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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 coalition letter was sent to the members of the U.S. House of Representatives urging Congress to pass the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (H.R. 2694).
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
The California legislature passed legislation to address a crisis of its own making, AB 5, a law that has wreaked havoc in the state.
U.S. Chamber President Suzanne Clark joined Rep. Katherine Clark and Sen. Lisa Murkowski in penning an op-ed in The Hill on the crucial role childcare plays in the nation's economy.
Mr. Stephen TackneyDeputy Associate Chief CounselTax Exempt and Government Entities [TE/GE]Office of the Associate Chief Counsel (Employee Benefits, Exempt Organizations, and EmploymentTaxes)Internal Revenue Service1111 Constitution Ave NWWashington, DC 20224 RE: Contribution Due Date Under CARES ACT Section 360 8 Dear Mr. Tackney:
As the Pandemic persists and Election Day gets closer, debates surrounding the reopening of schools are heating up. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFRCA) provided relief for caregivers who were unable to return to work because their child’s school or care center was closed due to COVID-19 through means of paid leave or Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA).
