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The Department of Labor’s new overtime regulation raises the salary threshold, which will harm small businesses and charitable nonprofits.
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a new “walk-around” regulation that will result in OSHA-sanctioned trespassing.
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The U.S. Chamber works with leaders at the U.S. Department of Labor, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, Congressional committees, and state legislatures to protect opportunities for independent contractors, promote needed immigration reforms to welcome global talent to the American workforce, and preserve every American’s right to work.
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The U.S. Chamber submitted reply comments on the National Labor Relations Board's proposed rulemaking, “The Standard For Determining Joint-Employer Status.”
Economic growth is what allows employers to pay higher wages, not mandates from on high.
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The period for submitting comments to the National Labor Relations Board regarding its proposed joint employer rule closed January 28...
On January 28, 2019, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce submitted comments in response to the National Labor Relations Board's proposed rulemaking, "The Standard for Determining Joint-Employer Status."
During the event, the Chamber unveiled a best practices document for supply chain managers, developed in partnership with the A21 Campaign.