Policy News – December 2, 2021

Now that the House has passed the Build Back Better bill, the attention focuses on the Senate and how they will respond. Consensus is high that several changes will be made to various parts of the legislation in key areas over the next several weeks. These include Medicare, Paid Leave, State and Local Tax Cap (SALT), Immigration, and Climate.  

At the Agencies:

U.S. Department of Labor

 The U.S. Department of Labor announces funding opportunity for $90M in grants to support academic, skills training, pre-apprenticeship services.

 The U.S. Department of Labor recovered more than $2.4B to employee benefit plans, participants, beneficiaries in fiscal year 2021.

 The U.S. Department of Labor launches initiative to protect professional caregivers’ wages, rights; ensure industry employers comply with law.

 The U.S. Department of Labor issued the Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for the week ending in November 20.

U.S. Department of the Treasury

 The U.S. Department of the Treasury and Turkey Announce Agreement on the Transition from Existing Digital Services Tax to New Multilateral Solution Agreed by the OECD-G20 Inclusive Framework.

 The U.S. Department of the Treasury Announces Agreement on the Transition from Existing Indian Equalization Levy to New Multilateral Solution Agreed by the OECD-G20 Inclusive Framework.

 The U.S. Department of the Treasury Expands Syria Nongovernmental Organizations General License.