Chairman Miller Statement on Labor Dept.’s Proposed Rule Changes on Family and Medical Leave

Friday, February 8, 2008

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Rep. George Miller (D-CA), chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement today in response to the U.S. Labor Department’s release of proposed rule changes on the Family and Medical Leave Act.

“This proposal clearly benefits employers at the expense of workers. Given the Bush administration’s track record over the last seven years of pushing policies that hurt American workers and their families, our Committee intends to review these regulations with extreme care. With more families working multiple jobs just to try to make ends meet, they need more help balancing their responsibilities at work and at home, not less.”

Assistant Labor Secretary Victoria Lipnic is expected to testify on the proposed changes during a Workforce Protections Subcommittee hearing on Thursday, February 14 at 10:00 a.m.

The Family and Medical Leave Act was enacted 15 years ago this month. To read Chairman Miller’s statement on the law’s 15^th anniversary, click here.

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