EMPLOYMENT related term(s) Sexual Harassment; Unemployment
Addresses
Making a Case for Diversity in the Sciences: Walter E. Massey, E503-E505 [18MR]
Minimum Wage Level: Bill Dauster, E2223 [8NO]
Prohibit Imports Produced by Child Labor: Paul R. Charron, Liz Claiborne Corp., S4399 [13MY]
Virginia State Chamber of Commerce Bi-Annual Dinner: John T. Hazel, Jr., S5082-S5084 [23MY]
Amendments
Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform (H.R. 2247), H9520, H9524 [24OC]
———authorizing appropriations and management reform (S. 738), S12683 [13NO], H10901 [13NO]
Civil rights: establish a Federal cause of action for discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions (S. 952), S6195 [24JN]
Education: vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), H5533, H5534, H5538 [22JY]
Fair Labor Standards Act: provide compensatory time opportunities, flexible workplaces, and clarify minimum wage and overtime requirements of private sector employees (S. 4), S4332, S4396, S4397, S4398 [13MY], S4491, S4492, S4493, S4495, S4496 [14MY], S4613, S4614 [15MY], S5220, S5221, S5247, S5265, S5267, S5268 [3JN], S5278 [4JN]
Government: consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385), H2789, H2792, H2794 [15MY], H2810, H2842, H2843, H2844, H2852, H2858 [16MY]
Immigration: make Religious Worker Visa Program permanent (S. 1198), S9634, S9689 [18SE], S10305 [1OC]
Income: provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), H1138, H1140, H1141, H1144, H1146 [19MR]
Insurance: order of precedence to be applied in the payment of life insurance benefits (H.R. 1316), H4232 [24JN]
Taxation: State authority to tax compensation paid to certain employees (H.R. 1953), S10441 [6OC]
Analyses
Northern Mariana Islands Covenant Implementation Act (S. 1275), S10653 [8OC]
Articles and editorials
Alexis Herman for Secretary of Labor of the United States, E400 [6MR]
Beneath the Seamless Model's Hood, E334 [26FE]
Breaking the Law—Business as Usual, E236 [12FE]
Busted Flush, H403 [10FE]
Campaign Finance—A ``Poison Pill'', S10390 [6OC]
Clinton Promises, E986 [20MY]
College Off Limits in Welfare Plan, S6331 [25JN]
Comp Time's Time Has Come, S4514 [15MY]
Congress Should Act on Northern Marianas, E797 [30AP]
Economic Prosperity Not Fully Shared, S11226 [27OC]
8,500 Delphi Workers Strike in Warren, Cite Mexico Threat, H2580 [13MY]
El Paso Leads the Nation in NAFTA-Related Job Losses, H3643 [10JN]
Exploited in Saipan Sex Bar, Teen Finds Haven Here—Isle Filipino Coalition for Solidarity Is a Godsend for Abused Workers, S8557 [31JY]
Face the Failure of Racial Preferences, E1221 [17JN]
Face Time for Federal Express, S10724 [9OC]
Federal Reserve's Pointless Quarter-Point—A Preemptive Strike Against a Non-Threat, S11228 [27OC]
Gambling Payoff?, H403 [10FE]
GOP Welfare Plan Insults the Poor, E1251 [18JN]
GOP's Chicken Littles, E1245 [18JN]
Harried Workers Need Comptime's Flexibility, S5409 [9JN]
Hidden Jobless, E941 [15MY]
Hidden Massachusetts—Behind the Scenic Landscapes, on the Back Roads of Rural Massachusetts, Is a World of Poverty and Abuse, Violence and Desperation, S2635 [20MR]
Hidden Massachusetts—Without Jobs That Pay a Living Wage, Little Will Change for the Struggling Families of Rural Massachusetts, S2636 [20MR]
Housewives Place in Society Minimized by Feminist Movement, E1897 [2OC]
It's Comptime Time, S4647 [16MY]
Military Forces Are Near ``Breaking Point'' GOP Report Charges, H1350 [9AP]
More Illegals Despite Reform—Numbers Much the Same as in 1986 When New Legislation Was Adopted, E348 [27FE]
Mothers of Today Don't Think They're Doing as Good as Own Moms, Poll Says, S4265 [9MY]
NAFTA Cited in Eveready Loss—Toledo Area U.S. Rep. Blames Fremont Plant Closing on Free Trade Pact, H3642 [10JN]
Northern Marianas Hit as Rights Abuser—Natives Take Advantage of Guest Workers, S8556 [31JY]
Off Welfare—Mental Migration, E357 [3MR]
Oklahoma's Poor Get the Message—Opt Out of the Welfare System, E355 [3MR]
Pass Comp Bill, S4647 [16MY]
Plans To Strip Northern Mariana Islands of Labor and Immigration Authority Not Surprising, E909 [13MY]
Retiring? Don't Assume Health Benefits Are Forever, E75 [9JA]
Squabble Over Union Dues a Pretext To Stop Reform, S10390 [6OC]
Swing Senators, S10389 [6OC]
Take Daughters to Work? Union Offers Another Idea, E757 [24AP]
There Is Hope for Children, E612 [9AP]
This Mr. Smith Get His Way in Washington—Federal Express Chief Twists Some Arms, S10723 [9OC]
Threescore Years—Hired Milpitas High-Tech Firm Finds Its Older Workers To Be Loyal and Dependable, E1097 [3JN]
Trent Lott's Poison Pill, S10391 [6OC]
U.S. Defense Budget—Walking the Tightrope Without a Net, H1349 [9AP]
U.S. Inaugurating a Vast Database of All New Hires, S10056 [26SE]
U.S. Should Slow Down and Think Before Racing Ahead on Fast Track, E1719 [10SE]
Wage Inflation? Where? (Labor Statistics Lose Predictive Value), S11224 [27OC], S11440 [30OC]
Who Will Really Pay for Minimum Wage Increase?, E541 [20MR]
Who's Managing the Money, E1464 [22JY]
Will ISEA Part Ways With the NEA?, S6783 [27JN]
Work It Out—Youth Program Is Now Offering Job Experience, E1746 [11SE]
Workfare Rules Cause Enrollment To Fall, CUNY Says, S6331 [25JN]
Bills and resolutions
Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H724 [4MR]
Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform (see S. 738, 961; H.R. 2066, 2205, 2247), S4479 [14MY], S6358 [25JN], H4646 [25JN], H5569 [22JY], H5777 [24JY]
———authorizing appropriations and management reform (H.R. 2247), consideration (see H. Res. 270), H8927 [21OC]
———prohibit strikes or lockouts and provide for binding arbitration relative to labor dispute (see S.J. Res. 37), S11192 [24OC]
Aviation: protect employment rights of workers who provide certain air safety information (see S. 100), S161 [21JA]
BLS: conduct time use surveys and calculate monetary value of unremunerated work (see H.R. 422), H153 [9JA]
Business and industry: discourage relocation to foreign countries and encourage creation of new jobs (see H.R. 775), H586 [13FE]
———ensure economic equity for women (see S. 71; S. Res. 70), S160 [21JA], S3011 [10AP]
———establish a commission to study employment and economic insecurity (see H.R. 185), H145 [9JA]
———improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H2155 [1MY]
———promote and improve employee stock ownership plans (see S. 673; H.R. 1592), S3844 [30AP], H2678 [14MY]
———require employee notification before termination of health or retirement benefits (see H.R. 1594), H2679 [14MY]
———require employers which are terminating businesses to offer employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 1946), H3865 [17JN]
———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2468), H7262 [11SE]
———treatment of personal employment information reported to the National Directory of New Hires (see S. 1223), S10055 [26SE]
———use of community development block grant funds for employment relocation activities (see S. 300; H.R. 671), S1226 [11FE], H452 [11FE]
Children and youth: child care funding for low-income families (see H.R. 899), H701 [27FE]
———child labor provisions relative to the operation of automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2327), H6703 [31JY]
———establish child retirement accounts (see H.R. 194), H145 [9JA]
———protect and improve child care programs for low-income families (see S. 19), S159 [21JA]
———tribute to child care professionals (see H. Res. 279), H9502 [23OC]
Chile: participation in NAFTA (see S. 85), S160 [21JA]
Civil liberties: religious accommodations in the workplace (see S. 92), S161 [21JA]
Civil rights: establish a Federal cause of action for discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions (see S. 952), S6186 [24JN]
———establish criminal liability for discrimination based on disparate treatment (see H.R. 2080), H4834 [26JN]
———implement alternative program for providing a benefit or employment preference under Federal law (see H.R. 2079), H4834 [26JN]
———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see S. 232; H.R. 1302), S804 [29JA], H1439 [10AP]
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 365), H151 [9JA]
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions (see S. 950; H.R. 1909), S6097 [23JN], H3864 [17JN]
———prohibit employment discrimination (see H.R. 963, 2078), H802 [6MR], H4834 [26JN]
———prohibit preferential treatment (see S. 46, 188), S159 [21JA], S633 [22JA]
———prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of employment discrimination (see H.R. 983), H803 [6MR]
———provide improved remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2023), H4338 [24JN]
———religious accommodations in the workplace (see S. 1124; H.R. 2948), S8532 [31JY], H10419 [8NO]
Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see S. 626; H.R. 23), S3419 [22AP], H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA]
Collective bargaining: clarify use of violence to achieve objectives (see H.R. 2163), H5296 [15JY]
Colleges and universities: allow employees in classified positions in community colleges to serve in certified or other academic capacities (see H.R. 431), H153 [9JA]
———allow the use of age-based incentives for the voluntary retirement of tenured faculty (see S. 153), S162 [21JA]
Commission on Retirement Savings: establish (see H.R. 1695), H3169 [21MY]
Commission on Servicemembers and Veterans Transition Assistance: eliminate the requirement that members be allocated to separate programs (see H.R. 469), H243 [21JA]
Commission on the Information Technology Worker Shortage: establish (see S. 798), S5002 [22MY]
Congress: reform pension plan for Members and employees (see H.R. 729), H523 [12FE]
———treatment of Members and employees for retirement purposes (see S. 820; H.R. 1765), S5253 [3JN], H3273 [3JN]
Congressional Office of Compliance: approval of regulations relative to labor-management relations (see H. Con. Res. 5; H. Res. 19), H155, H156 [9JA]
Consumer Price Index: calculation relative to correction of cost-of-living adjustments (see S. Res. 50; H.R. 1052; H. Res. 92, 93), S1017 [5FE], H949 [12MR], H1016 [13MR]
Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see S. 554; H.R. 1301), S3011 [10AP], H1439 [10AP]
Contracts: classification of employees and independent contractors relative to Federal procurement contracts (see H.R. 769, 770), H586 [13FE]
———prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see S. 606; H.R. 1378), S3348 [17AP], H1705 [17AP]
———prohibit reimbursement of defense contractors for environmental response costs (see H.R. 236), H147 [9JA]
———require that work that requires licensing be performed by a person who is so licensed (see H.R. 571), H284 [4FE]
———require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 182, 370), H145, H151 [9JA]
Copeland Act: repeal (see H.R. 2720), H9501 [23OC]
Correctional institutions: prevent service performed by a person committed to a penal institution from being treated as employment for unemployment compensation purposes (see H.R. 562), H284 [4FE]
———test incarcerated persons for serious transmissible diseases if their bodily fluids come into contact with corrections personnel (see H.R. 2070), H4646 [25JN]
Corrections Calendar Office: establish (see H. Res. 7), H70 [7JA], H155 [9JA]
———lump sum allowance (see H. Res. 130), H1891 [24AP]
Cost-of-Living Board: establish (see S. 425), S2129 [11MR]
Courts: equalize remedies available to all victims of intentional discrimination (see S. 516), S2787 [7AP]
———independent counsel law reform (see H.R. 117, 139), H142, H143 [9JA]
———notification to employers of convicted persons relative to drug offenses (see H.R. 333), H150 [9JA]
———provide cost-of-living adjustments for administrative law judges (see H.R. 1240), H1338 [8AP]
Crime: permit review of criminal records of applicants for private security officer employment (see H.R. 2184), H5485 [17JY]
———protect the civil rights of victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 1332), H1541 [15AP]
Davis-Bacon Act: repeal (see H.R. 2720), H9501 [23OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish equitable service for customers and equal opportunity for employees (see H.R. 2185), H5486 [17JY]
Dept. of Defense: ensure that Federal construction contractors abide by State tax, employment, and licensing regulations (see H.R. 1186), H1259 [20MR]
Dept. of Education: grants to States to provide support services to participants in adult education programs (see H.R. 1336), H1541 [15AP]
Dept. of HHS: employment opportunities for women scientists (see S. 487; H.R. 304), S2646 [20MR], H149 [9JA]
Dept. of Labor: establish programs to educate the public on retirement savings (see S. 757; H.R. 1377), S4658 [16MY], H1705 [17AP]
———protect employer rights (see S. 328; H.R. 758), S1382 [13FE], H586 [13FE]
Dept. of State: include information relative to human rights of working children in annual human rights report (see H.R. 1405), H1715 [21AP]
Dept. of the Treasury: encourage international financial institutions compliance with certain fair labor laws (see H. Res. 334), H10955 [13NO]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve procedures for resolving claims of employment discrimination (see S. 801; H.R. 1703), S5108 [23MY], H3201 [22MY]
Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see S. 869; H.R. 1858), S5444 [10JN], H3659 [10JN]
———prohibit on the basis of genetic information (see S. 1045; H.R. 2215, 2275), S7862 [22JY], H5569 [22JY], H5826 [25JY]
———submission of employee claims to mandatory and binding arbitration (see S. 63), S160 [21JA]
District of Columbia: impose an income tax on nonresident workers to fund a regional education and workforce training system and to improve school facilities (see S. 928, 1070), S5790 [17JN], S8153 [25JY]
———permit the waiver of residency requirements for certain employees of the Office of the Inspector General of the District of Columbia (see H.R. 514), H282 [4FE]
Domestic policy: establish a living wage, develop job opportunities, convert military programs to social programs, produce a capital budget, reduce poverty and violence, and redistribute wealth and power (see H.R. 1050), H949 [12MR]
Education: development of school-to-work opportunities systems (see H.R. 1803), H3566 [5JN]
———improve adult education and literacy (see S. 994), S6990 [8JY]
———improve and strengthen recruitment and training of teachers (see H.R. 2852), H10171 [6NO]
———improve career preparation and opportunities to acquire knowledge and skills needed for postsecondary education (see S. 993), S6990 [8JY]
———increase number of Pell Grant awards to working students (see S. 1199), S9726 [19SE]
———provide loan forgiveness and cancellation for certain child care and education providers (see S. 1029), S7710 [17JY]
Elections: eliminate prohibitions against certain State and local employees seeking elective office (see H.R. 308), H149 [9JA]
———require a majority of campaign contributions come from State residents and ensure that employees are informed on use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities (see H.R. 2573), H8160 [29SE]
Employment: implement alternative program for providing a benefit or employment preference under Federal law (see H.R. 2079), H4834 [26JN]
EPA: establish loan program to States for cleanup of brownfield sites that have private investment potential (see H.R. 1462), H1891 [24AP]
ERISA: amend relative to rules governing litigation contesting termination or reduction of retiree health benefits (see S. 1307), S10950 [22OC]
———clarify State law relative to court actions resulting from failures to provide health benefits under employee welfare benefit plans (see H.R. 2960), H10420 [8NO]
———clarify treatment of investment managers (see S. 1227; H.R. 2226), S10055 [26SE], H5664 [23JY]
———improve and expand employee health care programs (see S. 729), S4217 [8MY]
———improve enforcement of provisions (see H.R. 2290), H6026 [29JY]
———joint trusteeship of single-employer pension plans (see H.R. 2012), H4221 [23JN]
Eximbank: give financial assistance preferences to firms that have shown a commitment to reinvestment and job creation in the U.S. (see H.R. 2069), H4646 [25JN]
Fair Labor Standards Act: application of the maximum hour exemption to agricultural water delivery organizations (see S. 259; H.R. 526), S945 [4FE], H283 [4FE]
———minimum wage and overtime exemptions for employees subject to certain leave policies (see H.R. 504), H282 [4FE]
———provide an exemption of overtime compensation for certain firefighters and rescue squad members (see H.R. 94), H69 [7JA], H142 [9JA]
———provide compensatory time opportunities, flexible workplaces, and clarify minimum wage and overtime requirements of private sector employees (see S. 4), S158 [21JA]
———reform provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 1870), H3796 [12JN]
Families and domestic relations: make parental leave for birth parents equitable to adoptive and foster parents (see H.R. 1113, 1573), H1111 [18MR], H2445 [8MY]
———provide permanent authority for the administration of au pair programs (see S. 1211), S9886 [24SE]
Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parent-teacher conferences (see H.R. 2842), H10170 [6NO]
———allow leave to address domestic violence and its effects (see S. 367; H.R. 851), S1659 [26FE], H669 [26FE]
———expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see S. 280; H.R. 109, 191, 234), S1017 [5FE], H142, H145, H147 [9JA]
———extend coverage (see S. 183), S633 [22JA]
———provide coverage to employers with more than 20 employees (see H.R. 1373), H1704 [17AP]
Federal aid programs: improve and expand empowerment and enterprise zone programs (see H.R. 201), H145 [9JA]
Federal employees: authorize the use of clinical social workers to conduct evaluations to determine work-related emotional and mental illnesses (see S. 175; H.R. 1520), S163 [21JA], H2155 [1MY]
———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see S. Con. Res. 7, 8; H. Con. Res. 13), S2274 [13MR], H285 [4FE]
———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments and maintenance of Federal agency retirement contributions (see H. Con. Res. 71), H2156 [1MY]
———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments for civilian and military employees (see H. Con. Res. 77), H2445 [8MY]
———eligibility of certain appointees for competitive status for purposes of transfer or reassignment (see H.R. 1874), H3796 [12JN]
———expand definition of ``special Government employees'' (see H.R. 1966), H4085 [19JN]
———funding for pay adjustments and comparability payments through reductions in agency spending on service contracts (see H.R. 886), H700 [27FE]
———granting of additional points to the passing grades of welfare recipients' competitive service examinations (see H.R. 1066), H1017 [13MR]
———limitations relative to use of official time (see H.R. 986), H803 [6MR]
———make certain temporary Federal service creditable for retirement purposes (see H.R. 1873), H3796 [12JN]
———prevent discrimination against preference eligibles applying for certain Government positions (see S. 1021), S7603 [16JY]
———prevent discrimination against preference eligibles applying for certain government positions (see H.R. 240), H147 [9JA]
———prohibit agencies from contracting out work that can be done cheaper by current employees (see H.R. 885), H700 [27FE]
———prohibit the replacement of bought-out employees with contract employees (see H.R. 888), H700 [27FE]
———provide that services performed by air traffic supervisors and managers be creditable for retirement purposes (see H.R. 728), H523 [12FE]
———require preemployment drug testing (see H.R. 89), H69 [7JA], H141 [9JA]
———review of employment discriminations claims (see H.R. 2441), H7118 [9SE]
———use of certain trust funds to pay union activities of Social Security Administration and Dept. of HHS employees (see S. 139), S162 [21JA]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of medical foods (see H.R. 496), H244 [21JA]
Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 172), H144 [9JA]
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service: anniversary (see S. Res. 117), S8668 [2SE]
Firefighters: exempt firefighters and rescue squad workers from certain Fair Labor Standards Act provisions relative to volunteer work in a professional capacity (see S. 656), S3727 [25AP]
Food industry: make overtime exemption available to employees engaged in transportation and preparation of fruit and vegetables apply to employees engaged in transportation and preparation of sugar beets (see H.R. 917), H724 [4MR]
Foreign trade: ensure protection of worker rights and environmental standards in any trade agreements (see H.R. 1079), H1018 [13MR]
———impose certain sanctions on countries that use child labor (see H.R. 2677, 2678), H8928 [21OC]
———prohibit imports produced by bonded child labor (see H.R. 2475), H7281 [15SE]
———prohibit imports produced by child labor (see S. 332, 340; H.R. 1328), S1382 [13FE], H1541 [15AP]
FRS: implement monetary policy using price stability to ensure stable currency and repeal the Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act (see S. 611; H.R. 1396), S3348 [17AP], H1706 [17AP]
Government: consolidate Federal job training programs (see S. 17; H.R. 1385), S159 [21JA], H1705 [17AP]
———consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385), consideration (see H. Res. 150), H2783 [15MY]
———give preference to firms that adopt and enforce a corporate code of conduct (see H.R. 2071), H4646 [25JN]
———improve and consolidate Federal job training programs (see S. 1186), S9515 [17SE]
———use of new price index to determine cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 2099), H4835 [26JN]
Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see S. 389; H.R. 1010), S1828 [3MR], H888 [11MR]
———exempt from minimum wage and overtime requirements individuals who volunteer their time for occupational opportunity (see H.R. 71), H69 [7JA], H141 [9JA]
———provide for the debarment or suspension from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that violate certain labor and safety laws (see S. 1098; H.R. 1624), S8531 [31JY], H2783 [15MY]
Health: assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (see H.R. 211, 444), H146, H153 [9JA]
———clarify malpractice liability of employer-sponsored health plans for treatment rules and coverage determinations (see S. 1136), S8533 [31JY]
———establish certain requirements for managed care plans (see H.R. 2606), H8320 [2OC]
———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 1815, 2198), H3567 [5JN], H5486 [17JY]
———prohibit discrimination in employer health benefit plans relative to neurobiological disorders (see H.R. 2110), H4912 [8JY]
———require health plans to pay interest on certain claims (see H.R. 1472), H1987 [29AP]
Health care professionals: admission requirements for nonimmigrant nurses willing to practice in underserved areas (see H.R. 2759), H9729 [29OC]
House of Representatives: allow Members to hire employees from welfare rolls relative to application towards welfare participation rates in home jurisdiction (see H.R. 1046), H948 [12MR]
———compensation of certain minority employees (see H. Res. 6), H70 [7JA], H155 [9JA]
House Rules: prohibit any personal staff member from holding a paid position in the campaign of the employing Member (see H. Res. 177), H4835 [26JN]
Housing: authorize public housing agencies to establish rental amounts that do not discourage assisted families from obtaining employment (see H.R. 1014), H888 [11MR]
Immigration: admittance of temporary and seasonal agricultural workers (see S. 1563; H.R. 2377), S12575 [13NO], H6715 [1AU]
———create a new nonimmigrant category for temporary agricultural workers admitted pursuant to a labor condition attestation (see H.R. 2595), H8299 [1OC]
———increase enforcement of employer sanctions and labor standards (see H.R. 470, 2548), H243 [21JA], H7910 [25SE]
———make Religious Worker Visa Program permanent (see S. 1198; H.R. 2491), S9637 [18SE], H7527 [17SE]
———modify certain employment regulations (see H.R. 2412), H6962 [5SE]
———moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. citizens, certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (see H.R. 347), H150 [9JA]
———prohibit counting of work experience while an unauthorized alien for purposes of admission as an employment-based immigrant or a nonimmigrant (see H.R. 471), H243 [21JA]
———reform the temporary agricultural workers program (see S. 169), S163 [21JA]
———reform the temporary employment program (see H.R. 119), H142 [9JA]
———treatment of petitions for employment visas for highly skilled workers (see H.R. 2285), H6026 [29JY]
Income: determination of tip credits relative to State and local government laws (see H.R. 2357), H6705 [31JY]
———determination of tip credits relative to State and local laws (see H.R. 1485), H1988 [29AP]
———enhance and protect retirement savings (see S. 14; H.R. 83), S159 [21JA], H69 [7JA], H141 [9JA]
———provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1), H66 [7JA], H138 [9JA]
———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), consideration (see H. Res. 99), H1110 [18MR]
———provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 509, 1130), H282 [4FE], H1186 [19MR]
———use of salary base to exempt employees from certain wage requirements (see H.R. 647), H393 [6FE]
INS: pilot program to notify States of employment opportunities for welfare recipients created by the removal of unauthorized aliens (see H.R. 1258), H1391 [9AP]
Insurance: benefit eligibility for associates of employees who are not spouses or dependents of such employees (see H.R. 1817), H3567 [5JN]
———establish a minimum amount that may be applied as an aggregate lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain health benefit plans (see S. 1114; H.R. 1807), S8532 [31JY], H3567 [5JN]
———expand access to health insurance coverage without pre-existing condition exclusions (see H.R. 2532), H7729 [23SE]
———order of precedence to be applied in the payment of life insurance benefits (see H.R. 1316), H1456 [14AP]
IRS: clarify that quotas and goals shall not be used as a basis for evaluating employees (see H.R. 2736), H9558 [24OC]
———prohibit the threat of audit to compel agreement with Tip Reporting Alternative Commitment or Tip Rate Determination Agreement (see S. 1274; H.R. 2658), S10631 [8OC], H8832 [9OC]
Kentucky: prohibit taxation of compensation of Tennessee residents for services as Federal employees at Fort Campbell, KY (see S. 613; H.R. 865, 1368), S3348 [17AP], H699 [27FE], H1704 [17AP]
Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see S. 295; H.R. 634), S1191 [10FE], H392 [6FE]
Labor unions: ensure employees have adequate access and information relative to use of union dues or fees (see H.R. 928), H766 [5MR]
———inform workers of their rights relative to the payment of dues or fees to labor organizations (see H.R. 1625), H2783 [15MY]
———Presidential actions relative to resolving the dispute between American Airlines, Inc., and the Allied Pilots Association (see S. Res. 53; H. Res. 67), S1226 [11FE], H589 [13FE]
———prohibit Federal funding of activities that encourage membership (see S. 223), S726 [28JA]
———protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 59), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]
———repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (see S. 497), S2646 [20MR]
Law enforcement officers: funding for the hiring of personnel who perform nonadministrative services (see H.R. 804), H588 [13FE]
———protect Federal officers who intervene in certain violent situations outside the scope of their employment (see S. 1031), S7710 [17JY]
———provide death benefits to retired public safety officers (see H.R. 1862), H3720 [11JN]
Medicare: reform (see H.R. 1165), H1259 [20MR]
Medicare/Medicaid: use of bankruptcy courts by suppliers and providers to discharge claims and by professionals excluded from health care programs seeking automatic stays from exclusion (see H.R. 2466), H7262 [11SE]
Members of Congress: prohibit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement System (see H.R. 47), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]
Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act: clarify application of certain provisions (see H.R. 2038), H4645 [25JN]
Minimum wage: level (see S. 1009; H.R. 685, 2211, 2278), S7302 [11JY], H452 [11FE], H5569 [22JY], H5916 [28JY]
NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see S. 1514; H.R. 978), S12461 [10NO], H803 [6MR]
———assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and review World Trade Organization dispute settlement reports (see H.R. 78), H69 [7JA], H141 [9JA]
———impact on employment and the environment (see H.R. 1697), H3169 [21MY]
National Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (see H.R. 712, 713), H522 [12FE]
National Labor Relations Act: require arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes (see H.R. 2848), H10171 [6NO]
National Public Employment Relations Commission: establish (see H.R. 2012), H4221 [23JN]
Native Americans: transfer services and personnel from the BIA to the Office of Self-Governance and emphasize the need for job creation on Indian reservations (see S. 1279, 1281), S10787 [9OC]
NLRB: determine appropriateness of certain bargaining units in the absence of a stipulation or consent (see H.R. 1595), H2679 [14MY]
———jurisdiction in labor disputes on Johnston Atoll (see H.R. 572), H284 [4FE]
———recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor organizations who prevail in proceedings (see H.R. 2449), H7199 [10SE]
———resolution of unfair labor practice complaints in a timely manner (see H.R. 1598), H2679 [14MY]
Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see S. 1100; H.R. 1450), S8532 [31JY], H1891 [24AP]
———modify covenant relative to immigration, minimum wage, labor laws, and textile industry labeling requirements (see S. 1275), S10631 [8OC]
———plebiscite on adherence to U.S. laws or independence (see H. Con. Res. 164), H8300 [1OC]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see S. 551, 765, 1237; H.R. 1162, 2579), S3011 [10AP], S4748 [20MY], S10229 [30SE], H1258 [20MR], H8264 [30SE]
———establish peer review of standards (see H.R. 2661), H8832 [9OC]
Office of Senate Fair Employment Practices: temporary and intermittent service by the Director (see S. Res. 48), S945 [4FE]
———temporary and intermittent service by the Director (S. Res. 48), amend (see S. Res. 161), S12576 [13NO]
Older Americans Act: establish additional pension counseling demonstration projects and create a toll-free pension counseling telephone number (see S. 948), S6041 [20JN]
———improve provisions relative to pension rights demonstration projects (see H.R. 2167), H5296 [15JY]
OMB: report number of individuals employed by non-Federal entities providing Government services (see H.R. 887), H700 [27FE]
Oregon: prohibit taxation of compensation of Washington residents for services as Federal employees at a Columbia River hydroelectric facility (see H.R. 874), H700 [27FE]
OSHA: disapprove rule relative to occupational exposure to methylene chloride (see S.J. Res. 25; H.J. Res. 67), S3011 [10AP], H1261 [20MR]
Pensions: annuity computation for Members of Congress and Federal employees (see H.R. 946), H766 [5MR]
———clarify the computations of certain civil service retirement system annuities based on part-time service (see S. 1270), S10631 [8OC]
———enhance and protect (see S. 889), S5595 [12JN]
———establish a Federal cause of action for failure of State and local governments to fulfill the terms of pension plans (see H.R. 510), H282 [4FE]
———improve access to information on pension plans (see S. 1185), S9515 [17SE]
———improve retirement income security by expanding employer contributions, increasing portability, and protecting accounts (see S. 957), S6358 [25JN]
———prohibit certain transaction rules relative to 401(k) pension plans (see S. 106; H.R. 818), S161 [21JA], H627 [25FE]
———promote accuracy in the determination of amounts of private pension plan benefits and contributions (see H.R. 2562), H8054 [26SE]
———require annual report of investments to participants in 401(k) pension plans (see S. 108; H.R. 819), S161 [21JA], H628 [25FE]
———waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans (see H.R. 1320), H1456 [14AP]
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act: technical amendments (see H.R. 1048), H949 [12MR], H1288 [21MR]
Pilot Records Improvement Act: clarify (see H.R. 2626), H8633 [7OC]
Political campaigns: prohibit use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities (see S. 9; H.R. 1458), S158 [21JA], H1891 [24AP]
———require worker approval for use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities (see H.R. 2608), H8437 [6OC]
Poverty: assistance for low-income working families (see H.R. 2399), H6916 [4SE]
Professional Trade Service Corps: establish (see H.R. 481), H243 [21JA]
Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin for operation of food stamp and medical assistance programs (see H.R. 2030), H4338 [24JN]
———clarify the family violence option under the temporary assistance to needy families program (see S. 671; H.R. 1950), S3844 [30AP], H3923 [18JN]
———establish asset-based welfare policies (see S. 1106, 1255; H.R. 2849), S8532 [31JY], S10428 [6OC], H10171 [6NO]
———extend disqualification transition period for certain aliens (see H.R. 761), H586 [13FE]
———make postsecondary or vocational education training a permissible work activity (see H.R. 2025), H4338 [24JN]
———make progress toward completion of high school or college a permissible work activity (see H.R. 1616), H2679 [14MY]
———modify laws relative to public assistance and benefits for aliens (see H.R. 666), H451 [11FE]
———prohibit States from penalizing single parents for not meeting work requirements if the parent cannot find suitable child care (see H.R. 1615), H2679 [14MY]
———reform (see S. 140), S162 [21JA]
Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 950), H767 [5MR]
Puerto Rico: provide wage-based tax credits (see S. 906), S5694 [16JN]
Railroads: hours of service of employees (see H.R. 456), H242 [21JA]
———modify the guaranteed minimum benefit for widows and widowers relative to conversion from spouse to widow or widower annuity (see H. Con. Res. 52), H1261 [20MR]
Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991), H803 [6MR]
Retraining: extend time period for filing of trade adjustment assistance petitions (see H.R. 938), H766 [5MR]
SBA: establish Welfare-to-Work Microloan Pilot Program (see S. 956), S6358 [25JN]
———reauthorize women's business training program (see H.R. 1495), H2090 [30AP]
Small business: full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals, cost analysis of legislative proposals, and creation of Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Small Business (see S. 233), S804 [29JA]
———install devices to improve safety at convenience stores (see H.R. 1444), H1891 [24AP]
———provide employees with a simple, secure, and fully portable defined benefit plan (see H.R. 1656), H2874 [16MY]
Social Security: allow diversion of percentage of payroll tax payments into personal investment plans and extend the old age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see S. 321; H.R. 2782), S1382 [13FE], H9800 [30OC]
———allow personal retirement savings plans (see H.R. 3082), H10955 [13NO]
———earnings test for blind individuals (see S. 375, 1054; H.R. 612), S1734 [27FE], S7950 [23JY], H347 [5FE]
———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see S. 202), S676 [23JA]
———establish Transition to Work Program for individuals entitled to disability benefits (see H.R. 534), H283 [4FE]
———improve quality of card and criminalize the counterfeiting of work authorization documents (see H.R. 231), H146 [9JA]
———increase earnings limit (see H.R. 326, 349), H149, H150 [9JA]
———modification of certain State agreements relative to certain students (see H.R. 1035), H948 [12MR]
———provide free information on employee benefit plans to interested parties of such plans (see H.R. 1603), H2679 [14MY]
———treatment of severe spinal cord injuries relative to certain earnings (see H.R. 577), H285 [4FE]
SSA: provide information on Social Security trust funds, personal earnings, and benefit estimates to eligible individuals (see S. 1145; H.R. 2669), S8723 [3SE], H8833 [9OC]
States: enforcement of veterans' reemployment rights (see H.R. 166), H144 [9JA]
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: implementation (see H. Con. Res. 119), H5664 [23JY]
Taxation: adjust the dependent care tax credit for inflation (see S. 490), S2646 [20MR]
———allow contractors a credit for defense conversion employee retraining expenses (see S. 272), S1017 [5FE]
———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve (see H.R. 42, 43), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]
———application of the deferral percentage test in determining the status of restaurant employee arrangements (see H.R. 1065), H1017 [13MR]
———clarify employment status of certain school bus contractors and drivers (see S. 1470; H.R. 605), S12118 [8NO], H347 [5FE]
———clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for termination payments received by former life insurance salesmen (see H.R. 1652), H2874 [16MY]
———credits for employers for costs incurred to combat violence against women (see H.R. 1071), H1017 [13MR]
———credits for health insurance premiums of employees without employer-provided health coverage (see H.R. 539), H283 [4FE]
———deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (see S. 832), S5341 [5JN]
———deductibility of employment taxes paid by employees and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 2966), H10420 [8NO]
———deductibility of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals and the business use of the home, and clarification of contractor/employee status (see S. 460; H.R. 1145), S2416 [18MR], H1258 [20MR]
———deductibility of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance taxes paid by employees and self-employed individuals (see S. 579; H.R. 1333), S3199 [15AP], H1541 [15AP]
———deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 687), H452 [11FE]
———dependent care tax credit (see H.R. 2553), H7910 [25SE]
———determination of employment status (see H.R. 771), H586 [13FE]
———determination of employment status of individuals as employees or independent contractors (see H.R. 2642), H8727 [8OC]
———eliminate State requirement to pay unemployment compensation on election worker services (see H.R. 961), H767 [5MR]
———employee option to receive taxable cash compensation in lieu of nontaxable parking benefits (see H.R. 1713), H3201 [22MY]
———employer credit for the hiring of displaced homemakers (see H.R. 402), H152 [9JA]
———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see S. 82, 548, 978; H.R. 988, 1706, 1809), S160 [21JA], S3011 [10AP], S6727 [27JN], H803 [6MR], H3201 [22MY], H3567 [5JN]
———establish estate tax credit for certain employees of international organizations equivalent to the limited marital deduction (see H.R. 763), H586 [13FE]
———establish lifetime learning accounts for higher education and job training expenses (see H.R. 1819), H3567 [5JN]
———exclude certain severance payments from gross income and allow a refundable credit for job training expenses of older long-time employees who are laid off (see H.R. 2492), H7527 [17SE]
———exclude employer-provided telecommunicating-related expenses for telecommuting purposes from taxable income (see H.R. 1892), H3797 [12JN]
———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 430, 1382), H153 [9JA], H1705 [17AP]
———expand the child and dependent care tax credit (see S. 926), S5790 [17JN]
———extend the work opportunity credit (see S. 685; H.R. 1729), S3901 [1MY], H3202 [22MY]
———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see S. 420; H.R. 18, 69, 144, 876, 1792), S2129 [11MR], H67, H69 [7JA], H139, H141, H143 [9JA], H700 [27FE], H3476 [4JN]
———impose a flat tax only on the earned income of individuals and on business taxable income (see H.R. 2971), H10420 [8NO]
———incentives for employers to hire displaced workers relative to closure, realignment, or downsizing of military installations (see S. 273), S1017 [5FE]
———issuance of tax-exempt bonds for the economic development of distressed communities (see H.R. 522), H283 [4FE]
———modify the application of pension nondiscrimination rules to governmental plans (see S. 622; H.R. 1740), S3419 [22AP], H3202 [22MY]
———promote tax credits for private investments on Indian reservations (see S. 806), S5109 [23MY]
———promote the granting of incentive stock options to nonhighly compensated employees (see H.R. 2788), H9865 [31OC]
———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see S. 432; H.R. 1031), S2206 [12MR], H948 [12MR]
———provide income exclusion for work study payments (see H.R. 1296), H1438 [10AP]
———provide tax credits for Indian investment and employment (see H.R. 293), H148 [9JA]
———reduce employer and employee Social Security taxes to the extent there is a Federal budget surplus (see H.R. 2933), H10419 [8NO]
———repeal the withholding of income taxes and require individuals to pay estimated taxes on a monthly basis (see H.R. 340), H150 [9JA]
———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see S. 473), S2552 [19MR]
———State authority to tax compensation paid to certain employees (see H.R. 1953), H3923 [18JN]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see S. 935), S5927 [18JN]
———treatment of benefits to retired coal miners (see S. 1105; H.R. 2231), S8532 [31JY], H5664 [23JY]
———treatment of businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 854), H669 [26FE]
———treatment of certain election officials and workers (see H.R. 2113), H4912 [8JY]
———treatment of certain personal care services under the unemployment tax (see H.R. 578), H285 [4FE]
———treatment of certain welfare benefits relative to earned income tax credit (see H.R. 1045, 1498), H948 [12MR], H2090 [30AP]
———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 2792), H9865 [31OC]
———treatment of employee benefits for staffing firms (see H.R. 1891), H3796 [12JN]
———treatment of employee death benefits (see H.R. 1514), H2155 [1MY]
———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H143 [9JA]
———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance and interest on education loans (see H.R. 1632), H2783 [15MY]
———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see S. 127), S161 [21JA]
———treatment of employer-provided transit passes and parking benefits (see S. 498), S2646 [20MR]
———treatment of frequent flyer mileage awards (see H.R. 533), H283 [4FE]
———treatment of golf caddies (see H.R. 2321), H6703 [31JY]
———treatment of Indian tribal governments as local governments or nonprofit organizations relative to unemployment compensation (see S. 807; H.R. 294), S5109 [23MY], H148 [9JA]
———treatment of individual training accounts (see H.R. 213), H146 [9JA]
———treatment of overtime hours of small business employees (see H.R. 508), H282 [4FE]
———treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm rental income (see S. 529; H.R. 1261), S2900 [9AP], H1391 [9AP]
———treatment of Social Security and railroad retirement benefits (see S. 1233), S10153 [29SE]
———treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2723), H9501 [23OC]
———treatment of unemployment tax relative to entertainment industry (see S. 1123; H.R. 841), S8532 [31JY], H668 [26FE]
———workmen's compensation relative to certain personal liability assignments (see S. 1014; H.R. 1509), S7423 [14JY], H2155 [1MY]
Tobacco products: provide market transition assistance for quota owners, tobacco producers, and their communities, and phase out Federal programs supporting tobacco production (see S. 1313), S11191 [24OC]
———provide market transition assistance for tobacco producers, industry workers, and their communities (see S. 1310), S11034 [23OC]
Training voucher system: establish (see S. 1170), S9198 [11SE]
U.S. Fire Administration: convert certain excepted service positions to competitive service positions (see S. 336), S1382 [13FE]
Unemployment: payment of benefits relative to base period of wage earnings (see S. 1126), S8532 [31JY]
———reauthorize self-employment assistance programs (see S. 897), S5596 [12JN]
———reform benefit system (see H.R. 940), H766 [5MR]
Urban areas: promote an urban agenda (see S. 23), S159 [21JA]
Veterans: expand workstudy opportunities (see H.R. 1877), H3796 [12JN]
———Government employment preference for active duty service veterans of Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm (see H.R. 1006), H887 [11MR]
———strengthen veterans' preference relative to employment opportunities (see H.R. 167), H144 [9JA]
Volunteer workers: allow State and local government workers to perform volunteer services for their employer without requiring overtime pay (see H.R. 484), H243 [21JA]
Women: comprehensive pension protection (see S. 320, 620; H.R. 766, 1496), S1382 [13FE], S3349 [17AP], H586 [13FE], H2090 [30AP]
———treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (see H.R. 1105), H1111 [18MR]
Cloture motions
Fair Labor Standards Act: provide compensatory time opportunities, flexible workplaces, and clarify minimum wage and overtime requirements of private sector employees (S. 4), S4350 [13MY], S4514 [15MY], S5174 [2JN], S5290 [4JN]
Commentaries
Background of `School-to-Work' Concept: D.L. Cuddy, E945 [16MY]
Contracts
Translation of Shadow Contract Signed by Alien Workers in the Northern Mariana Islands: Congressional Research Service, S8556 [31JY]
Descriptions
Determination of Employment Status of Individuals as Employees or Independent Contractors Relative to Taxation (H.R. 2642), E1964 [8OC]
Home-Based Business Fairness Act (S. 460), S2432 [18MR]
Provide Employees With a Simple, Secure, and Fully Portable Defined Benefit Plan (H.R. 1656), E965 [19MY]
Transition to Work Program for Individuals Entitled to Disability Benefits (H.R. 534), E142 [4FE]
Documents
Tip Reporting Alternative Commitment Program, S10649 [8OC]
Essays
American Success Story: Sarah Geving, E1684 [8SE]
Making Democracy Work: Yi-Hui Lee, E926 [14MY]
Excerpts
Journals of particpants in Foxboro, MA, Youth Job Placement Program, E1746-E1748 [11SE]
Factsheets
Early Learning and Opportunity Act (H.R. 1373), H1850 [24AP]
Home-Based Business Fairness Act (H.R. 1145): Committee on Small Business (House), H3440-H3442 [4JN]
Impact of Amtrak Strike, H8699 [8OC]
Forms
Washington (State) political contribution withholding authorization, S10115 [29SE]
Letters
Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act: Andrew Fois, Dept. of Justice, H10592 [12NO]
———Rodney E. Slater, Sec. of Transportation, H10591 [12NO]
Analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates: Barry S. Cargill, Small Business Association of Michigan, S1839 [3MR]
———Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S1839 [3MR]
———Jim Barrett, Michigan Chamber of Commerce, S1839 [3MR]
———John J. Motley, National Retail Federation, S1839 [3MR]
———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S1839 [3MR]
Awarding of Federal contracts relative to union status of contractors: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) majority membership, S3345 [17AP]
Clarify ERISA treatment of investment managers: Arthur Levitt, SEC, S10300 [1OC]
Clarify family violence option under the temporary assistance to needy families program: Representative Shaw, S12092 [8NO]
———Representatives Shaw and Archer, S12092 [8NO]
ERISA treatment of investment managers: Arthur Levitt, SEC, E1481 [23JY]
Executive authority relative to Federal procurement: Large & Gilbert (accounting firm), S3402 [22AP]
Executive authority relative to Federal procurement regulations: Bob Affel, Sun Electric Co., E879 [8MY]
Family Friendly Workplace Act: Gary J. Tharnish, S5288 [4JN]
———several women's organizations, S5164 [2JN], S5235 [3JN]
Foxboro, MA, Youth Job Placement Program: Rosanne M. Breen, Foxboro, MA, Human Services Dept., E1746 [11SE]
Gambling Impact Study Commission: President Clinton, H403 [10FE]
Home-Based Business Fairness Act: Representative Talent, Committee on Small Business (House), H3440 [4JN]
Improve access to information on pension plans: Brian H. Graff, American Society of Pension Actuaries, S9516 [17SE]
———Karen W. Ferguson, Pension Rights Center, S9517 [17SE]
Increase number of Pell Grant awards to working students: Stanley O. Ikenberry, American Council on Education, S9727 [19SE]
NAFTA's impact on employment and the economy: Emil Parker, Dept. of Labor, H2579 [13MY]
———John T. Russell, H2579 [13MY]
———Mel Carnahan, Governor of Missouri, H2579 [13MY]
———President Clinton, H2578, H2579 [13MY]
———Senator Bond, H2578 [13MY]
———Wanda J. Rapier, H2578 [13MY]
Northern Mariana Islands covenant modifications relative to immigration, minimum wage, labor laws, and textile industry labeling requirements: Allen P. Stayman, Dept. of the Interior, S10655 [8OC]
———Senator Murkowski, S10654 [8OC]
Public welfare programs reform: Shelley Read, H5002 [9JY]
Religious Workers Act: Mother Teresa, Missionaries of Charity, S9634 [18SE]
Social Security earnings test for blind individuals: Charles H. Crawford, National Council of State Agencies for the Blind, Inc., S1748 [27FE]
———Curtis Chong, Rehabilitation Advisory Council for the Blind, S1748 [27FE]
———Harvey Heagy, National Federation of the Blind, S1748 [27FE]
———James Gashel, National Federation of the Blind, S1749 [27FE]
———Joanne Wilson, Louisiana Center for the Blind, S1748 [27FE]
———Judith D. Moore, National Industries for the Blind, S1748 [27FE]
———Julie H. Carroll, American Council of the Blind, S1748 [27FE]
———Paula A. Krauss, Connecticut Community Advocates (organization), S1749 [27FE]
Tax treatment of graduate student income: several Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate students, H5191 [15JY], E1555 [29JY]
Tax treatment of Indian tribal governments as local governments or nonprofit organizations relative to unemployment compensation: Judy Knight-Frank, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, S5124 [23MY]
———Robert B. Peacock, Fond du Lac Reservation Business Committee, S5124 [23MY]
———W. Ron Allen, National Congress of American Indians, S5125 [23MY]
Tax treatment of State-sponsored workers' compensation companies: George W. Bush, Governor of Texas, S6703 [27JN]
Welfare Reform Technical Corrections Act: Representative Goodling, Committee on Education and Labor (House), H1933 [29AP]
———Representative Stump, Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House), H1933 [29AP]
Working Families Flexibility Act: Sheldon E. Steinbach, American Council on Education, H1127 [19MR]
Workplace Religious Freedom Act: Coalition for Religious Freedom in the Workplace, S8591 [31JY]
Lists
Coalition for Religious Freedom in the Workplace, S8591 [31JY]
Organizations supporting S. 389, analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates, S1839 [3MR]
Memorandums
Awarding of Federal Contracts Relative to Union Status of Contractors: John J. Sweeney, AFL-CIO, E661-E663 [15AP]
Confirmation That Huizhou Corp. of the Overseas Labor Services Is an Agency of the Chinese Government: Dept. of State, S8556 [31JY]
Messages
Federal Labor Relations Authority Report: President Clinton, S8822 [4SE], H6902 [4SE]
NAFTA Study on Operation and Effect: President Clinton, S7297 [11JY], H5169 [11JY]
Motions
Education: vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), H5541 [22JY]
Notices
Congressional Office of Compliance: proposed rulemaking relative to Employee Polygraph Protection Act, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, and Occupational Safety and Health Act, S9014-S9016 [9SE], S10291 [1OC], S11661-S11664 [4NO], H7276-H7279 [15SE], H8316 [2OC]
Papers
Why a Legislated Change in the Use of the CPI Is Necessary, H2185 [6MY]
Projections
Welfare Reform Impact, E1168 [10JN]
Remarks in House
AFL-CIO: Dept. of Labor investigation of summer internship job programs, H5027 [10JY]
African Americans: presence in money management industries, E1464 [22JY]
Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform, H5630, H5635, H5637, H5638 [23JY], H8698 [8OC], H8748 [9OC]
———authorizing appropriations and management reform (H.R. 2247), H8972-H8978 [22OC], H9515-H9528 [24OC], E2079 [24OC]
———authorizing appropriations and management reform (H.R. 2247), consideration (H. Res. 270), H8964-H8972 [22OC]
———authorizing appropriations and management reform (S. 738), H10894-H10903 [13NO]
———authorizing appropriations and management reform (S. 738), consideration (H. Res. 319), H10588-H10594 [12NO]
———labor disputes, H8698 [8OC]
———labor protection and contracting regulations, H9521-H9528 [24OC]
———wage continuation and severance benefits for employees affected by a discontinuance, reduction, or relocation of service, H8972-H8977 [22OC]
Army: response to sexual harassment and assault allegations, H252 [4FE], H290 [5FE], E167 [5FE]
Bangor, ME: tribute to Penobscot Job Corps Center, E83 [9JA]
BLS: conduct time use surveys and calculate monetary value of unremunerated work (H.R. 422), E87 [9JA]
Boston, MA: Boston Urban Ring transportation project funding, E2023 [21OC]
Business and industry: ensure economic equity for women, H1428 [10AP]
———improve and expand employee health care programs (H.R. 1515), E830 [5MY]
———promote and improve employee stock ownership plans (H.R. 1592), E919 [14MY]
———relocation to foreign countries, H728 [5MR]
———require employers which are terminating businesses to offer employee stock ownership plans (H.R. 1946), E1240 [17JN]
———treatment of former welfare recipients relative to income and workplace protection, H3790, H3792 [12JN]
Buy American Act: compliance, H2844 [16MY]
CHARO Community Development Corp.: anniversary, E2008 [9OC]
Children and youth: summer youth employment program funding relative to disadvantaged youth programs, H2844-H2851 [16MY]
———summer youth jobs program, H3247 [3JN]
Civil rights: affirmative action policies, H1164 [19MR], H1344 [9AP], E1221 [17JN], E1269 [19JN], E1726 [10SE]
———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 1302), H1394 [10AP], H4090 [20JN], E628 [10AP], E642 [14AP]
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions (H.R. 1909), H3809 [17JN], E1223 [17JN]
———prohibit employment discrimination (H.R. 963), E411 [6MR]
———prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of employment discrimination (H.R. 983), E407 [6MR]
Clardy, Mary: National Industries for the Blind Peter J. Salmon National Blind Employee of the Year award recipient, E2036 [21OC]
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.: anniversary, E1904 [2OC]
Clinton, President: executive authority relative to Federal procurement regulations, H1797, H1799 [24AP], E661 [15AP], E878 [8MY]
Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (H.R. 23), E71 [7JA]
Coastal Berry (business): position on union organizing campaigns, H4069 [19JN]
Collins and Aikman Floorcoverings (business): Georgia Dept. of Labor Success Track Outstanding Employer Award recipient, E2235 [8NO]
Colorado: public welfare programs reform legislation, E1273 [19JN]
Commission on Servicemembers and Veterans Transition Assistance: tribute, E463 [13MR]
Committee on House Oversight (House): funding to conduct investigation into labor unions and practices, H5304, H5305, H5306, H5307, H5308 [16JY], H5784, H5786, H5788, H5789, H5790, H5791 [25JY], H5879 [28JY]
Congress: national agenda, H1382 [9AP]
———reform pension plan for Members and employees (H.R. 729), E227 [12FE]
Consumer Price Index: calculation relative to correction of cost-of-living adjustments, H816 [11MR], H1429-H1431 [10AP], H2259 [7MY], H4226 [24JN], E852 [6MY]
———calculation relative to correction of cost-of-living adjustments (H. Res. 93), H2179, H2183-H2188 [6MY], H2258, H2337 [7MY]
———calculation relative to correction of cost-of-living adjustments (H.R. 1052), E464 [13MR]
Contracts: classification of employees and independent contractors relative to Federal procurement contracts (H.R. 769), E398 [6MR]
———classification of employees and independent contractors relative to Federal procurement contracts (H.R. 770), E398 [6MR]
———require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (H.R. 370), E5 [7JA]
Copeland Act: repeal (H.R. 2720), E2078 [24OC]
Correctional institutions: prevent service performed by a person committed to a penal institution from being treated as employment for unemployment compensation purposes (H.R. 562), E157 [4FE]
Corrections Calendar Office: lump sum allowance (H. Res. 130), H1849 [24AP]
Courts: independent counsel law reform (H.R. 117), E24 [7JA]
———provide cost-of-living adjustments for administrative law judges (H.R. 1240), E595 [8AP]
Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind (organization): tribute, E2004 [9OC]
Davis-Bacon Act: repeal (H.R. 2720), E2078 [24OC]
Day of Conscience To End Child Labor and Sweatshop Abuses: observance, E1918 [2OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish equitable service for customers and equal opportunity for employees (H.R. 2185), H5497 [22JY], H5896 [28JY], H7610 [23SE]
———Farm Services Agency funding, H5378 [16JY]
Dept. of Defense: impact of defense spending cuts, H1976-H1982 [29AP]
———provide compensation to certain Vietnamese who were employed by the U.S. during the Vietnamese Conflict, H3279 [4JN]
———provide compensation to certain Vietnamese who were employed during the Vietnamese Conflict, H1548 [16AP]
Dept. of Education: grants to States to provide support services to participants in adult education programs, H2803 [16MY]
Dept. of Energy: Office for Worker and Community Transition funding, H4211 [23JN]
———worker and community transition programs funding, H5762 [24JY]
Dept. of Labor: employment training for former welfare recipients, H5898 [28JY]
———establish advisory panels relative to occupational safety and health (H.R. 2871), E2244 [8NO]
———establish programs to educate the public on retirement savings (H.R. 1377), H3080, H3082-H3088 [21MY], E702 [17AP]
———protect employer rights (H.R. 758), E252 [13FE]
———reform, H2796 [16MY]
———vocational training funding for Amish children, H6886, H6887 [4SE]
Dept. of State: adjudication of visas relative to U.S. citizen employees, H3632 [10JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve procedures for resolving claims of employment discrimination (H.R. 1703), H8369-H8373 [6OC], E1028 [22MY], E2011 [9OC]
———tribute to Chapter 31 Program for vocational rehabilitation in assisting service-disabled veterans find and maintain employment, H3921 [18JN]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs: debarment or suspension from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that violate certain labor and safety laws, H5261 [15JY]
Detroit, MI: anniversary of UAW Local 314, E641 [14AP]
———contract negotiations relative to newspapers' strike, H3890 [18JN], H4069 [19JN], H4223 [24JN], H4607 [25JN]
Disabled: requirements for State individualized education plans for children, H2801 [16MY]
Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (H.R. 1858), E1176 [10JN]
———prohibit on the basis of genetic information (H.R. 2275), E2106 [28OC]
District of Columbia: permit the waiver of residency requirements for certain employees of the Office of the Inspector General of the District of Columbia (H.R. 514), H1056, H1057 [18MR]
———waive Davis-Bacon Act requirements relative to school construction and repairs, H8780-H8783, H8803, H8804 [9OC], H10678 [12NO], E2087 [24OC]
Eatchel, Jef: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council AFL-CIO Leadership Award recipient, E681 [16AP]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H612-H616 [25FE], H1093-H1096 [18MR], H1778, H1779, H1780 [23AP], H1858-H1865 [24AP], H3174 [22MY], H3584, H3646, H3651-H3653 [10JN], H4125, H4130 [20JN], H4139 [23JN], H4320-H4334 [24JN], H4631-H4637 [25JN], H7483 [17SE], E941 [15MY], E1640 [3SE]
Education: improve and strengthen recruitment and training of teachers (H.R. 2852), E2203 [7NO]
———require background checks prior to hiring of school personnel, H3154 [21MY]
———special education funding through rescissions in OSHA funding, H6986-H6997 [8SE]
———vocational and adult education funding through rescissions in OSHA funding, H6941-H6946 [5SE], H6977-H6986 [8SE], H7022 [9SE]
———vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), H5496, H5526-H5544 [22JY], E1505 [24JY]
———vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), motion to recommit, H5541 [22JY]
———vocational education funding through rescissions in Goals 2000 Program funding, H7129, H7130 [10SE]
———voluntary participation of home schoolers in literacy programs, emphasize the use of phonics in literacy, and prohibit local workforce boards authority to control curriculum, H2842, H2843 [16MY]
EEOC: funding, H8239 [30SE], H10914 [13NO]
Equal Pay Act: anniversary, E1163 [10JN]
ERISA: clarify treatment of investment managers (H.R. 2226), E1481 [23JY]
———clarify treatment of investment managers (S. 1227), H9575, H9576 [28OC]
Eximbank: financial assistance preference to firms that have shown a commitment to reinvestment and job creation in the U.S. (H.R. 2069), E1328 [25JN]
Fair Labor Standards Act: application of the maximum hour exemption to agricultural water delivery organizations (H.R. 526), E157 [4FE]
———minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain employees (H.R. 2888), E2273 [9NO]
———reform provisions relative to child labor (H.R. 1870), E1344 [27JN]
Families and domestic relations: make parental leave for birth parents equitable to adoptive and foster parents (H.R. 1113), E500 [18MR]
———provide permanent authority for the administration of au pair programs (S. 1211), H8062 [29SE]
Family and Medical Leave Act: expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (H.R. 109), E57 [7JA]
———provide coverage to employers with more than 20 employees (H.R. 1373), H1850 [24AP]
FDA: personnel funding, H5684, H5726 [24JY]
Federal aid programs: improve and expand empowerment and enterprise zone programs (H.R. 201), E57 [7JA]
Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments and maintenance of Federal agency retirement contributions (H. Con. Res. 71), H2428 [8MY]
———prevent discrimination against preference eligibles applying for certain Government positions (H.R. 240), H1296 [8AP], H1349, H1359-H1366 [9AP], E626, E631 [10AP], E692 [17AP]
———prevent discrimination against preference eligibles applying for certain Government positions (H.R. 240), unanimous-consent request, H1294 [8AP]
———prohibit agencies from contracting out work that can be done cheaper by current employees (H.R. 885), E343 [27FE]
———prohibit the replacement of bought-out employees with contract employees (H.R. 888), E343 [27FE]
Flint, MI: tribute to Labor Council for Latin American Advancement Cesar Chavez Awards Ceremony, E698 [17AP]
Florida: effect of NAFTA on fruit and vegetable farmers, H1291 [8AP]
Food industry: make the overtime exemption available to employees engaged in the transportation and preparation of fruit and vegetables available to employees engaged in the transportation and preparation of sugar beets (H.R. 917), E367 [4MR]
Foreign aid: tribute to Trickle Up Program, E666 [15AP]
Foreign countries: allocation of foreign aid relative to education and vocational training for children, E612 [9AP]
Foreign trade: export promotion programs, H1002 [13MR]
———prohibit imports produced by bonded child labor, H7476 [17SE]
———prohibit imports produced by bonded child labor (H.R. 2475), E1749 [15SE]
———prohibit imports produced by child labor, H1693-H1696 [17AP]
Foxboro, MA: tribute to Youth Job Placement Program, E1745 [11SE]
Fresno, CA: tribute to Fresno Chamber of Commerce ArcWork of Fresno project, E991 [21MY]
Fresno City College: tribute to Vocational Training Center, E1274 [19JN]
Gambling: analysis of results from Gaming Industry Employee Impact Survey, H10771 [13NO]
———employment of welfare recipients, H3218 [3JN]
Gambling Impact Study Commission: appointment of certain individuals, H401-H403 [10FE], H1915 [29AP]
Government: consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385), H2798-H2860 [16MY], E700 [17AP], E945 [16MY], E974 [19MY]
———consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385), consideration (H. Res. 150), H2797 [16MY]
———consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385), corrections in engrossment, H2860 [16MY]
———give preference to firms that adopt and enforce a corporate code of conduct (H.R. 2071), E1324 [25JN]
———labor and trade policies, H3263-H3269 [3JN]
———prohibit preferential treatment relative to Federal employment, contracting, and programs, H1043 [18MR]
———unemployment rate, E1005 [21MY]
Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R. 1010), E480 [13MR]
———exempt from minimum wage and overtime requirements individuals who volunteer their time for occupational opportunity (H.R. 71), E13 [7JA]
Guam: U.S. policy, H3572-H3575 [6JN], E1195 [12JN]
Hammond, IN: anniversary of United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America local union, E466 [13MR]
Hammond Technical Vocation Appreciation Society: tribute, E1875 [26SE]
Health: assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (H.R. 211), E56 [7JA]
———assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (H.R. 444), E74 [9JA]
Health care facilities: eliminate Veteran's Canteen Service authority to operate and maintain vending machine services at veteran's medical facilities, H8367 [6OC]
Health care professionals: provide limited overtime exemption for emergency medical services personnel (H.R. 2891), E2245 [8NO]
House of Representatives: allow Members to hire employees from welfare rolls relative to application towards welfare participation rates in home jurisdiction (H.R. 1046), H2430 [8MY], E452 [12MR]
House Rules: prohibit any personal staff member from holding a paid position in the campaign of the employing Member (H. Res. 177), E1342 [27JN]
Housing: allow public housing agencies to establish residency limits, H2271-H2275 [7MY]
Hunts Point Multi-Service Center, Inc.: anniversary, E1823 [23SE]
Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security, H9478 [23OC]
———extend program allowing immigrants to renew status based on family relationship or employment opportunity while remaining in the country, H7915-H7917 [26SE], H8099, H8100 [29SE], E1866 [25SE]
———increase enforcement of employer sanctions and labor standards (H.R. 2548), E1861 [25SE]
———make Religious Worker Visa Program permanent (S. 1198), H8060, H8061 [29SE], H8290 [1OC]
———moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. citizens, certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (H.R. 347), E3 [7JA]
———reform the temporary employment program (H.R. 119), E7 [7JA]
Income: eligibility requirements and limits on accrual of compensatory time, H1138, H1139 [19MR]
———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), H715 [4MR], H772 [6MR], H821 [11MR], H1009-H1015 [13MR], H1034 [17MR], H1048, H1090 [18MR], H1114, H1115, H1124-H1156, H1162, H1166 [19MR], E42 [7JA], E570 [21MR], E589, E595 [8AP]
———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 99), H1115-H1124 [19MR]
———treatment of former welfare recipients relative to income and workplace protection, H3869, H3904, H3905 [18JN], H4078, H4080-H4082 [19JN], H4567, H4568, H4569, H4591 [25JN], H6325, H6328, H6329 [30JY]
———treatment of former welfare recipients relative to income and workplace protections, H5031-H5040 [10JY]
———use of salary base to exempt employees from certain wage requirements (H.R. 647), E317 [26FE]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding through rescissions in the Dept. of Labor wage and hour enforcement division, H6926-H6940 [5SE]
INS: pilot program to notify States of employment opportunities for welfare recipients created by the removal of unauthorized aliens (H.R. 1258), E607 [9AP]
Insurance: establish a minimum amount that may be applied as an aggregate lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain health benefit plans (H.R. 1807), E1139 [5JN]
———expand access to health insurance coverage without pre-existing condition exclusions (H.R. 2532), E1824 [23SE]
———order of precedence to be applied in the payment of life insurance benefits (H.R. 1316), H4232-H4234 [24JN], E641 [14AP]
International ATHENA Foundation: tribute, E924 [14MY]
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers: dedication of remodeled union facility, E816 [1MY]
Ironworkers Union: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council AFL-CIO Labor to Neighbor Award recipient, E680 [16AP]
ITT Automotive (business): USA Today and Rochester Institute of Technology Quality Cup award recipient, E868 [7MY]
J.C. Penney Co.: tribute, E1974 [8OC]
Job Corps: compensation of employees, H7029, H7030 [9SE]
———open satellite office in Delaware, H7233, H7234 [11SE]
Job Corps Week: observance, E83 [9JA]
Johnson, Kirk: Integrated Tax System (business) Employee of the Month award recipient, E162 [5FE]
La Mujer Obrera (organization): tribute, H4311 [24JN]
Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness, H1091-H1093 [18MR]
———allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 634), E187 [6FE]
Labor unions: ensure employees have adequate access and information relative to use of union dues and fees, H7370 [17SE]
———ensure employees have adequate access and information relative to use of union dues or fees (H.R. 928), E392 [5MR]
———protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (H.R. 59), E52 [7JA]
Law enforcement officers: funding for the hiring of personnel who perform nonadministrative services (H.R. 804), E249 [13FE]
Levi Strauss & Co.: layoff of employees relative to executive bonus payments, H10772 [13NO]
Limestone, ME: tribute to Loring Job Corps Center, E83 [9JA]
Marshall, Searchy: National Industries for the Blind Peter J. Salmon National Blind Employee of the Year award recipient, E445 [12MR]
McDonnell Douglas Corp.: tribute to employees involved with production of night vision/targeting systems, E1499 [23JY]
Medicare/Medicaid: use of bankruptcy courts by suppliers and providers to discharge claims and by professionals excluded from health care programs seeking automatic stays from exclusion (H.R. 2466), E1739 [11SE]
Mills College: alleged violation of maintenance worker union contract, H5927 [29JY]
Minimum wage: level, H3263-H3269 [3JN], E1244 [18JN], E2223 [8NO]
———level (H.R. 685), E541 [20MR]
———level (H.R. 2211), H5581 [23JY]
Minorities: Westchester-Putnam Affirmative Action Program tribute to Joseph T. Jackson Training Center, E2219 [7NO]
Missouri: use of community administered welfare programs as an alternative to Federal programs, H884 [11MR]
Mitsubishi of America, Inc.: closing of television manufacturing plant in California, H250 [4FE]
Monterey County (CA) Herald: treatment of employees, E2218 [7NO]
Montgomery County, MD: anniversary of Commission for Women, E1180 [11JN]
Montgomery County, PA: tribute to Montgomery County Employment Group, H8904 [21OC]
NAFTA: evaluation, E1712 [10SE]
———impact on employment and the economy, H1175-H1178 [19MR], H1591-H1597 [16AP], H1969-H1976 [29AP], H2248-H2252 [6MY], H2496, H2576-H2584 [13MY], H2708 [15MY], H3256-H3263 [3JN], H3642, H3649-H3651 [10JN], H4311 [24JN], H4903, H4907 [8JY], H5003 [9JY], H5193, H5194 [15JY], H5925 [29JY], H7113-H7116 [9SE], H7184 [10SE], H8029 [26SE], H8809, H8813-H8817 [9OC], E1712, E1719 [10SE], E1948 [7OC]
———violation of child labor laws by Mexico, H8029-H8032 [26SE]
National Association of Letter Carriers: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council AFL-CIO Community Service Award recipient, E675 [16AP]
National Center for Construction Education and Research: tribute, E2037 [21OC]
National Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (H.R. 712), H513 [12FE]
———establish (H.R. 713), H513 [12FE]
National objectives: national labor policy, H6692-H6694 [31JY]
New York, NY: observance of Vocational Industrial Clubs of America Week, E147 [4FE]
———tribute to South Bronx Jobs Corps Center, E243 [12FE]
Nike, Inc.: report on labor practices, E1311 [24JN]
Nissan Motor Manufacturing Corp.: tribute, E930 [14MY]
NLRB: adjust employer business activity threshold relative to jurisdiction of labor disputes, H7239-H7246 [11SE]
———determine appropriateness of certain bargaining units in the absence of a stipulation or consent (H.R. 1595), E922 [14MY]
———involvement in labor disputes, H8302 [2OC]
———recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor organizations who prevail in proceedings (H.R. 2449), E1720 [10SE]
———resolution of unfair labor practice complaints in a timely manner (H.R. 1598), E923 [14MY]
Northern Mariana Islands: enforcement of labor and immigration laws, H8414 [6OC], E1897 [2OC], E2185 [7NO]
———Federal Victims' Assistance Program funding, H7796-H7801 [24SE], H7906 [25SE], E1877 [26SE], E1883 [29SE], E1897 [2OC]
———labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (H.R. 1450), E748 [24AP], E797 [30AP], E888 [8MY], E909 [13MY]
———U.S. policy, H3572-H3575 [6JN], E1195 [12JN]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend, H8844 [21OC]
———amend (H.R. 1162), E537 [20MR]
———amend (H.R. 2579), E1895 [2OC]
Ohio: workers' compensation system referendum, H9627 [29OC], H9781 [30OC], E2121 [29OC]
Oklahoma: investigation of wage and employment fraud on Federal projects, H8361 [6OC]
———tribute to Oklahoma Dept. of Rehabilitation Services Milestone Payment System Program, E1660 [4SE]
Opportunity, Inc.: tribute to the Welfare to Work Program for the disabled, E1774 [17SE]
Orangeburg County, SC: tribute to efforts relative to welfare reform, E2302 [10NO]
OSHA: allow employers to use alternative means of meeting safety and health rules (H.R. 2875), E2247 [8NO]
———clarify liability of employers at multiemployer worksites (H.R. 2879), E2232 [8NO]
———consultation with State officials by employers relative to compliance with safety and health requirements (H.R. 2864), E2226 [8NO]
———exempt voluntary self assessments and audits from being used to identify safety and health violations by employers (H.R. 2869), E2219 [7NO], E2224 [8NO]
———identify and notify the specific industries to which regulations and compliance standards apply (H.R. 2873), E2238 [8NO]
———rules concerning ergonomics, H2098 [1MY]
———waiver or abatement of penalties for small businesses if violations are corrected in a specified time (H.R. 2881), E2234 [8NO]
Paulding County, GA: tribute to school system's Youth Apprenticeship Program, H9504 [24OC]
Pensions: annuity computation for Members of Congress and Federal employees (H.R. 946), E384 [5MR]
———prohibit certain transaction rules relative to 401(k) pension plans (H.R. 818), E314 [25FE]
———require annual report of investments to participants in 401(k) pension plans (H.R. 819), E306 [25FE]
———waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans (H.R. 1320), E641 [14AP]
Persian Gulf Conflict: Government employment preference for active duty service veterans, H4210 [23JN]
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act: technical amendments (H.R. 1048), H1917-H1935 [29AP], H2060 [30AP]
Political campaigns: prohibit use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities, H8026 [26SE], H8268 [1OC], H8453 [7OC]
———require worker approval for use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities (H.R. 2608), H8809 [9OC], E2379 [13NO]
Postal Service: reform, H7368 [17SE]
Poverty: national policy to improve conditions, H2686 [15MY]
Professional Trade Service Corps: establish (H.R. 481), E128 [4FE]
Public housing: require authorities and contractors to try to hire public housing residents, H2241, H2242 [6MY]
———require certain owners to comply with community work requirements applicable to residents, H2555, H2556 [13MY]
———require payment of minimum wage relative to community work requirements, H2195-H2203 [6MY]
Public welfare programs: approval of State plans reforming federally funded health and human services programs, H2772, H2773 [15MY]
———expand vocational and higher education opportunities and allow use of college work study to fulfill additional work requirements (H.R. 3002), E2304 [10NO]
———improve child care and family support services, H2060 [30AP]
———make progress toward completion of high school or college a permissible work activity (H.R. 1616), H2429 [8MY], H3172 [22MY]
———minimum wage level relative to public work programs, H3278, H3279 [4JN]
———prohibit States from penalizing single parents for not meeting work requirements if the parent cannot find suitable child care (H.R. 1615), H2429 [8MY]
———reform, H592 [25FE], H883-H885 [11MR], H1322 [8AP], H2246 [6MY], H2430 [8MY], H3266 [3JN], H4566, H4568, H4577, H4578, H4589, H4633, H4636 [25JN], H4897, H4898 [8JY], H5002 [9JY], H6688 [31JY], H6886, H6887 [4SE], E355, E357 [3MR], E986 [20MY], E1168 [10JN], E1251 [18JN], E1604 [1AU], E1684, E1685 [8SE]
———Welfare-To-Work Grant Program funding, H4894 [8JY]
Puxico, MO: tribute to Mingo Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center, E1660 [4SE]
Quick, Houston: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council AFL-CIO Friends of Labor Award recipient, E679 [16AP]
Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (H.R. 991), E414 [6MR]
Republican Party: national agenda, H1023-H1030 [17MR]
Reznor (business): contract negotiations with employees, H3665 [11JN]
San Francisco, CA: labor law violations by Sprint Corp. relative to shutdown of subsidiary, E236 [12FE]
SBA: reauthorize women's business training program (H.R. 1495), E799 [30AP]
Service Employees International Union: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council AFL-CIO Labor to Neighbor Award recipient, E680 [16AP]
Small business: improve and expand employee health care programs, H4576, H4577, H4588 [25JN]
———provide employees with a simple, secure, and fully portable defined benefit plan (H.R. 1656), H3086 [21MY], E964 [19MY]
Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (H.R. 612), E165 [5FE]
———establish Transition to Work Program for individuals entitled to disability benefits (H.R. 534), E142 [4FE]
———improve quality of card and criminalize the counterfeiting of work authorization documents (H.R. 231), E55 [7JA]
———payroll taxes, H794 [6MR], H5305 [16JY], H7254 [11SE]
———transition to personal savings accounts, H853 [11MR]
———treatment of severe spinal cord injuries relative to certain earnings (H.R. 577), E156 [4FE]
———trust funds' solvency, H794 [6MR]
Somerset County, NJ: use of community administered welfare programs as an alternative to Federal programs, H883 [11MR]
South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corp.: anniversary, E1837 [24SE]
St. Peters, MO: tribute to WorkLink Telecommuting Center, E1757 [16SE], E1804 [18SE]
State University of New York: anniversary of the Brooklyn Educational Opportunity Center, E2171 [4NO]
States: enforcement of veterans' reemployment rights (H.R. 166), E79 [9JA]
———provide greater flexibility to States and localities as they work to carry out meaningful job training reform, H2812 [16MY]
———require vocational education reports, H5534 [22JY]
Suffolk County, NY: anniversary of Concern For Independent Living (organization), E1710 [10SE]
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: implementation (H. Con. Res. 119), E1485 [23JY]
Take Our Daughters to Work Day: observance, E757 [24AP]
Taxation: allow nonprofit organizations to participate in the work opportunity tax credit hiring incentives (H.R. 2995), E2302, E2311 [10NO]
———alternative minimum tax, H3870 [18JN], H3931 [19JN], H4671, H4672, H4676, H4678, H4679, H4682, H4694, H4696 [26JN]
———deductibility of employment taxes paid by employees and self-employed individuals (H.R. 2966), E2276 [9NO]
———deductibility of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals and the business use of the home, and clarification of contractor/employee status (H.R. 1145), H3250-H3256 [3JN], H3440 [4JN], H4077 [19JN], E558 [21MR]
———deductibility of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance taxes paid by employees and self-employed individuals (H.R. 1333), H1459 [15AP], H5305 [16JY]
———deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (H.R. 687), E217 [11FE]
———dependent care tax credit (H.R. 2553), E1862 [25SE]
———determination of employment status (H.R. 771), E398 [6MR]
———determination of employment status of individuals as employees or independent contractors (H.R. 2642), E1964 [8OC]
———eliminate payroll taxes and increase taxes on energy and pollutants, E2024 [21OC]
———establish lifetime learning accounts for higher education and job training expenses (H.R. 1819), H4073 [19JN]
———exclude certain severance payments from gross income and allow a refundable credit for job training expenses of older long-time employees who are laid off (H.R. 2492), E1772 [17SE]
———exclude employer-provided telecommunicating-related expenses for telecommuting purposes from taxable income (H.R. 1892), E1201 [12JN]
———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (H.R. 1382), E698 [17AP]
———extend the work opportunity credit (H.R. 1729), E1058 [23MY]
———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (H.R. 144), E29 [7JA]
———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (H.R. 18), E52 [7JA]
———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (H.R. 876), E342 [27FE]
———promote the granting of incentive stock options to nonhighly compensated employees (H.R. 2788), E2151 [31OC]
———provide income exclusion for work study payments (H.R. 1296), E638 [10AP]
———reduce employer and employee Social Security taxes to the extent there is a Federal budget surplus (H.R. 2933), E2284 [9NO]
———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors, H4678, H4679, H4680, H4687, H4697, H4698 [26JN], H5046 [10JY], H5308 [16JY], H5407 [17JY], H5493, H5499 [22JY], H5580 [23JY], H5668, H5671 [24JY], H6020-H6023 [29JY]
———State authority to tax compensation paid to certain employees (H.R. 1953), H5854-H5857 [28JY]
———treatment of businesses operating abroad (H.R. 854), E316 [26FE]
———treatment of certain election officials and workers (H.R. 2113), H4840 [8JY]
———treatment of certain welfare benefits relative to earned income tax credit (H.R. 1045), E493 [18MR]
———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (H.R. 127), E27 [7JA]
———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance and interest on education loans, H6658 [31JY]
———treatment of employer-provided transit passes and parking benefits (H.R. 878), H849 [11MR]
———treatment of frequent flyer mileage awards (H.R. 533), E130 [4FE]
———treatment of income for graduate students, H5129 [10JY], H5136 [11JY], H5190 [15JY], E1555 [29JY]
———workmen's compensation relative to certain personal liability assignments (H.R. 1509), E809, E817 [1MY], E835 [5MY]
Texas: reform of public welfare programs, H1913 [29AP], H2491 [13MY]
Transportation: inclusion of welfare-to-work provisions in public works legislation, E1905 [2OC]
Tri-City SER (organization): Michigan Works! State Association Community Based Organization of the Year award recipient, E1918 [2OC]
Underhill, Rebecca: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council AFL-CIO Friends of Labor Award recipient, E679 [16AP]
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America: anniversary of Local 210, E1684 [8SE]
United Nurses Association of California: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council AFL-CIO Organizing Award recipient, E677 [16AP]
United Parcel Service: tribute to North Central Region employment programs, E1244 [18JN]
Urban League of Hudson County, Inc.: anniversary of Equal Opportunity Day, E748 [24AP]
Ventura County, CA: tribute to Stand Down Program, E1380 [9JY]
Veterans: expand workstudy opportunities (H.R. 1877), E1249 [18JN]
———Government employment preference for active duty service veterans of Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm (H.R. 1006), H1364 [9AP]
———homeless veterans' reintegration projects funding, H6866, H6868, H6869 [4SE]
———strengthen veterans' preference relative to employment opportunities (H.R. 167), E79 [9JA]
Vocational education: use of on-site workforce coordinators to work with local business communities to determine curriculums, H5534-H5537 [22JY]
Wesley, Brown, and Bartle Co., Inc.: tribute to minority employment practices study, E282 [13FE]
Wilson, Ken: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council AFL-CIO Friends of Labor Award recipient, E679 [16AP]
Women: comprehensive pension protection (H.R. 766), E259 [13FE]
———comprehensive pension protection (H.R. 1496), E796 [30AP]
———economic equity, H743-H747 [5MR]
Working Families Flexibility Act: exempt certain employees, H1141-H1144 [19MR]
World Bank: disbursement of funds to Russia relative to job training for coal miners, H1718 [23AP]
Remarks in Senate
Abraham, Katherine G.: nomination to be Commissioner of Labor Statistics, S10826 [9OC]
American Foreign Service Association: participation of certain management officials in collective bargaining negotiations, S5671, S5672 [16JN]
American ORT (organization): anniversary, S11569 [31OC]
Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform, S4982-S4984, S4996 [22MY], S8421, S8467, S8468, S8477 [31JY], S10754, S10781, S10782 [9OC]
———authorizing appropriations and management reform (H.R. 2247), S11898 [6NO]
———authorizing appropriations and management reform (S. 738), S4428, S4479 [14MY], S12683-S12689 [13NO]
———authorizing appropriations and management reform (S. 961), S7739 [17JY]
———labor disputes, S10781, S10782 [9OC]
———prohibit strikes or lockouts and provide for binding arbitration relative to labor dispute (S.J. Res. 37), S11212 [24OC], S11215 [27OC]
Armed Forces: increase number of years of active commission service provided for mandatory retirement of generals and admirals, S6889 [7JY]
Asia Foundation: support efforts to combat child labor abuses in Pakistan, S8078 [24JY]
Aviation: preemployment review of prospective pilot records, S8311 [30JY]
———protect employment rights of workers who provide certain air safety information (S. 100), S480 [21JA]
Bankruptcy: protect earned compensatory time and flexible work credit hours in cases of employer bankruptcy, S5220 [3JN]
Black Career Women (organization): anniversary, S10179 [29SE]
Blum, Marie: National Industries for the Blind Private Sector Employee of the Year award recipient, S8834 [4SE]
Boston (MA) Globe: series of articles on poverty in Massachusetts' rural towns, S2635 [20MR]
Business and industry: ensure economic equity for women (S. 71), S129, S449 [21JA], S3065 [10AP]
———ensure economic equity for women (S. Res. 70), S3059, S3064, S3065 [10AP]
———improve child care services and options, S6685 [27JN]
———promote and improve employee stock ownership plans (S. 673), S3847 [30AP]
———treatment of personal employment information reported to the National Directory of New Hires (S. 1223), S10056 [26SE]
———use of community development block grant funds for employment relocation activities (S. 300), S1233 [11FE], S1327 [12FE]
Children and youth: protect and improve child care programs for low-income families (S. 19), S129, S352 [21JA], S3410 [22AP]
Chile: participation in NAFTA (S. 85), S467 [21JA]
Civil liberties: religious accommodations in the workplace (S. 92), S472 [21JA]
Civil rights: affirmative action policies, S6972 [8JY]
———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (S. 232), S816 [29JA]
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions (S. 950), S6097-S6099, S6103 [23JN], S6105 [24JN], S6356 [25JN]
———prohibit preferential treatment (S. 46), S407 [21JA]
———religious accommodations in the workplace (S. 1124), S8590, S8591 [31JY], S11785 [5NO]
Clinton, President: executive authority relative to Federal procurement regulations, S3316 [17AP], S3402, S3409 [22AP]
Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (S. 626), S3436 [22AP]
Colleges and universities: allow the use of age-based incentives for the voluntary retirement of tenured faculty (S. 153), S538 [21JA]
Commission on the Information Technology Worker Shortage: establish (S. 798), S5014 [22MY]
Congress: application of compensatory time, flexible workplaces, minimum wage, and overtime regulations to congressional employees, S5221 [3JN]
Congressional Office of Compliance: ruling on Gerard J. Schmelzer v. Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, House of Representatives, S8498 [31JY]
Connecticut: tribute to organizations, companies, and municipalities named to the honor roll of the Women's Bureau of the Dept. of Labor, S12629 [13NO]
Consumer Price Index: calculation relative to correction of cost-of-living adjustments, S2309-S2311 [14MR], S4994 [22MY], S10826 [9OC], S11211 [24OC]
———calculation relative to correction of cost-of-living adjustments (S. Res. 50), S1034, S1035 [5FE]
Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (S. 554), S3028-S3030 [10AP], S9631 [18SE]
Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (S. 606), S3317-S3320, S3343, S3344 [17AP], S3403 [22AP]
Cost-of-Living Board: establish (S. 425), S2143-S2145 [11MR]
Courts: equalize remedies available to all victims of intentional discrimination (S. 516), S2791 [7AP]
Davis-Bacon Act: repeal, S10225 [30SE]
Dept. of Defense: application of certain accounting rules for contractors relative to employee stock ownership plans, S7251 [11JY]
Dept. of HHS: employment opportunities for women scientists (S. 487), S2651 [20MR]
Dept. of Labor: Community Employment Alliance funding request, S9115 [11SE], S12091 [8NO]
———establish programs to educate the public on retirement savings (S. 757), S4658 [16MY], S11859 [6NO]
———protect employer rights (S. 328), S1396 [13FE]
———telephone-access job search system funding, S9113 [11SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establishment of employment discrimination complaint system, S12494 [10NO]
Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (S. 869), S5457-S5460 [10JN], S5547 [11JN], S5630 [12JN], S11163 [23OC]
———prohibit on the basis of genetic information (S. 1045), S7863 [22JY]
———submission of employee claims to mandatory and binding arbitration (S. 63), S438 [21JA]
District of Columbia: impose an income tax on nonresident workers to fund a regional education and workforce training system and to improve school facilities, S10212-S10214 [30SE]
———impose an income tax on nonresident workers to fund a regional education and workforce training system and to improve school facilities (S. 1070), S8155 [25JY], S11333 [29OC], S11854 [6NO]
———impose an income tax on nonresident workers to fund a regional education and workforce training system and to improve school facilities (S. 928), S5874 [17JN]
———permit the waiver of residency requirements for certain employees of the Office of the Inspector General of the District of Columbia (H.R. 514), S2736 [20MR]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S129 [21JA], S1937-S1939, S1941 [5MR], S3946 [5MY]
Education: improve adult education and literacy (S. 994), S6993 [8JY]
———improve career preparation and opportunities to acquire knowledge and skills needed for postsecondary education (S. 993), S6993 [8JY]
———increase number of Pell Grant awards to working students (S. 1199), S9726 [19SE]
———national policy to improve system, S703 [28JA]
———provide loan forgiveness and cancellation for certain child care and education providers (S. 1029), S7714-S7716 [17JY]
———student loan forgiveness relative to community service careers, S6471 [26JN]
ERISA: amend relative to rules governing litigation contesting termination or reduction of retiree health benefits (S. 1307), S10954 [22OC]
———clarify treatment of investment managers (S. 1227), S10026 [26SE], S10300 [1OC]
———improve and expand employee health care programs (S. 729), S4267-S4269 [9MY]
Fair Labor Standards Act: application of the maximum hour exemption to agricultural water delivery organizations, S8903 [8SE], S8963, S8964 [9SE]
———application of the maximum hour exemption to agricultural water delivery organizations (S. 259), S960 [4FE]
———provide compensatory time opportunities, flexible workplaces, and clarify minimum wage and overtime requirements of private sector employees (S. 4), S124, S126, S221-S225 [21JA], S653 [22JA], S684 [23JA], S2029 [6MR], S3310-S3312, S3313 [17AP], S3880, S3881-S3890 [1MY], S4257-S4259, S4261-S4267, S4274-S4276 [9MY], S4291-S4293 [12MY], S4327-S4354 [13MY], S4508-S4515 [15MY], S4628-S4633, S4645-S4647, S4649-S4652, S4656 [16MY], S4665-S4667 [19MY], S5158-S5171 [2JN], S5218-S5248 [3JN], S5281-S5291 [4JN], S5406-S5412 [9JN], S10469 [7OC]
Families and domestic relations: provide permanent authority for the administration of au pair programs (S. 1211), S9987 [25SE]
Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic violence and its effects (S. 367), S1678 [26FE]
———anniversary, S1038 [5FE]
———expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities, S3244 [16AP]
———expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (S. 280), S1027 [5FE]
———extend coverage (S. 183), S641, S642 [22JA]
Federal employees: authorize the use of clinical social workers to conduct evaluations to determine work-related emotional and mental illnesses (S. 175), S550 [21JA]
———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments, S5333 [5JN]
———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (S. Con. Res. 7), S2285, S2286 [13MR]
———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (S. Con. Res. 8), S2286 [13MR]
———prevent discrimination against preference eligibles applying for certain Government positions (S. 1021), S7603, S7607 [16JY]
Federal Express Corp.: lobbying efforts relative to designation as express company and access to Japan, S10722-S10724 [9OC]
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service: anniversary (S. Res. 117), S8674 [2SE]
Firefighters: exempt firefighters and rescue squad workers from certain Fair Labor Standards Act provisions relative to volunteer work in a professional capacity (S. 656), S3730 [25AP]
Foreign Service: limit remedial authority of Grievance Board, S5670 [16JN]
Foreign trade: impact on employment and the economy, S1941 [5MR]
———prohibit imports produced by child labor, S4399 [13MY], S11628, S11629 [4NO]
———prohibit imports produced by child labor (S. 332), S1401 [13FE], S1575 [25FE]
Government: consolidate Federal job training programs (S. 17), S343 [21JA]
———improve and consolidate Federal job training programs (S. 1186), S9517-S9519 [17SE]
Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (S. 389), S1837-S1840 [3MR]
———provide for the debarment or suspension from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that violate certain labor and safety laws (S. 1098), S8550 [31JY]
Health: clarify malpractice liability of employer-sponsored health plans for treatment rules and coverage determinations (S. 1136), S8601 [31JY]
Immigration: admittance of temporary and seasonal agricultural workers (S. 1563), S12608 [13NO]
———impact on employment and the economy, S12656 [13NO]
———make Religious Worker Visa Program permanent (S. 1198), S9633-S9635 [18SE], S10305 [1OC]
———reform the temporary agricultural workers program (S. 169), S547 [21JA]
Income: enhance and protect retirement savings (S. 14), S128, S134, S309 [21JA], S586 [22JA]
Insurance: establish a minimum amount that may be applied as an aggregate lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain health benefit plans (S. 1114), S8576, S8577 [31JY]
IRS: prohibit the threat of audit to compel agreement with Tip Reporting Alternative Commitment or Tip Rate Determination Agreement (S. 1274), S10649 [8OC]
Job Corps: open satellite office in Delaware, S8722 [3SE]
Kentucky: prohibit taxation of compensation of Tennessee residents for services as Federal employees at Fort Campbell, KY (S. 613), S3361 [17AP], S10999 [22OC]
Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (S. 295), S1192-S1194 [10FE]
Labor unions: Presidential actions relative to resolving the dispute between American Airlines, Inc., and the Allied Pilots Association (S. Res. 53), S1219 [11FE]
———prohibit Federal funding of activities that encourage membership (S. 223), S755 [28JA], S793 [29JA]
———repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (S. 497), S2669 [20MR]
Law enforcement officers: protect Federal officers who intervene in certain violent situations outside the scope of their employment (S. 1031), S7717, S7718 [17JY]
Marovitz, Abraham L.: American ORT (organization) Diamond Jubilee Award recipient, S11569 [31OC]
Mexico: investigation into pregnancy-based sex discrimination in the maquiladora industry, S8258 [29JY]
Minimum wage: level (S. 1009), S7302 [11JY]
NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (S. 1514), S12461 [10NO]
———impact on employment and the economy, S7750 [21JY], S10460 [7OC], S11331 [29OC], S12456 [10NO]
———implementation, S1940, S1942 [5MR]
National Education Association: proposed merger with American Federation of Teachers, S6783 [27JN]
National Guard: promotion regulations relative to outside employment, S7258 [11JY]
National Mediation Board: funding, S9114 [11SE]
Native Americans: transfer services and personnel from the BIA to the Office of Self-Governance and emphasize the need for job creation on Indian reservations (S. 1279), S10788 [9OC]
———transfer services and personnel from the BIA to the Office of Self-Governance and emphasize the need for job creation on Indian reservations (S. 1281), S10791 [9OC]
New England Community Leadership Institute: tribute, S1764 [27FE]
New Mexico: tribute to Albuquerque Woman (publication) outstanding women businessowners, S3063 [10AP]
Newport, VT: IRS office hiring requirements, S7763 [21JY]
Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (S. 1100), S8552 [31JY]
———modify covenant relative to immigration, minimum wage, labor laws, and textile industry labeling requirements (S. 1275), S10649-S10656 [8OC]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (S. 551), S3021 [10AP]
———amend (S. 765), S4748-S4752 [20MY], S5021 [22MY]
———amend (S. 1237), S10229 [30SE]
Office of Senate Fair Employment Practices: temporary and intermittent service by the Director (S. Res. 48), S979 [4FE]
———temporary and intermittent service by the Director (S. Res. 48), amend (S. Res. 161), S12682 [13NO]
Older Americans Act: establish additional pension counseling demonstration projects and create a toll-free pension counseling telephone number (S. 948), S6043 [20JN]
Ottawa County, MI: tribute to welfare recipient employment programs, S10819-S10821 [9OC]
Pacific Gas and Electric Co.: Dept. of Labor Opportunity 2000 Award recipient, S9089 [10SE]
Pensions: clarify the computations of certain civil service retirement system annuities based on part-time service (S. 1270), S10648 [8OC]
———enhance and protect (S. 889), S5601-S5604 [12JN]
———improve access to information on pension plans (S. 1185), S9516 [17SE]
———improve retirement income security by expanding employer contributions, increasing portability, and protecting accounts (S. 957), S6360-S6362 [25JN]
———limit amount of 401(k) plan assets invested in sponsoring company, S6701 [27JN]
———prohibit certain transaction rules relative to 401(k) pension plans (S. 106), S488 [21JA]
———require annual report of investments to participants in 401(k) pension plans (S. 108), S488 [21JA]
Pilot Records Improvement Act: clarify (H.R. 2626), S12705, S12706 [13NO]
Political campaigns: prohibit use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities, S10125 [29SE], S10726 [9OC]
———prohibit use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities (S. 9), S125, S126, S264 [21JA], S6971 [8JY]
———require worker approval for use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities, S10114-S10116, S10121, S10122 [29SE], S10379, S10389-S10395, S10400-S10405, S10407, S10408, S10420 [6OC], S10450-S10454, S10464, S10467-S10473 [7OC], S10519 [8OC], S10724 [9OC]
Public welfare programs: allow States to waive work and educational requirements for victims of domestic violence, S4832 [21MY]
———clarify family violence option under the temporary assistance to needy families program, S9051-S9053, S9062 [10SE], S12091 [8NO]
———clarify the family violence option under the temporary assistance to needy families program, S8392 [31JY]
———clarify the family violence option under the temporary assistance to needy families program (S. 671), S3846 [30AP]
———correct penalty schedule for failure to meet work requirements and allow waiver for disasters or regional recessions, S6145 [24JN], S6291 [25JN]
———establish asset-based welfare policies (S. 1106), S8567 [31JY]
———make postsecondary or vocational education training a permissible work activity, S6297, S6298, S6331 [25JN]
———reform, S846-S848 [30JA], S3084 [14AP], S6299-S6301 [25JN], S8388, S8496 [31JY]
———reform relative to localities with high unemployment rates, S846-S848 [30JA]
———Welfare-To-Work Grant Program funding, S6323 [25JN], S9078 [10SE]
———work requirements for low-income individuals, S3263 [16AP]
Puerto Rico: provide wage-based tax credits, S6698 [27JN], S8470 [31JY]
———provide wage-based tax credits (S. 906), S5695, S5698 [16JN]
Puxico, MO: tribute to Mingo Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center, S1684 [26FE]
Republican Party: national agenda, S122-S126 [21JA]
SBA: establish Welfare-to-Work Microloan Pilot Program (S. 956), S6359, S6360 [25JN]
Shaw's Supermarket (business): hiring of replacement workers during employee strike, S8258 [29JY]
Small business: full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals, cost analysis of legislative proposals, and creation of Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Small Business (S. 233), S817 [29JA]
Social Security: allow diversion of percentage of payroll tax payments into personal investment plans and extend the old age, survivors, and disability insurance program (S. 321), S1791 [28FE]
———earnings test for blind individuals (S. 1054), S8379 [30JY]
———earnings test for blind individuals (S. 375), S1747-S1749 [27FE]
———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (S. 202), S680 [23JA], S973 [4FE], S2573 [19MR]
———establish demonstration project to assist persons with the loss of a limb to return to work, S8913 [8SE]
———payroll taxes, S3069-S3071 [14AP]
———trust funds' solvency, S2017-S2019 [6MR]
SSA: modify Personal Earnings and Benefit Estimate Statements to include employer's contributions, S8963, S8993 [9SE]
———provide information on Social Security trust funds, personal earnings, and benefit estimates to eligible individuals (S. 1145), S8728 [3SE]
Take Our Daughters to Work Day: observance, S3694, S3695 [24AP]
Taxation: adjust the dependent care tax credit for inflation (S. 490), S2653 [20MR]
———allow contractors a credit for defense conversion employee retraining expenses (S. 272), S1022 [5FE]
———deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (S. 832), S5344 [5JN]
———deductibility of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals, S6429, S6460, S6461, S6479 [26JN], S6670 [27JN]
———deductibility of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals and the business use of the home, and clarification of contractor/employee status (H.R. 1145), S5552 [12JN]
———deductibility of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals and the business use of the home, and clarification of contractor/employee status (S. 460), S2429-S2434 [18MR], S2572 [19MR]
———deductibility of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance taxes paid by employees and self-employed individuals (S. 579), S3210 [15AP]
———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees, S6459 [26JN], S6685 [27JN]
———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (S. 548), S3394-S3396 [22AP]
———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (S. 82), S460 [21JA]
———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (S. 978), S6740 [27JN]
———expand the child and dependent care tax credit (S. 926), S5871 [17JN]
———extend the work opportunity credit (S. 685), S3906 [1MY]
———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (S. 420), S2132 [11MR]
———incentives for employers to hire displaced workers relative to closure, realignment, or downsizing of military installations (S. 273), S1022 [5FE]
———modify the application of pension nondiscrimination rules to governmental plans (S. 622), S3422, S3423 [22AP]
———promote tax credits for private investments on Indian reservations (S. 806), S5122 [23MY]
———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (S. 432), S2212, S2214 [12MR]
———repeal extension of temporary Federal unemployment surtax, S6354 [25JN]
———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (S. 473), S2559 [19MR]
———State authority to tax compensation paid to certain employees (H.R. 1953), S10441 [6OC], S10999 [22OC]
———treatment of adoption expenses (S. 935), S5932-S5935 [18JN]
———treatment of benefits to retired coal miners (S. 1105), S8566, S8567 [31JY], S10487 [7OC]
———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (S. 127), S150, S510-S512 [21JA], S4661 [16MY]
———treatment of employer-provided transit passes and parking benefits (S. 498), S2669 [20MR]
———treatment of Indian tribal governments as local governments or nonprofit organizations relative to unemployment compensation (S. 807), S5122, S5123 [23MY]
———treatment of pensions, S6699 [27JN]
———treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm rental income (S. 529), S2902, S2903 [9AP]
———treatment of severance pay, S6475 [26JN], S6686, S6687 [27JN]
———treatment of State-sponsored workers' compensation companies, S6703 [27JN]
———treatment of unemployment tax relative to entertainment industry (S. 1123), S8589 [31JY]
Texas: reform of public welfare programs, S3781, S3783 [29AP], S4203 [8MY]
Tobacco products: provide market transition assistance for quota owners, tobacco producers, and their communities, and phase out Federal programs supporting tobacco production (S. 1313), S11193 [24OC]
———provide market transition assistance for tobacco producers, industry workers, and their communities (S. 1310), S11034-S11037 [23OC]
Training voucher system: establish (S. 1170), S9216-S9218 [11SE]
U.S. Fire Administration: convert certain excepted service positions to competitive service positions (S. 336), S1404 [13FE]
Unemployment: payment of benefits relative to base period of wage earnings (S. 1126), S8592 [31JY]
———reauthorize self-employment assistance programs (S. 897), S5610 [12JN]
University of South Dakota: tribute to Professional Development Center, S1582 [25FE]
Urban areas: promote an urban agenda (S. 23), S368-S371 [21JA]
USIA: Au Pair Cultural Exchange Program reauthorization, S5751 [17JN]
Women: comprehensive pension protection (S. 320), S1383 [13FE]
———comprehensive pension protection (S. 620), S3370, S3371 [17AP]
Reports
Applicability to the Legislative Branch of Federal Law Relative to Terms and Conditions of Employment and Access to Public Services and Accommodations: Congressional Office of Compliance, S70-S81 [7JA]
New Study Finds Americans Intolerant of Sweatshops in Garment Industry: Marymount University Center for Ethical Concerns, S3032 [10AP]
Trickle Up Program Annual Report, E666 [15AP]
Reports filed
Allow Cooperative Efforts Between Management and Labor To Improve Economic Competitiveness: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 295) (S. Rept. 105-12), S2787 [7AP]
Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 738) (S. Rept. 105-85), S9880 [24SE]
Consideration of H.R. 1, Working Families Flexibility Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 99) (H. Rept. 105-31), H1110 [18MR]
Consideration of H.R. 1385, Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 150) (H. Rept. 105-98), H2783 [15MY]
Consideration of H.R. 2247, Amtrak Reform and Privatization Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 270) (H. Rept. 105-334), H8927 [21OC]
Convert Certain U.S. Fire Administration Excepted Service Positions to Competitive Service Positions: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 336), S11863 [6NO]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs Employment Discrimination Resolution and Adjudication Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 1703) (H. Rept. 105-292), H8319 [2OC]
Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1385) (H. Rept. 105-93), H2444 [8MY]
Family Friendly Workplace Act: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 4) (S. Rept. 105-11), S2787 [7AP]
Federal Job Training Programs Consolidation and Improvements: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 1196) (S. Rept. 105-109), S10858 [20OC]
Inform Workers of Their Rights Relative to the Payment of Dues or Fees to Labor Organizations: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1625) (H. Rept. 105-397), H10418 [8NO]
Nomination of Espiridion A. Borrego To Be Assistant Sec. of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S10949 [22OC]
Payment of Federal Employee Life Insurance Benefits Relative to Order of Precedence: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 1316) (H. Rept. 105-134), H3923 [18JN]
———Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1316), S11862 [6NO]
Permanent Authority for the Administration of Au Pair Programs: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 1211), S9880 [24SE]
Permit the Waiver of Residency Requirements for Certain Employees of the Office of the Inspector General of the District of Columbia: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 514) (H. Rept. 105-29), H1039 [17MR]
Pilot Records Improvement Act Clarification: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2626) (H. Rept. 105-372), H9864 [31OC]
Prevent Employment Discrimination Against Preference Eligibles Applying for Certain Government Positions: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 240) (H. Rept. 105-40), H1257 [20MR]
Savings Are Vital to Everyone's Retirement Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1377) (H. Rept. 105-104), H3068 [20MY]
State Authority To Tax Compensation Paid to Certain Employees: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1953) (H. Rept. 105-203), H5825 [25JY]
Welfare Reform Technical Corrections Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1048) (H. Rept. 105-78), H1908 [28AP]
Working Families Flexibility Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1) (H. Rept. 105-21), H948 [12MR]
Reports to constituents
Hamilton, Representative: International Labor Standards, E322 [26FE]
———Rural Indiana Communities, E2190 [7NO]
———State of Economy, E446 [12MR]
Resolutions by organizations
Ohio workers' compensation system referendum: Parma, OH, City Council, H9781 [30OC]
Public Welfare Programs Reform Legislation: Colorado General Assembly, E1273 [19JN]
Tax treatment of Indian tribal governments as local governments or nonprofit organizations relative to unemployment compensation: National Congress of American Indians, S5125 [23MY]
Statements
Child Labor: Maryann Schrupp, E1247 [18JN]
Clarify Family Violence Option Under the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Program: Children's Defense Fund (organization), S9051 [10SE]
Family Friendly Workplace Act: Kim Buchanan, S4632 [16MY]
———Leslie Langford, S4632 [16MY]
Nike Code of Conduct Report: Nike, Inc., E1311 [24JN]
Separating Myth From Fact Regarding the Communications Workers of America v. Beck Supreme Court Decision, H1092 [18MR]
Sweatshop Labor: Sanu Mishra, E1156 [10JN]
Tax Treatment of Graduate Student Income: Sam Liu, E1556 [29JY]
Statistics
U.S.-China Trade—The Status Quo, H4239 [24JN]
Studies
District of Columbia Appropriations Bill Davis-Bacon Act Provisions: Peter Phillips, H8781 [9OC]
Summaries
Agricultural Work Force Stability and Protection Act (S. 169), S548 [21JA]
Civil Rights Act (S. 950), S6099 [23JN]
Comprehensive Pension Protection for Women (H.R. 766), E259 [13FE]
Comprehensive Women's Pension Protection Act (S. 320), S1387 [13FE]
Federal Intiative on Labor, Immigration, and Law Enforcement in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, S8555 [31JY]
NAFTA Accession Act (S. 85), S469 [21JA]
New Urban Agenda Act (S. 23), S371 [21JA]
Tax Incentives for Investments in Renewal Communities (S. 432), S2213 [12MR]
Tables
Economic assumptions underlying the mid-session review of President Clinton's fiscal year 1998 budget: SSA, S11211 [24OC]
Testimonies
Family Friendly Workplace Act: Diane Buster, S4647 [16MY]
———William A. Stone, S4646 [16MY]
Paycheck Protection Act: David Stewart, S6971 [8JY]
Working Families Flexibility Act: Christine Korzendorfer, H1120 [19MR]
———Linda Smith, H1120 [19MR]
———Peter Faust, H1120 [19MR]
Texts of
H. Res. 6, compensation of certain minority employees of the House, H27 [7JA]
H. Res. 7, establish the Corrections Calendar Office, H27 [7JA]
H. Res. 93, calculation of Consumer Price Index relative to correction of cost-of-living adjustments, H2183 [6MY]
H. Res. 99, consideration of H.R. 1, Working Families Flexibility Act, H1115 [19MR]
H. Res. 130, lump sum allowance for Corrections Calendar Office, H1849 [24AP]
H. Res. 150, consideration of H.R. 1385, Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act, H2797 [16MY]
H. Res. 270, consideration of H.R. 2247, Amtrak Reform and Privatization Act, H8964 [22OC]
H. Res. 319, consideration of S. 738, Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act, H10588 [12NO]
H.R. 1, Working Families Flexibility Act, H1137 [19MR]
H.R. 117, Independent Counsel Accountability and Reform Act, E25 [7JA]
H.R. 240, Veterans Employment Opportunities Act, H1359-H1362 [9AP]
H.R. 514, District of Columbia Inspector General Improvement Act, H1056 [18MR]
H.R. 818, 401(k) Pension Protection Act, E314 [25FE]
H.R. 819, Small 401(k) Pension Disclosure Act, E306 [25FE]
H.R. 1010, Mandates Information Act, E480 [13MR]
H.R. 1048, Welfare Reform Technical Corrections Act, H1917-H1931 [29AP]
H.R. 1316, order of precedence to be applied in the payment of Federal employee life insurance benefits, H4232 [24JN]
H.R. 1377, Savings Are Vital to Everyone's Retirement Act, H3082 [21MY]
H.R. 1703, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Employment Discrimination Resolution and Adjudication Act, H8369 [6OC]
H.R. 1953, State authority to tax compensation paid to certain employees, H5854 [28JY]
H.R. 2247, Amtrak Reform and Privatization Act, H9515-H9519 [24OC]
S. 4, Family Friendly Workplace Act, S222-S223 [21JA], S4327-S4332 [13MY]
S. 9, Paycheck Protection Act, S265 [21JA]
S. 14, Retirement Security Act, S310-S323 [21JA]
S. 17, Working Americans Opportunity Act, S343-S346 [21JA]
S. 19, Working Families Child Care Act, S353 [21JA]
S. 23, New Urban Agenda Act, S372-S376 [21JA]
S. 63, Civil Rights Procedures Protection Act, S438 [21JA]
S. 71, Paycheck Fairness Act, S449 [21JA]
S. 82, Child Care Infrastructure Act, S461 [21JA]
S. 85, NAFTA Accession Act, S469 [21JA]
S. 92, Workplace Religious Freedom Act, S472 [21JA]
S. 100, Aviation Safety Protection Act, S480 [21JA]
S. 127, Employee Educational Assistance Act, S512 [21JA]
S. 175, Clinical Social Workers' Recognition Act, S551 [21JA]
S. 202, Older Americans' Freedom To Work Act, S681 [23JA]
S. 223, prohibit Federal funding of activities that encourage membership in labor unions, S793 [29JA]
S. 259, application of the maximum hour exemption to agricultural water delivery organizations, S961 [4FE]
S. 320, Comprehensive Women's Pension Protection Act, S1384-S1387 [13FE]
S. 328, Truth in Employment Act, S1397 [13FE]
S. 332, prohibit imports produced by child labor, S1576-S1578 [25FE]
S. 367, Battered Women's Employment Protection Act, S1679-S1681 [26FE]
S. 425, Cost-of-Living Board Act, S2143 [11MR]
S. 460, Home-Based Business Fairness Act, S2430-S2432 [18MR]
S. 473, Independent Contractor Tax Reform Act, S2559 [19MR]
S. 490, Working Families Child Care Tax Relief Act, S2653 [20MR]
S. 498, Commuter Choice Act, S2670 [20MR]
S. 529, Farm Independence Act, S2902 [9AP]
S. 548, Child Care Expansion Act, S3394 [22AP]
S. 551, OSHA Modernization Act, S3022-S3024 [10AP]
S. 554, Child Labor Free Consumer Information Act, S3030-S3032 [10AP]
S. 579, Working Americans Wage Restoration Act, S3211 [15AP]
S. 606, prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies, S3318 [17AP]
S. 622, modify the tax application of pension nondiscrimination rules to governmental plans, S3423 [22AP]
S. 626, Stop Sweatshops Act, S3437 [22AP]
S. 656, Volunteer Firefighter and Rescue Squad Worker Act, S3731 [25AP]
S. 671, clarify the family violence option under the temporary assistance to needy families program, S3847 [30AP]
S. 673, ESOP Promotion Act, S3848 [30AP]
S. 685, work opportunity tax credit extension, S3906 [1MY]
S. 738, Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act, S4480-S4485 [14MY], H10894-H10899 [13NO]
S. 765, Safety and Health Advancement Act, S4749-S4752 [20MY]
S. 832, tax deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service, S5345 [5JN]
S. 869, Employment Non-Discrimination Act, S5458-S5460 [10JN]
S. 897, self-employment assistance programs reauthorization, S5611 [12JN]
S. 906, Puerto Rico Economic Activity Credit Improvement Act, S5696 [16JN]
S. 926, Working Family Child Care Tax Relief Act, S5871 [17JN]
S. 935, Adoption Promotion Act, S5934 [18JN]
S. 950, Civil Rights Act, S6098 [23JN]
S. 993, Career Preparation Education Reform Act, S6994-S7005 [8JY]
S. 994, Adult Basic Education and Literacy for the Twenty-First Century Act, S7005-S7010 [8JY]
S. 1009, American Family Fair Minimum Wage Act, S7303 [11JY]
S. 1021, Veterans Employment Opportunities Act, S7604-S7607 [16JY]
S. 1029, Quality Child Care Loan Forgiveness Act, S7714 [17JY]
S. 1045, Genetic Justice Act, S7863 [22JY]
S. 1098, Federal Procurement and Assistance Integrity Act, S8551 [31JY]
S. 1100, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Reform Act, S8553-S8555 [31JY]
S. 1106, Assets for Independence Act, S8568-S8571 [31JY]
S. 1123, treatment of unemployment tax relative to entertainment industry, S8589 [31JY]
S. 1124, Workplace Religious Freedom Act, S8590 [31JY]
S. 1126, payment of unemployment benefits relative to base period of wage earnings, S8592 [31JY]
S. 1136, Employee Health Insurance Accountability Act, S8602 [31JY]
S. 1198, Religious Workers Act, S9635 [18SE], H8060 [29SE]
S. 1211, permanent authority for the administration of au pair programs, S9987 [25SE], H8062 [29SE]
S. 1223, Employee Information Protection Act, S10056 [26SE]
S. 1227, clarify treatment of investment managers under ERISA, S10026 [26SE]
S. 1227, ERISA clarification of treatment of investment managers, H9575 [28OC]
S. 1237, Safety Advancement for Employees Act, S10230-S10232 [30SE]
S. 1274, prohibit the threat of an IRS audit to compel agreement with Tip Reporting Alternative Commitment or Tip Rate Determination Agreement, S10649 [8OC]
S. 1275, Northern Mariana Islands Covenant Implementation Act, S10650-S10653 [8OC]
S. 1279, transfer services and personnel from the BIA to the Office of Self-Governance and emphasize the need for job creation on Indian reservations, S10788 [9OC]
S. 1307, Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act, S10955 [22OC]
S. 1313, Tobacco Transition Act, S11193-S11197 [24OC]
S. 1563, Temporary Agricultural Worker Act, S12609-S12614 [13NO]
S. Con. Res. 7, delays in Federal employees retirement cost-of-living adjustments, S2285 [13MR]
S. Con. Res. 8, delays in Federal employees retirement cost-of-living adjustments, S2286 [13MR]
S. Res. 48, temporary and intermittent service by the Director of the Office of Senate Fair Employment Practices, S970, S979 [4FE]
S. Res. 50, Consumer Price Index calculation relative to correction of cost-of-living adjustments, S1034 [5FE]
S. Res. 70, ensure economic equity for women, S3059 [10AP]
S. Res. 117, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service anniversary, S8670, S8674 [2SE]
S. Res. 161, amend S. Res. 48, temporary and intermittent service by the Director of the Office of Senate Fair Employment Practices, S12617, S12683 [13NO]
S. Res 53, Presidential actions relative to resolving the labor dispute between American Airlines, Inc., and the Allied Pilots Association, S1240 [11FE]
Transcripts
Gerard J. Schmelzer v. Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, House of Representatives: Congressional Office of Compliance, S8498-S8503 [31JY]