Legislation recently introduced in Congress would make radical changes to U.S. labor law, tilting the scales dramatically in favor of Big Labor. The woefully misguided “Protecting the Right to Organize Act” (PRO Act, for short) is remarkably similar to and even surpasses previous attempts to game the system in favor of organized labor that congressional […]

Washington, D.C. – On June 25, CDW, along with 44 other employer entities, submitted comments on the Department of Labor’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking altering the joint employer standard under the Fair Labor Standards Act. CDW commended DOL’s proposed adoption of a clear, common-sense standard while encouraging the Department to consider additional changes that would […]

Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, June 11, CDW submitted a letter to all members of the House of Representatives signed by 147 organizations from around the country opposing H.R. 2474, the so-called Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act.  As CDW’s Chair Kristen Swearingen explained, “H.R. 2474 attacks the gig economy and franchise business model, both of […]

Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions will hold a hearing on the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. In response to the introduction of the legislation, the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace released the following statement from Chair Kristen Swearingen: “The PRO Act tramples […]