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ICYMI: Inspector General Decimates AmeriCorps for Fraud and Mismanagement

News Release: In last week’s Full Committee hearing, AmeriCorps’ Inspector General, Deborah J. Jeffrey, confirmed what we already knew - AmeriCorps is a failed experiment.


Senator Murray Advocates for Maternal Health During White House Day of Action

News Release: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined Vice President Harris and the White House during their Maternal Health Day of Action Summit. Senator Murray participated in a panel moderated by Centers for...


Foxx: The First Amendment Applies to College Campuses Too

News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor in support of First Amendment rights on college campuses.


Former Preschool Teacher Sen. Murray Reassures Minority Leader McConnell: “The Senate is Not at Risk of a Toddler Takeover”

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senate HELP Committee Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) spoke on the Senate floor on the ways the Build Back Better child care and universal pre-K policies would help working parents by dramatically lowering their costs and giving parents more high-quality options for child care and pre-K.


The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Dec. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Dec. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


US Department of Labor extends deadline for nominations to serve on Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor has extended the deadline for submitting nominations to serve on the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health. Nominations must now be submitted by Jan. 31, 2022.


“THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF FREE STUFF” was published on pages H6901-H6906 of the Congressional Record on Dec. 2.


There were nine notices published by the Labor Department in week ending Dec. 4, according to the Federal Register.


“RECOGNIZING THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NEBRASKA URBAN INDIAN HEALTH COALITION“ was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on page E1279 on Nov. 30


“RELIGIOUS CONTRACTORS FINAL RULE” was published on page H6724 of the Congressional Record on Dec. 1.


How many press releases were published by U.S. Department of Labor in October?

There were 56 press releases published by the U.S. Department of Labor in October.


November: 46 notices published by Labor Department

There were 46 notices published by the Labor Department in November, according to the Federal Register.


Queens contractor failed to provide lifesaving fall protection, training to employees at Brooklyn worksite, US Department of Labor finds

News Release: NEW YORK - A federal workplace safety investigation has found a Queens construction contractor failed to provide and ensure the use of effective fall protection safeguards that would have prevented the death of a worker who fell about 60 feet from a roof on May 27, 2021, during demolition of a Brooklyn building.


News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC), and Early Childhood, Elementary, Secondary Education Subcommittee Republican Leader Burgess Owens (R-UT), and Civil Rights and Human Services Subcommittee Republican Leader Russ Fulcher (R-ID) sent a letter to Department of ...


The US Labor Department published a one page proposed rule on Dec. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page rule on Dec. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


US Department of Labor extends comment period for rulemaking to protect indoor and outdoor workers from heat hazards

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is extending the period for submitting comments on the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings. Comments on the ANPRM must now be submitted by Jan. 26, 2022.


In Speech on Senate Floor, Senator Murray Continues Push for Lowering Child Care Costs Through Build Back Better

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Yesterday, in a speech on the Senate floor, former pre-school teacher and U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, highlighted how the historic child care and caregiving policies in the Build Back Better package would lower costs for working families, help get people back to work, and keep our economic recovery on track.


Keller: Democrat Proposals Will Bury Businesses in Red Tape

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Workforce Protections Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Keller (R-PA) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing on ineffective and mismanaged federal workers’ compensation programs...