WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Rep. Rick Allen, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) and Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) introduced the Employee Rights Act of 2022. This legislation updates and modernizes the Employee Rights Act to protect independent contractors, franchisees, entrepreneurs, and anyone seeking flexible work options. "Republicans stand with the 21st Century worker, and it's time to ensure our labor policies do too. The Employee Right  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee issued the following statement by Steven P. Lehotsky on behalf of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, involving a hybrid hearing on March 8, 2022, entitled "Examining Mandatory Arbitration in Financial Service Products". Lehotsky is executive vice president and chief litigation counsel for the U.S. Chamber Litigation Center, the litigation arm of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. * * * Thank you for the opportunity to appea  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: During Women's History Month and National Agriculture Week, U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa)--both members of the Senate Agriculture Committee--are calling for this upcoming Thursday, March 24, to be designated as "National Women in Agriculture Day," honoring "the countless women who help agriculture prosper both at home and abroad." The senators are introducing a bipartisan   more