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While a fair and effective legal system allows business leaders to focus on hiring, innovating, and expanding, excessive or frivolous litigation crushes opportunities for private industry and consumers alike. A healthy legal system protects both employees and consumers while encouraging business growth.
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The U.S. Chamber’s Institute for Legal Reform and Litigation Center advocate for a fair and equal civil justice system to foster a healthy business climate, protect employers from abusive litigation, and serve the interests of consumers, not trial lawyers. We work at every level of the U.S. judicial system and with leaders in almost every state, Congress, and around the world to defend the rule of law.
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- Under the rule, many companies would have found themselves facing liability for workers they don’t employ and workplaces they don’t actually control.On July 19, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) filed a motion to dismiss its appeal of the joint employer rule–a major legal victory for the U.S. Chamber and American businesses of all sizes.The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform praised the discussion draft of the Litigation Transparency Act, which would require disclosure of third‑party litigation funding in federal civil cases to bring transparency to an industry that has long operated in secret.The Chamber's Litigation Center achieved 14 victories in the Supreme Court this term, marking a significant milestone in our ongoing fight against government micromanagement.The court granted the Chamber's motion for a preliminary injunction against the FTC's blanket ban on noncompete agreements. This is an important win in our fight against government micromanagement of business decisions.U.S. Chamber of Commerce statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court overruling Chevron deference.Jordan Von Bokern talks about the National Labor Relations Board’s 2023 Joint Employer Rule and our ongoing litigation that has resulted in vacatur of the rule.
