The records of the Labor and Industry Committee from the 2015-2016 session, the Republicans in majority. The chairs were Mauree A. Gingrich (majority) and Marc J. Gergely. Vice chairs were Ryan E. Mackenzie (majority) and John T. Galloway. The secretaries were Stephen Bloom (majority) and Patrick J. Harkins. The Committee covered many bills during the session. Some major topics included the Pennsylvania Construction Code, pregnancy and nursing in the workplace, the Pennsylvania Worker's Compensation Act. Senate Bill 1265 was passed into law and allowed for the payment of wages, salaries, commissions or other claims of any kind, to be credited to a payroll card account.