{"id":17246,"date":"2025-05-09T14:26:28","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T18:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsmediaalliance.org\/?p=17246"},"modified":"2025-05-09T14:29:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T18:29:53","slug":"house-workforce-protection-subcommittee-holds-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsmediaalliance.org\/house-workforce-protection-subcommittee-holds-hearing\/","title":{"rendered":"House Workforce Protection Subcommittee Holds Hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"xmsonormal\">The U.S. House Workforce Protection Subcommittee held a <a title=\"https:\/\/edworkforce.house.gov\/news\/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=412436\" href=\"https:\/\/edworkforce.house.gov\/news\/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=412436\" data-outlook-id=\"bac1220d-94b8-47e9-9c22-7417c709bdd0\">hearing<\/a> on May 6 examining the Federal Employees\u2019 Compensation Act to consider how it might be improved to benefit injured federal workers while also protecting taxpayers from waste, fraud and abuse. Witnesses included:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"xmsonormal\"><a title=\"https:\/\/republicans-edlabor.house.gov\/UploadedFiles\/Szymendera_Testimony.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/republicans-edlabor.house.gov\/UploadedFiles\/Szymendera_Testimony.pdf\" data-outlook-id=\"ebd1453b-cead-4f75-9825-899bc8a4ff66\"><b>Mr. Scott Szymendera<\/b><\/a><b>,\u00a0<\/b>Congressional Research Service, U.S. Library of Congress<\/li>\n<li class=\"xmsonormal\"><a title=\"https:\/\/republicans-edlabor.house.gov\/UploadedFiles\/Santos_Testimony.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/republicans-edlabor.house.gov\/UploadedFiles\/Santos_Testimony.pdf\" data-outlook-id=\"be0fbf6a-e9ac-40d3-aab8-44d519e91f82\"><b>Mr. Luiz Santos<\/b><\/a><b>,\u00a0<\/b>Acting Inspector General, U.S. Department of Labor<\/li>\n<li class=\"xmsonormal\"><a title=\"https:\/\/republicans-edlabor.house.gov\/UploadedFiles\/Renfroe_Testimony.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/republicans-edlabor.house.gov\/UploadedFiles\/Renfroe_Testimony.pdf\" data-outlook-id=\"e94eb130-19fc-490d-bcf5-9939d016d9ba\"><b>Mr. Brian Renfroe<\/b><\/a><b>,\u00a0<\/b>National President, National Association of Letter Carriers<\/li>\n<li class=\"xmsonormal\"><a title=\"https:\/\/republicans-edlabor.house.gov\/UploadedFiles\/Hull_Testimony.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/republicans-edlabor.house.gov\/UploadedFiles\/Hull_Testimony.pdf\" data-outlook-id=\"d589c9bc-69c2-4f59-bce5-06ab1b6bb649\"><b>Ms. Tammy Hull<\/b><\/a><b>,\u00a0<\/b>Inspector General, U.S. Postal Service<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. House Workforce Protection Subcommittee held a hearing on May 6 examining the Federal Employees\u2019 Compensation Act to consider how it might be improved to benefit injured federal workers while also protecting taxpayers from waste, fraud and 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