This is a weekly post spotlighting labor topics in focus by the US legislative and executive branches during the previous week. In this issue, we cover: Labor Department’s Spring 2021 Regulatory Agenda Biden Administration Labor Leadership Updates Senate HELP Republican Leaders Press for a Hearing on the President’s Budget Proposal House Education & Labor Subcommittee … Continue Reading
This is a weekly post spotlighting labor topics in focus by the US legislative and executive branches during the previous week. In this issue, we cover: Biden Administration Labor Leadership Updates U.S. Economy Update Fourteen Republican States Curb Federal Pandemic-Related Unemployment Benefits Unemployment Insurance Fraud WIOA House Hearing Recapped Longshore/Harbor Workers COVID-19 Compensation Bill Introduced … Continue Reading
Legislative Activity Perkins Career and Technical Education Act Reauthorization The House Education and the Workforce Committee announced last week it will hold a hearing on Tuesday, October 27 focused on the rewriting of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act. In addition to the House Education Committee’s announcement, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and … Continue Reading
Legislative Activity Senate HELP Committee Will Mark Up ESEA Legislation on Tuesday Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) released a bipartisan compromise ESEA reauthorization bill last Wednesday. The Every Child Achieves Act of 2015 is scheduled for markup on Tuesday. The Committee leaders … Continue Reading
