House Democrats plan to grill Labor Department officials about tip and child labor policies
Now that Democrats have the House, they plan to hold the Labor Department accountable.
CASEY QUINLAN
NOV 10, 2018, 10:39 AM
After winning back the House on Tuesday, Democrats plan to grill Labor Department officials about some of their proposals, which they have safety and transparency concerns about.
Democrats have long had questions about the U.S. Department of Labor’s approach on issues such as child labor in health care jobs and not informing the public about an analysis that did not favor one of their proposed regulations on tipping.
Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA), who will be chair of the Education and Workforce Committee, told Bloomberg Law about his plans and said, “If you’re having a regulatory change, the law requires you to produce the evidence to support the change.”
In December, the department proposed a rule rescinding parts of Obama-era tip regulations and allow employers who pay the minimum wage to take workers’ tips. The department said it would allow “back of the house” workers, such as dishwashers and cooks, who don’t typically receive tips, to be part of a tip-sharing pool. But the rule wouldn’t actually prevent employers from just keeping the tips.
According to Economic Policy Institute research, tipped workers would lose $5.8 billion a year in tips as a result of this rule. Women in tipped jobs would lose $4.6 billion annually.
https://thinkprogress.org/house-democrats-plan-to-grill-labor-department-officials-about-tip-and-child-labor-policies-2eac76188dde/
Maybe the New House Majority can take a look at how the states have been enacting right to work bull shit, and maybe they can present a bill to repeal the Taft-Hartley Act....................