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Retirement RET

S. 1431 Retirement Security & Savings Act (student loan payments to be counted as contributions for employer match to retirement plans) H.R. 1994 Setting Every Community up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act (Ease administration of retirement plans)

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Education, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Bills named: S. 1431 (116th), H.R. 1994 (116th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

H.R. 5/ S. 788 Equality Act (Prohibit discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation and gender identity) H.R. 7/S. 270 Paycheck Fairness Act (Compensation equity) H.R. 1230 Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act (Older worker workplace discrimination) H.R. 1423 Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act (End forced arbitration) H.R. 1443 Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Act (End forced arbitration) H.R. 1935 WAGE Equity Act (Compensation equity) H.R. 2148/S. 1082 Be Heard Act (Workplace harassment) Compensation Equity - House and Senate / White House / EEOC EEO-1 Reporting Requirements - EEOC Encouraging Employment of People with Disabilities - DOL Sexual Harassment - EEOC

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 5 (116th), H.R. 7 (116th), S. 1082 (116th), S. 788 (116th), H.R. 1935 (116th), H.R. 2148 (116th), S. 270 (116th), H.R. 1443 (116th), H.R. 1230 (116th), H.R. 1423 (116th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S. 978 Work Opportunity Tax Credit & Jobs Act (Make WOTC permanent) S. 1628 Paid Family Leave Pilot Extension Act (Extend FMLA tax credit) H.R. 1043/S. 460 Employer Participation in Student Loan Assistance Act (Expansion of Section 127 of the IRC for student loan repayment) Upward Mobility Enhancement Act (Expansion of Section 127 of the IRC to Increase Tax-Deferred Amount) - House and Senate

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Education, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 1043 (116th), S. 460 (116th), S. 978 (116th), S. 1628 (116th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 873/S. 260 Transformation to Competitive Employment Act (Phasing out sub-minimal wage for individuals with disabilities) H.R. 983/S. 559 Parental Bereavement Act (Parental bereavement leave under FMLA) H.R. 1185/S. 463 FAMILY Act (Mandating paid family leave insurance) H.R. 1784/S. 840 Healthy Families Act (Mandating paid sick leave) H.R. 1940/S. 920 New Parents Act (Paid leave for new parents using Social Security benefits) H.R. 2474/S. 1306 Protecting the Right to Organize Act (Amend labor laws relating to striking, unions, and labor practices) H.R. 2618/S. 1383 Portable Certification of Spouses Act (Improve occupational license portability for military spouses) H.R. 2749 Restoring Justice for Workers Act (End forced arbitration) H.R. 3197/S. 1786 Restoring Overtime Pay Act (Establishes minimum salary threshold for federal overtime pay) Apprenticeships - House and Senate / DOL Apprenticeships and Workforce Training Programs - DOL / White House Data Privacy and Security - House and Senate (Exempting employment-related data) Fair Labor Standards Act 541 Overtime Regulations - DOL / White House / SBA Joint Employment Standard - NLRB Reducing barriers to employment for ex-offenders (White House)

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); White House Office; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Bills named: H.R. 2618 (116th), H.R. 3197 (116th), S. 840 (116th), H.R. 1185 (116th), S. 1306 (116th), H.R. 1940 (116th), H.R. 873 (116th), S. 260 (116th), S. 1383 (116th), H.R. 983 (116th), S. 463 (116th), S. 559 (116th), H.R. 2749 (116th), S. 920 (116th), S. 1786 (116th), H.R. 1784 (116th), H.R. 2474 (116th)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 6 American Dream & Promise Act (Provides permanent legal status and work authorization for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals/Dreamers) H.R. 1044/S. 386 Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act (Elimination of per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants) H.R. 250 Legal Workforce Act (Mandates E-Verify) Fiscal Year 2020 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Funding bill (Requires DHS to release additional H-2B visas if the seasonal needs of business cannot be filled by US workers)- U.S. House of Representatives Consolidated Appropriations Act P.L. 116-6 (Increase H-2B cap, protect J-1 visas and reauthorizes E-Verify)- House and Senate Employment-Based Visas - DHS / DOL / White House / House and Senate

Contacted: White House Office; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 386 (116th), H.R. 1044 (116th), H.R. 250 (116th), H.R. 6 (116th)

Health Issues HCR

S. 80 Jobs and Premium Protection Act (Repeals health insurance tax) H.R. 748/S. 684 Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act (Repeals the health care excise tax) H.R. 1398/S. 172 Health Insurance Tax Relief Act (Delay health insurance tax) H.R. 2782/S. 1510 Employee Flexibility Act (Defines full-time employment as 40 hours per week for health care purposes)

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S. 80 (116th), S. 172 (116th), H.R. 2782 (116th), H.R. 748 (116th), S. 684 (116th), H.R. 1398 (116th), S. 1510 (116th)

Education EDU

Post-secondary education issues (White House/DOL/Department of Education)

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Education, Dept of; White House Office