3rd Quarter - Report — NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT LAWYERS ASSOCIATION for NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT LAWYERS ASSOCIATION… (2009)

Firm

NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT LAWYERS ASSOCIATION

Client

NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT LAWYERS ASSOCIATION (NELA)

Income

—

Expenses

$28,278

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

6 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

reintroduction of Civil Rights Tax Relief Act, H.R. 3035, S. 1360

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DONNA LENHOFF	—

Contacted: White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Bills named: S. 1360 (111th), H.R. 3035 (111th)

Veterans VET

supported Servicemembers Access to Justice Act of 2009 (SAJA), S. 263, H.R. 1474; expressed concerns about Veterans Employment Rights Realignment Act of 2009, H.R. 1089 and Wounded Veteran Job Security Act, H.R. 466.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DONNA LENHOFF	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; SENATE; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 1474 (111th), H.R. 1089 (111th), H.R. 466 (111th), S. 263 (111th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

reintroduction of the Civil Rights Act (H.R. 5129, S. 2554 in the 110th Congress); opposition to any legislative proposal that puts a differential burden on employers based on their employees use of or eligibility for existing or newly created federal health benefits; withdrawal of DOJ Memo on interpretation of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DONNA LENHOFF	—

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 2554 (111th), H.R. 5129 (111th)

Government Issues GOV

supported Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2009, H.R. 1507, S. 372; supported nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to US Supreme Court; other judicial nominations

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DONNA LENHOFF	—

Contacted: SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Bills named: S. 372 (111th), H.R. 1507 (111th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Supported: Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act, H.R. 1237, S. 512

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DONNA LENHOFF	—

Contacted: SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); White House Office

Bills named: S. 512 (111th), H.R. 1237 (111th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Supported in their entirety: Paycheck Fairness Act, H.R. 12, S. 182; Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), H.R. 1409, S. 560; Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2009, H.R 626, S. 354; Arbitration Fairness Act, H.R. 1020, S. 931; Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007 (ENDA), H.R. 3017; Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act, H.R. 912; additional issues: Healthy Families Act, H.R. 2460, S. 1152 Equal Opportunity For All Act, H.R. 3149

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DONNA LENHOFF	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: S. 931 (111th), H.R. 1409 (111th), S. 1152 (111th), H.R. 3017 (111th), H.R. 912 (111th), H.R. 626 (111th), H.R. 2460 (111th), H.R. 3149 (111th), H.R. 12 (111th), S. 182 (111th), S. 560 (111th), H.R. 1020 (111th), S. 354 (111th)

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.