News from December 2022
By Press release submission | Dec 30, 2022
Today, on the House floor, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) blasted postsecondary institutions for giving students misleading and false information about the cost of college.
By Press release submission | Dec 30, 2022
President Biden promised free college on the campaign trail. Unable to secure Congressional approval to enact his radical agenda, the Biden administration is unilaterally dismantling the federal student loan system.
By Press release submission | Dec 30, 2022
Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on the release of SECURE 2.0, landmark bipartisan and bicameral retirement legislation Foxx championed:
By Press release submission | Dec 30, 2022
U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), issued the following statement on the Senate’s passage of the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers (PUMP) Act in a 92-5 amendment vote to add the legislation to the 2023 government funding bill, which passed the Senate today.
By Press release submission | Dec 30, 2022
Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), issued the following statement on the Senate’s passage of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) as part of the year-end funding package.
By Press release submission | Dec 30, 2022
U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), issued the following statement on the Senate’s passage of key Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reforms she negotiated this year and pushed to pass as part of the Fiscal Year 2023 Omnibus Appropriations bill.
By Press release submission | Dec 30, 2022
Senator Murray: “In every room and at every opportunity, child care is at the top of my mind, and I push hard for progress—and that’s exactly what I did in this funding package … But make no mistake: even as I continue pushing for increased child care investments, I’ll never stop working towards the big, bold change we need to finally fix the child care crisis.”
By Press release submission | Dec 30, 2022
U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), released the following statement on Senate passage of an omnibus which includes a package of mental health and substance use disorder policies she worked to include with HELP Ranking Member Senator Richard Burr (R-NC).
By Press release submission | Dec 30, 2022
U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), released the following statement on the Senate’s passage of the omnibus appropriations bill which includes a package of bipartisan reforms she crafted with HELP Ranking Member Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) to strengthen families’ retirement and emergency savings and which she fought to include in the bill.
By Press release submission | Dec 30, 2022
Omnibus includes highest level for non-defense funding ever, lowers the cost of living for working families, creates better-paying jobs, and keeps our nation and communities safe; Provides critical funding to support Ukraine and relief to help communities recover from natural disasters
By Press release submission | Dec 30, 2022
This week, after months of bipartisan and bicameral negotiations, the Committees on Appropriations introduced a $1.7 trillion omnibus appropriations bill for fiscal year 2023.
By Press release submission | Dec 30, 2022
I am pleased to announce that late last night, I introduced the bipartisan, bicameral, fiscal year 2023 omnibus appropriations bill.
By Press release submission | Dec 30, 2022
Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) Monday released the $1.7 trillion fiscal year 2023 Omnibus Appropriations bill.
By Press release submission | Dec 30, 2022
Secures 10% Defense Increase, Takes Care of Veterans, Rejects Wasteful Non-defense Budget Request
By Press release submission | Dec 30, 2022
Secures 10% Defense Increase, Ensures Veterans Care, Rejects Wasteful Non-defense Budget Request
By Press release submission | Dec 30, 2022
Vice Chairman Shelby, Chair DeLauro, and I reached a bipartisan, bicameral framework that should allow us to finish an omnibus appropriations bill that can pass the House and Senate and be signed into law by the President
By Press release submission | Dec 30, 2022
Investigators with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found the employer – operating in Middlesboro, Kentucky – engaged in intimidating actions when they fired a server at the restaurant after learning that the worker contacted the Kentucky Labor Cabinet regarding concerns about wages.
By Press release submission | Dec 30, 2022
Investigators with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found the Lakes Region ice cream and fried foods retailer failed to pay full overtime wages to 25 workers and failed to pay two employees for travel time who were tasked with transporting seasonal workers to and from work, leading to significant Fair Labor Standards Act violations.
By Press release submission | Dec 30, 2022
A federal court ordered a Winter Haven security services company to pay $117,880 in back wages and liquidated damages to 76 employees who the U.S. Department of Labor determined were misclassified as independent contractors.
By Press release submission | Dec 30, 2022
A federal investigation into child labor violations by franchisees of a Lindon, Utah-based franchise network of a fast-growing national chain of cookie bakeries found 11 operators in six states allowed young employees – many 14 and 15 years of age – to work more than the law permits or in hazardous or prohibited occupations.
