On Aug. 30, a U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona judge struck down the Trump administration鈥檚 final rule revising the definition of 鈥渨aters of the United States鈥� that are federally regulated under the Clean Water Act. As a member of the Waters Advocacy Coalition, 老牛影视applauded the 2020 rule, known as the Navigable Waters Protection Rule

On Aug. 27, 老牛影视submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Labor鈥檚 Wage and Hour Division in response to its notice of proposed rulemaking to increase the minimum wage for federal contractors.

On Aug. 20, the Construction Industry Safety Coalition, of which 老牛影视is a steering committee member, submitted comments in response to the U.S. Department of Labor鈥檚 Occupational Safety and Health Administration鈥檚 Occupational Exposure to COVID-19; Emerg

On Aug. 24, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to advance a $3.5 trillion budget resolution, which was embedded in a House rule that tied its advancement to both the Senate鈥檚 bipartisan $1.2 trillion infrastructure package鈥攖he Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act鈥攁nd听H.R. 4, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.听听The rule was approved by the H

On Aug. 12, the National Labor Relations Board鈥檚 new general counsel, Jennifer A. Abruzzo, issued Memorandum GC 21-04 to all NLRB regional offices, which outlines the priorities of the Office of the General Counsel.

The Protecting the Right to Organize Act would听produce听significant economic costs听for the nation鈥檚 27 right-to-work states in听an听effort to听increase union power at the expense of worker freedom and small businesses, according to a report issued by the American Action Forum on Aug. 13.

On Aug. 11, The U.S. Senate passed a Budget Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2022 before leaving for its August recess in a 50-49 vote that will set the stage for a proposed $3.5 trillion partisan spending bill through the budget reconciliation process. Prior to the final vote, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., also released reconciliation instructions听for Senate committees

On Aug. 10, the听U.S. Senate passed the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act with bipartisan support in a 69-30 vote, with 19 Republicans joining all 50 senators in the Democratic caucus to approve the legislation.

Beginning Aug. 4, the U.S. Small Business Administration is launching a portal that will allow borrowers of certain Paycheck Protection Program loans to streamline the process of loan forgiveness by applying for forgiveness directly through the SBA.

On July 29, the听U.S. Department of Labor announced听a final rule to rescind the 2020 Joint Employer Status under the Fair Labor Standards Act rule, which goes into effect on Sept. 28, 2021. 听