On Sept. 29, National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo issued Memorandum GC 21-08 to all Field offices asserting that student-athletes receiving scholarships at private colleges and universities are employees under the National Labor Relations Act.

On Sept. 28, the U.S. Department of Labor鈥檚 Wage and Hour Division published the Davis-Bacon Wage Determination Conformance Guide to assist construction contractors and other industry stakeholders in understanding the process of seeking a conformance under the DBA and Related Acts.

On Sept. 9, President Biden announced his Path Out of the Pandemic: COVID-19 Action Plan and signed Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors. As required by the EO, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force recently issued guidance on COVID-19 Workplace Sa

On Sept. 27, ABC, a steering committee member of the听Construction Industry Safety Coalition, sent a听letter听 to James Frederick, acting assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor鈥檚 Occupational Safety and Health Administration, voicing concerns related to OSHA鈥檚 forthcoming COVID-19 vaccination and testing Emergency Temporary Standard, which will apply to employers with 100

On Sept. 15, the U.S. Department of Labor鈥檚 Wage and Hour Division announced the minimum wage for federal contractors will increase from $10.95 per hour to $11.25 per hour beginning Jan. 1, 2022.

On Sept. 15, House Democrats released additional details on planned tax increases to pay for their $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package. The House Ways and Means Committee continues to mark up its portion of the budget reconciliation package, and some of the top-line tax provisions already revealed may affect 老牛影视members.

On Sept. 9, President Biden unveiled a six-pronged national strategy to combat the spread of COVID-19, which will impact large private employers and federal contractors.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers recently announced they have halted implementation of the Navigable Waters Protection Rule nationwide and are reverting back to a definition of waters of the United States, or WOTUS, established in the 1980s. This announcement comes after a federal district court judge struck down the Trump administration鈥檚 final rule defining waters of the United States that are federally regulated under the Clean Water Act.

On Sept. 8, Rep. Rick Allen, R-Ga., a member of the House Education and Labor Committee, introduced the ABC-supported Truth in Employment Act, H.R. 5178. This legislation would amend the National Labor Relations Act to protect small businesses and their employees from the coercive tactic used by big unions known as 鈥渟alting,鈥� which makes small businesses targets of harassment campaigns designed to increase forced unionization.

On Sept. 7, 老牛影视issued an action alert opposing the U.S. House of Representative鈥檚 efforts to move forward with the partisan budget reconciliation process that could result in tax hikes and far-reaching labor requirements for 老牛影视members. Please urge your representatives to oppose this package this week as House committees continue to mark up their sections of the package.