“No woman should have to choose between a healthy pregnancy and a paycheck… Under the guise of helping women, the Walberg bill simply creates more confusion for employees and exposes employers to additional litigation risk.” Read more »
“The TPP, just like its predecessors, will simply help multi-national corporations and further impoverish the lower and middle classes here at home.” Read more »
Following Uncertainty in Wake of Landmark Supreme Court Case, Young vs UPS, Legislation Would Secure Full Workplace Protections for Pregnant Workers Read more »
Following the Senate vote approving the USA Freedom Act (H.R. 2048) without amendment, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.), Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), and Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Ranking Member Jerrold… Read more »
Health and Compensation Programs Passed Into Law After Almost Decade Long Fight Set to Expire This Year – Participants in 9/11 Health Program Living in All 50 States and 429 of 435 Congressional Districts Read more »
Today, U.S. Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10) announced $1,308,345 in federal funds to reimburse the Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) for repairs to the Battery Park Community Center, damaged by Superstorm Sandy. The funding will be provided through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Public Assistance Program.
“In the aftermath of… Read more »
Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Ed Markey (D-MA) and Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) introduced legislation to level the playing field for visual artists in the United States by establishing copyright protections for their intellectual property.
“Our quality of life is improved when artists and arts organizations can make valuable… Read more »