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Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture expressing concerns with the agency’s proposed changes to the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program packages that limit families from accessing flexible and nutritious food options.
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OFCCP Changes Course After Chair Foxx Raises Concerns Over Agency Policy
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is planning on releasing job creators’ confidential employee data to accommodate a FOIA request from a left-leaning organization.
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Mr. President, the State of Our Union is Troubling
Here’s the rub: America’s workforce, job creators, and students are caught in an inescapable riptide—and President Biden’s futile policies are to blame.
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What They’re Saying: Biden’s ESG Rule Hurts America’s Workers, Retirees
The Biden administration is putting the retirement security of millions of Americans at risk.
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Fact Checking Biden's Student Loan Bailout
Supreme Court will hear arguments regarding Biden’s illegal student loan debt scheme. Here’s a look at the most commonly heard myths, and the facts this administration is leaving behind.
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Biden's Student Loan Scam
Supreme Court will hear arguments on the Biden administration’s student loan bailout which, if enacted, would cost taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars
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Hearing Recap: Postsecondary Education Edition
Education and the Workforce Committee hearing covered the importance of improving workforce development programs and increasing accountability in postsecondary education.
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Hearing Recap: K-12 Education Edition
“From elementary school to law school, the state of this nation’s education system is deeply troubling at every level,” Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) said in her opening statement during the Education and the Workforce Committee’s first hearing of the 118th Congress.
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Looman: 'Our nation’s family caregivers provide critical care and comfort'
The U.S. Department of Labor marked the 30th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) with an online roundtable discussion and the launch of a new online resource for workers.
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Foxx Fights to Protect Retiree’s Financial Security
News Release: Today, the House will vote on H.J. Res. 30, a Congressional Review Act resolution to nullify the Biden administration’s rule encouraging retirement plan fiduciaries to consider or choose investments based on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors.
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DOL-ETA offers new grant application process starting March 1
Scaling Apprenticeship Readiness Across the Building Trades Initiative grant opened on March 1.
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El Departamento de Trabajo de EE. UU. organizará un seminario educativo en línea de un día para los empleadores, trabajadores y otras partes interesadas de la industria agrícola
Release: Quién: Departamento de Trabajo de los Estados Unidos
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Foxx on Biden Nominating Su to Head DOL
News Release: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after President Biden nominated Julie Su, Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor, to replace departing Secretary Marty Walsh...
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US Department of Labor finds Pepsi Guam Bottling exposed workers to severe injuries by willfully violating safety standards
News Release: TAMUNING, GUAM ‒ Federal safety inspectors found Pepsi Guam Bottling jeopardized the safety of their employees by disabling safety devices to allow workers to reach into a bottle-labeling machine as often as 15 times an hour to grab and fix labels and adjust tipping bottles to avoid slowing or stopping production.
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Foxx, Smucker Grill Education Department for Bogus Cost Estimate of Biden’s Student Loan Bailout
News Release: Yesterday, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Congressman Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona blasting the Department for its attempted cover-up of the real cost of President Biden’s illegal student loan bailout.
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US Department of Labor finds El Paso metal-plating company continues to willfully expose employees working with corrosive acids to eye injuries
News Release: EL PASO, TX - A federal workplace safety investigation of an El Paso jewelry metal-plating finisher found the company again exposing workers to serious hazards, including willfully failing to protect people working with dangerous acids and other chemicals from potentially permanent eye injuries.
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Notice published by Labor Department on Feb. 28
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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“Constitutional Authority and Single Subject Statements for H.R. 1177” published by the Congressional Record in the House section on Feb. 24
The House section of the Congressional Record published “Constitutional Authority and Single Subject Statements for H.R. 1177” on Feb. 24.
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US Department of Labor finds Mississippi medical center illegally deducted hours worked, failed to pay required overtime; recovers $201K in back wages
News Release: Employer: North Sunflower Medical Center. Investigation site: 840 N. Oak Ave. Ruleville, MS 38771. Investigation findings: Investigators with the department’s Wage and Hour Division found the employer - a healthcare facility providing services to the Humphrey, Leflore and Sunflower tri-counties area ...
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US Department of Labor to host one-day online educational seminar for agriculture industry employers, workers, other stakeholders
Release: Who: U.S. Department of Labor. What: 2023 Virtual Agricultural Seminar. When: March 7, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CST. Where: Online event. Register to attend. Background: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division will hold a 2023 Virtual Agricultural Seminar that will provide guidance ...
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