Employment Policy

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Don’t Let Washington Take Your Job Rights Away
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Why the Faster Labor Contracts Act means less freedom and more government control for America’s workers.
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The U.S. Chamber works with leaders at the U.S. Department of Labor, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, Congressional committees, and state legislatures to protect opportunities for independent contractors, promote needed immigration reforms to welcome global talent to the American workforce, and preserve every American’s right to work.
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- The investigation centered on allegations of misconduct during a mail-in ballot election at a Starbucks store in Kansas.Business Roundtable, SHRM, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce are joining forces to help American businesses find and hire talented workers based on their skills, not just their degrees, to boost the economy and create more job opportunities.The current General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board has levied an assault on the very kinds of open discussion and free speech the National Labor Relations Act explicitly protects.This Coalition letter was sent to President Biden on ongoing labor negotiations between the United Auto Workers and the Detroit Three (General Motors, Stellantis, and Ford Motor Company).Under a proposed law, employed workers would get paid to strike, and California businesses would foot the bill.For the first time since the agreement entered into force, Mexico denied a U.S. request to review labor practices at a Mexican facility, leading to the U.S.’s request for a RRM panel review.U.S. Chamber of Commerce Vice President of Workplace Policy Marc Freedman released a statement on the U.S. Department of Labor’s proposed overtime rule.

















