The Lubbock Chamber of Commerce filed official comment to the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) at Regulations.gov conditionally and cautiously supporting the proposed rescission of Persuader Rule regulations established in 2016 that were challenged successfully in Lubbock Federal Court by the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce and four other plaintiffs.
The Lubbock Chamber of Commerce in March, 2016 joined the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), Texas Association of Business (TAB), National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), and Texas Association of Builders (Texas Builders) in filing a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of changes to the Persuader Rule.
In its official comment on the proposed rescission, the Chamber also urged the USDOL to accept the permanent, nationwide injunction issued in November 2016 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas to stay changes to the Persuader Rule. The Chamber also urged USDOL to dismiss its appeal of that injunction.
"With regard to the proposed rescission, we strongly caution that even if the current Administration issues a new rule rescinding the challenged rule and if the permanent nationwide injunction were to be overturned, then a future Administration could simply ignore the rescission and implement a new rule that could resemble the rule that was termed 'defective to its core' by Senior U.S. District Judge Sam Cummings due, in part, to the regulation's chilling effect on free speech," said Diannah Tatum, Lubbock Chamber Chairwoman.
The Chamber urges its members to similarly voice their concerns by taking action on this matter and has provided the tools and information to quickly and easily file a comment
HERE.
