ASSOCIATION NEWS
Industry leaders
A coalition of 61 organizations, including the Irrigation Association, has expressed strong opposition to S. 4260, the “Warehouse Worker Protection Act.” The legislation, proposed by Senator Ed Markey, D-Massachusetts, aims to impose regulations on warehouse distribution centers and has been criticized for potentially hampering national supply chains and curtailing employers’ due process rights by those who signed on to the opposition letter.
The coalition argues that the bill would revive long-discarded Occupational Safety and Health Administration ergonomics standards, which were previously deemed unworkable and voided by Congress. According to the opposition letter, the bill would also require employers to implement costly remedial measures
before any violations are proven, thus undermining the efficiency of vital warehousing and distribution operations.
Nathan Bowen, advocacy and public affairs vice president for the Irrigation Association, voiced concerns about the bill’s implications.
“While the Irrigation Association supports protections for warehouse workers, this
Act,” aimed at repealing the Corporate Transparency Act.
The CTA requires small businesses with 20 or fewer employees or $5 million or less in revenues to report their beneficial owners to the Financial Crimes
IA presses Congress
for CTA repeal The Irrigation Association signed onto a letter addressed to Senator Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, and Congressman Warren Davidson, R-Ohio. The letter, dated April 29, expresses support for the “Repealing Big Brother Overreach
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Enforcement Network. The letter criticizes the CTA for its broad definitions and significant compliance burdens on small businesses, arguing that it is unlikely to effectively aid law enforcement in preventing money laundering.
The letter supports the proposed legislation to repeal the CTA, stating that it would eliminate an unnecessary
bill misses the mark by imposing outdated and burdensome regulations that do not enhance workplace safety,” says Bowen.
The letter emphasizes the bill’s potential to negatively impact workplaces across various industry sectors. The signatories call on Congress to reject the legislation, citing the need for practical and effective solutions to protect workers without disrupting operational efficiency.
reporting regime and allow for the development of better approaches that balance national security needs with the rights of small business owners.
“The Corporate Transparency is one of the largest, most burdensome, and intrusive pieces of legislation affecting the small business economy in generations,” says Jeff Brabant, vice-president of federal government relations at National Federation of Independent Businesses. “This act singles out and subjects small business owners to civil and criminal penalties for simple paperwork violations, and allows state, federal, and international law enforcement nearly unfettered access to a database containing the private and sometimes confidential information of millions of small business owners. This act is broken beyond repair and NFIB applauds Senator Tuberville and Congressman Davidson for introducing legislation to repeal it.”
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