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Lawmakers put federal agencies on notice after end to Chevron deference
July 12, 2024 // Comer noted that he has also joined lawmakers in sending letters to an array of agencies that face a similar review, including: AmeriCorps Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Council on Environmental Quality Department of Agriculture Department of Commerce Department of Education Department of Energy Department of the Interior Department of Health and Human Services Department of Homeland Security Department of Labor Department of State Department of Transportation Department of the Treasury Department of Veterans Affairs Environmental Protection Agency Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation National Credit Union Administration National Labor Relations Board Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Office of the United States Trade Representative Securities and Exchange Commission Small Business Administration Social Security Administration
CT’s ‘captive audience’ law challenged in federal lawsuit
November 2, 2022 // Connecticut’s ban on “captive audience” meetings, which unions say are used to thwart organizing, is unconstitutional and a preemption of federal labor law, a coalition led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce claimed in a lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Hartford. The lawsuit, joined by the Connecticut Business and Industry Association and trade groups representing retailers and others, says the ban violates free-speech and equal-protection rights under the Constitution by “chilling and prohibiting employer speech” with their workers. The defendants in the lawsuit are Commissioner Danté Bartolomeo of the state Department of Labor, the department itself, and Attorney General William Tong. Chris DiPentima,
Trust busters: Labor coalition rallies in Midtown seeking wage reform and end to corporate monopolies
November 10, 2021 // Various labor activists, union members and elected officials announced a new coalition Wednesday aimed at combating large corporate entities and monopolies while also calling for the passage of a new legislation