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Brief Amicus Curiae of the Independent Women's Forum in Support of Respondents on the Individual Mandate (PDF)

"Amicus is gravely concerned that the Affordable Care Act represents asignificant, unconstitutional increase in federal power, which if allowed to stand will limit competition, stifle debate and thus deprive us of theliberties and opportunities we would otherwise enjoy."

Text of Statements before Senate Special Committee on Aging Hearing: Enhancing Women's Retirement Security

Panel Statements by Barbara Bovbjerg, Director, Director, Education, Workforce and Income Security Issues, Government Accountability Office; LaTina Burse Green, Assistant Deputy Commissioner, Retirement and Disability Policy, Social Security Administration; Kelly O'Donnell, Vice President, Financial Engines; Sabrina Schaeffer, Executive Director, Independent Women's Forum; and Joan Entmacher, Vice President and Director, Family Economic Security, National Women's Law Center.

House Subcommittee Hearing: Allowing Independent Contractors to Access Benefits

Video of April 11 hearing. Opening statement by Chair Kevin Kiley (R-CA); testimony from [1] Ms. Kristin Sharp, Flex Association; [2] Ms. Gabriella Hoffman, Independent Women"s Forum Center for Economic Opportunity; [3] Dr. Katie Wells, Georgetown University; and [4] Dr. Liya Palagashvili, Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Testimony at House Ways and Means Committee Hearing on Legislative Proposals for Paid Family and Medical Leave (PDF)

"[We] are here to consider the FAMILY Act, proposed legislation that would impose a payroll tax on all workers to fund benefits for those who qualify.... [T]he FAMILY Act [1] has the potential to exacerbate inequalities ... [2] would tax everyone equally regardless of risk (or propensity for use).... [3] would backfire on workers, particularly women, by reducing the incentive for employers to provide paid family and medical leave benefits and increasing the incentive for workplace discrimination.... [4] will burden workers with a new tax and reduce overall economic opportunity."

Senate Republicans Readying Paid Family Leave Bill

"Sens. Marco Rubio (Fla.), Mike Lee (Utah), and Joni Ernst (Iowa) are working with the Independent Women's Forum to draft the legislation ... for the voluntary paid parental leave program. The measure would allow a worker to deduct Social Security contributions to use for leave from work for situations including the birth of a child. The worker would be able to repay those funds by delaying retirement, those on the call said."

House HELP Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Workplace Leave Policies

"On Wednesday, December 6 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions will hold a hearing on 'Workplace Leave Policies: Opportunities and Challenges for Employers and Working Families.' ... Witnesses: [1] Ms. Barbara Brickmeier, on behalf of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce; [2] Ms. Carrie Lukas, Independent Women's Forum; [3] Mr. Hans Riemer, Montgomery County Council, Maryland; [4] Ms. Angela Schaefer, on behalf of the Society for Human Resource Management."

Republican Proposals for King v. Burwell Ruling

"Top Republican legislators are pondering how to respond should the Supreme Court rule that the federal ObamaCare subsidies are illegal in 37 states (the states that didn't establish their own health insurance exchanges).... [T]hese subsidies trigger the individual and employer mandates in those states, meaning this ruling could significantly impact the way ObamaCare works. Here are a few Republican proposals for how to respond in this scenario[.]"

D.C. Circuit Court Orders Government to Respond in Challenge to ACA Under U.S. Constitution's Origination Clause

"In a new and surprising development, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has ordered that the Federal Government respond to their challengers' petition for an en banc hearing. This case, Sissel v. [HHS], centers on the Origination Clause and alleges that the Affordable Care Act was passed in an unconstitutional way.... Although Matt Sissel did not initially succeed at the D.C. Circuit, he has filed now for an en banc hearing ... The Court has now ordered the Federal Government to respond, indicating that judges are taking this request for a rehearing seriously."