The Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN), today convened a hearing entitled, “Preparing Today’s Students for Tomorrow’s Jobs: A Discussion on Career and Technical Education and Training Programs.” During the hearing, members listened as expert witnesses described the benefits of career and technical education (CTE) initiatives, wh... Read more »
House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) have requested information on two rules finalized by the Department of Labor affecting the nondiscrimination and affirmative action requirements of federal contractors. Additionally, Chairman Walberg has invited Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OF... Read more »
The Perkins Act provides federal funding to states to support career and technical education (or CTE) programs. These programs offer high school and community college students the opportunity to gain the skills and experience necessary to compete for jobs in a broad range of fields, including health care, transportation, construction, and hospitality, just to name a few. A number of states, school... Read more »
Dear Secretary Perez: On August 27, 2013, the U.S. Department of Labor (the department) announced its plans to finalize two new regulations concerning hiring and employment policies of federal contractors and subcontractors. These regulations will change requirements for hiring protected veterans and individuals with disabilities under the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974... Read more »
On Friday, September 20th at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education will hold a hearing entitled, “Preparing Today’s Students for Tomorrow’s Jobs: A Discussion on Career and Technical Education and Training Programs.” The hearing will provide members an opportunity to explore ways the federal government can help support state and local initiatives to i... Read more »
This morning we will broadly examine the future of union organizing. It’s no secret the number of workers electing to join a union has declined sharply in recent decades. Since 1983 the share of all workers belonging to a union has dropped from roughly 20 percent to less than 12 percent. Today fewer than seven percent of private-sector workers are union members. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka re... Read more »
The Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), today held a hearing entitled, “Keeping College Within Reach: Improving Access and Affordability through Innovative Partnerships.” “America is home to the greatest higher education system in the world,” Rep. Foxx said, noting our nation’s top-ranked research universities and diverse postsecondary opp... Read more »
Before we begin, I want to take a moment to offer our condolences and prayers to all whose lives were shaken by the tragedy earlier this week in Washington’s Navy Yard. The victims and survivors, as well as their families, will remain in our thoughts. I also want to extend our appreciation to the first responders, metro police officers, and our own Capitol police who worked diligently then, as the... Read more »
House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Phil Roe (R-TN) today asked the Department of Labor (DOL) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to provide information surrounding a regulatory proposal that was recently posted and later removed from OMB’s website. A press report suggests the withdrawn regul... Read more »
Dear Secretary Perez and Director Burwell: We respectfully request clarification regarding the Obama administration’s regulatory efforts related to Taft-Hartley health insurance plans (Taft-Hartley plans) and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Although we appreciate the confirmation provided by the Department of the Treasury that an individual cannot benefit from employer-prov... Read more »
