ULMAN PUBLIC POLICY & FEDERAL RELATIONS for NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Concerns with the Biden administration's nomination of Jessica Looman as DOL Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division; opposition to the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (HR 842, S 420): support for the Save Local Business Act (H.R. 3185, S. 1636); concerns with WHDs anticipated overtime regulations; concerns with WHDs rulemaking on independent contractor status, RIN 1235-AA43; opposition to HR 7701, Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act; concerns with OSHAs Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses proposed rulemaking; 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 efforts to overturn significant precedent at the NLRB, including the policies outlined in the General Counsels Cemex amicus brief and the Boards decisions in American Steel Construction and Thryv, Inc., as well as the Boards anticipated decisions in Ralphs Grocery, Stericycle, and The Atlanta Opera; and concerns with NLRBs joint employer rulemaking, RIN: 3142-AA21.

Contacted: SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 3185 (117th), S. 1636 (117th), H.R. 842 (117th), H.R. 7701 (117th)