Like labor, they may have to cut Critical Community services to reduce labor costs. This is really unacceptable, especially for rural and poor areas that rely on Different Services provided by nonprofits. After hearing from many concerned workers and Business Owners, i urged secretary perez to extend the Public Comment period to allow Small Business owners and employees the opportunity to examine the proposed rule and comment carefully. Shortly afterward, the office of advocacy wrote a similar Public Comment letter requesting a 90day extension of the comment period. Unfortunately, all of these requests were denied by secretary perez. I have serious concerns with president obamas proposed changes to overtime regulations which will negatively impact the ability of Small Businesses and other organizations to operate effectively. While the rule is expected to become finalized within the next several weeks, its crucial that the administration reconsider their onesizefitsall approach. Now le
Job cuts for the colleges employees. Senator alex ander joined senator tim scott to author s2707, the protecting workplace advancement and opportunity act, which would prevent the department of labor from finalizing president obamas proposed rule. I strongly support these efforts to move forward with the bill and want to commend their work on this important issue. Along with the Small Business Administrations Office of advocacy and members of congress from the house and senate, i have raised several concerns about the role and representation of Small Businesses throughout this rule making process. I storongly believe this proposl lacks adequate Economic Analysis and i was alarmed when the office of advocacy submitted comments that sharply criticized the mean in which the dol crafted the proposal. Their comments stated that the dols initial regulatory flexibility analysis was inaccurate and severely undercounted the number of Small Businesses that would be affectaffect ed by the rule. I
Number of workers affected by fatigue appears small. But the problem is big. A study of Railroad Workers found when the effectiveness of tired workers fell below 70 , the risk of accidents went up. And the problem is you cant necessarily eliminate that shift. These people are building trains in rush hour. We have to figure out how they can do that job and be wellrested and alert. Reporter some workers load up on coffee to stay awake. Do that all of the time, and experts say it loses its affect. Bottom line, workers need sleep. Reporter in the coming months, metro plans to have some workers log their work and sleep habits. A small number of them will wear a monitor like a wristwatch that will record their activity 24 7. And this should help them determine, will, whether workers truly are getting enough sleep. Anything that helps. Thank you. Metro has been trying to make safety a priority for some workers. But some are still not getting the message. A survey of metro workers found a majo