WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Department of Labor

S. 1580, The Protecting America's Workers Act

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1580 would amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, and to increase penalties for certain violators....

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H.R. 3293, The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 - Cost per Average Family: $6160.66

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3293 would make appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010....

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H.R. 2989, The 401(k) Fair Disclosure and Pension Security Act of 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $71.05

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2989 would amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide special reporting and disclosure rules for individual account plans and to provide a minimum investment option requirement for such plans, it would amend such Act to provide for independent investment advice for participants and beneficiaries under individual account plans, and it would amend such Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide transitional relief under certain pension funding rules added b...

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S. 1422, The Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1422 would amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to clarify the eligibility requirements with respect to airline flight crews....

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H.R. 3094, The Alexander L. Booker Child Protection Construction Site Safety Act

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3094 would strengthen the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 by revising regulations to increase worker safety on construction sites and, consequently, to protect child trespassers from unforeseen dangers....

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S. 1299, The Worker Infection Protection Act

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1299 would protect health care workers and first responders, including police, firefighters, emergency medical personnel, and other workers at risk of workplace exposure to infectious agents and drug resistant infections, such as MRSA....

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P.L. 111-68, The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010 - Cost per Average Family: $1784.77

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2918 would make appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010....

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H.R. 2607, To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees

Thu, 21 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2607 would amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees....

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H.R. 2427, The Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act of 2009

Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2427 would amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to establish Federal standards for health insurance forms, quality, fair marketing, and honesty in out-of-network coverage in the group and individual health insurance markets, to improve transparency and accountability in those markets, and to establish a Federal Office of Health Insurance Oversight to monitor performance in those markets....

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S. 1050, The Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act of 2009

Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1050 would amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to establish Federal standards for health insurance forms, quality, fair marketing, and honesty in out-of-network coverage in the group and individual health insurance markets, to improve transparency and accountability in those markets, and to establish a Federal Office of Health Insurance Oversight to monitor performance in those markets....

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S. 1031, The National Nursing Shortage Reform and Patient Advocacy Act

Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1031 would amend the Public Health Service Act to establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals....

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H.R. 2199, The Protecting Workers From Imminent Dangers Act of 2009

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2199 would amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to authorize the Secretary of Labor to prevent employee exposure to imminent dangers....

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H.R. 2161, The Family and Medical Leave Restoration Act

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2161 would nullify certain regulations promulgated under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and restore prior regulations, and it would direct the Secretary of Labor to revise certain additional regulations under that Act....

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H.R. 2113, The Corporate Injury, Illness, and Fatality Reporting Act of 2009

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2113 would require the Secretary of Labor to prescribe regulations requiring employers with more than one establishment and not fewer than 500 employees to report work-related deaths, injuries, and illnesses....

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S. 887, The H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2009

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 887 would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform and reduce fraud and abuse in certain visa programs for aliens working temporarily in the United States and for other purposes....

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H.R. 2067, The Protecting America's Workers Act

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2067 would amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, it would increase protections for whistleblowers, and it would increase penalties for certain violators....

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H.R. 1984, The 401(k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act of 2009

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1984 would amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide special reporting and disclosure rules for individual account plans and to provide a minimum investment option requirement for such plans....

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S. 807, The SMART Energy Act

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 807 would reduce fuel prices and improve national energy security by increasing domestic supply, reducing excessive speculation in the markets, and promoting long-term security through alternative energy sources....

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H.R. 1828, The Charlie Wolf Nuclear Workers Compensation Act

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1828 would amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to expand the category of individuals eligible for compensation, to improve the procedures for providing compensation, and to improve transparency....

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S. 757, The Charlie Wolf Nuclear Workers Compensation Act

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 757 would amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to expand the category of individuals eligible for compensation, to improve the procedures for providing compensation, and to improve transparency....

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H.R. 1792, The Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2009

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1792 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers....

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H.R. 1660, The Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act of 2008

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1660 would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide a special rule for the period of admission of H-2A nonimmigrants employed as dairy workers and sheepherders....

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H.R. 1472, The TARP and ARRA Reporting and Waste Prevention Act

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1472 would establish reporting requirements each time funds from Troubled Assets Relief Program or the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 are received or redistributed, and to establish a waste, fraud, and abuse hotline for such funds....

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H.R. 1334, The Federal Living Wage Responsibility Act

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1334 would provide for livable wages for Federal Government workers and workers hired under Federal contracts....

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H.R. 1274, The Working Families Flexibility Act

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1274 would permit employees to request, and to ensure employers consider requests for, flexible work terms and conditions....

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