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Notice published on Jan. 12 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Labor Department on Jan. 12

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The Biden Administration Plays Politics With Covid Relief Aid

News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement after the Biden administration told Arizona officials that it would take back pandemic aid unless Governor Doug Ducey bows to the Biden administration’s diktats on masks in schools...


US Department of Labor cites Montefiore Medical Center for inadequate workplace violence safeguards for employees

News Release: NEW YORK - Registered nurses, certified nursing assistants, patient care technicians and security officers provide essential services in healthcare settings. Their work also exposes them to various on-the-job hazards, including assault and other forms of workplace violence. When such hazards exist, employers must develop and maintain an effective workplace violence prevention program.


Departments of Labor and Education, Federal Communications Commission, National Telecommunications and Information Administration announce members of Telecommunications Workforce Working Group

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Labor, Department of Education, Federal Communications Commission and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration today announced the members of a cross-agency working group that will collaborate to identify the current and future needs of the telecommunications industry workforce, including the safety of that workforce.


US Department of Labor cites Watertown, Connecticut, manufacturer for 48 safety, health violations following employee's death

News Release: HARTFORD, CT - An employee of a Watertown metal fabrication company was electrocuted on July 14, 2021, while repairing a portable water heater. An inspection by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration found that his employer, PM Engineered Solutions Inc., lacked safeguards to protect employees against electrocution, as well as mechanical, chemical, fall and other electrical hazards.


The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Jan. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Biden’s Tyrannical Vaccine Mandate Stayed Again

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court reinstated the stay of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) COVID-19 vaccination-and-testing mandate...


U.S. Department of Labor announces annual adjustments to OSHA civil penalties

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor announced adjustments to Occupational Safety and Health Administration civil penalty amounts based on cost-of-living adjustments for 2022.


OSHA, ‘Elevator Industry Safety Partners’ renew alliance to address safety hazards with elevators, similar industry devices

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration and a group of elevator industry stakeholders known as the “Elevator Industry Safety Partners" collectively have signed a five-year alliance agreement to renew their commitment to protect nearly 75,000 workers who construct, install, repair and maintain elevator industry conveyances. OSHA’s 10 regions nationwide will participate in the alliance.


HELP Committee Advances FDA Nominee Dr. Califf, Others

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, led a mark-up to consider qualified, experienced nominees for our health, education and labor agencies.


Statement from Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh on Supreme Court ruling on OSHA emergency temporary standard on vaccination, testing

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh issued the following statement on the Supreme Court ruling on the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s emergency temporary standard on vaccination and testing...


News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) led a letter signed by every Republican Committee Member demanding a hearing with U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to answer for his role in supporting and encouraging efforts to label concerned parents as domestic terrorists.


Senator Murray on SCOTUS Decision Blocking Enforcement of the OSHA Vaccine or Testing Workplace Safety Standard

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued the following statement on the Supreme Court decision blocking enforcement of the Biden Administration’s COVID-19 vaccine or testing OSHA safety standard and upholding the CMS vaccine requirements for health care workers.


US Department of Labor finds federal helium enrichment unit failed to follow safe chemical handling procedures in Amarillo, Texas

News Release: AMARILLO, TX - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has found that the U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Land Management violated procedures for safe handling of chemical materials at its Cliffside Helium Enrichment Unit in Amarillo, a federal chemical producing plant that refines and sells helium products to private entities.


Notice published by Labor Department on Jan. 11

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Jan. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Labor Department publishes notice on Jan. 11

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


DOL-ETA-VETS grant application closes on March 2

Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program (HVRP), Incarcerated Veterans' Transition Program (IVTP), and the Homeless Female Veterans' and Veterans' with Children Program (HFVVWC) (referred to collectively as HVRP) grant opened on Jan. 12.


News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Republican Leader Richard Burr (R-NC), Oversight and Reform Committee Republican Leader James Comer (R-KY), and Employment and Workplace Safety Subcommittee Republican Leader Mike ...