ULMAN PUBLIC POLICY & FEDERAL RELATIONS for NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
What was lobbied
One issue area, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR
Concerns with OSHAs proposed rule, Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process (RIN: 1218-AD45); concerns with OSHAs Final Rule, Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses (RIN: 1218-AD40); concerns with DOLs proposed overtime regulation (RIN: 1235-AA39); concerns with the Biden administrations nomination of Julie Su as DOL Secretary; opposition to H.R. 20 and S. 567, the Protecting the Right to Organize Act; support for the Save Local Business Act (H.R. 2826, S. 1261); concerns with NLRBs Fair Choice - Employee Voice rulemaking, RIN: 3142-AA22; concerns with WHDs rulemaking on independent contractor status (RIN 1235-AA43); concerns with NLRB interpretations that would protect harassing behavior in the workplace and create potential conflicts with federal, state, and local anti-discrimination laws; concerns with NLRB members recusal obligations; concerns with Gwynne Wilcoxs nomination to serve another term on the NLRB; concerns with efforts to overturn significant precedent at the NLRB, including the General Counsels memos on captive audience meetings and electronic monitoring of workers, as well as the Boards anticipated decision in Ralphs Grocery; concerns with the NLRBs recent decisions in Cemex, American Steel Construction, Thryc, Inc., The Atlanta Opera, and Stericycle; concerns with NLRBs joint employer rulemaking, RIN: 3142-AA21; support for the Employee Rights Act (HR 2700, S 1201); concerns with Senate HELP Committee Chairs announcement to hold a vote to authorize investigations into major corporations labor practices; opposition to the Healthy Families Act (S. 1664); opposition to the Paycheck Fairness Act (S. 728); and concerns with the National Apprenticeship Act (S. 2122, H.R. 2851).
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KATHRYN ANNA BRANSON | Legislative Assistant for Rep. Lou Barletta |
| JOSHUA LEONARD New | — |
| JENNIFER ORTEGA | Staff assistant for Rep. Todd Rokita |
| JOSH ULMAN | — |
Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.