Thirty-six House Republicans have filed an amicus brief in support of legal efforts to overturn an unlawful National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) regulation. The controversial regulation requires every employer under the board’s jurisdiction to post in the workplace a biased and vague notice of employees’ labor rights. Numerous organizations representing workers and employers initiated a legal cha... Read more »
U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after the United States Supreme Court announced it would consider legal challenges to the health care law: "The decision by the United States Supreme Court is good news for every American who wants commonsense solutions to the problems in our nation’s health care system. Rather than enact ... Read more »
On Wednesday, November 16 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), will hold a hearing entitled “Education Research: Identifying Effective Programs to Support Students and Teachers.” The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Under current law, the federal government supports s... Read more »
U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN), Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Ranking Member Mike Enzi (R-WY), and Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) issued the following statements on President Obama’s changes to the Head Start Program: “Despite claims of Congressional inaction, the plan announced by President Obama today is already law – and his ... Read more »
U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after the Department of Labor released employment data for October: "Today’s jobs report reflects the lack of confidence overwhelming America’s job-creators. During a recent regulation tour across parts of Minnesota, employers continually expressed their desperate need for certainty. Effor... Read more »
The Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), today held a hearing entitled, “Examining Regulatory and Enforcement Actions Under the Fair Labor Standards Act.” Members of the committee discussed the punitive enforcement agenda adopted by the Obama Department of Labor and its effect on workers and job-creators. “Without a doubt, the overwhelming majority of employer... Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a hearing to examine the Obama administration's regulatory and enforcement agenda under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Republican committee members expressed concerns about recent actions that take a far more punitive approach to enforcement, fostering greater uncertainty among employers. House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John... Read more »
On Thursday, November 3 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), will hold a hearing entitled, “Examining Regulatory and Enforcement Actions Under the Fair Labor Standards Act.” The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) affects an estimated 135 million workers and seven mil... Read more »
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce today approved H.R. 3094, the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act. This important legislation rolls back the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) activist agenda and restores key protections to workers and employers. Rather than join Republicans in holding the NLRB accountable for its extreme agenda, committee Democrats chose to offer a number... Read more »
Today, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce approved the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act (H.R. 3094), legislation to help roll back the activist agenda of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and reaffirm important protections for workers and employers. The legislation was passed by the committee by a vote of 23 to 16. “We can’t wait for Democrats in Washington to wake up t... Read more »
