The Labor Department’s much-contested overtime rule is now facing a challenge from both chambers of Congress after Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-NC, introduced a resolution on Thursday to block its implementation.
“Our nation’s overtime rules need to be modernized, but the Department of Labor’s extreme and partisan approach will lead to damaging consequences that the American people simply… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today released the following statement regarding the Obama administration’s new rules on overtime:
“Once again unelected Washington bureaucrats have ignored the concerns of employers and issued regulations that will make it more difficult for hardworking Americans to operate their businesses and provide career advancement opportunities for their… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today voted in favor of a disapproval resolution to stop the Obama administration from implementing its flawed fiduciary rule, which affects financial advisors and retirement investments.
“We have a retirement savings crisis in this nation, and it is vital that every American has access to high-quality advice and an array of financial products… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today voted in favor of bipartisan legislation that will strengthen the U.S. economy by eliminating unnecessary taxes that drive up the cost of American-made goods and services.
“Manufacturing is vital to North Carolina’s 5th District and I am committed to ensuring that the industry can compete fairly at home and abroad,” said Foxx. “A number of… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today released the following statement on the Department of Labor’s final fiduciary rule, which affects financial advisors and retirement investment:
“The federal government should not implement regulations that make it more difficult for hardworking Americans to save money for the future. The simple truth is that the Department of Labor’s rule… Read more »
Republican lawmakers inclined to be skeptical of the Obama administration's agenda warned Labor Secretary Thomas E. Perez that they are watching his department closely as it formulates rules and regulations regarding overtime pay, retirement advice and workforce development.
“I would strongly encourage you to take a step back and build bipartisan consensus,” Chairman John Kline,… Read more »
Omega Construction of Pilot Mountain recently welcomed U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-NC 5th, along with 15 students from the Appalachian State Sustainable Technology and Built Environment department to one of its job sites.
The purpose of the visit was to give Appalachian students who are interested in pursuing a career in construction the chance to tour an active job site so they could… Read more »
The White House Jan. 16 unveiled details about ambitious proposals to provide wage insurance for laid-off workers and expand existing jobless benefits, but the initiatives remain unlikely to get off the starting block during President Barack Obama's final year in office.
The proposed wage insurance program would offer up to $10,000 in benefits for workers who are laid off and later… Read more »
Between 40 and 60 House Democrats would support a policy rider to the omnibus spending bill that would block the National Labor Relations Board's recent joint employer ruling, Rep. Brad Ashford (D-Neb.) told reporters Dec. 7.
The rider, which seeks to undo an Aug. 7 NLRB decision that a company can be the joint employer of workers provided by another organization, ranks among… Read more »
A visit by U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-5th, brought more than a dozen city officials and local business people to Thomasville Area Chamber of Commerce on Friday.
Invited guests interested in hearing how national policy has affected Davidson County exchanged questions and answers with Foxx during an hour-long lunchtime meeting. Foxx – who represents a district that includes a very small… Read more »
