Employment Policy
American job creators help workers provide for their families and lead healthy, secure, and fulfilling lives. The Chamber advocates for federal and state-level policies that improve the business climate and drive economic growth while providing opportunities for workers to thrive.
Explore more
Feature story
The Department of Labor’s new overtime regulation raises the salary threshold, which will harm small businesses and charitable nonprofits.
Feature story
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a new “walk-around” regulation that will result in OSHA-sanctioned trespassing.
Become a part of the world’s largest business organization and network
U.S. Chamber members range from small businesses and chambers of commerce across the country to startups in fast-growing sectors, leading industry associations, and global corporations.
Discover the ROI Chamber membership can deliver for you.
Our Work
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.
Related Litigation
Events
- Small BusinessCO— Ready. Set. Scale.: Creative Marketing Tips That WorkThursday, July 1812:00 PM EDT - 12:30 PM EDTLearn More
- Employment PolicyBolstering Efforts to Address Human TraffickingMonday, July 2908:30 AM EDT - 03:00 PM EDTLearn More
- Employment PolicyReimagining Futures: Second Chance Employment ForumWednesday, September 1802:00 PM EDT - 07:00 PM EDTLearn More
Latest Content
Maine's governor shifts on Offshore Wind Bill giving in to some organized labor demands.
The U.S. Chamber’s new white paper examines the NLRB GC’s attempt to convince the NLRB to outlaw non-compete agreements based on scant legal support and irrelevant case law.
This Hill letter was sent to the Senate Committee on Appropriations, on the Fiscal Year 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations legislation.
The Interagency Labor Committee of Monitoring and Enforcement recently released guidelines for the USMCA’s Rapid Respond Labor Mechanism, including three major changes.
This Coalition letter was sent to the President of the United States, on the growing possibility of a strike by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters in their negotiations for a new labor contract with the United Parcel Service.
The NLRB filed a complaint against Amazon for allegedly refusing to bargain with workers at a New York facility, but there is still pending litigation.
A group of Amazon workers represented by the Amazon Labor Union filed a lawsuit against union leaders for alleged anti-democratic practices.
This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the United States Senate on S. 2226, the "Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act."
The Biden administration’s whole of government approach to push union membership takes a new turn. The result could harm the integrity of workplace investigations.