A request from Tom Delaney, Director of Government Affairs at PLANET.

Hi All

I am asking you to consider contacting key legislators to urge your support of important policy provisions contained within the draft bill funding the Labor Department for the next fiscal year.

Your Help Needed:

While we are pleased that these priorities, described below, have been included within the bill, this is just the first step toward enacting any of them. For such a provision to be adopted, ultimately both the House and Senate will need to approve them in legislation that is sent to the President. Obviously, this will be an uphill battle and, while not impossible, the window of opportunity is now small. The likelihood of any of these provisions making it into final legislation will be strengthened if the Subcommittee meets and approves the draft legislation. Consequently, we encourage you to communicate your support for these provisions to all Members of Congress, but in particular to the Republicans on the House Labor-HHS Appropriation Subcommittee.

Happy Monday everyone.  This message is being sent jointly by Tom Delaney at PLANET and Craig J. Regelbrugge on behalf of ANLA.  You may recall a couple weeks ago seeing a message about the H-2B program being under regulatory assault, and the likelihood of a litigation strategy.  Here is a quick update.