Press Releases

On Tuesday, May 8 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections will hold a hearing on "The Opioid Epidemic: Implications for the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

The hearing will examine implications of the opioid epidemic for the Department of Labor’s workers’ compensation program for federal employees. 

Witnesses

The Honorable Scott Dahl
Inspector General
U.S. Department of Labor
Washington, D.C.

Dr. Scott Szymendera
Acting Section Research Manager
Congressional Research Service, U.S. Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.

Ms. Ramona P. Tanabe
Executive Vice President and Counsel
Workers Compensation Research Institute
Boston, MA

Mr. Joe Paduda
President
CompPharma, LLC
Maggie Valley, NC 

For more information and to view the live webcast, click here.


On Wednesday, May 9 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development will hold a hearing on "Closing the Skills Gap: Private sector solutions for America's workforce." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

The hearing will explore solutions for closing the skills gap.  

Witnesses

Mr. Steven Partridge
Vice President of Workforce and Economic Development
Northern Virginia Community College
Springfield, VA

Ms. Tamar Jacoby
President and CEO
Opportunity AmericaMs
Washington, D.C.

Ms. Traci Tapani
President and Owner
Wyoming Machine
Stacy, MN

Mr. Ryan Costella
Director of Strategic Partnerships
Click Bond
Carson City, NV

For more information and to view the live webcast, click here.

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