Donald Norcross: “I include in the Record two letters of opposition, one from the North America's Building Trades Unions, and one from the…”

“I include in the Record two letters of opposition, one from the North America's Building Trades Unions, and one from the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. North America's Building Trades Unions, Washington, DC, November 6, 2017. Dear Representative: On behalf of the 3 million skilled craft professionals who comprise the 14 national and international unions of North America's Building Trades Unions (NABTU), I urge your opposition to H.R. 3441, the Save Local Business Act. If enacted this piece of legislation would have a devastating impact on the construction industry which is dependent upon a variety of contractor and subcontractor relationships. Unfortunately, many low road contractors in the construction industry are becoming increasingly skilled in shielding themselves from legal liabilities through layers of subcontractors. Contractors use subcontractors or labor brokers that either pay their employees off the books or intentionally misclassify them as 1099 subcontractors. When that is done, income taxes are not deducted, and Social Security and Medicare taxes are not paid, as well as unemployment contributions, workers' compensation premium and overtime. H.R. 3441 purports to save businesses by making it extremely difficult for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and U.S. Department of Labor to find employers jointly liable for violations of the law.…”