U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Chairman Phil Roe (R-TN) issued the following statements today after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled President Obama’s January 2012 National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recess appointments unconstitutional: “Today’s decision affirm... Read more »
On Tuesday, January 22nd at 2:00 p.m., the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will hold a full committee organizational meeting in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. At the organizational meeting, the committee will consider: 1. Adoption of the committee rules; 2. Adoption of the committee oversight plan; and 3. Subcommittee assignm... Read more »
U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) today released the following statement in response to the administration’s recommendations to reduce gun violence: "The president and vice president have proposed a broad set of recommendations, which I plan to review carefully,” Chairman Kline said. “In the coming weeks, the House Committee on Education and the Workfor... Read more »
U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement on the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School: I am horrified and deeply saddened to learn of the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School. My prayers are with the victims, their fellow students and families, and the community of Newtown, Connecticut. # # # Read more »
On Wednesday, December 19 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN), will hold a hearing entitled, “Challenges Facing Multiemployer Pension Plans: Evaluating PBGC’s Insurance Program and Financial Outlook.” Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) Director Joshua Gotbaum will testify. The hearing will take place in room 2175 of t... Read more »
U.S. House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Chairman Phil Roe (R-TN) issued the following statement after the Department of Labor released employment data for November: Job creation remains slow as economic uncertainty continues to weigh down the nation’s workforce. The difficult reality reflected today’s jobs report will worsen if we plunge over the fiscal cliff. It’s time ... Read more »
House Republicans have filed an amicus brief in support of legal efforts to overturn the National Labor Relation Board’s (NLRB) poster regulation. Issued by the board in August 2011, the controversial regulation requires virtually every private employer to post in the workplace a biased and vague notice of employees’ labor rights. In response to the board’s action, organizations representing worke... Read more »
U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement today after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released two reports examining the U.S. Department of Labor’s proposed changes to the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA): The GAO reports offer important insight into the consequences of the Labor Department’s proposed FECA ref... Read more »
The House of Representatives today approved the Streamlining Claims Processing for Federal Contractor Employees Act (H.R. 6371), legislation that moves responsibility for wage claims adjustments for workers employed by federal contractors from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to the Department of Labor. Sponsored by Representative Tim Walberg (R-MI), chairman of the Subcommittee on Workf... Read more »
