By DOL Newswire | Nov 14, 2021
News Release: WEST COVINA, CA – Investigations conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division often reveal violations caused by a misunderstanding of federal law as well as blatant efforts to intentionally shortchange workers and cheat competitors. Yet, investigators in the West Covina district office ...
By DOL Newswire | Nov 14, 2021
There were six notices published by the Labor Department in week ending Nov. 13, according to the Federal Register.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 13, 2021
“EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.“ was published in the House of Representatives section on page H6240 on Nov. 9
By DOL Newswire | Nov 12, 2021
News Release: NAPLES, FL - Despite being cited twice in two years for exposing workers to dangerous fall hazards, one of the nation’s leading residential solar panel installation contractors has again violated federal workplace safety requirements, this time at a Naples work site.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 12, 2021
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 in response to President Biden announcing his intent to nominate Dr. Robert Califf to lead the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Dr. Califf previously served as FDA Commissioner under President Obama, and was confirmed to the position in a strong, bipartisan 89-4 vote.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 11, 2021
News Release: DRUMMONDS, TN – The death of a 67-year-old worker at a Drummonds worksite in April 2021 might have been prevented had their employer not ignored federal workplace requirements, a U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigation has found.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 10, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Republican Leader of the Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Rick Allen (R-GA) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at the Committee markup of H.R. 5891, the Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement (RISE) Act...
By DOL Newswire | Nov 10, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - “Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a Committee markup of H.R. 5891, the Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement (RISE) Act...
By DOL Newswire | Nov 10, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Education and Labor Committee voted to advance the Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement (RISE) Act (H.R. 5891), a bipartisan bill to help more workers save and prepare for retirement.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 10, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Rep. Chris Jacobs (R-NY) led a letter with Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT) and Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) calling for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide guidance on a test-to-stay option for unvaccinated students exposed to COVID-19.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 10, 2021
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Nov. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 9, 2021
News Release: KANSAS CITY, MO ‒ Electrical hazards killed four workers in Missouri and Kansas in five months in 2021. In Missouri, on Oct. 4, a 40-year-old electrical contractor replacing light fixtures in Sedalia. On Sept. 23, a 22-year-old worker cleaning a Higbee pig barn with a pressure washer. In Wichita, Kansas, ...
By DOL Newswire | Nov 9, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced its Veterans’ Employment and Training Service is now accepting applications from public and private sector organizations to enhance the employment and training services it provides to transitioning service members and their spouses through the agency’s Employment Navigator and Partnership Pilot.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 9, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor is seeking nominations for membership for the newly reestablished Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health, which advises the Secretary of Labor on all matters relating to the occupational safety and health of federal employees.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 9, 2021
News Release: DENVER – A federal workplace safety investigation that followed a deadly trench collapse in Johnstown on April 16 has concluded a Strasburg excavation contractor failed to take required safety precautions that might have prevented the death of a 50-year-old worker.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 9, 2021
News Release: CALEDONIA, WI – Responding to a complaint alleging coronavirus hazards, federal workplace safety and health inspectors found a Caledonia company failed to protect workers from the virus’ dangers. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspected the facility on May ...
By DOL Newswire | Nov 9, 2021
News Release: HARTFORD, CT - A Connecticut aircraft parts manufacturer did not take required steps to identify potential exposures and protect employees from hexavalent chromium and cadmium - both known carcinogens - at its Bloomfield facility, a U.S. Department of Labor workplace safety inspection has found.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 9, 2021
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 9, 2021
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 9, 2021
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
