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The U.S. Department of Labor awarded the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet more than $1.2 million for a Short-Time Compensation program.
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Walsh: DOL final rule 'will help America's workers and their families as they save for a secure retirement'
A U.S. Department of Labor recently announced a final rule allowing retirement planners to factor climate change in investment decisions.
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US Department of Labor seeks nominations for membership on Maritime Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is seeking nominations for membership on the Maritime Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health.
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Maritime Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH): Request for Nominations discussed on Nov. 23 by Labor Department
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Labor Department discusses Agency Information Collection Activities; Consumer Expenditure Surveys: Quarterly Interview and Diary on Nov. 23
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Nov. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Chairman Scott Statement on Extension of Student Loan Pause
Chairman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the Biden-Harris administration announced that it will extend the pause on student loan repayment, collections, and interest accrual.
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Scott Statement on Proposed Improvements to WIC Food Packages
Chairman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service announced proposed updates to strengthen food assistance for participants in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.
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Biden Set to Impose Hellish Regulatory Agenda on Workers, Job Creators
During an inflation crisis, a worker shortage, continued supply chain disruptions, and a looming recession, now is not the time to put additional burdens on job creators.
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Biden’s Student Loan Repayment Pause is Fiscal Insanity
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to the Biden administration’s decision to extend the student loan repayment pause for the sixth time:
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Biden Overturns Protections for Americans’ Retirement Savers with ESG Rule
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee Republican Leader Rick Allen (R-GA) released the following statement after President Biden’s Department of Labor (DOL) released a final rule allowing retirement plan managers to consider environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) factors when making investment decisions and exercising shareholder rights:
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Foxx Op-Ed: For apprenticeship programs to thrive—get employers back to the table
America has a problem: with more than 10 million unfilled jobs and a monumental skills gap, the United States is approaching dire economic straits.
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Foxx, Smith Demand Answers on Biden’s Student Loan Giveaway to the Wealthy
Following a court decision that struck down the Biden administration’s executive order on student loans, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (R-MO) demanded answers from the Biden administration over its student loan giveaway to the wealthy in a letter sent to White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shalanda Young.
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Democrats Push Unionization Over Keeping Warehouse Workers Safe
Today, Workforce Protections Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Keller (R-PA) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a subcommittee hearing attacking job creators and industry leaders under the guise of worker safety:
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Senator Murray Praises Biden Administration’s Sustainable Investing Rule
Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement in response to the Biden Administration’s final rule ensuring financial advisors can consider environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria in their investment decisions for retirement investments.
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DeLauro, Roybal-Allard Statement on McCarthy’s Unfounded Call for the Resignation of Mayorkas
House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) and Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA-40) released the following statement on Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s call for Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to resign and threat to impeach him
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Coventry Woman Admits to Fraudulently Applying for and Receiving COVID Unemployment Benefits
A Coventry woman today admitted to a federal judge that she fraudulently applied for and received more than $17,000 in unemployment benefits provided for by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha and Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha.
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Former Employee of Youth Soccer Organization Sentenced for Obstruction of Justice
A Scottish man who was previously employed by Global Premier Soccer LLC (GPS), a youth soccer organization, was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for obstructing justice.
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Former State Employee And Three Others Indicted For $1 Million COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
U.S. Attorney Mark Totten announced today that Adelita Castillo Juarez, age 55, of Kent City, Francisca Adelita Juarez, age 35, of Kent City, Evelyn De-Maya Vanderbilt, formerly known as Kwamaine Dejaun Trice, age 32, of Grand Rapids and Inkster, and Mya Michelle Giordano, formerly known as Mark Anthony Hall, age 42, of Norfolk, Virginia, were indicted by a federal grand jury with various crimes related to a fraudulent scheme to obtain state and federal benefits provided in part in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Michigan Man Sentenced for Scheme to Obtain COVID Relief Funds in a Dozen Different States
A Michigan man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his involvement in a fraudulent scheme to obtain COVID-19-related unemployment assistance and small business loans in 12 different states.
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Brooklyn Woman Pleads Guilty To Multifaceted COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
TATIANA DANIEL Conspired to Commit Pandemic Fraud by Defrauding New York City’s COVID-19 Hotel Room Isolation Program, Selling Fabricated COVID-19 Test Results, Committing Unemployment Benefits Fraud, and Obtaining Fraudulent COVID-19 Loans
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