The House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections is a standing subcommittee within the

United States House Committee on Education and Labor The Committee on Education and Labor is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. There are 50 members in this committee. Since 2019, the chair of the Education and Labor committee is Robert Cortez Scott of Virginia. H ...

Jurisdiction

The Subcommittee's jurisdiction includes: *Wages and hours of workers, including but not limited to the Davis-Bacon Act, the Walsh-Healey Act, the

McNamara–O'Hara Service Contract Act The McNamara–O'Hara Service Contract Act of 1965 (SCA), codified at , is a US labor law that requires government to use its bargaining power to ensure fair wages for workers when it buys services from private contractors. Contents The Act require ...

, and the Fair Labor Standards Act *Workers’ compensation, including but not limited to the

Federal Employees' Compensation Act The Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA), is a United States federal law, enacted on September 7, 1916. Sponsored by Sen. John W. Kern (D) of Indiana and Rep. Daniel J. McGillicuddy (D) of Maine, it established compensation to federal civil ...

, the

Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act The Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, , commonly referred to as the "Longshore Act" or "LHWCA" is federal workers' compensation law/act enacted in 1927. Initially, it mandated coverage to employees injured on navigable waters of the ...

, and the Black Lung Benefits Act *The

Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act The Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (AWPA or MSPA) (public lawbr>97-470 (January 14, 1983), codified at 29 U.S.C. §§ 1801-1872, is the main federal law that protects farm workers in the United States and repealed and repla ...

*The

Family and Medical Leave Act The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) is a United States labor law requiring covered employers to provide employees with job-protected, unpaid leave for qualified medical and family reasons. The FMLA was a major part of President Bill C ...

*The

Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 (the "WARN Act") is a U.S. labor law that protects employees, their families, and communities by requiring most employers with 100 or more employees to provide 60 calendar-day advance ...

*The

Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988 The Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988 (EPPA) is a United States federal law that generally prevents employers from using polygraph (lie detector) tests, either for pre-employment screening or during the course of employment, with certain ex ...

*Trade, international labor rights, and immigration issues as they affect employers and workers; and workers’ safety and health, including but not limited to occupational safety and health, mine safety and health, and migrant and agricultural worker safety and health.

Jurisdiction

Members, 117th Congress

Historical membership rosters

115th Congress

116th Congress

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