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Beltway Buzz - August 2024

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 8/12/2024

The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business....more

Beltway Buzz - May 2024 #2

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/20/2024

The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business....more

Beltway Buzz - March 2024 #4

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/25/2024

The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business. March (Shutdown) Madness. Finally! This...more

Beltway Buzz - September 2023 #3

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/18/2023

The House Returns, Shutdown Looms. The U.S. House of Representatives returned this week from its August break. As the Buzz has discussed recently, the federal government appropriations process is front and center, and all...more

Beltway Buzz - July 2023 #4

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/31/2023

Su Slips. Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su’s chances of becoming the actual secretary of labor continued to dwindle this week. Multiple media reports indicate that the administration is no longer pushing for Su’s...more

Beltway Buzz - January 2023 #3

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/23/2023

Union Membership Decreases. The percentage of workers who are union members dropped to 10.1 percent in 2022 from 10.3 percent in 2021, according to data released this week by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). In the...more

Beltway Buzz - January 2023

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/9/2023

The 118th Congress Is Here. Sort of. As required by the U.S. Constitution, the 118th Congress gaveled in on January 3, 2023. If there was any hope that a new year would bring new competence and cooperation within the U.S....more

Beltway Buzz - August 2022 #2

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 8/15/2022

Congressional Update. It’s the dog days of summer in Washington, D.C., and both the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives are out on recess. But Congress is still making news....more

Beltway Buzz - May 2022 #3

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/31/2022

Contractor Watchdog Releases Audit List. Late last week, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) released its new Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL) for federal contractors. According to OFCCP,...more

Beltway Buzz - August 2021 #2

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 8/23/2021

Historic Federal Legislation on the Move. While the Buzz was out last week, the U.S. Senate passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act by a bipartisan vote of 69 to 30. As the Buzz has discussed, the bill provides $1.2...more

Beltway Buzz - July 2021 #4

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/26/2021

Senate Committee Examines PRO Act. On July 22, 2021, the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) held a hearing entitled “The Right to Organize: Empowering American Workers in a 21st Century...more

Beltway Buzz - July 2021 #2

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/12/2021

Infrastructure Summer. Congress remains out this week but is expected to be very busy for the remainder of July. Democrats will seek to gain traction on two major legislative priorities: an infrastructure deal backed by 11...more

Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - June 2021 #2

WilmerHale on 6/24/2021

On June 22, the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis held a hearing titled “U.S. Economy On The Path To Strong Recovery.” Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified regarding the Fed’s emergency pandemic...more

Beltway Buzz - May 2021 #3

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/25/2021

The Biden Administration at 100 Days. President Joe Biden recently marked his 100th day in office, and labor and employment policy changes have been at the forefront of his administration’s agenda. The enactment of the...more

Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - April 2021 #2

WilmerHale on 4/16/2021

The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis released documents showing President Trump’s political appointees discussing their efforts to exert influence over the CDC’s COVID-19 guidelines and reports to more...more

Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - March 2021 #3

WilmerHale on 3/18/2021

On March 15, the SBA Office of the Inspector General published a report identifying $692 million in duplicate PPP loans. This confirmed earlier findings made by the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis in...more

Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - March 2021

WilmerHale on 3/5/2021

The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis launched an investigation into One Medical’s COVID-19 vaccine-distribution practices. In a letter, Subcommittee Chair James Clyburn (D-SC) highlighted the need for...more

Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - December 2020

WilmerHale on 12/4/2020

The Congressional Oversight Commission released its seventh report, which focuses on the Treasury and the Department of Defense’s $700 million loan to YRC Worldwide, Inc. The report is highly critical of the loan, noting that...more

Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - November 2020 #2

WilmerHale on 11/13/2020

As lawmakers debate whether to extend the Federal Reserve’s emergency loan programs, Congressional Oversight Commissioners are divided on the issue. The New York Times reported that Commissioner Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) is...more

Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - November 2020

WilmerHale on 11/6/2020

..Congressional Oversight Commissioner Rep. Donna Shalala (D-FL) lost her bid for reelection. Commissioner Rep. French Hill (R-AR) was reelected. ..The Congressional Oversight Commission released its sixth report, which...more

Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - October 2020 #3

WilmerHale on 10/16/2020

The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis released a staff report on the Payroll Support Program, which Congress created to “preserve aviation jobs” by providing payroll assistance to companies in exchange for keeping...more

Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - October 2020 #2

WilmerHale on 10/9/2020

House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Chair Jim Clyburn (D-SC), Oversight & Reform Committee Chair Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), and Chair of the Oversight & Reform Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy Raja...more

Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - October 2020

WilmerHale on 10/2/2020

The chairs of the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, Financial Services Committee, and Oversight and Reform Committee sent letters to the outside directors of Eastman Kodak seeking documents tied to the...more

Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - August 2020 #3

WilmerHale on 8/21/2020

House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Chairman Jim Clyburn (D-SC) sent letters to HHS Secretary Alex Azar, Operation Warp Speed Chief Advisor Dr. Moncef Slaoui, and David S. Harris, President and CEO of Advanced...more

Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - August 2020

WilmerHale on 8/10/2020

Bharat Ramamurti, a Democratic member of the Congressional Oversight Commission, tweeted that the Commission will hold its first hearing on August 7, which will focus on the Federal Reserve’s Main Street Lending Program. ...more

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