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“From his first days in the Oval Office, President Trump has prioritized the American worker.”
“I've written that there are some workplaces where the best thing you could have for achieving the best terms and conditions of employment will be a labor union. They play an important role.”
“President Trump was determined to replace NAFTA from the day he took office. It reflected the old way of trade deals in which our partners shirked labor protections while American companies shipped operations and jobs to cheaper foreign locations. Our factories shuttered, our manufacturing shrank, and we grew more dependent on foreign suppliers.”
“ESG investing often marches under the same banner as 'stakeholder capitalism,' which maintains that corporations owe obligations to a range of constituencies, not only their shareholders.”
“U.S. companies should consider all the implications before signing agreements that give employees carte blanche to funnel company information to law-enforcement agencies.”
“Unions and their supporters in Congress claim that when employees vote on whether to unionize, the elections are tainted by employer intimidation. They're wrong.”
“Apprenticeship is a proven model for developing a skilled workforce.”
“Before Trump, trade policy ceded our manufacturing strength to foreign nations.”
“The best thing for workers is work, not unemployment.”
“For a lawyer to shade or slant his legal advice to advance a private agenda is among the gravest betrayals of his solemn duty as an attorney.”
“The H-1B program was never intended to create a pool of foreign labor that displaces Americans' opportunities for good-paying jobs.”
“The truth is that the D.C. Circuit is an admirably nonideological court that applies principles of administrative law evenhandedly.”
“I've advised clients to fire or take other serious action against executives and other managers who, in my judgment, had engaged in harassment or other misconduct.”
“Programs funded by the Department of Labor have already opened doors for many Americans to become apprentices, particularly veterans, women and minorities. But government alone cannot equip the American workforce for the jobs of tomorrow. The private sector must lead.”
“OSHA was created to regulate jobs that cause injury or illness to workers. Increasingly, though, OSHA sees its purpose as improving the general welfare of working Americans, whether work itself is hazardous or not.”
“I've urged employers to address workers' pain.”
“Whistleblowers deserve protection, but employees are not federal agents.”
“Many investors understandably want to do good while also doing well. But the standards for ESG investing are often unclear and sometimes contradictory.”
“At the heart of Erisa is the requirement that plan fiduciaries act with an 'eye single' to funding the retirements of plan participants and beneficiaries. This means investment decisions must be based solely on whether they enhance retirement savings, regardless of the fiduciary's personal preferences.”
“ESG investing poses particular concerns under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, or Erisa, the federal law governing private retirement plans.”