Senator Dick Durbin

May 12th

Senators bill will amend FMLA to protect grieving parents from job loss

(U.S. Senate) – Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), and Edward Markey (D-Mass.) are introducing legislation to protect grieving parents from losing their jobs in the event of their child’s death. The Parental Bereavement Act would amend the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to give parents up to […]

Mar 5th

Illinois Lawmakers Urge PMG To Keep Mail Operations At Rockford Facility

Senators and Congressman express concern over consolidation of Rockford, Illinois Mail Processing facility … Friday, March 4, 2011 WASHINGTON, D.C.] – In a letter to the Postmaster General, U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) and U.S. Congressman Don Manzullo (R-IL) today expressed concern about the United States Postal Service’s plan to conduct a […]