News from 2023
Kiley: “The livelihoods of millions of Americans are at risk”
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 28, 2023
Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chair Kevin Kiley (R-CA) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing that explores the benefits of the independent contractor model on the working economy and the negative impact the Biden administration’s policies are having on freelancers across the country:
Foxx: “Female Athletes are Being Erased”
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 28, 2023
Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House floor today in support of H.R. 734, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act.
Foxx on GOP Restoring Fiscal Sanity in America
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 28, 2023
Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) made the following statement on the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023, House Republicans’ plan to restore fiscal sanity in America:
Hearing Recap: Independent Contractors Edition
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 28, 2023
Workforce Protections Subcommittee hearing featured a six-witness panel covering the Biden administration’s multi-pronged assault on the livelihoods of millions of independent contractors across America.
A Win for Women and Girls
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 28, 2023
Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) made the following statement following the passage of the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, which delivers on a key promise of the Commitment to America and protects female athletes from the Biden administration’s radical regulatory scheme:
Foxx, Good: Despite Receiving Necessary Warning, PBGC Remains Derelict
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 28, 2023
Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Bob Good (R-VA) sent a letter to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) expressing concerns over the agency’s handling of the taxpayer-funded bailout of multiemployer pension plans following the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) issuance of a negative risk advisory.
Event Recap: Skills Over Status
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 28, 2023
At Wednesday’s Axios event titled “Skills over Status: The Shift Towards Skills-Based Hiring,” Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) joined business reporter Erica Pandey in a conversation focused on how the education and workforce development systems can be aligned better to equip our workforce with skills needed to be successful in a 21st century economy.
Committee Leaders Praise Biden Push To Improve Access To Reproductive Health Care
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 28, 2023
Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Education and the Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA), and Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) submitted comments to the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor (DOL), and the Treasury in support of the proposed rules to ensure access to no-cost coverage for contraceptive services under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Neal Statement On Irs’s Strategic Operating Plan For The Historic Inflation Reduction Act
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 28, 2023
Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement applauding the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) Strategic Operating Plan for the Inflation Reduction Act:
Neal Statement On The Next Chapter In Republicans’ War On Women
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 28, 2023
Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement condemning the Texas District Court’s decision to suspend the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) decades-old approval of mifepristone
Neal Statement On March 2023 Jobs Report
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 28, 2023
Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement regarding the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) March 2023 jobs report:
Neal, Blumenauer Statement On U.s. Acceptance Of The Wto Fisheries Subsidies Agreement
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 28, 2023
Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) applauded United States Trade Representative Ambassador Katherine Tai’s signing and presentation of the United States’ instrument of acceptance of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies:
Neal Statement On Itc Report On U.s. Preference Program For Sub-saharan Africa
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 29, 2023
Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the U.S. International Trade Commission’s (Commission) report, Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA): Program Usage, Trends, and Sectoral Highlights
Notice published on April 28 by Labor Department
By DOL Newswire | Apr 29, 2023
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on April 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Labor Department publishes notice on April 28
By DOL Newswire | Apr 29, 2023
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on April 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Foxx Rips Education Department for Radicalizing American History and Civics Program
By DOL Newswire | Apr 29, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement regarding the Education Department’s newly released American history and civics’ grant priorities...
“PERSONAL EXPLANATION” published by the Congressional Record in the Extensions of Remarks section on April 24
By DOL Newswire | Apr 29, 2023
“PERSONAL EXPLANATION“ was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E346-E347 on April 24
US Department of Labor finds Amazon failed to provide injured employees proper medical treatment at Castleton, New York, fulfillment facility
By DOL Newswire | Apr 29, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - An ongoing investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has found Amazon failed to provide adequate medical treatment for traumatic and chronic injuries at a fulfillment center in Castleton, New York.
Foxx Leads Letter to Secretary Cardona Over Harassment of Riley Gaines
By DOL Newswire | Apr 29, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), joined by 12 Committee Members, sent a letter to Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona raising major questions about what the Department is doing to protect free speech and intellectual discourse on college campuses following the harassment of former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines at San Francisco State University.
What did Labor Department publish on April 28?
By DOL Newswire | Apr 29, 2023
The US Labor Department published an eight page notice on April 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.