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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 million employment establishments nationwide. The Wage and Hour Division in the Department of Labor implements the law through regulations and enforces the law through inspections and investigations of employers’ businesses.

In recent years, the department has initiated a number of regulatory proposals that would make significant changes to existing policies. It has also adopted a more punitive enforcement agenda, in some cases targeting entire industries for investigation without basis. The department’s actions have exacerbated the concerns of employers and workers already frustrated with the outdated federal law. 

Thursday’s hearing provides members an opportunity to examine the administration’s enforcement and regulatory activities under the FLSA and evaluate the effect on employers and their employees. For more information about this hearing, visit www.republicans-edlabor.house.gov/hearings. 

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WITNESS LIST 

Panel I 

Nancy J. Leppink
Deputy Administrator
Wage and Hour Division
United States Department of Labor
Washington, D.C.

Panel II 

The Honorable Tammy D. McCutchen
Shareholder
Littler Mendelson P.C.
Washington, D.C.

David S. Fortney
Fortney and Scott, LLC
Washington, D.C.

Kim Bobo
Executive Director
Interfaith Worker Justice
Chicago, IL