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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 opposes Senate Bill 4204 (S. 4204), a bill that would amend New Jersey’s code to severely restrict the ability of employers to utilize the legitimate services of independent contractors.
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The U.S. Chamber's recently launched Project GO, an initiative that advances corporate solutions to pressing societal challenges.
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Army Veteran Brynt Parmeter explains how his business, Call Sign Coffee, is able to help support veteran communities by selling coffee.
The U.S. Chamber's recently launched Project GO, an initiative that advances corporate solutions to pressing societal challenges.
This Hill letter was sent to the U.S. House of Representatives, supporting the Farm Workforce Modernization Act.
Denis McDonough and Brianna Keiler discuss the American workforce at the U.S. Chamber Foundation's Talent Forward event.