Does the Administration Support the threshold set by the Obama Administration and supported by worker advocates, or does it support the business communitys position . Congressman, thank you for the question, and let me note at the outset, when we talk about the overtime rule, we tend to talk about it in the context of salary thresholds, but if you look at the law passed by this congress, this congress did not say whether or not you are exempt or not exempt, whether or not youre subject to overtime or not is set by a salary level. But it set a very different test. And so, the salary level is, in essence, a shorthand way of getting to the law. Now, a federal court looked at this, and the federal court said that the way the 47,000 was set and that level was not in accordance with the law. And so, its not simply do we support and you chose not to contest or appeal that decision. And you do believe that you have the authority to set the salary threshold, is that correct . And so, i was sayi
And the workforce will come to order. Good morning, everyone. And welcome to todays hearing. The committee is honored to welcome our distinguished guest, secretary alexander acosta. Secretary acosta has been at the helm of the department of labor since april and were grateful he could join us to testify for the First Time Since his confirmation. Mr. Secretary, welcome to the committee. We look forward to your testimony. Which we are sorry did not arrive earlier. And discussing the department of labors policies and priorities under the new administration. The department of labor is on the front line of the issues facing workers and job creators. It sets policies that have a widespread impact on our nations economy, employment growth, Retirement Security, and more. Whether they relate to health care, worker protections, retirement planning, Workforce Development, or employee wages and benefits, its the responsibility of this committee to am sure these policies are in the best interest of
Priorities including overtime rules, training and apreniveship programs, collective bargaining rights, retirement programs and accessibility of other employment benefits. The House Education Committee held this hearing last month. The quorum being present, the committee on education and the workforce will come to order. Good morning, everyone. And welcome to todays hearing. The committee is honored to welcome our distinguished guest, secretary alexander acosta. Secretary acosta has been at the helm of the department of labor since april and were grateful he could join us to testify for the First Time Since his confirmation. Mr. Secretary, welcome to the committee. We look forward to your testimony. Which we are sorry did not arrive earlier. And discussing the department of labors policies and priorities under the new administration. The department of labor is on the front line of the issues facing workers and job creators. It sets policies that have a widespread impact on our nations e
Its more than george soros. So somehow claiming poverty in the Union Movement is not a legitimate argument. Maybe for a local union in ohio it might be but for the National Unions they are political powerhouses with lots of funds. As far as the right to Work Legal Defense Foundation we rely on contributions given voluntarily to support the work we do. The average contribution is around 74 and we get reports from private foundations and individuals mostly, some Small Businesses but not Large Businesses by any stretch of the manual nation. Host james, line for independents, go ahead. Caller here in michigan, i know back in 2012 michigan went right to work but interestingly enough, you have police and fire lobby, those unions lobbies very hard and it was granted to them. Michigan state Police Troopers had the constitutionally right to collectively bargain since the michigan constitution was ratified in 1963. My question is twofold. One, what efforts is your organization making to ensure p
Its one thats been underutilized here so i am very, very thrilled with the mish tiff. I look forward to working with the administration to create scalable Apprenticeship Programs across the country. And with that i have about a minute. I do have a question. One of the areas that businesses have been concerned osha in my district is on compliance, and in fact employers understand that it is important to provide a safe workplace, a healthy workplace for their employees. But our concern about the approach that osha has taken over the past number of years where its more punitive rather than collaborative. So id like to hear your thought on that. What ideas do you have to create an environment where businesses are receiving assistance to comply and to ensure they have a safe workplace . Mr. Acosta congressman, thank you for your words and thank you for the question. Briefly, let me say on the one hand, we have asked for additional funding for a program called the v. P. P. Which is in essenc