty issues; family and victim rights; DOL worker misclassification/UI initiatives

H.R. 413, S. 1611; Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2009

H.R. 2454 American Clean Energy and Security Act (renewable, nuclear, David-Bacon prevailing wage coverage, targeted community hiring)

Troubled Assets Relief Program, H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2009; Over the Counter Derivatives Regulations; YRC Financial Assistance, H.R. 4173 Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010

FY 2011 Department of Defense Appropriations; funding for veteran training; Helmet to Hard Hats programs; FY 2011 Appropriations for Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and related agencies; funding for Department of Labor (job training and disclocated workers programs, funding for DOL worker misclassification; UI initiative); OSHA, wage and hour, OFCCP, enforcement programs (wage and hour; workeplace safety, OFCCP employee benefits) EBSA, PHWA, PBGC National Labor Relations Board, National Mediation Board, H.R. 2847, making Appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Jusstice, and Science Related Agencies for FY ending September 30, 2010 (Jobs for Main Street Act)

Troubled Assets Relief Program; H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2009; Over the Counter Derivatives Regulations, YRC Financial Assistance; H.R. 4173 Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

Hours of Service; Motor Carriers Safety Issues; NAFTA cross bording trucking, truck size and weight; H.R. 1618/S. 779, Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act; H.R. 1799, Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009

H.R. 3326, FY 2010 Department of Defense Appropriations; funding for veteran training; Helmet to Hard Hats program; FY 2010 Appropriations for Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and related agencies; funding for Department of Labor (job training and dislocated worker programs); OSHA, wage and hour; OFCCP, enforecement programs (wage and hour; workplace safety, OFCCP employee beneftis) EBSA, PHWA, PBGC National Labor Relations Board, National Mediation Board, H.R. 3288, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2010 (cross-border trucking provisions, Maine pilot program on truck weight); H.R. 3288, Fiscal Year 2010 Consolidated Appropriations Act (funding for DOL, National Mediation Board, NLRB); H.R. 2847, making Appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science Related Agencies for FY ending September 30, 2010 (Jobs for Main Street Act)

Surface Transportation Authorization Act (transit funding/ flexibility; truck size/weight, hours of service exemption; national clearing house of drug/alcohol convictions; medical forms; medical examination registry; electronic on board recorder; motor carrier safety advisory committee; border enforcement; commercial motor vehicle operator training; apprenticeship program),

Wage&Hour Enforcement; Worker misclassificatnon & independent contractors; H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act; Under-reporting of workplace injuries, multi-site employees; organizing rights of workers at FedEx; worker misclassification at FedEx; Anti-trust issues with solid waste industry merger; U.S. Food Service labor practices; Nomination of Patricia Smith as DOL Solicitor;David Michaels as Asst. Secretary for Occupational Safety & Health; Nominations of Mark Gaston Pierce, Craig Becker & Brian Hayes to NLRB; H.R. 3408, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act; H.R. 847/S.1334, James Zadroga 9/11 Health & Compensation of 2009; H.R. 2067/S. 1580, Protecting America's Workers Act; H.R. 2113, to require corporate wide reporting/workplace injuries and illnesses. OSHA Enhancement Enforement Programs; OSHA state programs; OSHA-enforcement and penalty issues; family and victim rights.

H.R. 3200, American Affordable Health Choices Act; S. 1670, The Affordable Health Choices Act; American Health Future Act; taxation of employer provided health care benefits; "insurer excise tax"; employer mandate, "play or pay" proposals, small bsuiness exemption; multi-employer plan ERISA issue; H.R. 3962/S. 1728 Affordable Health Care for America Act, H.R. 3590 Patient Protection & Affordable Health Care Act (taxation of employer provided health care benefits; "insurer excise tax on "high value""pay or play" proposals, independent contractor issues; small business exemptions) Sanders admendment to H.R. 3962 to eliminate "insurer excise tax"; Merkely admendment to H.R. 3962 on small business exemption, special construction rule

H.R. 915/S.1451, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2009; ("Express Carrier" provision); foreign repair stations safety/security/outsourcing of aircraft maintenance.

H.R. 3326, FY 2010 Department of Defense Appropriations; funding for veterans training; Helmet to Hard Hats programs; FY 2010 Appropriations for Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and related agencies; funding for Department of Labor (job training and dislocated workers programs); OSHA, wage and hour; OFCCP, enforcement programs (wage and hour, workplace safety, OFCCP employee benefits) EBSA, PBWA, PBGC, National Labor Relations Board, National Mediation Board, H.R. 3288, Transportation, Housing and Urban Developmentent, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2010 (cross-border trucking provisions, Maine pilot program on truck weight)

H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act; S 1679, The Affordable Health Choices Act; American Healthy Future Act; taxation of employer provided health care benefits; "insurer excise tax"; employer mandate, "play or pay" proposals, public option issue; small business exemptions; multi-employer plan ERISA issues.

Surface Transportation Authorization Act (transit funding/flexibility; truck size/ weight, hours of service exemption; national clearing house for drug/alcohol convictions; medical forms; medical examination registry; electronic on board recorder; motor carrier safety advisory committee; border enforcement; commercial motor vehicle operator training; apprenticeship program)

Independent contractors and taxation; Worker Misclassification; H.R. 3408, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Inconsistency Act

Troubled Assets Relief Program; H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2009; Over the Counter Derivatives Regulation, YRC Financial Assistance

Hours of Service; Motor Carrier Safety issues; NAFTA Cross Border trucking, truck size and weight; H.R. 1618/S. 779, Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act; H.R. 1799, Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009

Wage& Hour Enforcement; Worker misclassification & independent contractors; H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act; H.R. 921, Family Medical Leave eligibility for rail workers. Under-reporting of workplace injuries, multi-site employees; organizing rights of workers at FedEx; worker misclassification at FedEx; Anti-trust issues with solid waste industry mergers; U.S. Food Service labor practices; Nomination of Patricia Smith as DOL Solicitor;Nomination of Lorelie Boylan for DOL Wage&Hour Administrator H.R. 3408, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act; H.R. 847/S. 1334, James Zadroga 9/11 Health & Compensation of 2009; H.R. 2067/S.1580, Protecting America's Workers Act; H.R. 2113, to require corporate wide reporting/workplace injuries and illnesses. OSHA Enhanced Enforcement Program; OSHA-enforcement and penaltly issues; family and victim rights.

Public Employer-Emloyee Cooperation Act

Independent contractors and taxation; Worker Misclassification

Hours of Service; Motor Carrier Safety issues; NAFTA Cross Border trucking, truck size and weight, H.R. 1618/ S. 779, Safe Highways and Infastructure Preservation Act; HR 1799, Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009

Extension of unemployment insurance benefits; unemployment insurance reform

H.R. 915, Federal Aviation Administrtaion Reauthorizaton Act of 2009; ("Express Carrier" provision); foreign repair station safety/security/ outsourcing of aircraft maintenance.

Trade Adjustment Assistance Reform; U.S.-Colombia FTA; U.S.-South Korea FTA; U.S.-Panama FTA; Trade Reform Accountability Development and Employment Act (TRADE Act of 2009) Trade and Food Safety issues regarding imports, Mexican Truck Pilot Program (tariffs related to termination)

Wage & Hour Enforcement; Worker misclassification & independence contractors; HR 1409/S560, Employee Free Choice Act;HR 921, Family Medical Leave eligibility for rail workers. Under-reporting of workplace injuries, multi-site employees; Organizing rights of workers at FedEx; worker misclassification at FedEx; Anti-trust issues with solid waste industry merger; U.S. Food Service Labor Practices; Nomination of Patricia Smith as DOL Solicitor HR 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act; HR 2113, to require corporate wide reporting/workplace injuries and illnesses. OSHA Enhanced Enforecemnt Program; OSHA-enforcement and penalty issues; family and victim rights.

Taxation of employer provided health care benefits; "Play or pay" proposals; public option issue; multli-employer plan ERISA issues. Nomination of Kathleen Sebelius as Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Food Safety issues, country of origin labeling; food safety and workplace health and safety training: OSHA-USDA program, labor-management pilot program for food safety.

Loan guarantee increase for Nuclear facilities

FY 2010 Department of Defense Appropriations; funding for veterans' training; Helmet to Hard hats program; HR 1105, Fiscal '09 Omnibus Appropriations Act (Mexican Truck Pilot Program; Labor Department Funding; NMB funding; Transit Capital /Operating Funds); HR 1, American Recovery and Revinvestment Act of 2009 (Trade Adjustment Assistance, Health Care Coverage (COBRA), Buy American provisions; Davis-Bacon Prevailing Wage; DOE Cleanup Funds, Infrastructure funding; DOL Enforcement/Oversight for recovery intrastructure projects, unemployment insurance funding, Diesel Emmission Reduction Program; Flex Transit Capital funds for Operating Expenses.

Hours of Service; Motor Carrier Safety issues; NAFTA Cross Border trucking, truck size and weight.

H.R. 915, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2009; ("Express Carrier" provision); foreign repair station safety/security/outsourcing of aircraft maintenance.

Troubled Assets Relief Program (Eligibility of foreign entities for TARP Funds)

Independent contractors and taxation; Worker Misclasification.

Extension of unemployment insurance benefits; H.R. 6867, Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008

H.R. 371/S. 340, AgJOBS Act; S. 2094, H-2B labor Protections; proposed revisions to H2A regulations - (FY 2009, Appropriations for Department of Agriculture Continuing Appropriations Act); H.R. 1848/S.988, Save our Small Seasonal Business Act: Social Security no-match regulation; H2B regulations

Workplace Health and Safety, Minimum Wage, EFCA, National Labor Standards; Fair Labor Standards Act; Wage & Hour Enforcement; National Labor Relations Act; Job Training; Prevailing Wage/Minimum Wage and Jurisdictional issues of rail workers; H.R. 2693, "Popcorn Workers Lung Disease Prevention Act; H.R. 800, Employee Free Choice Act; S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act; Worker misclassification as independent contractors; S. 2044, Independent Contractor Proper Classification Act of 2007; construction safety, under-reporting of workplace injuries, illnesses, multi-site employees; H.R. 5804, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability & Consistency Act; OSHA enforcement and coverage: Organizing rights of workers at FedEx, Worker misclassification at FedEx; S. 1244, Protecting America's Workers Act; Workplace safety/organizing rights of workers at Waste Management Inc.; Paid Sick Leave legislation; H.R. 3796/S. 1792 WARN Act; S. 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act; Extension of Unemployment Insurance Benefits; H.R. 6111, Employee Misclassification Prevention Act of 2008; H.R. 2831, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2008; Anti-trust issues in package delivery industry; H.R. 1338, Paycheck Fairness Act; NPRM re: DOL Revisions for Fair Labor Standards Act Regulations. DOL Worker Health Risk Assessment Proposal; H.R. 6867, Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008; Anti-trust issues with solid waste industry mergers; DOL Worker Health Risk Assessment proposal; H.R. 6660, Prohibiting the Department of Labor's Secret Rule Act; Antitrust issues concerning merger between Allied Waste and Republic; Organizing rights for Workers at Atlantic Southeast Airlines.

S. 3197/H.R. 4044, National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008; Effect of financial crisis/stock market crash on retirement funds. H.R. 3997/H.R. 1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (troubled assets relief program and pension funds relief); H.R. 7321 Auto Industry Financing and Restructuring Act; H.R. 7327, Worker, Retiree & Employer Recovery Act of 2008; Economic Stimulus Proposal (infrastructure, school/construction, Clean Truck Program; outsourcing of aircraft maintenance.

Hours of Service; Motor Carrier Safety issues; NAFTA Cross Border trucking

H.R. 2881/S.1300 - Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2007; ("Express Carrier" Amendment; foreign repair station safety/security/outsourcing of aircraft maintenance; S. 1300, Aviation Investment and Moderation Act of 2007; S. 3090, The Safe Air Act of 2008, to bring accountability to foreign repair stations regarding the maintenance of aircraft certification. S. 2059, Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act; UPS/DHL, Air Transport Agreement at Wilmington, OH, Airpark; H.R. 6984, Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2008

Fiscal year 2009/S. 3230, Appropriations for Department of Labor, HHS, Education, & Related Agencies; OSHA, Harwood Grants, NIOSH, BLS, Wage & Hour funding; Employment Standards Administration, NMB; Real ID Funding - FY 2009, Supplemental Appropriations bill; FY 2009 Department of Defense Appropriations; funding for veterans' training; Helmet to Hard hats program; FY 2009 Appropriations for Department of Agriculture: proposed revisions to H-2A regulations, guestworkers, safety & health issues (line speed) at meat/poultry processing plants. FY 2009 Appropriations for Department of Interior and related agencies; increased funding for Chemical Safety Board. H.R. 2642, Military Construction & Veterans Administration Appropriations/Supplemental Appropriations for FY 2008; domestic spending (infrastructure spending, extensions of unemployment insurance benefits; H.R. 7110, Supplemental Appropriations for Job Creation Preservation, Infrastructure Investment and Economic and Energy Assistance for FY ending September 2009; H.R. 6599, Military Construction & Veterans Administration Appropriations for FY 2009; King (IA) Amendment to prohibit use of funds for enforcement of Davis-Bacon; H.R. 2638, Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance and Continuing Appropriations Act of 2009.

H.R. 3361, Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2007; H.R. 3185, Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act of 2007; impact of Bankruptcy on airline employees' retirement security; S. 1974, Pension Protection Act Technical Correction's Act; Effect of financial crisis/stock market crash on retirement; H.R. 7327, Worker, Retiree and Employer Recovery Act of 2008.

H.R. 3920/S. 1848, Trade and Globalization Assistance Act of 2007; U.S. - Colombia FTA; The WTO 6th Doha Round; U.S. - South Korea FTA; U.S. - Panama FTA; S. 367, Decent Working Conditions and Fair Trade Act; S. 2611, Trade Agreement Benchmarks and Accountability Act; H.R. 2942, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act of 2007; H.R. 782/S. 796, Fair Currency Act of 2007; S. 1677, Currency Reform and Financial Markets Access Act of 2007; S. 1607, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2007; H.R. 1092, Relating to the consideration of the bill (H.R. 5724) to implement the U.S. - Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement; H.R. 6180/S. 3083, Trade Reform, Accountability Development, and Employment Act of 2008.

H.R. 371/S. 340, AgJOBS Act; S. 2094, H-2B labor Protections; proposed revisions to H2A regulations - (FY 2009, Appropriations for Department of Agriculture Continuing Appropriations Act); H.R. 1848/S.988, Save our Small Seasonal Business Act: Social Security no-match regulation; H2B regulations

Independent contractors and taxation; Impact of Worker Misclassification on Tax Revenue; S. 2044, Independent Contractor Proper Classification Act; Extension of Unemployment Insurance Benefits; Infrastructure funding; H.R. 5804, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability, & Consistency Act; H.R. 6801, Heroes Earnings Assistance & Relief Tax Act; Tax Credits for hiring veterans; H.R. 7060, Renewable Energy and Job Creation Tax Act of 2008; H.R. 6867, Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008.

H.R. 2881/S.1300 - Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2007; ("Express Carrier" Amendment; foreign repair station safety/security/outsourcing of aircraft maintenance; S. 1300, Aviation Investment and Moderation Act of 2007; S. 3090, The Safe Air Act of 2008, to bring accountability to foreign repair stations regarding the maintenance of aircraft certification. S. 2059, Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act; UPS/DHL, Air Transport Agreement at Wilmington, OH, Airpark; H.R. 6984, Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2008

Workplace Health and Safety, Minimum Wage, EFCA, National Labor Standards; Fair Labor Standards Act; Wage & Hour Enforcement; National Labor Relations Act; Job Training; Prevailing Wage/Minimum Wage and Jurisdictional issues of rail workers; H.R. 2693, "Popcorn Workers Lung Disease Prevention Act; H.R. 800, Employee Free Choice Act; S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act; Worker misclassification as independent contractors; S. 2044, Independent Contractor Proper Classification Act of 2007; construction safety, under-reporting of workplace injuries, illnesses, multi-site employees; H.R. 5804, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability & Consistency Act; OSHA enforcement and coverage: Organizing rights of workers at FedEx, Worker misclassification at FedEx; S. 1244, Protecting America's Workers Act; Workplace safety/organizing rights of workers at Waste Management Inc.; Paid Sick Leave legislation; H.R. 3796/S. 1792 WARN Act; S. 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act; Extension of Unemployment Insurance Benefits; H.R. 6111, Employee Misclassification Prevention Act of 2008; H.R. 2831, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2008; Anti-trust issues in package delivery industry; H.R. 1338, Paycheck Fairness Act; NPRM re: DOL Revisions for Fair Labor Standards Act Regulations. DOL Worker Health Risk Assessment Proposal; H.R. 6867, Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008; Anti-trust issues with solid waste industry mergers; DOL Worker Health Risk Assessment proposal; H.R. 6660, Prohibiting the Department of Labor's Secret Rule Act; Antitrust issues concerning merger between Allied Waste and Republic; Organizing rights for Workers at Atlantic Southeast Airlines.

H.R. 2095, Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007 (limbo time) use of camp cars; S. 1889, Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2007 (limbo time; use of camp cars); H.R. 2116, Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity & Expansion Act (worker protections & prevailing wage); H.R. 6003, Passenger Rail Investment & Improvement Act.

S. 3197/H.R. 4044, National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008; Effect of financial crisis/stock market crash on retirement funds. H.R. 3997/H.R. 1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (troubled assets relief program and pension funds relief); H.R. 7321 Auto Industry Financing and Restructuring Act; H.R. 7327, Worker, Retiree & Employer Recovery Act of 2008; Economic Stimulus Proposal (infrastructure, school/construction, Clean Truck Program; outsourcing of aircraft maintenance.

H.R. 3361, Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2007; H.R. 3185, Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act of 2007; impact of Bankruptcy on airline employees' retirement security; S. 1974, Pension Protection Act Technical Correction's Act; Effect of financial crisis/stock market crash on retirement; H.R. 7327, Worker, Retiree and Employer Recovery Act of 2008.

Fiscal year 2009/S. 3230, Appropriations for Department of Labor, HHS, Education, & Related Agencies; OSHA, Harwood Grants, NIOSH, BLS, Wage & Hour funding; Employment Standards Administration, NMB; Real ID Funding - FY 2009, Supplemental Appropriations bill; FY 2009 Department of Defense Appropriations; funding for veterans' training; Helmet to Hard hats program; FY 2009 Appropriations for Department of Agriculture: proposed revisions to H-2A regulations, guestworkers, safety & health issues (line speed) at meat/poultry processing plants. FY 2009 Appropriations for Department of Interior and related agencies; increased funding for Chemical Safety Board. H.R. 2642, Military Construction & Veterans Administration Appropriations/Supplemental Appropriations for FY 2008; domestic spending (infrastructure spending, extensions of unemployment insurance benefits; H.R. 7110, Supplemental Appropriations for Job Creation Preservation, Infrastructure Investment and Economic and Energy Assistance for FY ending September 2009; H.R. 6599, Military Construction & Veterans Administration Appropriations for FY 2009; King (IA) Amendment to prohibit use of funds for enforcement of Davis-Bacon; H.R. 2638, Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance and Continuing Appropriations Act of 2009.

Extension of unemployment insurance benefits; H.R. 6867, Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008

Extension of unemployment insurance benefits; H.R. 5749, Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation Act; H.R. 6867, Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008

H.R. 980/S. 2123, Public Safety Employer - Employee Cooperation Act.

Independent contractors and taxation; Impact of Worker Misclassification on Tax Revenue; S. 2044, Independent Contractor Proper Classification Act; (S. 1322, ESOP Promotion and Improvement Act of 2007); Extension of Unemployment Insurance Benefits; Infrastructure funding; H.R. 5804, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability, & Consistency Act; H.R. 6801, Heroes Earnings Assistance & Relief Tax Act; Tax Credits for hiring veterans; H.R. 7060, Renewable Energy and Job Creation Tax Act of 2008

S. 3197/H.R. 4044, National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008; Effect of financial crisis/stock market crash on retirement funds. H.R. 3997/H.R. 1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (troubled assets relief program and pension funds relief.)

H.R. 2095, Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007 (limbo time) use of camp cars; S. 1889, Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2007 (limbo time; use of camp cars); Rail Safety Shareholder proposal; H.R. 2116, Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity & Expansion Act (worker protections & prevailing wage); H.R. 6003, Passenger Rail Investment & Improvement Act.

H.R. 3920/S. 1848, Trade and Globalization Assistance Act of 2007; U.S. - Colombia FTA; The WTO 6th Doha Round; U.S. - South Korea FTA; U.S. - Panama FTA; S. 367, Decent Working Conditions and Fair Trade Act; S. 2611, Trade Agreement Benchmarks and Accountability Act; H.R. 2942, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act of 2007; H.R. 782/S. 796, Fair Currency Act of 2007; S. 1677, Currency Reform and Financial Markets Access Act of 2007; S. 1607, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2007; H.R. 1092, Relating to the consideration of the bill (H.R. 5724) to implement the U.S. - Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement; H.R. 6180/S. 3083, Trade Reform, Accountability Development, and Employment Act of 2008.

Fiscal year 2009/S. 3230, Appropriations for Department of Labor, HHS, Education, & Related Agencies; OSHA, Harwood Grants, NIOSH, BLS, Wage & Hour funding; Employment Standards Administration, NMB; Real ID Funding - FY 2009, Supplemental Appropriations bill; FY 2009 Department of Defense Appropriations; funding for veterans' training; Helmet to Hard hats program; FY 2009 Appropriations for Department of Agriculture: proposed revisions to H-2A regulations, guestworkers, safety & health issues (line speed) at meat/poultry processing plants. FY 2009 Appropriations for Department of Interior and related agencies; increased funding for Chemical Safety Board. H.R. 2642, Military Construction & Veterans Administration Appropriations/Supplemental Appropriations for FY 2008; domestic spending (infrastructure spending, extensions of unemployment insurance benefits; H.R. 7110, Supplemental Appropriations for Job Creation Preservation, Infrastructure Investment and Economic and Energy Assistance for FY ending September 2009; H.R. 6599, Military Construction & Veterans Administration Appropriations for FY 2009; King (IA) Amendment to prohibit use of funds for enforcement of Davis-Bacon.

Hours of Service; Motor Carrier Safety issues; NAFTA Cross Border trucking

Workplace Health and Safety, Minimum Wage, EFCA, National Labor Standards; Fair Labor Standards Act; Wage & Hour Enforcement; National Labor Relations Act; Job Training; Prevailing Wage/Minimum Wage and Jurisdictional issues of rail workers; H.R. 2693, "Popcorn Workers Lung Disease Prevention Act; H.R. 800, Employee Free Choice Act; S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act; H.R. 980/S.2123, Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act; Worker misclassification as independent contractors; S. 2044, Independent Contractor Proper Classification Act of 2007; construction safety, under-reporting of workplace injuries, illnesses, multi-site employees; H.R. 5804, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability & Consistency Act; OSHA enforcement and coverage: Organizing rights of workers at FedEx, Worker misclassification at FedEx; S. 1244, Protecting America's Workers Act; Workplace safety/organizing rights of workers at Waste Management Inc.; Paid Sick Leave legislation; H.R. 3796/S. 1792 WARN Act; H.R. 5522, Combustible Dust Explosion & Fire Prevention Act of 2008; S. 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act; H.R. 2703, Private Security Officer Employment Authorization Act of 2007; Extension of Unemployment Insurance Benefits; H.R. 5749, Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation Act; H.R. 6111, Employee Misclassification Prevention Act of 2008; H.R. 2831, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2008; Anti-trust issues in package delivery industry; H.R. 1338, Paycheck Fairness Act; NPRM re: DOL Revisions for Fair Labor Standards Act Regulations. DOL Worker Health Risk Assessment Proposal; H.R. 6867, Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008; Anti-trust issues with solid waste industry mergers

Nuclear power facilities: loan guarantee reach back & wage standards; H.R. 6049, Renewable Energy and Job Action Act of 2008; H.R. 6899, Comprehensive American Energy, Security and Consumer Protection Act

H.R. 6594, the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act

Border Protection Employment Verification Worker Protection, Legalization, Immigration; Worker/Wage protections (prevailing wage) for U.S. workers & enforcement provisions; H.R. 4088, SAVE Act; H.R. 371/S. 340, AgJOBS Act; S. 2094, H-2B labor Protections; proposed revisions to H2A regulations - (FY 2009, Appropriations for Department of Agriculture); H.R. 1848/S.988, Save our Small Seasonal Business Act: Social Security no-match regulation; H2B regulations

Hours of Service; Motor Carrier Safety issues; NAFTA Cross Border trucking

UAL bankruptcy: transfer of pension obligations to PBGC; valuation of Mileage Plus program; H.R. 4044, National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008.

Extension of unemployment insurance benefits; H.R. 5749, Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation Act.

Independent contractors and taxation; Impact of Worker Misclassification on Tax Revenue; S. 2044, Independent Contractor Proper Classification Act; (S. 1322, ESOP Promotion and Improvement Act of 2007); Extension of Unemployment Insurance Benefits; Infrastructure funding; H.R. 5804, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability, & Consistency Act; H.R. 6801, Heroes Earnings Assistance & Relief Tax Act; Tax Credits for hiring veterans

H.R. 3920/S. 1848, Trade and Globalization Assistance Act of 2007; U.S. - Columbia FTA; The WTO 6th Doha Round; U.S. - South Korea FTA; U.S. - Panama FTA; S. 367, Decent Working Conditions and Fair Trade Act; S. 2611, Trade Agreement Benchmarks and Accountability Act; H.R. 2942, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act of 2007; H.R. 782/S. 796, Fair Currency Act of 2007; S. 1677, Currency Reform and Financial Markets Access Act of 2007; S. 1607, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2007; H.R. 1092, Relating to the consideration of the bill (H.R. 5724) to implement the U.S. - Columbia Trade Promotion Agreement; H.R. 6180/S. 3083, Trade Reform, Accountability Development, and Employment Act of 2008.

H.R. 3361, Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2007; H.R. 3185, Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act of 2007; UAL Pension Plan (employees and retirees) - transfer of pension obligations to PBGC; potential sale of Mileage Plus programs; impact of Bankruptcy on airline employees' retirement security; S. 1974, Pension Protection Act Technical Correction's Act.

H.R. 2881/S.1300 - Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2007; ("Express Carrier" Amendment; foreign repair station safety/security/outsourcing of aircraft maintenance; S. 1300, Aviation Investment and Moderation Act of 2007; sale of UAL heavy maintenance facility; Replacement of KC-130 refueling tanker: S. 3090, The Safe Air Act of 2008, to bring accountability to foreign repair stations regarding the maintenance of aircraft certification. S. 2059, Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act; UPS/DHL, Air Transport Agreement at Wilmington, OH, Airpark.

Workplace Health and Safety, Minimum Wage, EFCA, National Labor Standards; Fair Labor Standards Act; Wage & Hour Enforcement; National Labor Relations Act; Job Training; Prevailing Wage/Minimum Wage and Jurisdictional issues of rail workers; H.R. 2693, "Popcorn Workers Lung Disease Prevention Act; H.R. 800, Employee Free Choice Act; S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act; H.R. 980/S.2123, Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act; Worker misclassification as independent contractors; S. 2044, Independent Contractor Proper Classification Act of 2007; construction safety, under-reporting of workplace injuries, illnesses, multi-site employees; H.R. 5804, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability & Consistency Act; OSHA enforcement and coverage: Organizing rights of workers at FedEx, Worker misclassification at FedEx; S. 1244, Protecting America's Workers Act; Workplace safety/organizing rights of workers at Waste Management Inc.; Paid Sick Leave legislation; H.R. 3796/S. 1792 WARN Act; H.R. 5522, Combustible Dust Explosion & Fire Prevention Act of 2008; S. 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act; H.R. 2703, Private Security Officer Employment Authorization Act of 2007; Extension of Unemployment Insurance Benefits; H.R. 5749, Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation Act; H.R. 6111, Employee Misclassification Prevention Act of 2008; H.R. 2831, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007.

Nuclear power facilities: loan guarantee reach back & wage standards. H.R. 6049, Renewable Energy and Job Action Act of 2008.

H.R. 5658/S. 3002, National Defense Authorization 2009 (funding for Veteran's training)

Border Protection Employment Verification Worker Protection, Legalization, Immigration; Worker/Wage protections (prevailing wage) for U.S. workers & enforcement provisions; H.R. 4088, SAVE Act; H.R. 371/S. 340, AgJOBS Act; S. 2094, H-2B labor Protections; proposed revisions to H2A regulations - (FY 2009, Appropriations for Department of Agriculture); H.R. 1848/S.988, Save our Small Seasonal Business Act: Social Security no-match regulation; H2B regulations

H.R. 2419, Farm, Nutrition & Bioenergy Act; federal loan guarantees for refineries and biofuel production plants & wage standards; H.R. 6330, Prevent Unfair Manipulation of Prices Act of 2008, to provide regulation of certain transactions involving energy commodities, to strengthen the enforcement authorities of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission under the Natural Gas Act and the Federal Power Act.

H.R. 3021, 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act

H.R. 980/S. 2123, Public Safety Employer - Employee Cooperation Act.

Border Protection, Employment Verification Worker Protection, Legalization, Immigration; Worker/Wage protections (prevailing wage) for U.S. workers & enforcement provisions; H.R. 4088, SAVE Act; H.R. 371/S. 340, AgJOBS Act; S. 2094, H-2B Labor Protections; proposed revisions to H2A regulations - (FY 2009, Appropriations for Department of Agriculture) H.R. 1848/S. 988, Save Our Small Seasonal Business Act: Social Security no-match regulation

H.R. 3920/S. 1848, Trade and Globalization Assistance Act of 2007; U.S. - Colombia FTA; The WTO 6th Doha Round; U.S.- South Korea FTA; U.S. - Panama FTA; S. 367, Decent Working Conditions and Fair Trade Act; S. 2611, Trade Agreement Benchmarks and Accountability Act; H.R. 2942, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act of 2007; H.R. 782/S. 796, Fair Currency Act of 2007; S. 1677, Currency Reform and Financial Markets Access Act of 2007; S. 1607, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2007

H.R. 3361, Pension Protection Technical Corrects Act of 2007; H.R. 3185, Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act of 2007; UAL Pension Plan (employees and retirees) - transfer of pension obligations to PBGC; potential sale of Mileage Plus program.

Hours of Service; Motor Carrier Safety issues; NAFTA Cross Border trucking

Workplace Health and Safety, Minimum Wage, EFCA, National Labor Standards; Fair Labor Standards Act; Wage & Hour Enforcement; Nation Labor Relations Act; Job Training; Prevailing Wage/Minimum Wage; and Jurisdictional issues of rail workers; H.R. 2693, "Popcorn Workers Lung Disease Prevention Act; H.R. 800, Employee Free Choice Act; S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act; H.R. 980/S. 2123, Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act; Worker misclassification as independent contractors; S. 2044, Independent Contractor Proper Classification Act of 2007; OSHA enforcement and coverage; Organizing rights of workers at FedEx, Worker misclassification at FedEx; S. 1244, Protecting America's Workers Act; Workplace safety/organizing rights of workers at Waste Management Inc.; Paid Sick Leave legislation; H.R. 3796/S. 1792 WARN Act; H.R. 5522, Combustible Dust Explosion & Fire Prevention Act of 2008; H.R. 2768, S-Miner Act (Supplementary Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act); Wilson (S.C.) Substitute Amendment; S. 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act; H.R. 2703, Private Security Officer Employment Authorization Act of 2007; H.R. 5140, (Economic Stimulus Package) Recovery Rebates & Economic Stimulus for American People Act of 2008; Extension of Unemployment Insurance Benefits.

H.R. 2095, Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007 (limbo time) use of camp cars; H.R. 1269/H.R. 401, the Railroad and Public Transportation Security Act; S. 1889, Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2007 (limbo time; use of camp cars); Rail infrastructure and prevailing wage; Rail Safety Shareholder proposal.

Mexican Truck Funding Limitation Amendment; Fiscal Year 2009 Appropriations for Department of Labor, HHS, Education, & Related Agencies: OSHA, Harwood Grants, NIOSH, BLS, Wage & Hour funding; Employment Standards Administration, NMB; Real ID Funding - FY 2009 Supplemental Appropriations bill; FY 2009 Department of Defense Appropriations; funding for veterans' training; Helmut to Hard hats program; FY 2009 Appropriations for Department of Agriculture: proposed revisions to H-2A regulations, guestworkers, safety & health issues (line speed) at meat/poultry processing plants

H.R. 2419/S. 3032, Farm, Nutrition & Bioenergy Act; federal loan guarantees for refineries and biofuel production plants & wage standards

H.R. 2881/S.1300- Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2007; ("Express Carrier" Amendment; foreign repair station safety/security/outsourcing of aircraft maintenance; S.1300, Aviation Investment and Moderation Act of 2007; sale of UAL heavy maintenance facility; Replacement of KC-130 refueling tanker

H.R. 980/S. 2123, Public Safety Employer - Employee Cooperation Act.

UAL bankruptcy: transfer of pension obligations to PBGC; valuation of Mileage Plus program

Murder of Teamster Port Division employee Gilberto Soto; H. Con. Res. 203, Iran Resolution; H.R. 3890/S. 2257, Burma Democracy Promotion Act

Hours of Service; Truck Size and Weight; Motor Carrier Safety issues; NAFTA Cross Border trucking

H.R. 1585/S. 1547, National Defense Authorization Act for FY '08; National Security Personnel System (NSPS); modification of competition requirements for purchases from federal prison industries; Pryor/Chambliss Amendment to expand job training education.

H.R. 6, Energy Independence & Security Act (loan guarantee reach back & wage standards); Nuclear energy advocacy.

H.R. 3543, James Zadroga 9/11 Health & Compensation Act of 2007

H.R. 3074, FY '07 Transportation - HUD Appropriations, (DeFazio, Hunter Mexican Truck Funding Limitation Amendment; H.R. 2638 - Fiscal Year 2008 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill (prevailing wage/Davis-Bacon); H.R. 3043, Fiscal Year 2008 Appropriations for Department of Labor, HHS, Education, & Related Agencies: OSHA, Harwood Grants, NIOSH, NLRB, BLS, Wage & Hour funding; Employment Standards Administration, Worker Training, NMB; H.R. 3043, Sessions Amendment re:

Port congestion affecting port truck drivers; intermodal container chassis safety; port security credentialing (TWIC) and criminal background checks for port workers; nominations to Federal Maritime Commission: Clean Truck Program at Port of LA/Long Beach

Workplace Health and Safety, Minimum Wage, EFCA, National Labor Standards; Labor Issues/Antitrust Workplace Health & Safety; Fair Labor Standards Act; Wage & Hour Enforcement; Nation Labor Relations Act; Job Training; Prevailing Wage/Minimum Wage; and Jurisdictional issues of rail workers; H.R. 2693, "Popcorn Workers Lung Disease Prevention Act; H.R. 800, Employee Free Choice Act; S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act; H.R. 980/S. 2123, Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act; Worker

H.R. 1495, Water Resources Development Act (infrastructure, prevailing wage, veto override)

H.R. 1/S. 4, Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007; H.R. 2095, Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007 (limbo time) use of camp cars; H.R. 1269/H.R. 401, the Railroad and Public Transportation Security Act; S. 1889, Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2007 (limbo time; use of camp cars); H.R. 1516/S. 918, Federal Railroad Safety Accountability and Improvement Act; S. 184, Surface Transportation and Rail Security Act of 2007; Rail infrastructure and prevailing

H.R. 2419, Farm, Nutrition & Bioenergy Act; Food Stamp Eligibility determination, federal loan guarantees for refineries and biofuel production plants & wage standards

Sec. 824 of S. 1547, Modifications of competition requirements for purchase from federal prison industries; H.R. 980/S. 2123, Public Safety Employer - Employee Cooperation Act.

H.R. 4279, Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2007

Hours of Service Regulations; Cross-Border Trucking; H.R.1079, the Professional Driver Background Check Efficiency Act; Motor Carrier Exemption to FLSA; H.R. 1756, the NAFTA Trucking Safety Act of 2007; H.R. 1773, the Safe American Roads Act; H.R. 1195/H.R. 3248, SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act (Motor Carrier Exemption to the Fair Labor Standards Act

H.R. 1/S. 4, Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, (Background Checks for Rail contractor employees, TWIC disqualifications, Rail Security, Worker Security training, motor carrier security, whistleblower protection).

UAL bankruptcy: transfer of pension obligations to PBGC; valuation of Mileage Plus program

Food Safety; S. 1776, Imported Food Security Act of 2007; Country of origin labeling; H.R. 2419, Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007

Border Protection, Employment Verification Worker Protection, Legalization, Immigration; Worker/Wage protections (prevailing wage) for U.S. workers & enforcement provisions; S. 1348, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007; H.R. 4088, SAVE Act; H.R. 371/S. 340, AgJOBS Act; S. 2094, H-2B Labor Protections

H.R. 3920/S. 1848, Trade and Globalization Assistance Act of 2007; U.S. - Peru FTA; U.S. - Columbia FTA; The WTO 6th Doha Round; U.S.- South Korea FTA; U.S. - Panama FTA; S. 367, Decent Working Conditions and Fair Trade Act; S. 2611, Trade Agreement Benchmarks and Accountability Act; China Currency Manipulation; H.R. 2942, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act of 2007; H.R. 782/S. 796, Fair Currency Act of 2007; S. 1677, Currency Reform and Financial Markets Access Act of 2007;

Tribune Buyout and FCC

Independent contractors and taxation; Impact of Worker Misclassification on Tax Revenue; UI; S. 2044, Independent Contractor Proper Classification Act.; S. 1322, ESOP Promotion and Improvement Act of 2007

H.R. 698 - Industrial Bank Holding Company Act

S. 509, Aviation Security Improvement Act; H..R. 2881 - Federal Aviation Adminstration Reauthorization Act of 2007; ("Express Carrier" Amendment, foreign repair stations crew fatigue; OSHA standards); S. 1300 Aviation Investment and Modernation Act of 2007

H.R. 3074, FY '07 Transportation - HUD Appropriations, (DeFazio, Hunter Mexican Truck Funding Limitation Amendment); S. 965 - U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act of 2007; (Funding limitation amendments for Mexican Truck Pilot Program; H.J Res. 20 - Futher Continuing Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2007, NLRB, NMB; motor carrier exemption to FLSA); H.R. 1591 - Emergency Supplemental Funding for Fiscal Year 2007 (Motor Carrier exemption to FLSA); H.R. 2638 - Fiscal Year 2008 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill (prevailing wage/Davis-Bacon); Fiscal Year 2008 Appropriations for Department of Labor, HHS, Education & Related Agencies: OSHA, NIOSH, NLRB, Wage & Hour funding, Employment Standards Administration, Worker Training, NMB; H.R. 2641 - Energy & Worker Development Appropriations for fiscal Year 2008 (Contractor Pension & Medical Benefits Policy/H.R. Management Programs, Bishop-Courtney Delauro Amendment re: Broadwater Energy Project

Food Safety; S. 1776 - Imported Food Security Act of 2007; County of orgin labeling - H.R. 2419, Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007

Federal Prison Industries Reform legislation.

Hours-of-Service Regulations; Cross-Border Trucking; H.R. 1079 - the Professional Driver Background Check Efficiency Act; Motor Carrier Exemption to FLSA; H.R. 1756 - the NAFTA Trucking Safety Act of 2007; H.R. 1773 - the Safe American Roads Act; H.R. 1195/H.R. 3248 - SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act (Motor Carrier Exemption to the Fair Labor Standards Act).

Farm Bill Reauthorization (Farm, Nutrition & Bioenergy Act) - Food stamps eligibility determination.

Association Health Plans; World Trade Center health issues

Border Protection, Employment Verification Worker Protection, Legalization, Immigration; Worker/Wage protections (prevailing wage) for U.S. workers & enforcement provisions; S. 1348 - Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007

H.R. 1585/S. 1547 - National Defense Authoritzation Act for FY '08 (National Security Personnel System (NSPS)

H.R. 1/S. 4 - Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007; H.R. 2095 - Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007 (limbo time); H.R. 1269/H.R. 401 - the Railroad and Public Transportation Security Act; S. 1889 - Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2007; H.R. 1516/S. 918 - Federal Railroad Safety Accountability and Improvement Act; S. 184 - Surface Transportation and Rail Security Act of 2007.

Murder of Teamster Port Division employee Gilberto Soto

H.R. 569 - Water Quality Investment Act (infrastructure prevailing wage); H.R. 720 - Water Quality Financing Act (infrastructure, pervailing wage; H.R. 1495 - Water Resources Development Act (infrastructure, prevailing wage)

TAA - S. 1848 - Trade and Globalization Assistance Act of 2007; U.S. - Peru FTA; U.S. - Columbia FTA; WTO 6th Doha Round; U.S. - South Korea FTA; Fast Track; U.S. - Panama FTA; Trade Adjustment Assistance; China Currency Manipulation; H.R. 2942 - Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act of 2007; H.R. 782/S. 796 - Fair Currency Act of 2007; S. 1677 - Currency Reform and Financial Markets Access Act of 2007; S. 1607 - Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2007.

Workplace Health and Safety, Minimum Wage, EFCA, Labor Standards; Labor Issues/Antitrust Workplace Health & Safety; Fair Labor Standards Act; Wage & Hour Enforcement; Nation Labor Relations Act; Job Training; Prevailing Wage/Minimum Wage; and, Jurisdictional issues of rail workers; H.R. 2/S. 2 - Fair Minimum Wage Act including, - Allard Amendment re: state opt out; DeMint amendment re: prohibition restriction on use of money for lobbying by labor organizations; DeMint Amendment re: "flex-time"; H.R. 976 - Small Business Tax Relief Act: minimum wage increase; H.R. 2693 - "Popcorn Workers Lung Disease Prevention Act; H.R. 800 - Employee Free Choice Act; King (IA) Amendment re: "Truth In Employment Act; Foxx Amendment re: do not contact; McKeon Amendment: Secret Ballot Protection Act; S. 1041 - Employee Free Choice Act; H.R. 980, Public Safety Employer - Employee Cooperation Act; Worker misclassification as independent contractors; OSHA enforcement and coverage; Organizing rights of workers at FedEx, Allied Waste; S. 969/H.R. 1644 - Re- empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees & Construction Trade Workers Act; H.R. 2049/S. 1244 - Protecting America's Workers Act; Workplace safety/organizing rights of workers at Cintas Corporation; Paid sick leave legislation.

Nuclear Energy

Independent contractors and taxation; Import of Worker misclassification on tax revenue; UI; Small Business Tax Relief; mlinimum wage increases; S. 1322 - ESOP Promotion and Improvement Act of 2007.

H.R. 1/S. 4 - Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, (Background Checks for Rail contractor employees, TWIC disqualifications, Rail Security, Worker Security training, motor carrier security, whistleblower protection).