• House Passes Comp Time Legislation
• Mandatory E-Verify Bill Reintroduced
• Senate Dives Into Markup of Comprehensive Immigration Reform
• Senate Confirms New EEOC Commissioner
• CUPA-HR Comments on FLSA Survey
• Judge Strikes Down NLRB Poster Rule

• CUPA-HR President and CEO Testifies at House Subcommittee Hearing on Comp Time Bill
• Bill Would Entitle More Workers to Leave for Family Member's Deployment
• Paid Sick Leave Bill Reintroduced in Both Chambers
• Obama Renominates Pearce, Names Two Others to Fill Republican NLRB Seats; House Passes Legislation Intended to Slow Board Actions

• President Taps Thomas Perez as New Labor Secretary
• House, Senate Address High-Skilled Immigration
• Committee Marks Up Legislation to Halt NLRB Activity
• Minimal Agreement on Minimum Wage at Senate HELP Hearing

• President Obama Pushes Equal Pay Act
• Court Decision May Invalidate Past and Future NLRB Actions
• New Regulations, Guidance and Legislation Introduced as FMLA Celebrates 20th Anniversary
• H-1B Visa Legislation Calls for Market-Based Cap

• Cliff Deal Includes Tax Breaks for Employer-Provided Education
• Treasury and IRS Issue Guidance on Affordable Care Act But No Clear Answers on Adjuncts
• Cliff Averted With Changes to the Tax Code
• Sole Republican Leaves NLRB

• Urge Congress to Extend Employer-Provided Tuition Assistance Tax Break Set to Expire December 31
• USCIS Releases Guidance Memo for Employers on I-9 Obligations for DACA
• HHS Releases New Healthcare Proposed Rules
• IRS Raises Mileage Reimbursement Rates for the New Year
• STEM Jobs Act Passes House but Stalls in Senate

• 2012 Election Results
• Outlook for the Lame Duck
• Congressional Leadership Elections in the Works
• USCCR to Examine EEOC’s Criminal Background Check Guidance

• Congress Adjourns for Fall Recess and Passes Short-Term Continuing Resolution 
• CUPA-HR Joins Comments on IRS Guidance on “Safe Harbor” Methods and Determining Full-Time Employees Under the ACA 
• E-Verify Extension and Program Changes, Congress Gets More Serious About Addressing Immigration Issues 
• USCIS Begins to Issue DACA Cards and Updates FAQs for Employers 

• House Committee Holds Hearing on Higher Ed Collective Bargaining
• IRS Issues Guidance on “Safe Harbor” Methods and Determining Full-Time Employees Under the PPACA
• HHS Clarifies That Undocumented Workers Are Not Covered by Healthcare Law
• USCIS Begins DACA, Leaving Employers in Limbo

• Court Upholds Ruling Suspending NLRB’s Ambush Election Rule 
• Congress Begins August Recess 
• CUPA-HR Files Brief in NLRB NYU Grad Student Case 
• DOL Proposes Changes to H-1B LCA Form 

• Supreme Court Upholds Healthcare Law 
• Following Court Ruling, House Votes to Repeal Healthcare Law 
• President Signs Transportation Bill With Pension Changes 
• NLRB Revisits Union Eligibility for Professors and Graduate Students 

• Senate Holds Hearing on ENDA 
• IRS Provides Transition Relief for $2,500 FSA Cap 
• Paycheck Fairness Act Fails in the Senate 
• CUPA-HR Joins Comments on IRS and HHS Healthcare Employer Reporting Requirements and Plan Minimum Value 
• CUPA-HR Joins Letter to DOL on Proposed OFCCP Rule Changes 

• NLRB’s Ambush Election Rule Invalidated Days after Taking Effect
• NLRB’s Posting Rule Enjoined
• EEOC Issues Criminal Background Check Guidance
• CUPA-HR Files Comments on Proposed FMLA Changes
• CUPA-HR Submits Letter for the Record at House Committee Hearing on OFCCP Regulatory Actions
• Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Work Flexibility Issues
• IRS Issues Guidance on Normal Retirement Age Rules for Public Plans

• Harkin Includes Mandatory Paid Sick Leave in Middle Class Legislative Package
• EEOC Issues Final Rule on ADEA Changes 
• HHS Issues Final Rule on Student Health Insurance Coverage 
• EEOC Approves Strategic Plan and Issues Guidance on Employing Veterans 
• HHS Releases Exchange Regulations and Preventive Services ANPRM
• Challenges Initiated on Recess Appointees

• Court Rules on Notice Posting 
• Bill Introduced to Save Expiring Employer-Provided Tuition Assistance 
• CUPA-HR Files Comments on OFCCP Proposal 
• House and Senate Challenge NLRB Election Rule 
• President Signs Payroll Tax Cut Extension Act 

• CUPA-HR Joins Letter to EEOC on Criminal Background Checks 
• President’s Proposed Budget for DOL 
• USDA Withdraws Direct Final Rule Amending Procurement Regulations 
• DOL Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking with FMLA Changes 
• House Committees Hold Hearings on Presidential Recess Appointments 
• HHS Delays Implementation of Summary of Benefits and Coverage 
• EEOC Issues Final Rule on GINA Recordkeeping Requirements 

• First Session of the 112th Congress Ends and Second Session Begins With Ongoing Tax and Funding Debates
• OFCCP Issues Proposed Rule on Nondiscrimination for Individuals With Disabilities
• IRS Issues Updated Guidance on W-2 Healthcare Coverage Reporting Requirements
• HHS Issues Guidance on “Essential Health Benefits”
• Controversy and a Flurry of Activity Surround the NLRB

• NLRB Votes to Move Forward With “Scaled Back” Election Rule 
• Super Committee Failure Leads to Intense December 
• First Pieces of President’s Jobs Bill Signed Into Law 
• House Approves Bill to Limit the Power of NLRB 
• EEOC Approves ADEA Proposal 
• FLSA Oversight Hearing in the House 

• Congress Continues Piecemeal Approach With President’s Jobs Bill 
• House Committee Approves Bill to Limit the Power of NLRB 
• CUPA-HR Advocacy Efforts: Weighing in on Super Committee Deliberations 
• Filing Comments on Healthcare Summary of Benefit and Coverage Proposal and Two OFCCP Proposals 

• House Hearing on Kline Bill to Amend the NLRA 
• NLRB Delays Implementation of Poster Rule to January 
• DOL Issues FAQ on Print Ads for PERM Labor Certification 
• CUPA-HR Signs on to Higher Ed Letters on Funding for Minority Institutions 
• President’s Jobs Bill Falls Short in Senate 
• House Passes Bill Dealing With Boeing NLRB Complaint 
• Senate Reconfirms EEO Commissioner Barker 
• House Committee Approves Mandatory E-Verify Legislation 

Headlines:
Mandatory E-Verify Bill Moves Forward on Committee Agendas for the Fall
Agencies Issue Proposed Rule on Healthcare Summary of Benefit and Coverage
House Leadership Moves NLRB Legislation Forward as Part of Jobs Agenda
Board Changes Spur Activity at the NLRB 

Headlines:
Congress Adjourns for August Recess After Reaching Debt Limit Deal
DOL and NLRB Continue to Grab Headlines With Rules to Ease Union Organizing
House Committee Holds Hearing on FLSA
EEOC Holds Hearing on the Use of Criminal Background Checks

Headlines:
House Chairman Introduces Mandatory E-Verify Bill
CUPA-HR Comments on Certain Employer Provisions of PPACA and on Veteran Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination Obligations
NLRB Moves to Reconsider Graduate Student Collective Bargaining
DOL and NLRB Issue Complimentary Rules to Ease Union Organizing
IRS Raises Mileage Rates to Reflect Gas Prices 

Headlines:
Supreme Court Rules on Arizona E-Verify Law
IRS Issues Interim Guidance on W-2 Health Coverage Reporting Requirements
EEOC Holds Hearing on Leave as Reasonable Accommodation Under ADA
Persuader Activity Rule Coming Soon

Headlines:
SSA “No-Match” Letters Resume
OFCCP Proposes Update on Affirmative Action Rule for Veterans
NLRB Sues States Over Secret Ballot Amendments
NLRB Boeing Complaint Spurs Legislation
DOL Creates iPhone App for Employees to Track Own Time
House Holds Hearing on Public Pension Transparency Act
Treasury and IRS Seek Comment on Certain Employer Provisions of PPACA

Headlines:
President Signs 1099 Provision Repeal Into Law
EEOC Publishes Final Rule on ADA Amendments Act
CUPA-HR Joins Student Health Insurance Comments
USCIS Issues Final Rule on I-9 Identity Documents
ENDA and PFA Reintroduced 

Headlines:
CUPA-HR Submits Brief on NLRB Specialty Healthcare Case
Public Pension Transparency Bill Re-Introduced
DOL to Conduct FMLA Survey
1099 Negotiations Continue

Headlines:
Congress Moves Forward on 1099 Repeal
House Holds Hearing on Expanding E-Verify
HHS Announces New Rule on Student Health Insurance
IRS Ruling Makes Breast Pumps Tax Deductible
House Holds Hearing on NLRBB

Headlines:
OFCCP Proposes Rescission of Compensation Standards and Self-Audit Guidelines
NLRB Activity Increases – President Announces New Nominees
Senate Confirms EEOC Nominees
New Chairmen for 112th Congress
DOL Issues RFI on Break Time for Nursing Mother Law
Tax Break for Employer-Provided Tuition Assistance Extended Two More Years