Employment Policy
The Employment Policy division regularly interacts with Congressional staff, numerous Federal agencies and many national coalitions (some of which are chaired by the Chamber) to help define and shape national labor, immigration and employee benefit policy.

The Employment Policy division regularly interacts with Congressional staff, numerous Federal agencies and many national coalitions (some of which are chaired by the Chamber) to help define and shape national labor, immigration and employee benefit policy.
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- Jun 21, 2022California’s AB 257 Would Make It Much Harder and More Expensive for Restaurant Owners to Operate
At a time when economic headwinds like record inflation are making it increasingly difficult for businesses, a proposal like AB 257 would make it much harder—and more expensive—for restaurant owners to operate.
- Jun 21, 2022Coalition Letter on the Enhancing American Retirement Now (EARN) Act
This Coalition Letter was sent to Members of the Senate Committee on Finance on the Enhancing American Retirement Now (EARN) Act.
- Jun 20, 2022OFCCP Abolishes Attorney-Client Privilege Protection for Pay Audits
The OFCCP put out a new enforcement directive abolishing the longstanding tradition of allowing contractors to protect self-conducted audits as attorney-client work-product. Here's how that will impact contractors.
- Jun 16, 2022U.S. Chamber Urges Congress to Act on Immigration
Today, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Executive Vice President and Chief Policy Officer Neil Bradley issued a statement on the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on ‘Strengthening our Workforce and Economy through Higher Education and Immigration.’
- Jun 15, 2022Anti-Human Trafficking Laws - The Report
This publication, Anti-Human Trafficking Laws, provides an overview of relevant laws, executive orders, treaties, and conventions, in the international human rights context. The first section of this publication, Federal Laws, highlights human trafficking rules applicable to companies in the U.S. The second part, International Laws, provides an overview of human trafficking treaties and conventions, as well as supply chain due diligence laws in Europe.
- Jun 13, 2022Coalition Letter on S. 4353, the RISE and SHINE Act
This Coalition Letter was sent to Members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on S. 4353, the Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement to Supplement Healthy Investments for the Nest Egg Act (RISE and SHINE Act).
- Jun 10, 2022America Works Data Center
Capturing the current state of the U.S. workforce.
- Jun 03, 2022Understanding America’s Labor Shortage
In 2021, businesses added an unprecedented 3.8 million jobs. But at the same time, workforce participation remains below pre-pandemic levels, meaning we have 2.8 million fewer Americans working today compared to February of 2020.
- Jun 03, 2022Understanding America’s Labor Shortage: The Most Impacted Industries
The transportation, health care and social assistance, and accommodation and food sectors have had the highest numbers of job openings.