The U.S. Federal District Court in Washington, D.C. has rejected the challenge to the National Labor Relations Board’s “ambush election” rule (a rule that speeds up the election period to 14 […]
There is confusion surrounding truck drivers, standards, and liability. Contact your senators today to voice your support for an amendment that establishes a national hiring standard for motor carriers! Sponsored […]
U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) introduced the Postal Innovation Act this week. The bill allows U.S. Postal Service to implement pilot programs for non-postal services in five cities. According to […]
The Pharmaceutical Distribution Security Alliance (PDSA), of which IWLA is a member, addressed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Compliance on the Drug Supply Chain Security Act Preemption. […]
On July 6, the U.S. Department of Labor released its proposed rules for increasing the eligibility requirement for workers to receive overtime payments when working more than 40 hours per […]
On July 21, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced a bipartisan agreement that would provide three years of money for the U.S. highway trust fund. The agreement provides a six-year blueprint for spending […]
IWLA has submitted comments to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s guidance on food recalls. Prior to the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) there was no mandated requirements for responsible […]
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced proposed revisions to the overtime rules under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The revisions would make all salaried workers who earn less than $970 […]
By IWLA Washington Representative Pat O’Connor Appropriations Committees in the U.S. House and Senate advanced their Fiscal Year 2106 Labor-HHS spending bills this week. These bills each contain policy riders […]
The chairmen and ranking member of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), introduced a six-year highway reauthorization bill titled the Developing […]
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