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Chairman Miller Urges Secretary Chao Not To Roll Back Worker ProtectionsBy Betsy Miller Kittredge on 10-15-2008, 01:47 PM in
Last week, Chairman George Miller asked Department of Labor Secretary Elaine Chao to withdraw two proposals that would roll back worker protections contained in the nation’s H-2A and H-2B guest worker programs. This is in light of an Office of Inspector General investigation critical of the Department’s oversight of the permanent worker program -- the same oversight system Labor proposes to use in the temporary and seasonal guest worker programs. Comments: No Comments. Submit a Comment Comments are open for 24 hours after the post is made. |
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