AirCongress The Online Voice Of Capitol Hill

The House Education and Labor Workforce Protections Subcommittee held a Sept. 18 hearing on legislation to expand the nation’s law on family and medical leave in order to help family members care for wounded soldiers. Under the bill, covered family members could take up to six months of unpaid leave.

Here are video excerpts featuring subcommittee Chairwoman Lynn Woolsey, D-Calif., and the following witnesses: Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families; Jessica Perdew, deputy director of government relations for the National Military Family Association; and Sarah Wade, the wife of an Army sergeant injured in Iraq.

Categories: Military, California, Labor, Lynn Woolsey

No Comments »

The House Education and Labor Workforce Protections Subcommittee held a hearing last week on balancing work and family, covering issues such as paid sick leave, family and medical leave, and flexible work schedules. The Democratic side of the committee has now posted video excerpts of the hearing.

Subcommittee Chairwoman Lynn Woolsey of California: “Our country, while great, in many, many ways is stuck in a time warp when it comes to providing workers with help in balancing work and their families, and it lags far behind other countries in this arena.”

Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut:

Plus excerpts from three other witnesses.

Categories: California, Connecticut, Labor, Lynn Woolsey, Rosa DeLauro

No Comments »