Labor and Employment
Actors' Equity Switches Firms on Performing Artist Taxes
Actors' Equity Association switched lobbying firms in early September, ending its relationship with Meltsner Strategies LLC and engaging Alignment...
Federal Rules Limit Aircraft Mechanic Career Pathways
Nearly 100 aviation maintenance programs are training high school students as the aviation industry faces thousands of projected job openings each year, but...
Defense Workforce Shortage Drives Federal Strategy on Skilled Trades
The Trump administration is doubling down on reshaping America's defense workforce to meet surging demand for weapons and shipbuilding, with federal...
EDA Expands Mission While Facing Staffing Cuts
The Economic Development Administration (EDA), the only federal agency with economic development as its sole mission, has seen its staffing fall to 198...
Workforce Pell Grants Expand Aid to Job Training, CRS Says
The Department of Education estimated an initiative on Workforce Pell Grants would cost over $300 million annually and serve roughly 190,000 students per...
GAO Finds Oversight Gap in Black Lung Medical Benefits
Coal miners who have developed black lung disease face a fractured system for getting the benefits they need. A recent GAO report published in May reveals...
Pension Corporation Swings to $64.9B Surplus After Pension Rescue
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has achieved a historic financial turnaround, swinging from a $79.4 billion deficit in fiscal year 2016 to a...
Actors' Equity Ends Meltsner Strategies Lobbying Deal
Actors' Equity Association terminated its lobbying contract with Meltsner Strategies LLC on September 2, according to a filing with the Senate Office of...
Supreme Court Expands Arbitration Exemption for Transport Workers
The Supreme Court has significantly broadened who qualifies for an exemption from mandatory arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act.
Congress Returns With Labor Policy Battles on Multiple Fronts
Congress is returning to a compressed fall schedule with labor and employment policy moving on multiple fronts.
Service Employees Union Lobbies on Education and Family Issues
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is in-house lobbying on Education and Family Issues/Abortion/Adoption issues. The union represents public...
Committee Will Examine Skilled Trades Workforce Shortage
For every five skilled tradespeople who retire, only two are entering the workforce to replace them, according to data cited by the Build Freedom...
Title VII Harassment Standards Face Legal Shifts
A Congressional Research Service report updated in late June examines the evolving legal landscape around workplace harassment claims under Title VII, a...
Pentagon Proposes Phase Out of National Guard Technician Program
The Department of Defense sent Congress a proposal on May 11 to phase out the National Guard's Military Technician program over ten years, a move that would...
Labor Department's Deregulation Agenda Faces House Hearing
An Education and Workforce Committee hearing titled 'Less Red Tape, More Opportunity: Unleashing American Workers And Job Creators' was scheduled for...
Axalta Coating Systems Hires Miller Strategies on Labor
Axalta Coating Systems LLC registered with Miller Strategies LLC to lobby on labor, antitrust, and workplace issues. The coating systems company filed its...
Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania Hires Taft Lobbying Firm
Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania has entered the federal lobbying arena, hiring Taft, Stettinius & Hollister LLP to advocate on its behalf. The...
Seasonal Employment Alliance Hires Continental Strategy
The Seasonal Employment Alliance has hired Continental Strategy LLC to lobby on labor, antitrust, and workplace issues. The move marks a shift in...