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Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

General labor policy and regulatory issues; NLRB Representation Case Rulemaking; NLRB and DOL Joint Employer rule; S.1306 and HR.2474, the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act; S.4317, The "Safe to Work" Act; Nominations to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission CISA Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce: Ensuring Community and National Resilience in COVID-19 Response Opposition to requiring OSHA to issue an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) in response to the coronavirus pandemic, as included in the Every Worker Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.6559); Support for Harris Amendment to the FY 2021 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations bill and opposition to Section 408 of that bill prohibiting use of funds for NLRB's "Representation-Case Procedures" Final Rule

Contacted: Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); General Services Administration (GSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); SENATE; Vice President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 6559 (116th), S. 4317 (116th), S. 1306 (116th), H.R. 2474 (116th)

Banking BAN

Opposition to inclusion of Crapo-Brown amendment to include "beneficial ownership" reporting requirements in the National Defense Authorization Act (similar to H.R.2513, the Corporate Transparency Act of 2019, and S.2563, the ILLICIT CAST Act); Modification of provisions of CARES Act's Main Street Lending Program to ensure eligibility of pass-through businesses; Comments to Federal Reserve Board and U.S. Department of Treasury on Main Street Lending Program re committed but undrawn debt; Disclosure of identifying information on borrowers in the Paycheck Protection Program; H.R.6782, Small Business Truth Act; Comments to Small Business Administration on Interim Final Rule on Business Loan Program Temporary Changes, Paycheck Protection Program

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); General Services Administration (GSA); Vice President of the U.S.; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Federal Reserve System

Bills named: H.R. 6782 (116th), S. 2563 (116th), H.R. 2513 (116th)

Transportation TRA

S.569 nd HR.1374, Drive Safe Act; Short-Haul Hours of Service Limit - 30 Minute Rest Break provision - Sleeper Berth Rule; Infrastructure Investment; CISA Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce: Ensuring Community and National Resilience in COVID-19 Response; Inclusion of DRIVE-Safe Act, H.R.1374, in the Invest in America Act; Inclusion of increased truck trailer length in the Invest in America Act

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Vice President of the U.S.; Federal Reserve System; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: S. 569 (116th), H.R. 1374 (116th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Last-in, First-out (LIFO) Inventory Accounting Method; General Federal tax policy; Retention of Net Operating Loss/Loss Limitation provisions in the CARES Act; Temporary refundability of General Business Tax Credits in COVID-19 legislation; S.3612 + H.R.6821, Small Business Expense Protection Act, to enforce CARES Act language re deductibility of business expenses under PPP; Temporary loosening of facts-and-circumstances test on bad debt business deductions to allow accelerating these deductions into the present taxable year; H.R.6776, Jumpstarting Our Business Success Credit Act of 2020, regarding Employee Retention Tax Credit

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Small Business Administration (SBA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Vice President of the U.S.; SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Reserve System

Bills named: H.R. 6776 (116th), S. 3612 (116th), H.R. 6821 (116th)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Economic outlook for business and individuals; Federal privacy law establishing a single technology and industry-neutral framework for economy; Retention of Net Operating Loss/Loss Limitation Provisions in the CARES Act; Temporary refundability of general business tax credits in COVID-19 legislation; S.3612 + H.R.6821, Small Business Expense Protection Act, to enforce CARES Act language re deductibility of business expenses under PPP; S.4321, Continuing Small Business Recovery and Paycheck Protection Program Act; Temporary loosening of facts-and-circumstances test on bad debt business deductions to allow accelerating these deductions into the present taxable year; Inclusion of temporary and targeted liability relief legislation related to the COVID-19 pandemic; Increasing funding for Paycheck Protection Program; Modification of provisions of CARES Act's Main Street Lending Program to ensure eligibility of pass-through businesses; Eligibility of non-profit organizations for Paycheck Protection Program of CARES Act: H.R.6522 PPP Expansion Act of 2020; Local Commerce Revitalization Act - Cruz/Scott/Rubio; H.R. 6697, Local Chamber, Tourism & 501(c)(6) Protection Act; Comments to Federal Reserve and U.S. Department of Treasury on CARES Act's Main Street Lending Program re committed but undrawn debt; Comments to Small Business Administration on Interim Final Rule on Business Loan Program Temporary Changes, Paycheck Protection Program; Disclosure of identifying information on borrowers in the Paycheck Protection Program, H.R. 6782, Small Business Truth Act; H.R.6800, HEROES Act; H.R.6886 + H.R.7010, Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act; H.R.6776, Jumpstarting Our Business Success Credit Act of 2020, to expand the Employee Retention Tax Credit; H.R.7894, Paycheck Protection Program Small Business Enhancement Act

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Vice President of the U.S.; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Federal Reserve System; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 6776 (116th), H.R. 6821 (116th), H.R. 6697 (116th), S. 4321 (116th), H.R. 7010 (116th), H.R. 7894 (116th), H.R. 6782 (116th), H.R. 6522 (116th), H.R. 6886 (116th), H.R. 6800 (116th), S. 3612 (116th)

Health Issues HCR

S.1510 and HR.2782, Employee Flexibility Act; S.2366 and HR.4070, Commonsense Reporting Act to Streamline IRG Reporting Process; Authorize small business health plans; preserve employee exclusion; Preserve ERISA Preemption; Cost-sharing reduction payments under ACA; Surprise Billing Medical Legislation; Issues related to employer-sponsored coverage; Issues related to the Affordable Care Act, health reform and health care costs; Issues related to the taxation of employer-sponsored coverage; Issues related to consumer-directed health products, including HRAs, ICHRAs, HSAs; Surprise billing medical legislation, S.1895 + S.1531 + H.R.3630 + H.R.2328 + H.R.5800 + H.R.5826; Issues related to single payer, Medicare for All, Medicare buy-in, public option; Issues related to drug pricing and price transparency reform, H.R.3 + S.2543 + H.R.5304

Contacted: Vice President of the U.S.; General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Treasury, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Reserve System; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: H.R. 3 (116th), S. 2543 (116th), H.R. 5826 (116th), H.R. 4070 (116th), S. 1510 (116th), H.R. 5800 (116th), H.R. 5304 (116th), H.R. 3630 (116th), S. 1531 (116th), S. 2366 (116th), H.R. 2782 (116th), S. 1895 (116th), H.R. 2328 (116th)

Small Business SMB

Opposition to inclusion of Crapo-Brown amendment to include "beneficial ownership" reporting requirements in the National Defense Authorization Act (similar to H.R.2513, the Corporate Transparency Act of 2019, and S.2563, the ILLICIT CASH Act)

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Vice President of the U.S.; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 2513 (116th), S. 2563 (116th)

Government Issues GOV

Procurement thru online marketplace provision (Section 846) in FY20 National Defense Authorization Act (Amazon Amendment); GSA Commercial Platforms Initiative request for info (e-commerce portals); S.3431 and H.R.7756, INFORM Consumers Act; H.R.6395, National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY2021 (select sections/amendments) Antitrust issues with Online Marketplaces with the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Reserve System; General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Vice President of the U.S.; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 7756 (116th), S. 3431 (116th), H.R. 6395 (116th)

Torts TOR

Inclusion of temporary and targeted liability relief legislation related to the COVID-19 pandemic

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Reserve System; SENATE; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); General Services Administration (GSA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Vice President of the U.S.; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)