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US Department of Labor announces extension of comment period for proposed amendments to its exemption procedures

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration today announced that the department is extending the public comment period for proposed amendments to its procedures governing the filing and processing of Prohibited Transaction Exemption Applications by an additional 45 days, through May 29, 2022.


US Department of Labor’s OSHA, industry partners to promote workplace safety during national work zone awareness week in Georgia

News Release: ATLANTA - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is partnering with several construction organizations to promote worker safety through a safety stand down taking place at Georgia construction sites and traffic work zones, April 11-15.


US Department of Labor renews ‘Star Level’ designation  of Pfizer Andover for workplace safety, health achievements

News Release: Participant: Pfizer Inc. Andover, Massachusetts Description: Pfizer employs about 1700 workers at the Andover site, which produces biotherapeutic pharmaceuticals. Employees conduct research and development, and manufacture recombinant DNA-derived protein therapeutics and vaccines. The site uses a wide ...


US Department of Labor awards more than $189M to support workforce agencies’ efforts to help unemployed workers find good jobs

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded more than $189 million to workforce agencies in 49 states, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia to operate their Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments programs. This award is a $40 million increase over the ...


The US Labor Department published a two page rule on April 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


US Department of Labor renews ‘Star Level’ designation of Pfizer Andover for workplace safety, health achievements

News Release: Participant: Pfizer Inc. Andover, Massachusetts. Description: Pfizer employs about 1700 workers at the Andover site, which produces biotherapeutic pharmaceuticals. Employees conduct research and development, and manufacture recombinant DNA-derived protein therapeutics and vaccines. The site uses a...


US Department of Labor proposes $796K in fines for Missouri contractor who continued to expose workers to cave-in hazards in unprotected trench

News Release: GRAIN VALLEY, MO - Nearly five years after an employee died in a trench collapse, a Missouri contractor exposed two workers to the life-threatening risk of being buried by thousands of pounds of soil as they worked in an unprotected trench weakened by water pooling in an excavation site.



The US Labor Department published a one page notice on April 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.




News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Small Business Committee Republican Leader Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Republican Leader Rick Allen (R-GA), and Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations Subcommittee Republican Leader Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) issued the following joint statement on the discovery of unions illegally receiving Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds...


Foxx Named as Conferee on China Legislation

News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement after being selected as a conferee to produce legislation intended to strengthen America’s deterrence to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) geopolitical threats...



The US Labor Department published a two page notice on April 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


US Department of Labor proposes $796K in fines for Missouri contractor who continued to expose workers to cave-in hazards in unprotected trench

News Release: GRAIN VALLEY, MO - Nearly five years after an employee died in a trench collapse, a Missouri contractor exposed two workers to the life-threatening risk of being buried by thousands of pounds of soil as they worked in an unprotected trench weakened by water pooling in an excavation site.


US Department of Labor’s OSHA, industry partners to promote workplace safety during national work zone awareness week in Georgia

News Release: ATLANTA - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is partnering with several construction organizations to promote worker safety through a safety stand down taking place at Georgia construction sites and traffic work zones, April 11-15.


News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement on National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo’s memorandum that seeks to eliminate the ability of employers to discuss workplace matters with employees, eradicating their free speech activities...


Biden Sends Wrong Message to Student Loan Borrowers

News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement after the Biden administration announced that it will move all borrowers who have defaulted on their student loans into good standing...