One of President Trump’s major campaign promises was a refurbished infrastructure plan to replace our aging infrastructure. As a result, Trump has convened a board to develop the new infrastructure plan. A group has filed a law suit against this council claiming that it was illegally convened as it goes against the Federal Advisory…
President Trump signed a bill into law that would directly affect the Department of Veteran Affairs. As a result of this passage, it will be easier to fire “bad” employees within the department while also ensuring more protection for workers when they bring misbehavior to attention. For example, if a worker notices any type of malpractice in the…
The American Health Care Act (AHCA) passed in the House of Representatives on May 4, 2017. The Republican-sponsored bill aims to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Under the AHCA, Medicaid expansion would be rolled back, and its status as an entitelment program would end. Instead, the House Bill…
The Trump Administration has issued a one-page plan to reform the tax system in America. The plan calls for the simplification of the tax code and the deepest cuts in tax rates paid by American families and businesses seen since the Reagan Administration. More specifically, the plan calls for decreasing the number of tax…
In a 50-49 vote, the Senate has reversed rules from the Obama administration that made it easier for cities to provide government-run retirement plans to private sector workers. Many workers currently do not have retirement saving plans, but under the Obama administration, the government would assist private sector workers…
Alexander Acosta, the replacement of Andrew Puzder for the labor secretary nominee, told senators during his confirmation hearings that there is an expectation for further cuts to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. This coupled with the Trump budget ensures that cuts will be made to OSHA. This administration…
Trump recent budget proposal will call for a 21% decrease in the Department of Labor budget. This would result in a 2.5 billion dollar cut in funding for the agency in the fiscal year of 2018. The proposal would eliminate funding for Senior Community Service Employment Program which aided low-income workers above…
Trump has proposed that he will roll out a trillion-dollar public-private infrastructure project to fix the country’s aging highways. During his address to a joint session of Congress, he said: “Crumbling infrastructure will be replaced with new roads, bridges, tunnels, airports and railways gleaming across our beautiful land…
President Trump’s Secretary of Commerce, Wilbur Ross has recently promoted the idea of expanding our use of robots in the workforce. Ross believes that without technological advancements other countries will surpass our economic dominance. He stated, “We need technological advance. And if we don’t employ robots…
Throughout Obama’s presidency, he continued to try to get the Trans-Pacific Partnership passed through Congress. As a result of this bill, a free trade deal would be signed by 12 other nations (Canada, Mexico, Australia, Chile, Japan, Vietnam, Peru, etc.) The goal of this bill would be to reduce tariffs for American imports and exports…
Executive Order Issued on January 23, 2017 Summary President Trump’s issued an executive order that installed a 90-day halt on the hiring of federal employees. The executive order ensured that no vacant positions could be filled and banned the creation of new...