By DOL Newswire | Nov 30, 2011
News Release: Today, the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on H.R. 3094, the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act. This commonsense legislation will rein in the activist agenda of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and reaffirm key workforce protections that have been in place for decades.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 30, 2011
News Release: The U.S. House of Representatives today approved a key component of the House Republican Plan for America's Job Creators.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 30, 2011
News Release: Today, the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), held a hearing entitled, “Keeping College within Reach: Discussing Ways Institutions Can Streamline Costs and Reduce Tuition."
By DOL Newswire | Nov 29, 2011
News Release: Today, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Federal Workers’ Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act (H.R. 2465), commonsense legislation that will strengthen and enhance the workers' compensation program for federal employees.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 28, 2011
News Release: On Wednesday, November 30 at 10:00 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: Discussing Ways Institutions Can Streamline Costs and Reduce Tuition." The hearing will take place in room 2261 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 23, 2011
News Release: House Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement in response to new developments surrounding the National Labor Relations Board ambush election scheme...
By DOL Newswire | Nov 18, 2011
News Release: Today, the House of Representatives held a procedural debate on the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act, legislation that will defend employers’ free speech and workers’ free choice. This commonsense bill will restore long-standing workforce protections and prevent the activist National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) from imposing sweeping changes on our workplaces.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 18, 2011
News Release: House Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced plans to hold a vote November 30 on controversial changes to the rules governing union elections...
By DOL Newswire | Nov 16, 2011
News Release: Thirty-six House Republicans have filed an amicus brief in support of legal efforts to overturn an unlawful National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) regulation. The controversial regulation requires every employer under the board’s jurisdiction to post in the workplace a biased and vague notice of employees’ labor rights. Numerous organizations representing workers and employers initiated a legal challenge to nullify the board’s rule.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 16, 2011
News Release: Today, the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), held a hearing entitled “Education Research: Identifying Effective Programs to Support Students and Teachers."
By DOL Newswire | Nov 14, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, released the following statement on today’s announcement that the United States Supreme Court will review the challenges to the Affordable Care Act...
By DOL Newswire | Nov 14, 2011
News Release: On Wednesday, November 16 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), will hold a hearing entitled “Education Research: Identifying Effective Programs to Support Students and Teachers." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 14, 2011
News Release: U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after the United States Supreme Court announced it would consider legal challenges to the health care law...
By DOL Newswire | Nov 10, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, spoke on the Senate floor to discuss his ongoing efforts to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, and in doing so, move beyond the law’s most recent iteration, the No Child...
By DOL Newswire | Nov 9, 2011
News Release: U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN), Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Ranking Member Mike Enzi (R-WY), and Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) issued the following statements on President Obama’s changes to the Head Start Program...
By DOL Newswire | Nov 8, 2011
News Release: “Today’s roundtable will focus on moving beyond NCLB-the current iteration of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)-and towards reauthorization of the law for the needs of the 21st Century. Over the last two years the Committee has held 10 hearings on the full range of issues covered under...
By DOL Newswire | Nov 8, 2011
News Release: Dear Attorney General Holder and Commissioner Hamburg...
By DOL Newswire | Nov 7, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, released the following statement after a federal district judge blocked the Food and Drug Administration’s effort to make Americans aware of the health risks of cigarettes through graphic warnings...
By DOL Newswire | Nov 4, 2011
News Release: U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after the Department of Labor released employment data for October...
By DOL Newswire | Nov 3, 2011
News Release: The Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), today held a hearing entitled, “Examining Regulatory and Enforcement Actions Under the Fair Labor Standards Act." Members of the committee discussed the punitive enforcement agenda adopted by the Obama Department of Labor and its effect on workers and job-creators.
