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Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after President Biden released his FY 2023 budget:
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Walsh Get out of the Picket Line and Back into the Office
Today, in a speech on the House Floor, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) called Labor Secretary Marty Walsh to account for his inappropriate involvement in labor disputes:
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Foxx: OSHA’s Bureaucratic Idiocy Knows No Bounds
Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its proposed rule that would re-instate provisions of the controversial Obama-era recordkeeping rule:
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Five Reasons Obamacare is a Failure
Twelve years ago, Democrats unloaded the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, onto the American people.
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Top Agency to Protect Workers Remains Closed, Reps. Foxx and Comer Have Questions
Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Oversight and Reform Committee Republican Leader James Comer (R-KY) sent a letter to the Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Charlotte Burrows, seeking information about EEOC’s plans to return to in-person work.
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Senate HELP Committee Examines Ways to Enhance American Retirement Savings, Encourage Participation and Planning
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) held a hearing titled, “Rise and Shine: Improving Retirement and Enhancing Savings.”Ranking Member Burr’s prepared opening statement:“Good morning.
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Shelby Statement on President Biden's FY23 Budget Request
Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chairman Richard Shelby (R-Ala.)
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Chief Financial Officer Of Connecticut Insurance Firm Sentenced In $33 Million Scheme To Steal Client Healthcare Funds And Defraud Multiple Lenders
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that ERIN VERESPY was sentenced to 66 months in prison for her participation in a widespread, $33 million scheme to misappropriate client healthcare funds and defraud multiple lenders through her role as the Chief Financial Officer of Employee Benefit Solutions LLC (“EBS”), an insurance firm located in Wilton, Connecticut.
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Michigan Man Plead Guilty to Unemployment Fraud and Identity Theft Related to COVID-19 Pandemic
A Michigan man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with his involvement in a fraudulent scheme to obtain COVID-19-related unemployment assistance.Devin Smith, 30, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft.
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Former Sacramento Resident Charged in Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme
Terence Aubrey Larker, 35, of Las Vegas, previously of Sacramento, was arrested today after a federal grand jury returned an eight-count indictment last Thursday, charging him with mail fraud and aggravated identity theft, U.S.
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Senators Murray and Burr Ask Government Watchdog to Examine Need for Additional Spousal Protections for 401(k) Retirement Assets
Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chair, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), and Ranking Member, Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) calling on the agency to examine the need for stronger spousal protections in defined contribution retirement plans.“People plan their futures around their retirement accounts, so it is important that no one have these critical resources undermined by their spouse’s decisions without their knowledge or consent,” wrote the Senators.
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Senator Murray Hears Directly from Student Borrowers in Washington State, Reiterates Her Call to Extend Payment Pause and Fix Broken Student Loan System
U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, hosted a virtual roundtable with Washington state borrowers and the state’s student loans ombudswoman to hear directly about how the broken student loan system is holding people back.
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Readout: Secretary Walsh joins Gov. Tom Wolf, trucking leaders, workers to open drivers’ training facility, discuss Registered Apprenticeship
News Release: WASHINGTON - Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh today joined Gov. Tom Wolf, leaders of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and Yellow Corp., and union members to announce the expansion of the trucking company’s 17th Commercial Driver’s License Driving Academy in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
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As demand for summer workers grows, US Department of Labor reminds Salt Lake City-area employers to comply with child labor laws
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - The U.S. Department of Labor is stepping up its efforts to identify child labor violations in the Salt Lake City area as school closings for the summer nears, and its Wage and Hour Division offers the findings of three recent investigations to remind employers about the regulations and limitations related to the employment youth.
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March 29: Bill H.R.7261 introduced, referred to Education and Labor committee
This bill is sponsored by Rep. Andy Biggs.
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US Department of Labor recognizes Seattle construction management company for excellence as a workplace safety ‘Star’
News Release: SEATTLE - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has certified the Walsh Group, a commercial construction management company in Seattle, as a “Star" employer in the agency’s Voluntary Protection Programs.
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