The day after the House Appropriations Committee released a draft bill that would significantly limit certain federal agency rules and initiatives, the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education held a markup session of the measure. As previously discussed, riders in the draft appropriations bill would, among other things, prevent any funds from being used to enforce the National Labor Relations Board’s representation election rule, as well as its efforts to re-define “joint employment” under the National Labor Relations Act and assert jurisdiction over Native American businesses on tribal lands. Riders also would curtail several Department of Labor initiatives, such as its intent to re-define who qualifies as a “fiduciary” under ERISA, and prohibit funds from being used to create an Office of Labor Compliance. This Office will be integral to the enforcement of the President’s Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order, often referred to as the “blacklisting” executive order. Other riders would effectively de-fund implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
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