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Statement by US Secretary of Labor Walsh on the December Jobs Report

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh issued the following statement on the December 2021 Employment Situation Report:


News Release: Today, House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Department of Labor (DOL) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced that the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) and the NLRB are teaming up to harass job creators with unnecessary red tape and overzealous enforcement...


US Department of Labor, Mexican Consulate renew alliance to protect, educate Mexican, Hispanic workers, employers in Kansas, Missouri on safety

News Release: KANSAS CITY, MO - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Consulate General of Mexico in Kansas City have renewed an alliance - first signed in 2013 - to continue their collaborative relationship to promote workplace safety and health with the consulate and Mexican nationals working in Kansas and Missouri.


Foxx, Burr Demand Answers from Biden Admin on Changes to Public Service Loan Forgiveness

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Representative Virginia Foxx (NC-5), Republican Leader of the House Committee on Education and Labor, and Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Republican Leader of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, sent a letter calling again on U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to clarify the Department’s statutory basis for reforming the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program.


US Department of Labor reminds specific employers to submit required 2021 injury, illness data by March 2, 2022

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration reminds employers that the agency began collecting calendar year 2021 Form 300A data on Jan. 2, 2022. Employers must submit the form electronically by March 2, 2022.


US Department of Labor cites chemical company after two workers die, one sickened following exposure to respiratory hazards

News Release: DECATUR, AL - Exposure to dangerous toxins at an Alabama chemical manufacturing plant - Daikin America Inc. - lead to the deaths of two workers and sickened another worker after the employer failed to provide appropriate protective equipment and implement safe work practices during maintenance activities on chemical processing equipment.


U.S. Department of Labor publishes 63 press releases in November

There were 63 press releases published by the U.S. Department of Labor in November.


US Department of Labor secures $1M settlement with New Jersey aluminum foundry to resolve long-standing worker safety, health violations

News Release: DELAIR, NJ - Aluminum Shapes LLC will affirm a $1 million penalty and accept 10 willful, 15 repeat and 55 serious violations and one other-than-serious citation in a settlement agreement to resolve two long-running U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration cases related to a fatality and a series of employee injuries at the company’s Delair plant.


Labor Department publishes 33 notices in December

There were 33 notices published by the Labor Department in December, according to the Federal Register.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Senator Murray’s No Surprises Act Goes Into Effect, Bans Unexpected Charges to Patients for Out-of-Network Care

News Release: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement as the ban on surprise billing she worked to pass went into effect at the start of the year.


There were seven notices published by the Labor Department in week ending Jan. 1, according to the Federal Register.


December 2021: Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions publishes 18 press releases

There were 18 press releases published by the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions in December 2021.


36 press releases published in December 2021 by House Committee on Education and Labor

There were 36 press releases published by the House Committee on Education and Labor in December 2021.


News Release: Today, House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (NC-05), Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12), House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (NY-21), Republican Study Committee Chairman Jim Banks (IN-03), and Senator Mike Braun (R-IN) led 136 Representatives and 47 Senators ...


US Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration releases video highlighting 50 years of protecting America's workers, ensuring safer workplaces

News Release: WASHINGTON - Fifty years ago, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration began to fulfill the mission that led to its creation - to ensure safe and healthful working conditions for every worker in America.


DOL Bows to Big Labor, Lifts Union Transparency Requirements

News Release: Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement after the Department of Labor issued a final rule to eliminate a Trump-era reporting requirement that added transparency to labor organization finances and union boss spending...


The US Labor Department published a one page rule on Dec. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Dec. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Dec. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.