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Working On Rewarding and Keeping Employees Resilient Act or the WORKER Act This bill addresses workforce development by advancing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, revising and implementing certain worker training, retention, and advancement programs, establishing the Distressed Community Investment Agency, and renaming the Department of Commerce as the Department of Innovation and Investment. The bill requires (1) the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to eligible entities to implement certain formal and informal engineering education programs in elementary and secondary schools, and (2) the use of certain career and technical education program funds for supporting a hands-on learning approach. The bill establishes in the Department of Labor an Office of Apprenticeship, including a National Advisory Committee on Apprenticeships, to promote apprenticeship programs. Labor and ED must establish a voluntary Registered Apprenticeship-College Collaborative consisting of the sponsors carrying out registered apprenticeship programs, two- or four-year post secondary educational institutions, and organizations that represent such programs or institutions. The bill requires states to provide a Labor-approved reemployment bonus program for individuals currently receiving unemployment benefits. It also allows states to use workforce development funds for a wage insurance program for individuals age 50 and over (age 45 and over for individuals in economically distressed communities) and establishes a training voucher program to assist workers in obtaining job skills training.
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H.R. 1158/H.R. 1865 - The Consolidated Appropriations Act/Further Consolidated Appropriations Act. H.R. 2740, Labor-HHS Appropriations, FY 2020 - Lobbied to protect funding for DOL SCSEP and CNCS Senior Corps program. H.R. 1168 - Working on Rewarding and Keeping Employees Resilient (WORKER) Act. Discussed bill and provisions on transition assistance. H.R. 1230/S.485 - Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act. Supported bill. H.R. 3130 Age Discrimination in Employment Parity Act. No bill. Discussed age discrimination reforms generally. S. 219, Discussed Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act. No bill number. Discussed caregiver discrimination bill. Discussed minimum wage/overtime rule for home care workers. Discussed paid family leave. No bill number. Responded to GAO inquiry on minimum wage/overtime regulations for home care workers.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, Natural Resources, Oversight and Reform, Foreign Affairs, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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Client expense: $2,140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
H.R. 2740, Labor-HHS Appropriations, FY 2020 - Lobbied to protect funding for DOL SCSEP and CNCS Senior Corps program. H.R. 1168 - Working on Rewarding and Keeping Employees Resilient (WORKER) Act. Discussed bill and provisions on transition assistance. H.R. 1230/S.485 - Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act. Supported bill and discussed Parental Leave program with staff. H.R. 3130 Age Discrimination in Employment Parity Act. No bill. Discussed age discrimination reforms generally in both House & Senate. S. 219, Discussed Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act. No bill number. Discussed caregiver discrimination bill with Senate staff. Discussed minimum wage/overtime rule for home care workers. Discussed paid family leave with House and Senate staff.
Client expense: $2,140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
H.R. 2740, Labor-HHS Appropriations, FY 2020 - Lobbied to protect funding for DOL SCSEP and CNCS Senior Corps program. Discussed the Professionals Access to Health Workforce Integration Act. H.R. 1168 - Working on Rewarding and Keeping Employees Resilient (WORKER) Act. Discussed bill and provisions on transition assistance. H.R. 1230/S.485 - Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act. Supported bills. No bill - Discussed age harassment & reforms needed to strengthen age discrimination law. H.R. 2148/S. 1082 - BE HEARD Act. Supported several provisions regarding age-based harassment and other forms of age discrimination. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid provisions in federal domestic worker bill of rights.
Client expense: $1,900,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Discussed the Professionals Access to Health Workforce Integration Act. H.R. 1168 - Working on Rewarding and Keeping Employees Resilient (WORKER) Act. Prior to introduction, discussed provisions on transition assistance. H.R. 1230/S.485 - Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act. Supported bills. H.R. 7 - Paycheck Fairness Act. Supported bill. No bill - Discussed age harassment & reforms needed to strengthen age discrimination law.
Client expense: $1,840,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2019 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
General advocacy efforts for proper inclusion of provisions that allow for Davis-Bacon coverage within the context of infrastructure investment legislative efforts. No bill number. General advocacy efforts in support of preserving an option to allow for a PLA on federal infrastructure projects procured by federal agencies. No bill number. General advocacy in support of registered apprenticeship and labor management models like those prevalent in the construction industry. No bill number. S 793 / HR 1782 - American Apprenticeship Act - A bill to establish and strengthen projects that defray the cost of related instruction associated with pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs. Entire bill. S. 760 - Support for Veterans in Effective Apprenticeships Act of 2019 - A bill to enable registered apprenticeship programs to better serve veterans. Entire bill. HR 399 - PATH Act, Pre-Apprenticeships To Hardhats Act - To direct the Secretary of Labor to support the development of pre-apprenticeship programs in the building and construction trades that serve underrepresented populations, including individuals from low income and rural census tracts. Entire bill. HR 1168 - WORKER Act, Working On Rewarding and Keeping Employees Resilient Act - To advance STEM education, provide for improved worker training, retention, and advancement. Entire bill.
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · first_quarter · Education
Pass legislation that enhances the pipeline of STEM-competent workers into the U.S. economy, including initiatives aimed at underrepresented demographics. - H.R. 792: Opportunities for Success Act Promote educational and training programs for both the existing workforce and new entrants, as well as encourage K-12 teacher recruitment and professional development, through federal incentives and/or grants. Support programs that specifically focus on technical jobs, improve the pipeline from high schools, and provide grants to carry out these activities. - H.R. 898 / S. 275: The Skills Investment Act of 2019 - H.R. 1168: Working on Rewarding and Keeping Employees Resilient (WORKER) Act Incentivize industry and the military to be more directly engaged with evaluating and hiring military personnel transitioning to the civilian workforce, such as creating a standard to process and categorize military skill sets. - H.R. 425 / S. 153: Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act
Client expense: $24,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
| House |
| Referred to |
| February 13, 2019 |
| Foreign Affairs Committee | House | Referred to | February 13, 2019 |
| Oversight and Accountability Committee | House | Referred to | February 13, 2019 |
| Science, Space, and Technology Committee | House | Referred to | February 13, 2019 |
| Financial Services Committee | House | Referred to | February 13, 2019 |
| Energy and Commerce Committee | House | Referred to | February 13, 2019 |
| Education and the Workforce Committee | House | Referred to | February 13, 2019 |
| Democratic |
| FL |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton | Democratic | DC |
| Linda T. Sánchez | Democratic | CA |
| Ro Khanna | Democratic | CA |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | TX |
| Susan Wild | Democratic | PA |
| Yvette D. Clarke | Democratic | NY |