Employment Policy
The Employment Policy division regularly interacts with Congressional staff, numerous Federal agencies and many national coalitions (some of which are chaired by the Chamber) to help define and shape national labor, immigration and employee benefit policy.
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The Employment Policy division regularly interacts with Congressional staff, numerous Federal agencies and many national coalitions (some of which are chaired by the Chamber) to help define and shape national labor, immigration and employee benefit policy.
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Edward KillenActing CommissionerTax Exempt and Governmental Entities Division999 N. Capitol Street, NWWashington, DC 20224 Carol WeiserBenefits Tax CounselU.S. Department of the Treasury1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NWWashington, DC 20220 Stephen TackneyDeputy Associate Chief CounselInternal Revenue Service1111 Constitution Avenue, NWWashington, DC 20224 RE: Notice 2020- 42, Remote Notarization
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."
Office of Regulatiosn and Interpretations,Employee Benefit Security AdministrationRoom N-5655U.S. Department of Labor200 Constitution Avenue NWWashington, DC 20201Re: Registration Requirements for Pooled Plan Providers, RIN 1210-AB94
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:
This Key Vote Alert! letter was sent to the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives, supporting H.R. 2694, the "Pregnant Workers Fairness Act."
“The most threatening issue to our company’s survival beyond 2020 may not be the pandemic, oil shocks, or civil unrest, but the failure to support and reform the multiemployer pension system.”
September 2, 2020 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi, SpeakerU.S. House of RepresentativesWashington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Mitch McConnell, Majority LeaderU.S. SenateWashington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Kevin McCarthy, Minority LeaderU.S. House of RepresentativesWashington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Chuck Schumer, Minority LeaderU.S. SenateWashington, D.C. 20510