Senate Scrambles Ahead of Summer Escape. While members of the U.S. House of Representatives returned home for the August congressional recess, the U.S. Senate remained in Washington, D.C., this week to wrap up some...more
8/8/2022
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Climate Change ,
Comment Period ,
Congressional Committees ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Energy Projects ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Funding ,
Finland ,
NATO ,
NLRB ,
NPRM ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Strategic Enforcement Plan ,
Sweden ,
Tax Credits
On March 11, 2021, President Joe Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - a $1.9 trillion economic relief package. While the legislation marks the first major legislative victory for President Biden and...more
3/15/2021
/ Affordable Care Act ,
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ,
Biden Administration ,
COBRA ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Direct Payments to Families and Individuals ,
Economic Stimulus ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Multiemployer Plan ,
OSHA ,
Relief Measures ,
SBA ,
SBA Lending Programs ,
Tax Credits ,
Unemployment Benefits ,
Workplace Safety
Acosta Exits, Scalia Enters. July 19, 2019, was Alexander Acosta’s last day as secretary of labor. Acosta was sworn in on April 28, 2017, and proceeded to lead the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) for over two years. Acosta’s...more
Crisis (Largely) Averted. On the evening of January 22, President Trump signed a continuing resolution that ended the brief weekend government shutdown and that will keep the lights on and trains running until February 8. It...more
Welcome to the first edition of the 2018 Beltway Buzz. While political and policy discussions are beginning to heat up again in our nation’s capital, the weather is not....more
Tax Bill or Health Bill? It’s Two Bills in One! Caught in a legislative black hole, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) cannot escape efforts to eradicate it—or at least large chunks of it. ...more
11/20/2017
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Coal Mines ,
DACA ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Compensation ,
Individual Mandate ,
OMB ,
Presidential Nominations ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Repeal ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Secretary of Labor ,
Tax Reform ,
Trump Administration ,
Unions
Deal or No Deal? Bipartisan ACA Agreement Faces Challenges. A bipartisan agreement forged by senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Patty Murray (D-WA) that would temporarily restore funding for cost-sharing reductions (CSRs) is...more
Trump Signs New Executive Order Threatening ACA. Following last month’s senatorial defeat on full repeal-and-replace—after which Congress vowed to move on to tax reform and other lower hanging fruit—the Trump administration...more
Rep. Steve Scalise’s (R-LA) triumphant return to Congress on Thursday capped another busy week in Washington, D.C.:
Graham-Cassidy Crashes, but Some in GOP Still Looking Down the Road. On Tuesday, September 26, 2017, the...more
“Zombie” ACA Repeal-and-Replace Effort Suddenly Resuscitated. Opponents of Affordable Care Act (ACA) repeal-and-replace efforts no doubt forgot the vitally important “double tap” rule, and now the zombie legislative effort is...more
9/25/2017
/ Affordable Care Act ,
EEO-1 ,
FOIA ,
H-1B ,
Health Insurance ,
Legislative Agendas ,
NLRB ,
OFCCP ,
OMB ,
OSHA ,
Repeal ,
Silica
He Said, They Said. Over a Wednesday night dinner consisting of the unusual combination of Chinese food and chocolate pie, President Trump and Democratic congressional leaders Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)...more
9/18/2017
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Congressional Committees ,
DACA ,
E-Verify ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Immigration Reform ,
Joint Employers ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Trump Administration ,
University of California
2016 Overtime Rules Invalidated. U.S. District Court invalidates 2016 changes to overtime rules. Steven F. Pockrass has the details here....more
9/1/2017
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Beryllium Exposure ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Fiduciary Rule ,
Joint Employers ,
OMB ,
Opinion Letter ,
OSHA ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Persuader Rules ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Unions ,
Volks Rule ,
Wage and Hour
Congress—Fall Preview. Hopefully, our representatives have been getting plenty of rest in August, because when they return to D.C. on September 5, they will begin a work period that is expected to be extremely busy. First, as...more
8/28/2017
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Joint Employers ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Lobbying ,
NLRB ,
Qualified Retirement Plans ,
Secretary of Labor ,
Tax Deductions ,
Wellness Programs
EEO-1 News . . . Maybe. Rumors are rampant that the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) may soon take action on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) changes to its EEO-1 form, which will...more
8/21/2017
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Arbitration ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
EEO-1 ,
Electronic Filing ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Health Insurance ,
OFCCP ,
OMB ,
OSHA ,
Persuader Rules ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Special Meetings ,
Subsidies