Our Victories
NFIB works to affect positive change on behalf of our members. Read about some of the recent victories by our Legal Center, Government Relations, and Political teams.
Policy Victories
Regulations
NFIB recently prompted a deregulatory reform by the Department of Interior that benefits landowners across the country. Thanks to a request filed by the NFIB Small Business Legal Center, the federal government issued new rules that encourage private conservation without a blanket prohibition on private land use.
NFIB’s lawsuit successfully blocked EPA’s “Waters of the U.S. Rule,” which would have expanded the jurisdictional reach of the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers by prohibiting landowners from developing any portion of land that is even occasionally wet without an expensive federal permit.
Litigation filed by NFIB resulted in the Labor Department rescinding the so-called “Union Walk Around Rule,” which would have allowed union representatives to accompany OSHA inspectors when inspecting non-unionized companies.
NFIB successfully blocked a paid leave sick ordinance that would have set a national precedent for labor activists. In response to NFIB’s lawsuit, a Texas court blocked the City of Austin’s paid sick leave ordinance. Local measures such as Austin’s paid sick leave ordinance would result in a patchwork of rules and regulations that create major problems for small businesses.
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Legal Victories
- Legal Center has been called one of the top-ten most influential groups to file briefs in the U.S. Supreme Court by the SCOTUS blog.
- In NFIB v. OSHA, the U.S. Supreme Court issued stay of OSHA’s vaccine mandate, and OSHA withdrew the vaccine mandate following a successful challenge by NFIB.
- A federal court agreed with NFIB’s arguments and permanently enjoined the U.S. Treasury from enforcing the American Rescue Plan Act’s prohibition against states using ARPA funds to lower to taxes.
- In Sackett v. EPA, the Supreme Court agreed with NFIB’s brief that the federal government must follow a new limited test for determining when land contains a “water of the United States” (WOTUS). This decision means fewer construction projects will need expensive federal permits.
- In Glacier NW v. Teamsters, the Supreme Court ruled that a business could sue a union for damages after the striking employees walked out and left concrete running in trucks. NFIB filed a brief in the case arguing that striking workers cannot intentionally damage property without consequence.
Election Victories
Election Victories
- In 2022, the NFIB Fed PAC endorsed 277 U.S. Senate and House candidates, earning an 84% win rate.
- Six NFIB members were newly elected to Congress, bringing the total to 25 members serving in the 118th Congress.
- 2,186 candidates for governor, the legislature, and other state-level offices were endorsed across 39 states. 85% of those candidates were elected. Among them, 245 NFIB members.
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