By DOL Newswire | Feb 11, 2013
News Release: House Education and the Workforce Committee Republicans today sent a letter to President Obama urging a fiscally responsible, long-term solution to the Stafford Loan interest rate problem. Chairman John Kline (R-MN), Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), ...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 8, 2013
News Release: On Thursday, February 14 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), will hold a hearing entitled “Sequestration: Examining Employers’ WARN Act Responsibilities." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 7, 2013
News Release: On Wednesday, February 13 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN), will hold a hearing entitled “The Future of the NLRB: What Noel Canning vs. NLRB Means for Workers, Employers, and Unions." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 7, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, along with Senators Burr, Enzi, Casey, and Alexander introduced the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013, a bipartisan effort to ensure that...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 7, 2013
News Release: “I welcome everyone to our first education hearing of the new Congress. Today’s hearing will focus on No Child Left Behind flexibility waivers to the states.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 6, 2013
News Release: The Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Energy and Commerce Committees today unveiled the ObamaCare Burden Tracker (#ObamaCareBurden). The Burden Tracker is an online resource to help the public keep track of all of the new government mandates, rules, and red tape as a result of ObamaCare.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 5, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) released the following statement today on the 20th anniversary of the enactment of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), a law that provides Americans with 12 weeks of job-protected leave to recover from a serious illness or care for a new child or seriously...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 5, 2013
News Release: U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) today released the following statement in recognition of the 20th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 5, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-In case you missed it, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Tom Harkin (D-IA) today announced in an op-ed for Politico that he plans to reintroduce the Healthy Families Act to provide paid sick days to American workers. Harkin’s announcement comes on...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 1, 2013
News Release: U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Higher Education and Workforce Training Subcommittee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) have launched a comprehensive review of the federal Job Corps program. In response to ongoing reports of financial challenges, the committee seeks information from the Obama administration, operators of Job Corps centers, and the National Job Corps Association.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 1, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON-Today, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee - and author of the prevention title of the Affordable Care Act - released the following statement on the Administration’s proposed rule on contraceptive cost sharing for religious organizations...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 1, 2013
News Release: House Republican leaders today sent a letter to Education Secretary Arne Duncan on the administration’s failure to properly support and implement the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP), w hich helps low-income children in the nation's capital escape underperforming schools.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 31, 2013
News Release: U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN), Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), and Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Chairman Todd Rokita (R-IN) today sent letters to Attorney ...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 31, 2013
News Release: “I want to welcome everyone to the latest in our ongoing series of hearings focusing on retirement security. Today, we are going to take a closer look at the question: How much do families need to save for retirement?
By DOL Newswire | Jan 31, 2013
News Release: MARSHALL, Mo. - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has recognized the employees and management of Monsanto Co. Marshall Corn Research Station in Marshall, Mo., for excellence in the company's employee safety and health program. The Marshall Corn Research Station facility has been designated a "star," the highest honor in OSHA's Voluntary Protection Programs.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 31, 2013
News Release: On Tuesday, February 5 at 10:00 a.m., Utah Governor Gary R. Herbert will testify at a hearing chaired by U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN). The hearing, entitled “Challenges and Opportunities Facing America's Schools and Workplaces," will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 31, 2013
News Release: Region 1 News Release: 13-136-BOS/BOS 2013-014
By DOL Newswire | Jan 30, 2013
News Release: CANONSBURG, Pa. - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Canonsburg-based Panthera Painting Inc. with 38 alleged violations¿including 14 willful and 11 repeat¿found at bridge work sites in Slatington, Harrisburg and Slatedale, where workers were exposed to lead and other safety and health hazards while performing abrasive blasting and repainting projects. Proposed penalties total $459,844.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 29, 2013
News Release: Bipartisan leaders on the U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee responded today to three reports on the nation’s multiemployer pension system. The reports provide a broad examination of the challenges facing the pension system responsible for providing retirement benefits to more than 10 million individuals.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 29, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Today, on the fourth anniversary of enactment of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) introduced the Fair Pay Act, which would build upon the important work of that legislation and help ensure equal pay for equal work. Harkin’s legislation would require employers...
