Day: June 27, 2023

Readout of White House Celebration of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act

Readout of White House Celebration of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act

Today, Special Assistant to the President for Gender Policy Latifa Lyles, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Chair Charlotte Burrows, and Principal Deputy Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division at the U.S. Department of Labor Jessica Looman hosted a roundtable conversation to discuss the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), which went into effect today, and the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections (PUMP) for Nursing Mothers Act. These laws, which President Biden signed in December 2022, advance the President and Vice President’s commitment to ensuring America’s workers have access to good jobs, and safe and healthy workplaces free from discrimination. Today’s event…
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CEA: Apples to Äpfel: Recent Inflation Trends in the G7

CEA: Apples to Äpfel: Recent Inflation Trends in the G7

Inflation is top of mind globally. Comparing inflation across countries, however, is a lot easier said than done. In this post, the CEA introduces a new model that harmonizes various measures of inflation, allowing for a more apples-to-apples comparison across G7 countries—or rather, apples to Äpfel. In May, Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation in the United States was four percent year-on-year. Inflation in the U.S. has declined substantially since last summer, when its yearly growth peaked at over nine percent. One common question this raises is how U.S. inflation compares to inflation in other advanced countries. Due to a variety…
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Readout of White House Celebration of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act

Press Briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Olivia Dalton and National Economic Council Director Lael Brainard

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:06 P.M. EDT MS. DALTON:  Good afternoon.  It’s great to see all of you here.  And today, I am thrilled to have someone else making their briefing room debut.  (Laughter.)  We have the Director of the National Economic Council, Lael Brainard, here with us at the podium for the first time.  Lael, as many of you may already know, brings a tremendous amount of experience to the President’s economic team, having previously served as a vice chair of the Federal Reserve, undersecretary at the U.S. Treasury, and a deputy director of the NEC.  Lael has been a…
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Readout of White House Celebration of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act

FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Measures to Promote Equitable Community Development

Bidenomics is rooted in the simple idea that we need to grow the economy from the middle out and the bottom up, not the top down. And we are making progress: President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, including the American Rescue Plan, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), CHIPS and Science Act, and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), continues to generate historic investments in cities and towns across the country. Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is announcing new steps to ensure underserved communities can build wealth and advance community-driven priorities. Community and economic development projects—such as investments in housing, small businesses, climate and disaster…
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WrkSpot Announces Dorothy Dowling as Board Advisor for Hotel Operations

WrkSpot Announces Dorothy Dowling as Board Advisor for Hotel Operations

As a leading executive, Dowling brings years of experience in the hospitality industry and looks forward to helping WrkSpot with hotel labor management and hotel safety. LA PALMA, Calif., June 27, 2023 (Newswire.com) - WrkSpot, the revolutionary software suite designed to optimize hotel portfolio management, is pleased to announce the hiring of Dorothy Dowling as its new board advisor in hotel operations. Renowned as one of the top 100 Global Hospitality executives, Dowling is a highly accomplished board member and advisor who has been recognized for her work in hotel productivity, winning prestigious awards for her outstanding commercial leadership. She…
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Innovative-e Recognized as 2023 Microsoft Partner of the Year for Project & Portfolio Management

Innovative-e Recognized as 2023 Microsoft Partner of the Year for Project & Portfolio Management

2023 Microsoft Worldwide Partner of the Year A certificate showing Innovative-e as the winner of the 2023 Microsoft Partner of the Year in PPM MERRITT ISLAND, Fla., June 27, 2023 (Newswire.com) - Innovative-e, a leader in collaborative project management and work, is excited to announce that it has been named the 2023 Microsoft Partner of the Year for Project & Portfolio Management. This recognition will be formally recognized by Microsoft at its annual Inspire conference held in Redmond, Washington, in July.  "The award is a validation of our shared vision with Microsoft for transforming PPM. Teams4PM uses the full power…
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Readout of White House Celebration of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act

Remarks by Vice President Harris at Biden Victory Fund and the LGBTQ+ Leadership Council 24th Annual LGBTQ+ Gala

New York, New York THE VICE PRESIDENT:  Hi, everyone.  Good evening.  (Applause.)  Good evening, good evening, good evening.  Happy Pride!  (Applause.)  I have things to say.  (Laughs.) Rosario, thank you for that and for all you do.  I see Rosario at different places around our country and, actually, our world.  You are such an incredible leader.  You are always stepping up, always staying active in the fight for equality and justice.  And I thank you so very much.  So, on behalf of all of us, thank you Rosario Dawson.  (Applause.) And thank you also to the chairman of the Democratic…
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Readout of White House Celebration of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act

FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Driving Forward on Convenient, Reliable, Made-in-America National Network of Electric Vehicle Chargers

New Study Shows Public and Private Investments On Track to Achieve Biden-Harris Administration’s Goal of 500,000 Public Chargers; Will Catalyze Additional Private Sector Investment and Create Good-Paying Union Jobs Through his Investing in America Agenda, President Biden is building the economy from the middle out and bottom up, creating American-made products in American factories with American workers and positioning the United States as a leader in the clean energy economy. President Biden understands that to compete and win the 21st century global economy, strengthen the American auto industry, and tackle the climate crisis, we must build a convenient and reliable network…
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Readout of White House Celebration of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act

FACT SHEET: National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism Strategic Implementation Update

Two years ago this month, the Biden-Harris Administration released the first-ever National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism. Since the strategy’s launch in June 2021, we have sharpened our understanding of the domestic terrorism threat, increased information sharing with state, local, Tribal, and territorial law enforcement and foreign partners, doubled our investigations into domestic extremism and terrorism, prioritized funding for research into the factors that influence domestic terrorism and extremism, strengthened local efforts to prevent acts of domestic terrorism, and expanded our capabilities to disrupt and prosecute such acts, all while safeguarding privacy, civil rights and civil liberties. Domestic terrorism strikes at the very foundations of democracy and is a direct threat…
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Sundeck Launches OpsCenter, a Snowflake Native App in the Data Cloud

Sundeck Launches OpsCenter, a Snowflake Native App in the Data Cloud

Sundeck OpsCenter provides Snowflake customers with Data Cloud insights and query management Sundeck Query Engineering Suite LAS VEGAS, June 27, 2023 (Newswire.com) - Sundeck today announced at Snowflake's annual user conference, Snowflake Summit 2023, the launch of Sundeck OpsCenter, a Snowflake Native App, on Snowflake Marketplace. Sundeck OpsCenter is an open app native to Snowflake that provides Data Cloud insights and query management to customers at no cost.  Snowflake, the Data Cloud company, announced that the Snowflake Native App Framework (public preview on AWS) is now available for developers to build and test apps natively in the Data Cloud with additional distribution and monetization capabilities in public preview…
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