Like many, we are ready to shake off 2020 and embrace the new year ahead. For @EdLaborGOP that includes kicking off 2021 with an improved, more user-friendly website. Whether you are a student, worker, or job creator we want you to have the best experience when following Committee Republicans’ efforts to empower all Americans to succeed. This new, mobile-friendly website includes an improved searc... Read more »
Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), issued the following statement after voting in support of the bipartisan, bicameral COVID-19 relief and government funding package: “Despite Speaker Pelosi’s previous partisan responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and lack of leadership, today’s legislation will provide critical relief to workers, students, and ... Read more »
The coronavirus relief and government funding legislation includes an important bipartisan solution to protect patients from surprise medical bills. Key details about this provision can be found here and pasted below: Key Points: No American should delay care or face financial ruin because of surprise medical bills. The Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and Labor hav... Read more »
Today, House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Representative Ben Cline (R-VA), Republican Leader of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services, sent a comment letter to U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Janet Dhillon regarding EEOC’s proposed updated guidance on religious discrimination. In the letter, the Members write: “Rel... Read more »
The Trump administration’s Department of Labor (DOL) has spearheaded a positive agenda to free businesses from burdensome government overreach. So it came as welcome news when Secretary Scalia made the decision to drop an Obama-era DOL lawsuit against Oracle after an administrative law judge found that DOL did not establish any of its claims and recommended dismissal of the case. Unfortunately, a ... Read more »
It’s been a busy news week, but one item hasn’t received the attention it deserves. The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) at the Department of Labor (DOL) issued guidance earlier this week regarding the use of “Pay for Performance” funds under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). What is WIOA? WIOA is bipartisan, bicameral legislation that streamlines America’s workforce... Read more »
The Department of Labor is on the frontline of the issues facing workers and job creators, and it sets policies that have a widespread impact on our nation’s economy, employment growth, retirement security, and more. Whether they relate to health care, worker protections, retirement planning, workforce development, or employee wages and benefits — it is the responsibility of this committee to ensu... Read more »
Today, the Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), held an oversight hearing with Department of Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta to review the department’s policies and priorities. As Chairwoman Foxx said during her opening remarks: “The Department of Labor is on the frontline of the issues facing workers and job creators, and it sets policies that have a wi... Read more »
When Americans think of data breaches and cyber-attacks, names like Equifax come to mind. This and other recent high profile data breaches have made private and sensitive information vulnerable to identity theft as well as other cyber-crimes.
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Let me begin by welcoming our witness panel and our guests today. Thank you for taking the time away from your important work to testify and help Congress better understand these workforce issues. I am especially grateful for the opportunity to collaborate with the Members of the Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee to hold this joint hearing on developing our nation’s cyber wo... Read more »
