Employment Policy
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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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A new report released today by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Employment Policy Division urges the U.S. Department of Labor to revisit...
Today, the Chamber submitted comments to the NLRB calling on the Board to begin a rulemaking that would undo the disastrous “ambush” election rule issued in 2014.
April 16, 2018 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE:
The U.S. Chamber strongly supports S. 140, which includes the “Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017” (TLSA) as a provision. The Chamber urges support of S. 140, and will consider including votes on, or in relation to, this bill in the Chamber's annual How They Voted scorecard.
For most employees, one of their largest retirement assets is an employer-provided retirement plan...
The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) recently submitted its annual financial report for 2017...
A significant case at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) involving the McDonald’s Corporation has taken a new turn that could lead...
For almost a decade the Chamber has been warning the Department of Labor (DOL) of the dire consequences that would result from its rule...