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Advocacy Submits Comment to NMFS on Amendments to the North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Strike…
On August 1, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) published a proposed rule titled, “Amendments to the North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Strike Reduction Rule.” The Office of Advocacy of the U.S.…
BOEM Seeks Comments on Two Proposed Guidance Documents for Submission of Offshore Wind Project Plans
On October 26, 2022, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management published two proposed guidance documents pertaining to the requirements that lessees must include in their offshore wind construction and…
Labor Roundtable – November 9, 2022
Virtual Labor RoundtableNovember 9, 2022, from 3- 5:00 pm (ET)
Virtual Roundtable to discuss the DOL’s Proposed Rule on Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
The Office of Advocacy will host a…
Advocacy Submits Comments on EPA’s Revisions to Accidental Release Prevention Requirements
The Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) submits the following comments in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed rule, Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act;…
Advocacy Urges FAR Council to Re-Evaluate Compliance Costs for Small Construction Companies in the…
On August 19, 2022, the FAR Council published a proposed regulation that would make it mandatory for agencies to have Project Labor Agreements (PLA) for federal construction contracts valued at $35 million or more. This mandatory PLA would…
Small Business Commercial Refrigeration Roundtable – October 28, 2022
Small Business Commercial Refrigeration Roundtable
Friday, October 28, 20222 – 3:30 p.m. (ET)VIA TELECONFERENCE
AGENDA AND TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION
I. Welcome and Introductions (2-2:05 p.m.)o Prianka Sharma, Assistant Chief Counsel…
DOL Publishes Independent Contractor Proposed Rule
On October 13, 2022, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (DOL) proposed a rule that would determine whether a worker is an independent contractor or an employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Under the FLSA,…
Virtual Labor Roundtable – October 20, 2022
Office of AdvocacyVirtual Labor RoundtableOctober 20, 2022, 1 – 2:30 p.m. (ET)
Virtual Roundtable to discuss the NLRB’s Proposed Rule on Joint-Employer Status
The Office of Advocacy will host a roundtable to discuss the National…
Advocacy Recommends Considering Small Businesses in Council on Environmental Quality’s Environmental…
On October 3, 2022, the Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) submitted public comments to the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) on the development of its Environmental Justice Scorecard, used to evaluate how federal agencies are achieving…
SBA Environmental Roundtable – October 7, 2022
***SBA Environmental Roundtable Meeting***
FRIDAY, October 7, 2022, 10 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Via Webinar
The next U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy Environmental Roundtable will meet virtually to discuss the…