A reference document provided by Washington Council Ernst and Young offers 老牛影视members a summary of employer requirements contained in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich.) and Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) May 9 launched a new website,听taxreform.gov, and a Twitter feed,@simplertaxes, to gather feedback from the public on tax reform.听

The Department of Labor Office of Labor-Management Standards Aug. 3听published a proposed rule听for the implementation of听Executive Order 13496听that requires federal contractors and subcontractors to post a notice aimed at informing employees of their rights to join or not join a union.

The Department of Labor (DOL) Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) May 20 published a final rule detailing the way federal contractors and subcontractors must display a notice informing employees of their rights to join or not join a union. 听听

老牛影视May 7听welcomed a decision听by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to invalidate the National Labor Relations Board鈥檚 (NLRB) 鈥淣otification of Employee Rights鈥� notice posting rule. A three-judge panel struck down the 2011 rule, primarily on the grounds that it violated free speech rights afforded to employers under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).听

The 老牛影视Georgia Chapter celebrated a victory May 6 when Gov. Nathan Deal (R)听signed into law听S.B. 179, which prohibits government entities from mandating project labor agreements (PLAs) on state-funded construction projects.听

The Joint Committee on Taxation May 6 released a report summarizing the findings and comments obtained from 11 working groups that were formed by the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee related to tax reform. The report is a part of an effort to overhaul the U.S. tax code.

Effective May 7, all employers are required to use the听revised I-9 Form. Employers who fail to use the new form (revision date 03/08/13) after that date may be subject to penalties.听

As part of ABC鈥檚 partnership with the National Council for Public-Private Partnerships (NCPPP) to educate lawmakers and the construction industry about the benefits of public-private partnerships (P3s), 老牛影视is sponsoring a conference June 27 at the Baltimore-Washington International Airport Hilton that will address Maryland鈥檚 recently enacted law and other state and local laws enabling P3s. Register now and view the agenda featuring Md. Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown (D) here:听http://www.ncppp.org/events/ncppp-events/building-maryland-through-ppps/

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is requesting comments about the potential use of a government-mandated project labor agreement (PLA) on a large-scale federal project constructing dormitories and a conference center for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Harpers Ferry, W.Va.听