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Committee Leaders Move to Overturn Flawed Fiduciary Rule, Strengthen Protections for Retirement Savers

Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN), member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL), chairman of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Tax Policy, today introduced the Affordable Retirement Advice for Savers Act (H.R. 2823). The legislation would protect access to affordable retirement advice by overturning the Obama administration’s flawed fiduciary rule while ensuring retirement advisors serve the best interests of their clients. Members released the following statem...

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Foxx, Byrne Applaud DOL’s Withdrawal of Job-Crushing Regulatory Guidance

Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-AL), chairman of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, released the following joint statement after the Department of Labor (DOL) rescinded regulatory guidance by the Obama administration that narrowed the definition of independent contractor and expanded the definition of joint employer: This is another positive step toward undoing the damage of the Obama administration’s ...

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Committee Leaders Take Action to Promote Worker Freedom

Members of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce today introduced two bills to promote fair union elections and restore important protections for workers and employers. The legislative proposals are the latest step in the committee’s ongoing efforts to rein in overreach by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) during the Obama administration. Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, introduced the Workforce Democracy and ...

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Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act

BACKGROUND: In 2015, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) implemented the ambush election rule, imposing significant changes to the rules governing union elections. The board’s rule dramatically shortened the time between the filing of a petition for a union election and the election date, making it harder for workers to make an informed decision on whether or not to join a union. The rule: Gives workers as few as 11 days to consider all the consequences of joining a union before they have...

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Employee Privacy Protection Act

BACKGROUND: During the Obama administration, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) implemented new policies that jeopardize the privacy of workers and their families. Buried in the NLRB’s ambush election rule — regulations designed to speed up union elections — are requirements that force employers to disclose employees’ personal information to union organizers. This new regulatory scheme provides labor bosses access to employees’ names, home addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, work l...

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Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act Bill Summary

Protecting Worker Freedom and Employer Free Speech In 2015, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) implemented significant changes to the rules governing union elections. The board’s ambush election rule provides employers just seven days to prepare a case to present before a NLRB hearing officer and leaves workers as little as 11 days to determine whether or not they want to join a union. The board has also adopted, in its Specialty Healthcare decision, a new standard for determining which g...

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Committee Seeks Details on Steps DOL is Taking to Ensure Safety of Job Corps Students

Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY), chairman of the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, sent a letter to the Department of Labor (DOL) to express concerns over challenges facing the federal Job Corps program, as well as to request detailed information on steps the Department is taking to improve the health and safety of those who participate in the program. In 2014, the Workforce Innov...

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