By DOL Newswire | Apr 16, 2013
News Release: On Tuesday, April 30 at 9:00 a.m., Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Chairman Phil Roe (R-TN) will join Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC) to host a field hearing entitled “Health Care Challenges Facing North Carolina’s Workers and Job Creators." The hearing will take place at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, South Campus, Building 1000, Room 106, located at 1531 Trinity Church Road in Concord, North Carolina.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 12, 2013
News Release: On Wednesday, April 17 at 10:00 a.m., the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will mark up the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 (H.R. 1406). The markup will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 12, 2013
News Release: On Tuesday, April 16 at 11:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), will hold a hearing entitled, “Keeping College Within Reach: The Role of Federal Student Aid Programs." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 12, 2013
News Release: The U.S. House of Representatives today approved the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act (H.R. 1120). Sponsored by Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN), chair of the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, the legislation requires the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to cease all activity requiring a three member quorum until the legal uncertainty surrounding the board is appropriately resolved.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 12, 2013
News Release: Right now, the House is considering the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act (H.R. 1120). The legislation responds to the ongoing legal chaos surrounding the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in the wake of President Obama's 2012 non-recess recess appointments by requiring the board to cease activity until the issues involving the current board are settled.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 11, 2013
News Release: The Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), today held a legislative hearing on the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 (H.R. 1406). Introduced by Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL), the bill would allow private-sector employers to offer workers the choice of paid time off or ‘comp time’ for working overtime hours. Members discussed how the commonsense legislation would help more Americans meet the demands of family and the workplace.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 10, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Ranking Member Lamar Alexander (R-TN) today urged the Senate to pass the Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act, a mental health package passed by the Committee this morning that reauthorizes...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 10, 2013
News Release: The Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN), today held a hearing to review the state of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education in America. Members discussed the need to reevaluate the federal government’s STEM investment to ensure it is helping students compete for jobs in these high-demand fields.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 10, 2013
News Release: U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) today released the following statement on President Obama’s $3.8 trillion budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2014...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 9, 2013
News Release: House Republicans, led by Representative Martha Roby (R-AL), today introduced legislation that will remove an unnecessary federal restriction on the private-sector and help Americans better balance family and work. The Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 (H.R. 1406) would allow private-sector workers ...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 9, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON-Today, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, released the following statement in reaction to President Obama’s decision to nominate a full slate of board members for the National Labor Relations Board...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 9, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Tom Harkin (D-IA) and HELP Committee Ranking Member Lamar Alexander (R-TN) today introduced the Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act, a mental health package that reauthorizes and improves programs administered...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 9, 2013
News Release: U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Chairman Phil Roe (R-TN) today released the following statement after President Obama announced three nominations for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 8, 2013
News Release: On Wednesday, April 10 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN), will hold a hearing entitled “Raising the Bar: Reviewing STEM Education in America." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 5, 2013
News Release: U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) today released the following statement on the third anniversary of the Upper Big Branch mining disaster...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 3, 2013
News Release: Dear Acting Secretary Harris and Secretary Lew...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 29, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), Chairman of the HELP Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety, have signed on as original cosponsors of the recently-introduced Protecting...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 27, 2013
News Release: Region 6 News Release: 13-558-DAL. March 27, 2013. Contact: Diana Petterson Juan Rodriguez. Phone: 972-850-4710 972-850-4709. Email: petterson.diana@dol.gov rodriguez.juan@dol.gov. WYNNEWOOD, Okla. - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Wynnewood Refining...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 26, 2013
News Release: On Tuesday, April 9th at 9:00 a.m., Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) will join Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI) in Michigan’s 7th Congressional District for a field hearing entitled, “Reviving our Economy: The Role of Higher Education in Job Growth and Development." The field hearing will take place at Monroe County Community College, Administration Building Room #173, located at 1555 S. Raisinville Road in Monroe, Michigan.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 23, 2013
News Release: U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) today released the following statement on the third anniversary of the president’s health care law...
