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  • Leaders Request Information on Regulatory Process from Agencies Within Committee's Jurisdiction
    Sep 12, 2013  - Chairman John Kline (R-MN), Elementary and Secondary Education Subcommittee Chairman Todd Rokita (R-IN), Higher Education and Workforce Training Subcommittee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Su... More
  • Committee Demands Response to Previous Request on WARN Act "Guidance"
    Sep 24, 2012  - Dear Secretary Solis: On August 2, 2012, we contacted you to share our concern regarding misleading and incomplete guidance from the Employment and Training Administration relating to the applicability of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN Act) to potential sequestration-ca... More
  • Letter to Secretary Solis on Proposed Regulation Affecting Workers with Disabilities and Federal Contractors
    Jan 27, 2012  - Dear Secretary Solis: We respectfully request additional information to clarify issues raised in connection with the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs' (OFCCP) December 9, 2011, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding individuals with disabilities. We also request a 90-day exten... More
  • Kline and Roe Renew and Expand Request for Documents Related to NLRB Boeing Complaint
    Dec 16, 2011  - Dear Acting General Counsel Solomon: We write to renew and expand our request for documents and communications relating to your complaint against The Boeing Company (Boeing). While the case has been closed, immediate congressional oversight is necessary to settle a number of unresolved issues regar... More
  • Committeee Intiates Oversight Investigation Into NLRB's Proposed Union Election Rule
    Oct 27, 2011  - Dear Chairman Pearce: On June 22, 2011, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) published a proposed regulation that could substatntially shorten the time between the filing of the petition for an election and the election and limit the opportunity for a full evidentiary hearing or Board review of... More
  • Kline Letter to NLRB Chairman Concerning Specialty Health Care
    May 11, 2011  - Dear Chairman Liebman: Thank you for your partial response to the March 7, 2011 letter from Chairman Issa and myself requesting documents and communications referring or relating to Specialty Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center of Mobile and United Steelworkers, District 9, case 15-RC-8773, and the... More
  • Roe and Walberg Letter to Labor Secretary Solis
    Mar 23, 2011  - The Honorable Hilda L. Solis Secretary of Labor U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20210 Dear Secretary Solis: On January 26, 2011, the Committee on Education and the Workforce held a hearing entitled “State of the American Workforce,” during which several witnesses... More
  • Letter to Education Secretary Arne Duncan
    Sep 9, 2010  - Dear Secretary Duncan: Given the significant investment of taxpayer resources in postsecondary education, the federal government has an obligation to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse in the student aid programs. One important way to protect the integrity of federal student aid is to ensure participa... More
  • Letter to Education Secretary Arne Duncan
    Aug 2, 2010  - Dear Secretary Duncan: Thank you for this opportunity to comment on the proposed program integrity regulations included in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published in the Federal Register on June 18, 2010. We share your goal of strengthening accountability and integrity among the institutions th... More

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