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Readout: Us Department Of Labor Officials Join Interagency Delegation To Promote Quality Employment For Central American Women
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 18, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Deputy Undersecretary for International Affairs Thea Lee and Women’s Bureau Director Wendy Chun-Hoon recently joined an interagency delegation that traveled to El Salvador and Honduras to highlight the importance of equity and opportunity through quality employment for working women amid more than $4.2 billion in private-sector commitments to create economic opportunities in northern Central America.
Us Department Of Labor Honors Lalitha Natarajan As Recipient Of 2023 Iqbal Masih Award For The Elimination Of Child Labor
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 18, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that Lalitha Natarajan, an activist in the fight against child labor and modern slavery in India, is the recipient of the 2023 Iqbal Masih Award for the Elimination of Child Labor. The award was presented at the U.S. Consulate General in Chennai, India.
Us Department Of Labor, Trade Representative Request Mexico Review Alleged Denial Of Labor Rights At Inisa 2000 Garment Plant In Aguascalientes
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 18, 2023
The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s Interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement today requested the government of Mexico review an allegation that the rights of workers at the Industrias del Interior, S. de R.L. de C.V. 2000 garment facility in Aguascalientes are being denied.
Secretary Becerra to Testify Before the Committee to Outline HHS’s Budget and Priorities — Tomorrow at 10:15A.M.
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 12, 2023
Tomorrow, at 10:15 a.m., the Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Virginia Foxx (R-NC), will hold a full committee hearing titled “Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Department of Health and Human Services.” Secretary Xavier Becerra will testify at the hearing.
@EdWorkforceCmte to Hold Markup on Bills that Bolster Telehealth and Preserve Education
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 12, 2023
Tomorrow, June 13, at 4 p.m., the Education and the Workforce Committee will hold a markup to consider H.R. 824, the Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act of 2023, and H.R. 3941, the Schools Not Shelters Act.
Ranking Member Cassidy, Thune, Capito Seek Answers on the True Cost of Biden’s Loan Schemes
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
Today, U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, John Thune (R-SD), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) urged U.S. Department of Education (ED) Secretary Miguel Cardona to abandon the agency’s unfair student loan schemes and instead focus on preparing borrowers and loan servicers to resume student loan repayments.
Ranking Member Cassidy, Tuberville Attempt to Uncover Details of Tragic Deaths During NIH-Funded Transgender Youth Study
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) are seeking answers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) following the suicide deaths of two youth participants who were involved in a NIH-funded study that observed the effects of hormone treatments on transgender youths as young as 12 years old.
Ranking Member Cassidy on Senate Vote to Overturn Biden’s Unfair Student Loan Schemes
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a statement following the U.S. Senate passage of his Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn President Biden’s student debt cancelation and the loan repayment pause, which is estimated to cost taxpayers nearly $600 billion.
Ranking Member Cassidy Blasts Biden Veto of CRA to Overturn Unfair Student Loan Scheme
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, blasted President Biden’s veto of the Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution overturning the administration’s student loan scheme, which would transfer up to $20,000 in student loan debt per borrower onto taxpayers, costing an estimated $400 billion.
NEWS: Sanders Urges Biden Administration to Act to Lower Price of Alzheimer’s Treatment
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
Companies’ Plan to Charge $26,500 Per Year Could Bankrupt Medicare and America’s Seniors
MEDIA ADVISORY: HELP Committee to Hold Hearing on Youth Mental Health Crisis in America
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, chaired by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), will hold a hearing Thursday, June 8 at 10:00 a.m. ET titled, “Why Are So Many American Youth in a Mental Health Crisis? Exploring Causes and Solutions.”
Chairman Owens to Hold Hearing on Innovation in Postsecondary Education
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
On Wednesday, June 14, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, chaired by Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT), will hold a hearing titled “Postsecondary Innovation: Preparing Today’s Students for Tomorrow’s Opportunities.”
Foxx Grills Su for Attempting to Evade Hearing, Poor Record at DOL
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing examining the policies and priorities of the U.S. Department of Labor:
Secretary Becerra Set to Testify Before the Committee to Outline HHS’s Budget and Priorities
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
On Tuesday, June 13th, at 10:15 a.m., the Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Virginia Foxx (R-NC), will hold a full Committee hearing titled “Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Department of Health and Human Services.” Secretary Xavier Becerra will testify at the hearing.
Chairwoman Foxx Delivers Opening Remarks at Markup to Improve Student Outcomes and Health Care Options for Small Businesses
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at the Committee’s markupto consider four bills: H. Res. 461, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress disapproves of the use of public elementary and secondary school facilities to provide shelter for aliens not admitted to the United States; H.R. 1147, the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023; H.R. 2868, the Association Health Plans Act; and H.R. 2813, the Self-Insurance Protection Act:
Foxx, Good, Walberg: Association Health Plans Help Small Businesses Thrive
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Bob Good (R-VA), and Congressman Tim Walberg (R-MI) made the following statement in response to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) effort to block Virginia from implementing a law that expands health care access for small businesses:
As Illegal Migrant Child Labor Surges in U.S., DOL Turns a Blind Eye
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Kiley (R-CA) sent a letter to Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su to request information from the Department of Labor on how it plans to address the alarming increase of illegal child labor in the United States.
Department Of Labor Obtains Judgment In Recovery Of $650k For 26 Drivers Misclassified As Independent Contractors By Romero’s Food Products Inc.
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
Food manufacturer denied employees overtime wages, other worker rights, protections
Department Of Labor Achieves $ 650,000 Recovery Opinion For 26 Drivers Wrongly Classified As Independent Contractors
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
Romero’s Food Products Inc. denied overtime, other rights and protections of workers
New Jersey Security Company Pays $132k In Back Wages , Damages To 61 Employees After Federal Investigation Finds Workers Misclassified, Denied Overtime Pay
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
New Jersey Security Company Pays $132k In Back Wages , Damages To 61 Employees After Federal Investigation Finds Workers Misclassified, Denied Overtime Pay