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Federal agencies charged with enforcing various labor laws are gradually addressing evolving gig-economy employment relationships.
America’s veterans have put our welfare before their own in defending our country, often at great sacrifice.
“Looking to the future of our economy and our citizens, the U.S. Chamber remains fully committed to addressing the dual challenges of too many people without jobs and too many jobs without people."
This Key Vote Alert! letter was sent to the U.S. House of Representatives supporting H.R. 6, the "American Dream and Promise Act of 2019."
This letter was sent to the U.S. House of Representatives, opposing H.R. 7, the “Paycheck Fairness Act.”
Conventional wisdom might say that Washington is too polarized for legislators of different political stripes to work together. Not so fast.
They shared some of the secrets to their success at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Series event in Houston, TX.
Board Will Help Craft a Workforce Strategy to Equip America’s Students and Workers with Skills They Need in Today’s Economy WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Chamber President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue today was selected to serve on the administration’s American Workforce Policy Advisory Board. The Board will help guide the National Council for the American Worker, created in July 2018, as it develops and implements a workforce strategy to meet the needs of today’s economy.
This letter has been sent to Representative Meeks in support of the introduction of the “Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019,”
The index remained stable at 75, meaning contractors continue to be optimistic about commercial construction market.
