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A lot of things. what is your most important job? what is the most important thing that you, the secretary of labor, do? >> theres a lot of important things. to think about it -- >> the most important. we help the american workers from the time they wake up to the time they go to bed. right now my priorities are making sure the american jobs plan passes. the president, myself and four other cabinet secretaries to work on the american jobs plan. we need to make sure people are working in safe wor...

On March 9, 2021, the House passed the Protecting the Right to Organize Act. The PRO Act, if it becomes law, would make vast, union-friendly changes to the National Labor Relations Act, and represents the biggest change in labor law in decades.

(The Center Square) – The PRO Act, which passed the U.S. House Tuesday on a largely partisan vote, could eliminate most forms of independent contracting, gig work and freelancing –

(The Center Square) – The PRO Act, which passed the U.S. House Tuesday on a largely partisan vote, could eliminate most forms of independent contracting, gig work and freelancing –

Friday, February 12, 2021 In recent weeks, a number of federal legislative measures have been introduced that, if passed, will have significant impacts on federal labor and employment policies. Paycheck Fairness Act On Jan. 28, Democrats in the House of Representatives reintroduced the Paycheck Fairness Act. The proposed bill will update the Equal Pay Act of 1963 by, among other things, requiring employers to demonstrate that wage differentials between men and women employees are base...