The Two-In-One Cabinet Agency
Politico (June 22, 2018)
The White House plan calls for merging 鈥渁ll of the existing鈥 programs at the Education and Labor departments into a single new 鈥淒epartment of Education and the Workforce,鈥 or DEW.听The new combined education and labor agency would contain four major subdivisions that focus on K-12 education, workforce and higher education (including federal student aid programs), enforcement of labor and civil rights laws, and research.
Is this proposal a done deal?听Not even close. Because many of the functions performed by the Education Department and the Labor Department are based in statute, it鈥檒l be up to Congress to approve the shuffle. 鈥淚t鈥檚 absolutely going to require congressional approval, no question,鈥 said Max Stier of the Partnership for Public Service, a good-government nonprofit. 鈥淭hey鈥檙e talking about creating a new entity, and taking existing responsibilities from ED and Labor into it. It鈥檚 a long and steep climb to make this stuff happen.鈥
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The Modern Workforce Is Freelance 鈥 Cities Should Get Ready
Fast Company (June 27, 2018)
Last year, 238 cities across North America submitted themselves to Amazon as the hopeful site of its next headquarters, spurred by the promise of 50,000 high-paying jobs and $5 billion in investment. In January, the tech giant narrowed that pool听.
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Five Things To Know 色花堂 Labor Department鈥檚 New Health Plan Rule
Bloomberg (June 27, 2018)
Small businesses will soon have access to a new model of health care, following the release last week of a high-profile Labor Department rule. Here鈥檚 what you need to know about it.
The听听expands access to a type of group health insurance known as an association health plan. The style of group health care isn鈥檛 new, but the loosened requirements under the DOL rule have the potential to dramatically alter small group and individual health care in the U.S.
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