May 17, 2002
Senate Subcommittee Explores Welfare and Job Training Links
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee on Employment, Safety and Training held a May 16 hearing to examineView More
Employment
April 26, 2002
Hard-To-Employ Welfare Recipients Focus of Senate Hearing
On April 25, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy held a hearingView More
April 26, 2002
Subcommittee Reviews Plan to Reduce Ergonomics Injuries
The House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held an April 25 hearing to review a plan byView More
April 19, 2002
Senate Committee Revisits Ergonomics Issue
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee held an April 18 hearing to examine repetitive-stress injuries, such as carpel-tunnelView More
March 15, 2002
Subcommittee Examines Ties Between Welfare and Workforce Development
The House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness held a March 12 hearing to examine the coordinationView More
March 8, 2002
House Subcommittee Examines Workplace Flexibility
The House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a March 6 hearing to examine whether the 1938View More
March 8, 2002
House Subcommittee Examines Work Requirements and Time Limits in Welfare Reform
In 1996, the Personal Responsibility Work Reconciliation Act (P.L. 104-193) was enacted. The new welfare law made major changes toView More
March 1, 2002
Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) Focus of Senate Hearing
Legislation (S.1284) that would prohibit workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation was the subject of a February 27View More
February 8, 2002
Senate Drops Stimulus Bill; Approves Jobless Benefits Extension Instead
After two weeks of contentious debate on an economic stimulus package (H.R. 622) (see The Source, 1/25/02), Senators were unableView More