Considered the last legislative feat of 2015, Congress approved a massive tax and spending package on Friday that includes some positive and negative provisions for employers. The Omnibus Appropriations Act funds the federal government through September 2016—thus averting a possible government shutdown—and includes a separate $600 billion tax component. Of the $1.1 trillion spending portion, $12.2 billion will be allocated to the Department of Labor, $274 million to the National Labor Relations Board, and $364.5 million to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. These allocations include some stipulations on how the money can be spent, but failed to block several controversial actions by the DOL and NLRB.
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