INDEPENDENT ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS, INC

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the NLRB relating to a "Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status" (H.J.Res.98/S.J.Res.49) A Stronger Workforce for America Act (H.R. 6655) Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship American Workforce Empowerment Act (H.R.329) -- also TAX issue Apprenticeship and Prevailing Wage Requirements under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (H.R.5376) -- also TAX issue Apprenticeships to College Act (H.R.3786/S.343) -- also EDU issue Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act (H.R. 6585) -- also EDU issue Electric Vehicle Working Group -- Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy (also ENG, TRA and ROD issue) Employee Rights Act - H.R.2700/S.1201 Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act (H.R. 3734) Executive Order 14063 - Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects Executive Order on Apprenticeship Executive Order on Protecting Worker Health and Safety Final Rule: Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees; (Document Number: 2023-17221, RIN: 1235-AA39) Final Rule: Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR); Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects (Docket No. FAR-2022-0003) Final Rule: Federal Trade Commission; Noncompete Clause Rule (Document Citation 88 FR 3482; RIN: 3084-AB74) Final Rule: Increased Credit or Deduction Amounts for Satisfying Certain Prevailing Wage and Registered Apprenticeship Requirements (Document Number: 2023-18514, RIN: 1545-BQ54) Final Rule: NLRB Joint-Employer Standard (Docket No. 2022-1918) Final Rule: Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations (RIN: 1235-AA40) Final Rule: Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process (Document Number: 2023-18695; RIN: 1218-AD45) Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act (H.R.1477/S.722) -- also TAX issue Gateway to Careers Act of 2023 (H.R.4721/S.2402) Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses (Docket No. OSHA-2021-0006; RIN 1218-AD40) Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act Issues related FY25 Labor-HHS Appropriations (also BUD issue) Issues Related to Comprehensive Infrastructure (also SMB, BUD & TRA issue) Issues related to Davis-Bacon Requirements Issues related to Independent Contractor status Issues related to Joint Employer rule Issues related to Project Labor Agreements Issues related to Registered Apprenticeship Issues related to Right-to-Work Issues related to the Department of Labor (DOL) Issues related to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 -- labor issues Issues related to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Issues Related to the Reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career & Technical Education Act Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act & National Labor Relations Act Nomination of Julie Su for Secretary of Labor Nomination of Lauren McFerran to serve as chair of the National Labor Relations Board Proposed Rule: Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings (Docket No. OSHA-2021-0009, RIN 1218-AD39) Proposed Rule: National Apprenticeship System Enhancements (Document Number 2023-27851; RIN 1205-AC13) Proposed Rule: Personal Protective Equipment in Construction; (Document Number: 2023-15285; RIN: 1218-AD25) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration relating to "Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process" (H.J.Res.147) Reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) USA Workforce Tax Credit Act (H.R.1656) -- also TAX issue Workforce issues related to installation of Electric Vehicle infrastructure in the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program