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News Release: KANSAS CITY, MO ‒ Occupational exposure to hazardous substances, such as asbestos, formaldehyde and cadmium, can lead to cancer and other long-term serious health diagnoses years after exposure, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports.

US Department of Labor proposes $38K in fines for Illinois healthcare facility where workers were not fully protected from coronavirus hazards

News Release: BYRON, IL - An inspection at a Byron rehabilitation and post-acute care facility found the healthcare facility did not comply with federal respiratory protection requirements in the facility’s quarantine area and failed to protect workers from coronavirus hazards.

Federal investigation of employee injury finds Temple, Texas furniture manufacturer repeatedly exposed workers to amputation hazards

News Release: TEMPLE, TX - While the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has given a Temple furniture design and manufacturing company several opportunities to stop exposing its workers to amputation hazards, an investigation into a recent serious injury found little has changed.

Foxx, Stefanik Ask if ESEA’s Parent Engagement Provisions are Being Upheld

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and House Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-NY) sent a letter to Government Accountability Office (GAO) Comptroller General Gene Dodaro requesting information on whether provisions in the nation’s primary elementary and secondary education law supporting parent engagement are being implemented.

Foxx on Executive Action Promoting Union Bosses

News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) gave the following statement after Vice President Kamala Harris and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh announced executive action to promote labor unions...

What did Labor Department publish on Oct. 20?

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Senate Confirms Catherine Lhamon to Serve as Assistant Secretary of Education for Civil Rights

News Release: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Today, the Senate voted to confirm Catherine Lhamon to serve as Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the Department of Education (ED) by a vote off 51-50, with Vice President Harris casting the tie-breaking vote. In remarks on the Senate floor, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair...

Notice published on Oct. 20 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

CBO Confirms Health Care Policies in Democrats’ Tax & Spending Bill Reduce Private Health Coverage, Push Americans onto Government-Controlled Care, and Cost Hundreds of Billions

News Release: Today, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) confirmed that the health care policies in the House Democrats’ reckless $4.3 trillion tax and spending reconciliation bill will push Americans off the health plans they have and like and onto government-controlled coverage, at a steep expense to American taxpayers.

What did Labor Department publish on Oct. 19?

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Labor Department publishes notice on Oct. 19

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Syracuse iron foundry agrees to correct serious hazards, implement enhanced safeguards following US Department of Labor inspection, litigation

News Release: NEW YORK - A Syracuse iron foundry cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for dozens of health and safety violations has agreed to correct 60 cited hazards, implement enhanced corrective measures and pay $276,189 in penalties in a settlement agreement with the department.

Notice published by Labor Department on Oct. 19

The US Labor Department published a four page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Will Secretary Walsh Stop Playing Hooky from Work?

News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Oversight and Reform Committee Republican Leader James Comer (R-KY), Subcommittee on Government Operations Republican Leader Jody Hice (R-GA), Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Republican Leader Rick Allen ...

Labor Department publishes notice on Oct. 18

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Notice published on Oct. 18 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Notice published by Labor Department on Oct. 18

The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Oct. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Foxx, Miller Defend Sexual Assault Victims Harmed by Title IX Policies