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Some claims from unions are feasible, while others are misleading. Here's the reality.
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This Coalition letter on Executive Order 13950, "Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping," was sent to the President of the United States and to the Secretary of Labor.
Seven months into the Pandemic, states are beginning to grapple with the ramifications for their 2021 budgets. The mandatory shutdowns enacted by many governors in March also shut down revenue streams such as gas and sales taxes. And of course, the dramatic spike in unemployment drained state unemployment insurance (UI) trust funds – the pool from which unemployment benefits are paid to claimants.
Despite a busy time filled with discussions about continuing resolutions, Supreme Court justice nominations, and presidential debates, House Democrats recently unveiled a revised version of the HEROES Act. The original version was passed through the house on May 15 but failed to reach a vote in the senate largely due the high price tag of $3 trillion. The cost of the revised version still comes in at $2.2 trillion, roughly 1 trillion dollars higher than legislation Senate Republicans previously proposed.
It’s been a busy legislative year in the Golden State, where lawmakers continue to find ways to make doing business there more complicated. On September 9, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law AB 1867, which adds a new supplemental paid leave requirement for absences related to COVID-19.
During his tenure at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), General Counsel Peter Robb has made a point of addressing many of the lopsided policies of his predecessors from the Obama administration, of which there were many.
This Key Vote Alert! letter was sent to the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives, opposing an Amendment expected to be offered by Rep. Abby Finkenauer to H.R. 4447, the "Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act."
The Honorable Gavin NewsomGovernor, State of California1303 10th Street, Suite 1173Sacramento, CA 95814 Via electronic mail: leg.unit@gov.ca.gov RE: Veto of Senate Bill 973 Dear Governor Newsom:
Ms. Laurie Todd -SmithDirector, Women’ s BureauU.S. Department of Labor200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.Washington, DC 20210 Via Electronic Submission: www.regulations.gov RE: Request for Information; Paid Leave (RIN 1290 -ZA03) Dear Ms. Todd -Smith:
The California legislature passed legislation to address a crisis of its own making, AB 5, a law that has wreaked havoc in the state.
As the Pandemic persists and Election Day gets closer, debates surrounding the reopening of schools are heating up. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFRCA) provided relief for caregivers who were unable to return to work because their child’s school or care center was closed due to COVID-19 through means of paid leave or Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA).
