▁Low ▁In come ▁Home ▁Energy ▁Ass istance ▁Program ▁( LI HE AP ). ▁ ▁Labor . ▁The ▁Committee ▁on ▁Labor ▁also ▁holds ▁juris diction ▁over ▁work force ▁initi atives ▁aim ed ▁at ▁strength ening ▁health ▁care , ▁job ▁training , ▁and ▁ret irement ▁security ▁for ▁workers . ▁Work force ▁issues ▁in ▁the ▁juris diction ▁of ▁the ▁Education ▁and ▁the ▁Labor ▁Committee ▁include : ▁▁ ▁P ension ▁and ▁ret irement ▁security ▁for ▁U . S . ▁workers ; ▁ ▁Access ▁to ▁quality ▁health ▁care ▁for ▁working ▁families ▁and ▁other ▁employee ▁benefits ; ▁ ▁Job ▁training , ▁adult ▁education , ▁and ▁work force ▁development ▁initi atives , ▁including ▁those ▁under ▁the ▁Work force ▁In vest ment ▁Act ▁( W IA ), ▁to ▁help ▁local ▁communities ▁train ▁and ▁re train ▁workers ; ▁ ▁Cont inu ing ▁the ▁successful ▁w elf are ▁re forms ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 6 ; ▁ ▁Prote ct ing ▁the ▁dem ocr atic ▁rights ▁of ▁individual ▁union ▁members ; ▁ ▁Work er ▁health ▁and ▁safety , ▁including ▁occup ational ▁safety ▁and ▁health ; ▁ ▁Prov iding ▁greater ▁choices ▁and ▁flex ibility ▁( including ▁" comp ▁time " ▁or ▁family ▁time ▁options ) ▁to ▁working ▁women ▁and ▁men ; ▁ ▁Equ al ▁employ ment ▁opportunity ▁and ▁civil ▁rights ▁in ▁employ ment ; ▁ ▁W ages ▁and ▁hours ▁of ▁labor , ▁including ▁the ▁Fair ▁Labor ▁Stand ards ▁Act ; ▁ ▁Work ers ' ▁compens ation , ▁and ▁family ▁and ▁medical ▁leave ; ▁ ▁All ▁matters ▁dealing ▁with ▁relationships ▁between ▁employ ers ▁and ▁employees