Monday, April 22, 2013

Acting Secretary Testifies on FY14 Budget

Acting Secretary of Labor Seth Harris testified before the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies on the proposed fiscal year 2014 budget for the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) released last week.

Acting Secretary Harris, in his opening statement, said the Administration proposes reforming the unemployment system into a reemployment system, training workers who lose their jobs through no fault of their own by creating a Universal Displaced Worker Program and the Department’s renewed efforts in assisting veterans find civilian jobs and promoting adoption of several unemployment insurance integrity initiatives, State Information Data Exchange Systems (SIDES) and the Treasury Offset Program (TOP), by states.

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