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On July 12, 2017, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce sent this letter to the House Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Securities and Investment Chairman Bill Huizenga and Ranking Member Carolyn Maloney. The letter expressed concern for the Department of Labor's fiduciary rule and welcomed the Subcommittee's upcoming hearing on the subject entitled "Impact of the DOL Fiduciary Duty Rule on Capital Markets."
This letter in regard to the nominations of Patrick Pizzella for Deputy Secretary of Labor, and Marvin Kaplan and William Emanuel to be members of the National Labor Relations Board was sent to members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce on June 29 approved three bills to reform federal labor policies...
On June 30th, in support of two companion bills that were introduced in Congress to repeal the DOL’s fiduciary rule, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce sent the following letters of support: Senator Isakson in support of S. 1321, the "Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act." Congressman Roe and Roskam in support of H.R. 2823, the "Affordable Retirement Advice for Savers Act."
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In a case currently before the NLRB, an Iron Workers local is challenging the National Labor Relations Act’s prohibition against...
This Coalition for Tribal Sovereignty letter, with 160 signatories, was sent to the members of the House Education and the Workforce Committee in support of H.R. 986, the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017, which the Committee is marking up later this morning.
This letter was sent to the members of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce in support of H.R. 986, the “Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017.”
On June 28, 2017 the Chamber, along with several trade associations sent this letter to all members of the U.S. House of Representatives in support of H.R. 2030, The Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401(k) Savings Act or “The SEAL Act.” This bill would reduce leakage from 401(k) plan loans by extending the repayment period for individuals who lose their job or change jobs.
