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Slaughter, Scott Secure GAO Investigation to Help Protect the Benefits of American Workers
01.26.17 WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (NY-25) and Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) announced today that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has agreed to their request for an investigation examining how restructurings by large corporations impact American workers' pensions and health benefits. Over the last several decades, spinoffs, mergers, bankruptcies, and joint ventures have negatively impacted workers across the country, who have all too often lost their jobs and seen their… Continue Reading
Scott, DeLauro Statement on Paid Sick Leave for Workers on Federal Contracts
09.29.16 WASHINGTON - Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Ranking Members of the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health And Human Services, and Education respectively, issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Labor released the final rule to provide paid sick leave for workers on federal contracts. The new rule will provide additional paid sick leave to an estimated 1.15 million people working o… Continue Reading