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Latest Content
May 18, 2022What Senator Sanders Gets Wrong about AmazonWhile it is no secret that Senator Sanders is avidly pro-union, some of that rhetoric deserves a bit more scrutiny, if not a rebuttal, because in some cases his assertions are simply incorrect.
- May 18, 2022U.S. Chamber Letter on H.R. 7701, the “Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act”
This Hill letter was sent to Members of the House Committee on Education and Labor opposing H.R. 7701, the “Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act.”
- May 09, 2022Prohibition on Inclusion of Adverse Information in Consumer Reporting in Cases of Human Trafficking (Regulation V); 87 FR 20771
The Chamber provides comments on the inclusion of adverse information in consumer reporting in cases of Human Trafficking.
Apr 27, 2022As Union Petitions Increase, NLRB General Counsel Wants to Change Rules to Favor Union OrganizersThe National Labor Relations Act does not require employers to recognize a union based on signature cards. To get around the statute, the NLRB General Counsel is seeking to revive a long-discredited case known as Joy Silk. Here’s why breaking precedents set by the NLRA and federal courts is worrisome.
Apr 26, 2022Beyond BeliefDoes Current Law Require “Card-Check” Union Recognition?
Apr 14, 2022NLRB General Counsel Seeks to Limit Free SpeechThe General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board recently issued a memorandum, announcing that she will ask the Board to find that meetings at which employers express their views on union organizing are a violation of the National Labor Relations Act. Here’s why this could impede on free speech.
