Labor and Employment

Rep Kaptur To Face a Tight Rematch

Rep. Marcy Kaptur had an active week in Ohio's 9th District, celebrating a major manufacturing investment in Toledo, standing with postal workers in...

Labor and Employment

When it Comes to China, Forced Labor Laws May Get a Second Look

A Congressional Research Service report published May 1 puts a spotlight on Section 307 forced labor imports enforcement, a statutory tool that has...

Legislation

One in Five Workers Lack Guaranteed Paid Sick Leave

A new Congressional Research Service report on paid sick leave arrives at a moment when the federal government has no universal mandate on the books and the...

Labor and Employment

College Sports Reform Threatens U.S. Olympic Pipeline

The financial and legal upheaval reshaping college athletics reform isn't just a dispute over athlete pay. A new Congressional Research Service report warns...

Legislation

Senate Unanimously Backs National Small Business Week

In a Senate where bipartisan agreement has become increasingly rare, S.Res. 703 passed by unanimous consent on April 29, 2026, the same day it was...

Congress

Senate Blocks Restoration of Work Permit Extensions, Leaving Hundreds of Thousands of Legal Immigrants at Risk

The Senate voted 47-50 on Wednesday to block a joint resolution that would have restored automatic extensions of work permits for legal immigrants, handing...

Labor and Employment

House Passes Clergy Act with Overwhelming Bipartisan Support

Why it matters: The House passed HR 227, the Clergy Act, on Monday, giving members of the clergy a second chance at a decision that has long haunted many...

Congress

Mining Expansion Threatens Worker Safety Protections

The House Education and Workforce Committee is set to examine the future of American mining on May 8, with a hearing that sits at the intersection of two...

Legislation

Senate Hearing Has Smack Down Over Fighter Protections in Boxing

Why it matters: The Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing on federal boxing laws on Wednesday, April 22, marking the first Senate Commerce Committee...

Congress

Committee Scrutinizes Billions in Workforce Cuts

The Trump administration's proposed fiscal year 2027 budget puts billions of dollars in workforce and employment programs on the chopping block, and the...

Congress

Gig Economy Hearing Puts Platform Fees, Worker Flexibility in Crosshairs

Why it matters: The House Small Business Committee convened a hearing on April 21, 2026, to examine whether the gig economy empowers entrepreneurs or traps...

Congress

Nuclear Modernization Hits Workforce, Cost Hurdles

Why it matters: The Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces held a hearing on April 20, 2026, examining the Department of Energy's atomic...

Labor and Employment

Congress Debates Gig Worker Status And Entrepreneurship

The House Small Business Committee is set to hold a hearing on the gig economy April 21, and the stakes extend well beyond platform workers and app-based...

Labor and Employment

Your 401K May Never Be the Same

The House Education and the Workforce Committee's EBSA hearing on April 16, 2026 arrives at a moment of significant regulatory upheaval for the agency that...

Labor and Employment

Why Are STEM Graduate and Post-Doc Students So Poorly Paid?

The United States spends billions of federal dollars each year training the scientists and engineers it says it needs to remain competitive globally. But a...

Labor and Employment

Low-wage workers losing Social Security's key safety net

A new Congressional Research Service report published April 6, 2026 finds that Social Security low earners — workers who spent entire careers in low-wage...

Education

Senate Takes Aim at College Sports Chaos in Student Athlete Hearing Congress Has Long Delayed

Why it matters: The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee convened a student athlete hearing Congress has been building toward for years —...