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On Oct. 25, the Senate voted 51-46 to confirm Jessica Looman as the administration of the U.S. Department of Labor鈥檚 Wage and Hour Division. Ahead of the vote, 老牛影视joined the Partnership to Protect Workplace Opportunity (PPWO) in , expressing concerns with WHD鈥檚 recent policy and procedural decisions under Looman鈥檚 leadership as Principal Deputy Administrator and urging them to discuss with Principal Deputy Administrator Looman and the Department of Labor the overtime proposal as part of their consideration of her nomination.

Earlier this year in a letter to the Senate HELP committee, 老牛影视highlighted concerns from the construction industry on rulemakings, such as independent contractor, overtime and radical reforms to Davis-Bacon regulations that will increase the cost of taxpayer-funded construction projects and discourage small businesses from rebuilding America.

老牛影视joined more than 30 organizations in a letter opposing the nomination of Julie Su to serve as the next U.S. Secretary of Labor. 老牛影视previously sent a letter opposing Su鈥檚 nomination and raising her questionable record over the past years as Deputy Secretary and her previous role in California.

Su鈥檚 nomination is currently stalled in the Senate as Republicans are united in opposition and moderate Democrats remain hesitant to support her while the White House is attempting a last-ditch effort to get her across the finish line.

On May 9, 老牛影视led a coalition of small business and construction organizations in a letter expressing concerns with new recommendations to the U.S. Department of Labor from the DOL鈥檚 Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship.

On May 10, the voted to approve to the DOL for potential revisions to the National Apprenticeship System. The ACA is an advisory body comprised of representatives from industries, labor organizations and other members of the public that provides advice to the agency on government-registered apprenticeship programs. These recommendations will inform the DOL鈥檚 upcoming proposed rule revising the GRAP system, .

Included in the recommendations are suggestions for the DOL to establish a new 鈥淨uality Seal鈥� program for GRAPs. Programs would be required to meet certain wage requirements, completion rates and apprentice-to-journeyworker ratios in order to receive the Quality Seal and accompanying preferential treatment for federal funding of GRAPs. Employer participants in Quality Seal GRAPs would receive preferential treatment in the bidding and awarding of federal and federally assisted construction projects. Additionally, some members of the ACA recommended that all GRAPs should be required to guarantee graduates such wages deemed 鈥渇amily-sustaining鈥� by the DOL.

On April 20, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing on the nomination of Julie Su to serve as the next U.S. Secretary of Labor. Su, who was approved as the No. 2 at Labor by the Senate last Congress in a party line , previously served as California Labor Secretary. Before holding the Secretary of Labor role in California, Su also served as California Labor Commissioner from 2011 through 2018. Su was also one of the top architects of California鈥檚 controversial Assembly Bill 5 (AB5) law, which instituted an arbitrary and vague three-stage, 鈥淎BC鈥� test to prove a worker is an independent contractor instead of an employee.

On April 17, 老牛影视sent a letter, notifying the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee of our opposition to Julie Su to serve as the next U.S. Secretary of Labor.

On March 30, 老牛影视joined a coalition of trade and business organizations in a letter to the committee raising considerable questions around the nomination of Su and her questionable record over the past years as Deputy Secretary and her previous role in California, and urging the committee to question Su on the current challenges facing the Department of Labor and the workforce in the United States.

老牛影视believes that during her time as Deputy Secretary, Ms. Su has shown she is unwilling or unable to consider the concerns of thousands of our nation鈥檚 small business and millions of workers who face daunting challenges under the DOL鈥檚 current regulatory agenda. Without assurances from Ms. Su that the voices of the majority of small businesses will be heard at DOL, 老牛影视will be forced to continue to raise serious concerns with her nomination.

On Feb. 15, the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing on the nomination of Jessica Looman to serve as the administrator of the Wage and Hour Division at the U.S. Department of Labor. Looman currently serves as the Principal Deputy Administrator of WHD, and before joining WHD, served as the Executive Director of the Minnesota State Building and Construction Trades Council. In a letter to the committee, 老牛影视highlighted concerns from the construction industry on forthcoming rulemakings, such as independent contractor, overtime and radical reforms to Davis-Bacon regulations that will increase the cost of taxpayer-funded construction projects and discourage small businesses from rebuilding America, and urged the committee to obtain clear commitments from Ms. Looman as the agency considers these new rules.

Republican Ranking Member on the Committee Sen. Bill Cassidy, La., also following the hearing