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Foxx, Walberg Statement on Final DOL Rule to Protect Retirement Savers

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Today, Republican Workforce Leaders on the Education and Labor Committee, Reps. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Tim Walberg (R-MI), released the following statement after the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule clarifying fiduciary responsibilities in selecting investments for retirement savers involving non-financial objectives such as environmental, social, and governance goals: “Millions of ... Read more »

Foxx Leads Letter Commending DOL’s Efforts to Protect Independent Contractors

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Today, House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC), along with 19 Republican Members from the Education and Labor Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Eugene Scalia commending DOL’s efforts to clarify the standard for determining whether an individual is classified as an independent contractor or employee under the Fair Labor Standards... Read more »

Foxx, Walberg on DOL Rule to Protect ERISA Retirement Savers

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Today, Republican Workforce Leaders on the Education and Labor Committee, Reps. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Tim Walberg (R-MI), submitted a comment letter to Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Eugene Scalia regarding DOL’s proposed rule clarifying fiduciary responsibilities in selecting investments for retirement savers involving non-financial objectives, such as Environmental, Social, and Governanc... Read more »

Foxx, Scott, Alexander, Murray, Walden, Pallone Joint Statement on White House Surprise Medical Billing Report

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House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Chairman Bobby Scott (D-VA), Senate Health Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA), House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), and Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today released the following statement on the White House’s call for Congress to pass leg... Read more »

Foxx Commends NLRB Decision to Hold Unions Accountable for Profanity

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Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), issued the following statement in support of the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) decision to modernize the standard by which union organizers and members are held accountable for profanity or language that is sexually or racially offensive: “Today’s decision from the NLRB to hold employees, regardless... Read more »

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