By DOL Newswire | Mar 10, 2023
News Release: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at the Committee’s markup to consider H.R. 5, the Parents Bill of Rights, and H.R. 734, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 10, 2023
News Release: CUSSETA, AL - The independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission has affirmed citations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration to a global auto parts supplier after the 2016 death of a 20-year-old machine operator at an Alabama manufacturing facility.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 10, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) joined Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), and Members of the House Republican Conference to hold a signing ceremony for H.J. Res. 30, a joint resolution that would nullify the Biden administration’s rule encouraging retirement fiduciaries to consider environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors when investing and exercising shareholder rights.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 10, 2023
News Release: CINCINNATI - Alerted by the concerns of the West Chester Township Fire Department in Ohio, workplace safety inspectors with the U.S. Department of Labor discovered exit routes, doors and fire extinguishers blocked at a Dollar General store on Princeton Glendale Road in Cincinnati, the same kinds of dangers that have contributed to more than $15 million in proposed federal penalties for the discount retail chain since 2017.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 10, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced an award of more than $1.5 million to support employment and training services for transitioning military service members in and around the U.S. Army’s Fort Bliss installation in Texas.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 10, 2023
News Release: CUSSETA, AL - The independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission has affirmed citations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration to a global auto parts supplier after the 2016 death of a 20-year-old machine operator at an Alabama manufacturing facility.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 10, 2023
News Release: CLEVELAND - A 51-year-old painting contractor at a residential apartment complex in Cleveland stepped onto a third-floor balcony and it tilted suddenly, causing him to fall 21 feet onto the concrete below. As he lay injured, the balcony slid off its wall mount and landed on top of the painter. He died from his injuries.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 10, 2023
News Release: WESTBURY, NY - Federal workplace safety inspectors have cited a thermometer manufacturer for overexposing their employees to mercury at its West Babylon facility.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 10, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Biden-Harris administration today released President Biden's budget for fiscal year 2024. The budget details a blueprint to grow the economy from the bottom up and middle out, lower costs for families, protect and strengthen Medicare and Social Security, and reduce the deficit by ensuring the wealthy and big corporations pay their fair share - all while ensuring no one making less than $400,000 per year pays more in taxes.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 10, 2023
Release: Who: U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration
By DOL Newswire | Mar 10, 2023
News Release: ST. PETERSBURG, FL - Federal investigators have found that two St. Petersburg restaurants withheld tips earned by bartenders and servers to pay for customers who skipped out on their bills, illegally charged employees for uniforms and denied some workers required minimum wage and full overtime pay.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 10, 2023
News Release: ATLANTA - Professionals from the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration are participating in the 2023 Atlanta Construction Ready Career Expo - geared toward students from Georgia's middle, high and tech schools - to highlight the importance of on-the-job safety to the industry's next generation of workers.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 10, 2023
News Release: US Department of Labor, Operating Engineers Local 150 renew alliance
By DOL Newswire | Mar 10, 2023
News Release: CLEVELAND - A 51-year-old painting contractor at a residential apartment complex in Cleveland stepped onto a third-floor balcony and it tilted suddenly, causing him to fall 21 feet onto the concrete below. As he lay injured, the balcony slid off its wall mount and landed on top of the painter. He died from his injuries.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 10, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Tomorrow at 10:15 a.m., the Education and the Workforce Committee will hold a markup to consider two bills: H.R. 734, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023 and H.R. 5, the Parents Bill of Rights Act.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 10, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh convened the “Youth Employment Works Summit" today at U.S. Department of Labor headquarters to unveil the department’s strategy for building a workforce in which all young people can prepare for opportunities for high-quality careers.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 10, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s Interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement today requested a review by the government of Mexico after receiving an allegation that workers’ rights are being denied at the Unique Fabricating facility in Querétaro, Mexico.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 10, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at the Committee’s markup to consider H.R. 5, the Parents Bill of Rights, and H.R. 734, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 10, 2023
News Release: The Pay Teachers Act Would Ensure Public School Teachers Earn At Least $60,000 Annually
By DOL Newswire | Mar 10, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the appointment of five members and leadership for the 2023 Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans, also known as the ERISA Advisory Council.
