ULMAN PUBLIC POLICY & FEDERAL RELATIONS

Opposition to the Warehouse Worker Protection Act (H.R. 4896/S.2613) Concerns with OSHAs Interpretation of the General Duty Clause: Limitation for Inherently Risky Professional Activities Proposed Rule. (RIN: 1218-AD71) Concerns with OSHAs rule, Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process (RIN: 1218-AD45) Opposition to H.R. 20 and S. 852, the Protecting the Right to Organize Act Support for the Save Local Business Act (H.R. 4366) Concerns with government-mandated project labor agreements (PLAs) on federal and federally-assisted construction projects Concerns with Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces/Blacklisting policies Discussion on general workforce development issues facing the construction industry Support for WHDs rulemaking on independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (RIN 1235-AA46) Concerns with NLRB interpretations that would protect harassing behavior in the workplace and create potential conflicts with federal, state, and local anti-discrimination laws, including its decision in Lion Elastomers Support for the NLRB to engage in a rulemaking to rescind its Cemex decision and restore the pre-Cemex framework. Support for the NLRB to engage in a rulemaking to rescind its Amazon decision banning mandatory meetings, which violates the First Amendment and employers freedom of speech. Support for the NLRB to engage in a rulemaking to set a clear independent contractor standard under the National Labor Relations Act and rescind its The Atlanta Opera decision in favor of the standard under SuperShuttle. Concerns with the NLRBs recent decisions in American Steel Construction, Thryv, Inc., and Stericycle Concerns with OSHAs Proposed Rule, Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings (RIN 1218-AD39). Support for the Employee Rights Act of 2025 (H.R. 4154) Opposition to the Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 17) Support for the Start Applying Labor Transparency Act (H.R. 2954) Support for the Trump administrations nominations to serve in the Department of Labor and its subagencies Opposition to the Faster Labor Contracts Act (H.R. 5408/ S. 844) and the discharge petition to move the bill ( H.Res. 1140) Opposition to the legislative framework proposed by Senator Hawley Support for OSHAs review of its recordkeeping and reporting obligations related to occupational injuries and illnesses Support for OMBs efforts on deregulation Support for DOL to engage in rulemaking on joint employer status under the FLSA.