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Indiana Chamber STILL Stands With ‘Big Three’ Automakers in UAW Strike

Hoosier businesses, workers and their families are the ones most negatively impacted as the strike initiated last month by the United Auto Workers (UAW) against the “Big Three” Detroit automakers — Ford, General Motors and Stellantis — drags on. And at this point, unfortunately, it shows no sign of ending or the UAW willing to negotiate in good faith [...]

2023-10-17T11:50:49-04:00October 17th, 2023|

Indiana Chamber President on Reported UPS Labor Resolution

Indiana Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Kevin Brinegar comments on the reported labor resolution between UPS and the Teamsters union, which represents about 340,000 of its workers: “Preventing a work stoppage is commendable and the Indiana Chamber is pleased to see UPS can continue to dutifully serve its customer base, which includes many Hoosier businesses. “UPS is a [...]

2023-07-26T08:13:40-04:00July 26th, 2023|

Work Share Takes Small Step Forward in 2023

Work share legislation was the focus of Senate Bill 347, authored by Sen. Eric Bassler (R-Washington), which passed the Senate Pensions and Labor Committee for the first time this year. Work share is a voluntary and cost-effective alternative to traditional unemployment benefits. In lieu of laying off a number of employees entirely during an economic downturn, an employer elects [...]

2023-06-19T09:11:44-04:00June 19th, 2023|

Reasons for Optimism in Advancing Work Share Legislation

SB 347 / Chamber Supports Work share legislation has renewed life this session with a new committee chairman, and the Indiana Chamber is again leading the charge to get this pro-employer, pro-worker bill enacted. First, a refresher: Work share is a voluntary and cost-effective alternative to traditional unemployment benefits. In lieu of laying off a number of employees entirely [...]

2023-02-06T08:44:47-05:00February 6th, 2023|

Trump Era Rule on Independent Contractors Rescinded

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a new proposed rule on October 11 that rescinded a rule promulgated by the Trump administration for independent contractors that modified Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations addressing whether workers are employees or independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act. This is the current administration’s second attempt to rescind [...]

2022-11-01T10:01:47-04:00November 1st, 2022|

Indiana Chamber Offers Support on Reported Railway Labor Agreement

(INDIANAPOLIS) — Indiana Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Kevin Brinegar comments on the tentative agreement reached between the nation’s largest rail companies and respective unions to avoid a rail strike that could have cost the economy an estimated $2 billion per day. “We’re grateful an agreement appears to have been reached in order to keep our rail system [...]

2022-09-15T14:53:53-04:00September 15th, 2022|

NLRB General Counsel Attacks Employers’ Constitutional Rights

On April 7,  Jennifer Abruzzo, general counsel to the National Relations Labor Board (NLRB), issued a memorandum that she will be asking the NLRB to find that meetings in which employers express their views on union organizing are a violation of the National Labor Relations Act.  She believes that the NLRB has incorrectly concluded that an employer does not [...]

2022-04-28T11:57:09-04:00April 28th, 2022|

Iron Hot for General Assembly to Pass Work Share in 2021 to Aid Workers, Employers

The magnitude of Indiana not having a work share program during the pandemic was revealed yesterday in new research from the Brookings Institution. The national group said Indiana could have saved as many as 34,000 jobs during May through October and missed out on as much as $116 million in federal funding to pay for unemployment claims. The latter figure, [...]

2021-02-12T13:03:09-05:00February 12th, 2021|

Federal Relations: Biden Takes Office, Issues Array of Executive Orders; Court Vacates Energy Rule

Since his inauguration on Wednesday, President Joe Biden has signed approximately 30 executive orders, memorandums and proclamations. At least a third are reversals of executive orders signed by former President Donald Trump. This is no way to govern, but this is the course of action the last several presidents have turned to in lieu of Congress passing the legislation [...]

2021-01-23T00:01:02-05:00January 22nd, 2021|

Chamber Priority Bill Provides Unemployment Insurance Solution; Health Care Matters Take Center Stage

By Mike Ripley, vice president of health care policy and employment law During the Great Recession from 2007-2011, the state paid out on average $1.1 billion per year in unemployment insurance (UI) benefits, with 2009 being the worst year with more than $1.8 billion in benefits paid. In 2011, the Indiana General Assembly passed legislation that put all employers [...]

2020-03-27T15:02:58-04:00March 27th, 2020|