WASHINGTON, July 25 (TNSrep) -- The Bipartisan Policy Center issued the following 22-page white paper in July 2022 entitled "Modernizing FMLA: Reform Options to Expand Employee Coverage and Reduce Employer Burdens." The white paper was written by Ben Gitis and Emerson Sprick. Here are excerpts: * * * As state and federal policymakers consider expanding access to paid family and medical leave, their focus is to provide benefit payments to workers who take that leave. Although a paid benefit i more ST

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, issued the following statement on July 26, 2022: * * * Eastern Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) released the following statement recognizing the thirty second anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. "Today, we celebrate the thirty-second anniversary of President George H.W. Bush signing the Americans with Disabilities Act into law. This landmark legislation has given people the courage to drea more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN) and Congressman Ken Calvert (R-CA) along with U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) have introduced a bipartisan, bicameral resolution recognizing July as Disability Pride Month. The resolution also celebrates the contributions of Americans with disabilities and highlights the need to prevent exclusion and discrimination on the basis of  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on July 26, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) released the following statement in commemoration of the 32nd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). "Thirty-two years ago today, the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law by President George H.W. Bush, affirming the rights and protections of those with disabilities. As a member of the House of Representatives, I was p more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Rob Portman (R-OH) and U.S. Representatives Betty McCollum (D-MN) and Ken Calvert (R-CA) introduced a bipartisan, bicameral resolution recognizing July as Disability Pride Month. The resolution also celebrates the contributions of Americans with disabilities and highlights the need to prevent exclusion and discrimination on the basis of disability. "Thirty-two years more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and U.S. Representatives Ken Calvert (R-CA) and Betty McCollum (D-MN) introduced a bipartisan, bicameral resolution recognizing July as Disability Pride Month. The resolution also celebrates the contributions of Americans with disabilities and highlights the need to prevent exclusion and discrimination on the basis of disability. "I am pleased to introdu more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, July 27 -- The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation issued the following news release: Texas needs more Registered Accessibility Specialists (RASes). Although 2,000+ construction projects are registered statewide with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR), only 545 people are licensed to review and inspect those projects to ensure that the projects are designed and constructed to comply with the Texas Accessibility Standards. Texas enacted the Texas E more PR