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Health Issues HCR

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as amended by the Education and Healthcare Reconciliation Act (P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-152), all provisions and pending regulations relating to employer-sponsored health insurance. Interim final regulations relating to internal appeals and external review for claims denials for employer-sponsored coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Regulations relating to the establishment and operation of health insurance exchanges under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Pending regulations relating to value-based insurance design under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Pending regulations relating to accountable care organizations under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Issues relating to pending regulations defining part-time and full-time employment, auto-enrollment in employer health plans, and maximum waiting periods for enrollment in employer-sponsored health insurance under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Administration policy regarding seeking expedited review by Supreme Court of legal challenges to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. H.R. 5, legislation to reform the medical malpractice liability system H.R. 2206, legislation to repeal a requirement under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that new employees of certain employers be automatically enrolled in the employer's health benefits plan

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Employment Standards Administration; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2206 (112th), H.R. 5 (112th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.R. 1062, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act to Repeal Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Act P.L. 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, all provisions relating to executive compensation and corporate governance Comment Letter on Proposed Guidance by the Federal Reserve, OCC, SEC, OTS and FDIC related to executive compensation in large complex banking organizations under Section 956 of Dodd-Frank Act Discussions with SEC regarding implementation of Section 954 in P.L. 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. Comment letter to SEC regarding proposed regulations implementing Section 952 of P.L. 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Return and Consumer Protection Act of 2010.

Contacted: SENATE; Employment Standards Administration; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 1062 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

All proposals to limit tax deductibility of executive compensation by corporations and limit the amount of compensation that can be deferred annually by individuals.

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Employment Standards Administration; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 399, Legislation concerning immigration status of students who acquire advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering and math disciplines. H.R. 2161, Legislation concerning immigration status of students who acquire advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering and math disciplines.

Contacted: SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Employment Standards Administration; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 399 (112th), H.R. 2161 (112th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 1519, S. 797: Paycheck Fairness Act - To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes. Employee Free Choice Act - To amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts, and for other purposes. Legislation to require paid sick leave. Healthy Families Act - To allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. To amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to clarify the appropriate standard of proof. To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit the use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purposes of making adverse employment decisions. To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act or the interpretation thereof to permit greater flexibility in the modern workplace. Amicus curiae brief filed with the National Labor Relations Board in the case of Specialty Health Care concerning appropriate bargaining units. Comments filed with National Labor Relations Board on proposed notice of labor rights. Comments filed with the Department of Labor on regulatory reform. Letter to Congress concerning NLRB Boeing Case S. 1116, which would consolidate the Departments of Labor and Commerce into the Department of Commerce and the Workforce. Amicus curiae brief filed with the National Labor Relations Board in the Boeing case.

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Employment Standards Administration; Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 797 (112th), H.R. 1519 (112th), S. 1116 (112th)