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Health Issues HCR

extending the Medicare Secondary Payer period for End Stage Renal Disease H.R. 5419, Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008, Section 17 relating to substantiation of HSA distributions

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

Bills named: H.R. 5419 (110th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.R .1257/S. 1181, Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation Act, provisions relating to requiring an annual nonbinding shareholder vote on executive compensation disclosures and golden parachute payments after a merger or acquisition.

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

Bills named: S. 1181 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S. 2044, Independent Contractor Proper Classification Act of 2007, provisions relating to classification of employees and independent contractors, and for other purposes. S. 2199, Offshore Deferred Compensation Reform Act of 2007, provisions relating the ability of U.S. taxpayers to defer nonqualified deferred compensation in offshore tax havens S. 1689/H.R. 1540, Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2007, all provisions relating to excluding from gross income amounts received on account of claims based on certain unlawful discrimination and to allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards received on account of such claims H.R. 3997, Defenders of Freedom Tax Relief Act of 2007, Section 305 relating to deferred compensation of foreign employees working in the United States Relating to the date by which companies are required to amend their deferred compensation plans under Section 409A of the tax code

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

Bills named: H.R. 3997 (110th), S. 2044 (110th), S. 1689 (110th), H.R. 1540 (110th), S. 2199 (110th)

Immigration IMM

S. 1035, H-1B and L-1 Visa Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act of 2007, all provisions relating to highly-skilled immigration crisis and the shortages of H-1B visas and employment-based green cards S. 1639, To provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes, all provisions relating to highly-skilled immigration crisis, the shortages of H-1B visas and employment-based green cards, and improving the federal employment verification system H.R. 1645, Security Through Regularized Immigration and a Vibrant Economy Act of 2007, all provisions relating to addressing the highly-skilled immigration crisis and the shortages of H-1B visas and employment-based green cards H.R. 5515, New Employee Verification Act of 2008, all provisions relating to establishment of a new employment verification system

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

Bills named: H.R. 1645 (110th), H.R. 5515 (110th), S. 1639 (110th), S. 1035 (110th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 493/S. 358: Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act - all provisions related to prohibiting discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment. H.R. 2831/S.1843: Ledbetter Fair Pay Act all provisions amending title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Americans With Disabilities Act, and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act to extend the period for filing charges of discrimination in violation of such title and to provide relief for certain current injuries arising from compensation calculations attributable to compensation decisions made at any time in violation of such title. H.R. 1644/S. 969: Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers (RESPECT) Act all provisions attempting to amend the National Labor Relations Act to clarify the definition of supervisor for purposes of such Act. S. 910/H.R.1542: Healthy Families Act all provisions that are vague and poorly drafted, which attempt to provide for seven days of paid sick leave annually to employees. H.R. 5129/S. 2554: Civil Rights Act of 2008 all provisions attempting to eliminate damage caps for federal non-discrimination laws, prohibit predispute arbitration agreements in employment context, create a disparate impact claim under USERRA, and provide leave for emergency personnel. H.R. 1431: Workplace Religious Freedom Act all provisions attempting to amend Title VII to expand religious accommodations in the workplace. H.R. 3685: Employment Nondiscriminaton Act all provisions attempting to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. Letter to Department of Labor Commenting on Proposed Final Rules on regulations concerning the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. Letter to National Labor Relations Board Commenting on a proposed rule eliminating the requiremnt of the showing of interest.

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

Bills named: S. 969 (110th), S. 2554 (110th), H.R. 1542 (110th), H.R. 1644 (110th), H.R. 1431 (110th), H.R. 5129 (110th), H.R. 493 (110th), H.R. 2831 (110th), S. 358 (110th), S. 1843 (110th), S. 910 (110th), H.R. 3685 (110th)