Lobbying Disclosure: Nossaman Guthner Knox & Elliott LLP for GTE Information Services
June 20, 2026
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The Frame
This report identifies the financial investment made by a telecommunications company to influence state-level labor policy regarding salesperson classification.
Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.
GTE Information Services Inc.
The company paid for representation to influence state labor regulations.
Outside salespersons
The lobbying activity specifically targeted the regulatory language defining this employment category.
Last recorded activity June 20, 2026.
Next step not available in the current record.
Summary
Key Facts
- GTE Information Services Inc. paid $6,057.19 for lobbying services.
- The lobbying period covered April 1, 2000, through June 30, 2000.
- The lobbying activity focused on 'outside salesperson' language within the Industrial Welfare Commission's jurisdiction.
Why It Matters
This report identifies the financial investment made by a telecommunications company to influence state-level labor policy regarding salesperson classification.
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Lobbying Activity
Nossaman Guthner Knox & Elliott LLP
on behalf of GTE Information Services Inc.
Nossaman Guthner Knox & Elliott LLP
on behalf of GTE Information Services Inc.
NOSSAMAN GUTHNER KNOX & ELLIOTT LLP
on behalf of GTE INFORMATION SERVICES INC. (aka GTE/IS)
Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
Targeted Labor Regulation
The lobbying effort was specifically focused on the definition of 'outside salesperson' within the Industrial Welfare Commission, suggesting a potential effort to change labor cost or classification requirements.
Connected Entities
Sources
www.sos.ca.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance35How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz5Current news / social attention level
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