Transportation
Lyft Lobbies on Highway Bill, Worker Classification
Lyft is making a pointed play for federal transportation policy, particularly around a sweeping highway reauthorization bill that faces internal Republican...
Federal Probationary Workers Leaving Jobs at Higher Rates
A recent GAO report has uncovered a striking shift in the federal workforce: probationary employees are leaving government jobs at rates significantly...
OSHA Lacks Official Standard to Cite Employers for Heat Violations
A Congressional Research Service (CRS) report updated on August 18 examines OSHA's approach to heat exposure regulation, a policy area where the current...
Overtime Deduction Claims Far Exceed Eligible Workers
The deduction, created by the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act signed into law on July 4, 2025, allows workers to exclude certain overtime pay from taxable...
Walmart Hires Perception Partners for Labor and Antitrust
Walmart is expanding its lobbying footprint by engaging Perception Partners LLC to handle labor, antitrust, and tax policy matters. Walmart Inc. spent...
Guardrails Action Inc. Lobbies on Consumer, Labor Issues
Will Fischer registered as a lobbyist for Guardrails Action Inc., which is actively lobbying on Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection, Labor...
Biden's Executive Order 14063 Survives Ongoing Legal Challenges
A recent CRS report examines the legal and policy stakes surrounding federal construction requirements that have become a flashpoint between labor advocates...
Military Pay Exceeds Pentagon Benchmarks
A recent CRS report on military compensation reveals a structural tension between how the Pentagon measures servicemember pay and what Congress faces when...
Subramanyam Targets ICE Conditions, Federal Job Moves in Virginia
Rep. Suhas Subramanyam spent the week focused on two issues with direct stakes for Northern Virginia residents: the treatment of detainees at a federal...
Senator Schatz Pushes Paid Leave for Federal Employees
Sen. Brian Schatz spent part of this week back home in Hawaii, meeting with constituents on Maui and celebrating a statewide sports milestone, while his...
USMCA Ongoing Trade Negotiations Leave Labor Rules Up in The Air
The USMCA, which entered into force in 2020, replaced NAFTA and included unprecedented provisions making labor rights enforceable through the same dispute...
SBA Expands Manufacturing Grants as Broader Program Funding Cuts
A recent CRS report on the SBA's Manufacturing in America E2G Grant Initiative (MAGI) exposes a growing tension between Congress and the current...
Adult Education Group Hires Penn Hill for Lobbying
Penn Hill Group registered the National Association for the Transformation of Adult Education as a new lobbying client on August 10, 2026. The National...
Coalition for U.S. Engineering Lobbies on STEM Workforce
The Coalition for U.S. Engineering has registered a lobbying firm to advocate on behalf of the organization as it pushes for policy changes affecting the...
Vucci Law Group Lobbies on Seamen Arbitration Limits
Vucci Law Group PA is pushing Congress to limit cruise lines' ability to force seamen into arbitration to resolve injury claims. The law firm, which...
Freight Rail Automation Sparks Labor-Industry Policy Battle
A recent Congressional Research Service report on rail safety and automation has laid bare a fundamental tension: the railroad industry is investing heavily...
Senate Adds Russia Sanctions to Bipartisan Educator Tax Bill
The Senate passed H.R. 5334 with overwhelming bipartisan support, sending the measure to the White House after the House previously approved it by voice...
Senate Grills Judicial Nominee Over Forced Arbitration Record
Why it matters: The first panel of the August 5, 2026 hearing featured Anna St. John (Fifth Circuit), and St. John was confirmed as a federal trial judge...