DOL Newswire Report News
Ranking Member Cassidy, Chair Foxx Demand Briefing on Return to Student Loan Repayment
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and U.S. Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, reprimanded the Department of Education (ED) for their lack of preparedness to handle millions of student loan borrowers returning to repayment. The lawmakers are demanding documents and a briefing from ED regarding the Biden administration’s plan to transition borrowers back to repayment.
Ranking Member Cassidy, Chairwoman Foxx Blast Biden’s Lack of Transparency in Creating Title IX Rule
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and U.S. Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, blasted the Biden administration’s lack of transparency in creating its new Title IX rule, which forces schools to allow biological males to compete in women’s sports or risk losing federal funds. Specifically, the lawmakers raised concerns over the rushed review and public comment period, which limited Americans’ ability to provide feedback on a rule that has serious implications for women and girls’ athletics.
Ranking Member Cassidy, Braun, Colleagues Call on President Biden to Withdraw Julie Su Nomination for DOL Secretary
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
Today, U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Mike Braun (R-IN), and 31 Republican senators called on President Biden to withdraw the nomination of Julie Su to be Secretary of the Department of Labor (DOL). Currently, Ms. Su’s nomination for the Secretary of DOL is being considered by the U.S. Senate.
Ranking Member Cassidy, Chair Foxx Rebuke Biden’s New SEC Rule Threatening Americans’ Retirement Savings
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and U.S. Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, rebuked the Biden administration’s “hard close” proposed rule that limits Americans’ ability to trade in mutual funds, threatening millions of retirement plans.
ED is Woefully Unprepared to Return Student Loan Borrowers to Repayment
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Ranking Member Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), grilled Education Secretary Miguel Cardona for his department’s lack of preparedness to handle millions of student loan borrowers returning to repayment.
Large Scale Fraud In-The-Making at Department of Education
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently briefed the Committee on Education and the Workforce on the massive potential for fraud if the Supreme Court permits the Department of Education to move forward with Biden’s student loan scam.
Chairwoman Foxx, Ranking Member Cassidy Blast Biden’s Lack of Transparency in Creating Title IX Rule
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Ranking Member Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), blasted the Biden administration’s lack of transparency in creating its new Title IX rule, which forces schools to allow biological males to compete in women’s sports or risk losing federal funds. Specifically, the lawmakers raised concerns over the rushed review and public comment period, which limited Americans’ ability to provide feedback on a rule that has serious implications for women and girls’ athletics.
Foxx on Pending SCOTUS Student Loan Case: We Need to Stop This Illegal Scheme
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
In Case You Missed It, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) joined Fox Business to weigh in on Biden’s student loan debt transfer scheme and historic declines in math and reading scores among students. Excerpts from Chairwoman Foxx’s interview:
Foxx Celebrates Fifth Anniversary of Janus v. AFSCME Ruling
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on the fifth anniversary of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Janus v. AFSCME, which gave workers the right to choose whether to pay fees to a union or not:
Court Awards $254k In Back Wages, Damages After Us Department Of Labor Investigation Finds Medical Transport Company Misclassified Employees
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
Following a five-day jury trial, a federal district court in Minneapolis has awarded $254,628 in back wages and liquidated damages to 21 drivers after the U.S. Department of Labor determined their employer, a non-emergency medical transportation company, misclassified them as independent contractors denying them overtime pay.
The Department Of Labor Discovers That A Haverhill Company Violated The Temporary Work Visa Program And Recovers $ 832,000 In Back Wages, Damages For 47 People Employed To Perform Landscaping
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
The Department of Labor has recovered $ 771,022 in back wages and $ 61,215 in damages for 47 people employed in a landscaping company in Haverhill that did not comply with the requirements of the federal H-2B work visa program and the Fair Labor Standards Act. The H-2B Work Visa Program allows companies to hire workers with temporary visas for limited periods
Department Of Labor Finds Haverhill Company Violated Temporary Visa Worker Program, Recovers $832k In Back Wages, Damages For 47 Landscaping Workers
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $771,022 in back wages and $61,215 in liquidated damages for 47 workers of a Haverhill landscaping company after the employer failed to comply with requirements of the federal H-2B worker program and the Fair Labor Standards Act. The H-2B Worker Program permits businesses to employ temporary visa workers for limited periods of time.
Judge Upholds Department Of Labor Findings, Orders Schaumburg Pool Company To Pay $312k In Back Wages To 26 Non-immigrant Workers
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
An administrative law judge has ordered a Schaumburg residential and commercial swimming pool company to pay $312,561 in back wages to 26 workers, employed under a federal guest worker visa program, after the U.S. Department of Labor found the employer failed to comply with the H-2B guest worker visa program.
Federal Court Orders Tennessee Security Provider To Pay More Than $632k To 105 Security, Traffic Control Workers Misclassified As Independent Contractors
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
– A federal court in Nashville has affirmed the findings of an investigation that determined a Tennessee security and traffic control services provider and its owner misclassified 105 workers as independent contractors, including some who worked as security guards in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria.
The Department Of Labor Recovers $ 142,000 In Overtime Back Wages Owed To 65 Health Workers In Oklahoma By California Diagnostic Provider
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
While dozens of health workers in Oklahoma tested many people for coronavirus in tents, hotel rooms, and other public spaces during the height of the pandemic, their employer misclassified them as independent contractors and denied them overtime wages, benefits, and protections that they earned the most.
Department Of Labor Recovers $505k For Mississippi Delta Farmworkers After Dozens Of Employers Violated Workers’ Rights, Assesses $341k In Penalties
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
In the summer of 2022, U.S. Department of Labor leaders heard from a group of Black farmworkers in the Mississippi Delta about allegations of abuse and exploitation of Black farmworkers in some of the nation’s poorest counties, including egregious violations of their workplace rights.
Us Department Of Labor Awards $11.6m In Grants To 4 States To Improve Delivery Of Workforce Services, Measure Effectiveness
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $11.6 million to help fund examinations of the outcomes and effectiveness of state education and workforce programs in Colorado, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
Us Department Of Labor Awards Initial $4.5m To Support Disaster-related Jobs, Other Assistance To Guam In Wake Of Typhoon Mawar
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the initial award of $4,549,554 in funding to support cleanup and recovery activities in Guam after Typhoon Mawar caused flooding and extensive damage in May 2023.
Us Department Of Labor Awards $49.4m To 17 Organizations In 15 States To Provide Pre-, Post-release Job Training, Services For Reentry Population
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of more than $49.4 million in grants to 17 organizations in 15 states to provide training, employment and supportive services to adults reentering the workforce following incarceration in a local jail or state correctional facility.
US Department of Labor settles whistleblower case against Delaware salvage yard that wrongly terminated employee for reporting safety concerns
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 29, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor has reached a settlement agreement with a Delaware salvage yard company and its owner after a federal whistleblower investigation found the company fired a smelter operator for reporting safety concerns.