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Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

Government-mandated project labor agreements (PLAs) on federal and federally assisted construction projects. Executive Order 13202: Preservation of Open Competition and Government Neutrality Towards Government Contractors and Labor Relations on Federal and Federally Funded Construction Projects - February 17, 2001. The American Jobs Plan. Davis-Bacon Act. Executive Order 13502: Use of Project Labor Agreement for Federal Construction Projects - February 6, 2009. Proposal to expand Executive Order 13502: Use of Project Labor Agreements on Federal Construction Projects - February 6, 2009. H.R. 1284/S. 403: the Fair and Open Competition Act. H.R. 842/S. 420: the Protecting the Right to Organize Act. Apprenticeship Programs, generally. H.R. 447: the National Apprenticeship Act of 2021. OSHA COVID-19 guidance for the construction industry, generally. Workplace safety (COVID-19), generally. OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard, pursuant to Executive Order 13999, Protecting Worker Health and Safety. H.R. 1180: Accurate Workplace Injury and Illness Records Restoration Act . Apprenticeship Requirements on Federal Contracts. Workforce development, generally. Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces/Blacklisting policies. Fair Labor Standards Act. H.R. 1275/S. 406: National Right-to-Work Act. H.R. 5339/ S. 905: the Freedom to Invest in Tomorrows Workforce Act. H.R. 2218/S. 805: the Davis-Bacon Repeal Act. S. 914: the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021. H.R. 3185/S.1636: Save Local Business Act. DOL-OSHA (Reg.) Title: Occupational Exposure to COVID-19; Emergency Temporary Standard (RIN 1218-AD36). H.R.3897: H-2B Returning Worker Exception Act of 2021. H.R. 7900: National Defense Reauthorization Act FY 2023 (Amendments 2,3,4,413). National Labor Relations Act. OSHA Mandatory Penalties under Reconciliation. Labor Policies and Tax Hikes under Reconciliation. H.R. 5178: Truth in Employment Act. H.R. 6161: the ERTC Reinstatement Act. DOL-OSHA (Reg.) Title: Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Setting (RIN 1218-AD39). COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard, as required by President Bidens Path Out of the Pandemic COVID-19 Action Plan. DOL-OSHA (Reg.) Title: COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard (RIN 1218-AD42). S.J.Res.29: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard." H.R. 6222: EVs for All Act. Executive Order 14063: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects. H.R. 4521: the America COMPETES Act of 2022 (Division J, Section 20302, Section 20204, Section 23911, Section 20304). S. 1260: United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 (Section 2506, Section 28). H.R. 963: the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act of 2022. DOLs proposed rulemaking on the exemption of bona fide executive, administrative, and professional employees from the Fair Labor Standards Acts minimum wage and overtime requirements. S. 3768: Training Americas Workforce Act. DOL-WHD (Reg.) Title: Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations (RIN: 1235-AA40). USDA (Reg) Title: Agriculture Acquisition Regulation (AGAR) (RIN 0599-AA28). H.R. 7701: the Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act. H.R.7688: Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act. H.R. 7309: the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (PL 117-58). H.R. 7194/S. 3889: the Employee Rights Act. H.R. 4288: the Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act. DOL-OSHA (Reg) Title: Occupational Exposure to COVID-19 in Healthcare Settings; Notice of limited reopening of comment period (RIN 1218-AD36). OSHA: Notice of Proposed Reconsideration and Revocation of Final Approval of the Arizona State Plan for Occupational Safety and Health. FAR proposed rule to implement Executive Order 14063. DOL proposed rule on Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act. 2020 NLRB joint employer final rule. DOL-WHD Reg (Title): Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees (RIN 1235-AA20). DOL-WHD Reg (Title): Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (RIN 1235-AA34). NLRB interpretations that would protect harassing behavior in the workplace and create potential conflicts with federal, state, and local anti-discrimination laws. NLRB members recusal obligations. Efforts to overturn significant precedent at the NLRB.