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By Press release submission | Dec 12, 2022
Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), joined Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on the Senate floor to seek unanimous consent on a time agreement to pass their Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) this Congress to protect pregnant workers and ensure they have the basic workplace accommodations they need to have healthy pregnancies.
By Press release submission | Dec 12, 2022
U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), spoke on the Senate floor about the urgent need for Congress to take action on pandemic preparedness.
By Press release submission | Dec 12, 2022
Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), and Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced legislation to clarify that victims of discrimination can seek damages for emotional harm under federal law after the Supreme Court curtailed their ability to do so in its April ruling in Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller.
By Press release submission | Dec 12, 2022
Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) blasted the Biden administration for pushing regulations that will throttle the franchise model and undermine the path to the American Dream for many entrepreneurs.
By Press release submission | Dec 12, 2022
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Civil Rights and Human Services Subcommittee Republican Leader Russ Fulcher (R-ID) sent a letter to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Charlotte A. Burrows to sound the alarm on the agency’s draft Strategic Plan, which misses opportunities for making EEOC more responsive to workers and employers.
By Press release submission | Dec 12, 2022
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI) introduced the College Cost Transparency and Student Protection Act, which makes college cost decisions more consumer friendly.
By Press release submission | Dec 12, 2022
Today Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement after Biden’s Department of Education disbanded its partisan national parents council following lawsuits from multiple parental rights groups:
By Press release submission | Dec 12, 2022
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement after the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced it approved the largest multiemployer pension bailout in history:
By Press release submission | Dec 12, 2022
A bicameral comment letter, spearheaded in the House by Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC), was sent yesterday to National Labor Relations Board (“the Board” or NLRB) Chairman Lauren McFerran to oppose the Biden administration’s proposed joint employer rule which would jeopardize businesses across the country.
By Press release submission | Dec 12, 2022
Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) celebrated the U.S. House of Representatives passing the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023, which included key initiatives spearheaded by Congressman Scott.
By Press release submission | Dec 12, 2022
On Friday, House and Senate education leaders wrote a letter urging the Department of Education to increase its oversight of online program managers (OPMs)—third-party companies that help colleges run and recruit students for online academic programs—to ensure they are not engaging in abusive recruiting practices.
By Press release submission | Dec 12, 2022
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced that 357,056 participants of the Central States Pension Fund will have their retirement benefits saved and 1,005 businesses contributing to the plan will be protected.
By Press release submission | Dec 12, 2022
House Education and Labor Committee Chairman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) led a letter with 52 House Democrats to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in support of its proposed joint employer rule.
By Press release submissions | Dec 12, 2022
Bipartisan E&C Leaders Voice Concern Over Ticketmaster’S Handling Of Ticket Sales For Taylor Swift’S Upcoming Tour
By Press release submissions | Dec 12, 2022
E&C Leaders Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Encourage Investment & Innovation In Satellite Communications
By Press release submissions | Dec 12, 2022
ICYMI: Pallone And Rodgers On Abc To Discuss Online Privacy Legislation
By Press release submissions | Dec 12, 2022
Pallone And Murray Write In Support Of Biden Administration’S Implementation Of The No Surprises Act
By Press release submissions | Dec 12, 2022
Pallone & Doyle Praise House Passage Of Bill To Help Address Maternal Mortality Crisis
By Press release submissions | Dec 12, 2022
Pallone & Eshoo Applaud House Passage Of Two Public Health Bills
By Press release submissions | Dec 12, 2022
E&C Announces Full Committee Markup Of Republican Resolution Of Inquiry
