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Co-authored with Scott Waller, interem president and CEO of the Mississippi Economic Council Nissan’s workers face a crucial choice on Aug. 3-4 when they vote in a plant-wide election whether to turn over their workplace to the leadership of the United Auto Workers Union. What’s at stake is whether to graft onto one of the state’s manufacturing success stories an organizational force that many observers fault for the crisis that hit domestic auto manufacturers just a few years ago.
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On June 27, a bipartisan group of legislators introduced the “Save Local Business Act (SLBA)” to address the controversial joint employer...
On July 19, the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee approved the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education...
On June 8, Gov. Brian Sandoval vetoed legislation that would have raised Nevada’s minimum wage as high as $12 an hour. While this takes the minimum wage issue off the table for now, Nevadans haven’t seen the last of it. That’s because the Legislature also passed a bill to increase the minimum wage through a constitutional ballot initiative. While the language of the initiative may seem straightforward, voters would be wise to read the fine print.
On July 12, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce held a hearing to examine the expanded definition of joint employment...
The U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on July 19 voted to approve President Trump’s two...
On July 18, 2017, the Chamber, along with several trade associations sent this letter to all members of the U.S. House of Representatives in support of H.R. 2030, the Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401(k) Savings Act (the "SEAL Act"). The SEAL Act, makes a constructive change to the 401(k) plan loan system by providing flexibility to loan repayment and hardship withdrawal rules regarding 401(k) plans.
On July 17, 2017, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce submitted this letter to Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch in response to his June 16, 2017 letter that requested feeback from industry stakeholders on comprehensive tax reform.
