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Republicans Offer Employer Incentive for Paid Leave Programs  

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Today, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), and Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-PA) introduced H.R. 4248, the Workflex in the 21st Century Act, a bill that encourages and allows employers to implement paid leave programs and flexible work arrangements voluntarily withou... Read more »

Allen Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Retirement Security

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Today, Republican Leader of the Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Rick Allen (R-GA) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing on building a stronger retirement system: "We all want a long and happy retirement. Individuals work for decades and diligently save money to have peace of mind for when they retire. "And for decades, this Committee... Read more »

Foxx, Comer: No Political Union Should Pull Levers of Government Power

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Today, House Committee on Education and Labor Ranking Member Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) and House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) wrote Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Acting Director Shalanda Young and Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Acting Director Kathleen McGettigan regarding the Biden administration’s use of ethics waivers to bring union influence i... Read more »

ICYMI: Union coercion threatens hardworking North Carolinians

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The Pro Union Bosses Act is a threat to the American worker and job creator. The epitome of heavy-handed government influence, H.R. 842 will overturn all right-to-work laws across the country. The bill’s egregious provisions include the invasion of worker privacy, skimming worker’s paychecks to line union bosses’ pockets, eliminating the secret ballot, and other violations of basic worker rights. ... Read more »

Foxx: "Secretary Walsh has much to explain"

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Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a Committee hearing examining the policies and priorities of the Department of Labor: “A post-pandemic nation requires political leaders who support job creation and stand for all workers’ interests, not special interests. Workers want to provid... Read more »

Foxx Slams Biden’s NLRB Nominee

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Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after President Biden nominated Gwynne Wilcox to fill an open seat on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB): “President Biden’s nomination of Gwynne Wilcox to the NLRB deals a blow to the American workforce. Ms. Wilcox’s track record representing unions demonstrates consistent supp... Read more »

Democrats Put Trial Lawyers Ahead of Workers with Sweeping Workplace Restrictions

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Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after Democrats advanced H.R. 3110, the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act, and H.R. 2062, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act, through the Committee without incorporating Republican amendments: “Time and time again, Democrats squander opportunities to implement common-sense sol... Read more »

DOL to Lift Union Transparency Requirements in Snub to Workers

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Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Department of Labor issued a proposed rule to eliminate a Trump-era reporting requirement to provide transparency of labor organization finances and union boss spending: “Secretary Walsh is in bed with Big Labor. Rescinding this rule is a slap in the face to hard-working unio... Read more »

Foxx Opening Statement at Markup of H.R. 3110 and H.R. 2062

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Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a Committee markup of H.R. 3110, the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act, and H.R. 2062, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act: “As I have said before, it is disappointing and unnecessary that we are having yet another remote markup, espe... Read more »

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