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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This letter was sent to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee ahead of their markup of the Fiscal Year 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill tomorrow morning.
A batch of Democratic lawmakers from Washington, D.C. recently weighed in on an economic issue most prominently raised by the Fight for $15.
On Tuesday, June 26th the Chamber, along with several trade associations, sent a joint letter to Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch and Ranking Member Ron Wyden. The joint letter is in support of the legislative proposal to expand the self-correction program be added to the Internal Revenue Service.
This letter was sent to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee ahead of their markup of the Fiscal Year 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill tomorrow morning.
On June 25, 2018, the Chamber, along with several other trade assoicaitons, signed a joint letter to Employee Benefits Security Administration Assistant Secretary Preston Rutledge regarding missing and unresponsive participants.
The General Counsel at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently issued a guidance memo...
A broad coalition of trade associations and other industry groups, including the U.S. Chamber, on June 13 filed a petition...
TESTIMONY BEFORE THE UNITED STATES SENATE & UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE ON SOLVENCY OF MULTIEMPLOYER PENSION PLANS FOR THE HEARING ON: EMPLOYER PERSPECTIVES ON MULTIEMPLOYER PENSION PLANS More than 96% of Chamber member companies have fewer than 100 employees, and many of the nation’s largest companies are also active members. We are therefore cognizant not only of the challenges facing smaller businesses, but also those facing the business community at large.
On Wednesday, June 18, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce released a report titled The Multiemployer Pension Plan Crisis: Businesses and Jobs at Risk. The report outlines the multiemployer pension plan crisis and what it will mean for employers, participants and beneficiaries, as well as the U.S. economy in general.