U.S. Chamber of Commerce Employment Policy Division

10/26/2021

Want to Play? Get a CBA!

As this blog reported not long ago, there’s a new sheriff—which is to say, general counsel—at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and as expected, she is reviving a variety of policy issues left over from the Obama administration (if not before). Although not necessarily of substantial ...

03/02/2021

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The Department of Labor has released guidance detailing qualifying reasons for an individual to refuse work and still be eligible for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA). The Department was instruc…

02/04/2021

"It's disappointing to see members of Congress reintroduce this harmful piece of legislation. This bill is a threat to America's workers, employers, and our economy."

Read our full statement on the PRO Act below.

Today, Senate HELP Chair Patty Murray and House Education and Labor Chair Bobby Scott (D-Va.) reintroduced the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act). The legislation, which claims to be pro-worker, would force employees to pay union dues regardless of whether they support a union, threaten....

12/23/2020

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Earlier this week, Congressional Leadership released the 2021 Omnibus with the Covid-19 stimulus ride along. Both chambers of Congress have passed the legislation and awaits President Trump’s signat…

10/28/2020

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The past month has been arduous for Coronavirus related negotiations. Numerous proposals have gone back and forth between Congress and the White House, but the goal of getting a bill done has yet to s…

10/20/2020

On September 18 the DOL published an Interim Final Regulation (IFR) related to the lifetime income disclosure provisions in the SECURE Act. The IFR lays out both the assumptions to use for the individual disclosures and model explanatory language that must be used to obtain the liability protection in the SECURE Act.

Please join the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, October 29 at 1 pm Eastern where our panel will first explain the technical requirements of the IFR and then the practical implementation implications, including systems changes, integration with current calculators, customer service training and other steps for implementation. We will wrap with an open forum to discuss comments to the IFR.

Our panel will include:
- Michael Kreps, Principal, Groom Law Group
- Neil Lloyd, Head: US DC & Financial Wellness Research, Mercer
- Doug McIntosh, Vice President, Investments, Prudential Retirement
- Linda Simon, Benefits Specialist, The Boeing Company

Register here: https://lnkd.in/gZkibNB

10/14/2020

A Push for Unemployment Tax Relief

Seven months into the Pandemic, states are beginning to grapple with the ramifications for their 2021 budgets. The mandatory shutdowns enacted by many governors in March also shut down revenue streams…

09/08/2020

Congressional Inaction Costs Our Businesses and Our Jobs

“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.”In…

09/02/2020

More independent contractor developments from California!

The California legislature passed legislation to address a crisis of its own making, AB 5, a law that has wreaked havoc in the state.

08/24/2020

California’s Uber-Destructive Debacle

An order by a California appeals court has spared millions of people who use Uber and Lyft in California, at least for now.

08/21/2020

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On Saturday, August 8, President Trump signed four Executive Orders addressing unemployment insurance, payroll taxes, evictions, and student loans. According to President Trump, the Executive Orders w…

07/29/2020

Register now for an event looking at the importance of Employer-Sponsored Insurance and how policymakers can strengthen the system!

Please join us for adiscussion with business and policy leaders from across the country on the evolution of the employer-sponsored insurance (ESI)market and the future of this important coverage optio…