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Unemployment Extension Finally Passed Over Republican Filibuster

July 25th, 2010
Senate Democrats, with the help of only two Republicans, were finally available to break the deadlock over the extension of unemployment benefits. President Obama signed the bill this past Thursday. This bill provides a continuation of the program of… Read More
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Categories: Legislative Action
Tags: Congress, Employment Security Commission, Extended Benefits, Job Creation, Labor and Employment, North Carolina, President Obama, Unemployment Benefits

Republicans Continue Assault on Unemployed Workers

June 26th, 2010
Senate Republicans (with the help of one Democrat, Ben Nelson) have continued their filibuster of the Democrats’ jobs bill, mustering the 41 votes needed on Thursday to prevent the bill from passage. Republican obstructionism will ultimately sp… Read More
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Categories: Legislative Action
Tags: Congress, Health Insurance, Jobs, Labor and Employment, Medicaid, President Obama, State Employees, Teachers, Unemployment Benefits, Unemployment Extension

Republicans Continue to Hold Up Unemployment Extension in Senate

June 20th, 2010
In a vote Thursday night, Senate Democrats were unable to overcome the Republic filibuster of the bill that contains the much-needed extension of unemployment benefits. Even though the cost of the bill had been reduced to alleviate the (misguided) co… Read More
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Categories: Legislative Action
Tags: Congress, Labor and Employment, Senate, Unemployment Benefits, Unemployment Extension

Op-Ed Calling for Paid Maternity and Family Leave

June 14th, 2010
An op-ed in the Washington Post calls for paid family and maternity leave because the 12 weeks of unpaid leave provided by the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is grossly inadequate. Sharon Lerner traces the history of legislative efforts to provi… Read More
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Categories: Legislative Action
Tags: Congress, Family and Medical Leave Act, FMLA, Labor and Employment, Maternity Leave, Unpaid Leave, Work and Family Balance

House Passes Unemployment Extension Without Cobra Benefits; Senate Yet to Act

June 5th, 2010
On May 28, 2010, the House passed a watered-down jobs bill. It extends the extra unemployment benefits program for another six months, though those benefits have now expired as of the end of May. Very significantly, the House bill did not include an… Read More
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Categories: Legislative Action
Tags: COBRA, Congress, Labor and Employment, North Carolina, Unemployment Benefits

Republicans Block Unemployment Benefits Again

March 29th, 2010
Senate Republicans have once again blocked a much-needed extension of unemployment benefits, ignoring the needs of millions of workers that rely on those benefits. This time, it is Oklahoma Republican Tom Coburn who has single-handedly denied workers… Read More
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Categories: Legislative Action
Tags: COBRA, Congress, Labor and Employment, Unemployment Benefits

President Signs Landmark Health Care Reform

March 25th, 2010
On March 23, after the House and the Senate were finally able to resolve their differences, President Obama signed into law the landmark health care bill that promises to mark affordable health care a reality for all Americans. Extensive coverage of… Read More
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Categories: Legislative Action
Tags: Congress, Health Care, Labor and Employment, President Obama

Hank Speaks on Workers' Compensation at Iowa Conference

March 19th, 2010
Hank Patterson spoke at the Iowa Association of Justice’s 19 Annual Workers’ Compensation Seminar last month in Des Moines. His presentation discussed National Legilsation and Policy Priorities for Workers Compensation, and specifically a… Read More
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Tags: AMA Guides, Congress, Hank Patterson, Iowa Association of Justice, Legislation, Medicare, National Commission, Presentation, Workers' Compensation

Obama Signs Bill Temporarily Extending COBRA, Unemployment Benefits; Longer Extension Being Considered

March 13th, 2010
On March 2, President Obama signed the Temporary Extension Act of 2010 (summary here), a bill that will extend the 65 percent premium COBRA subsidy through March 31, 2010, and unemployment assistance benefits through April 5, 2010. The Senate passed… Read More
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Tags: COBRA, Congress, Labor and Employment, President Obama, Unemployment Benefits

Republican Senator Blocking Unemployment and COBRA Benefits

February 28th, 2010
Inexplicably, Republican Senator Jim Bunning has held up a much-needed extension of unemployment and COBRA benefits. Bunning has single-handily blocked a vote on a 30-day extension by being the only senator to oppose a unanimous consent motion to vot… Read More
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Categories: Legislative Action
Tags: COBRA, Congress, Labor and Employment, Unemployment Benefits
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