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On April 29, Americans for Prosperity submitted a letter to Members of Congress urging opposition to the Faster Labor Contracts Act (H.R. 5408 / S. 844) and ongoing efforts to force the bill onto the House floor using a discharge petition.
Proposals to drive the minimum wage to $30 an hour must be met with skepticism. If a wage floor of $20 an hour in one major industry leads to fewer jobs and higher prices, policymakers should at least reconsider before assuming a much larger wage push will be painless across a broader swath of the economy. If policymakers really want to help workers, they should focus on policies that expand opportunity and increase productivity, not wage floors that risk pricing disadvantaged workers out of the labor market.
Ahead of an April 28, 2026 deadline, Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFPF) submitted a public comment supporting the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) proposed rule clarifying who qualifies as an independent contractor or employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act and other DOL jurisdiction.
America’s workforce is changing, and state lawmakers are starting to catch up.
This anniversary, let us give people liberty to work and to build the lives they dream of.
OPM Policy/Career Rule is Published with AFP Support
As a part of efforts by Georgia leaders to continue improving economic opportunity and affordability, H.B. 987 could help millions of Georgia workers and their families by removing obstacles that have given self-employed workers disadvantages in pursuing affordable benefits.
Austen Bannan joins Vance Ginn on the Let People Prosper Podcast to discuss his recent “How to Empower Workers” paper and the types of governmental barriers that prevent Americans from pursuing the best careers for themselves and their families.
Austen Bannan joins David Osborne and Vincent Vernuccio on the DisUnion podcast to discuss worker empowerment and the labor agenda in Congress.
