By DOL Newswire | Sep 6, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor took a range of actions to aid American workers and employers as our nation combats the coronavirus pandemic.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 4, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has released work-related injury and illness data electronically submitted by employers. The agency has posted Form 300A data for calendar years 2016, 2017 and 2018, as well as a data dictionary.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 3, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement in response to the Department of Education’s recent announcement that states will have to carry out assessments this school year, as required by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).
By DOL Newswire | Sep 2, 2020
News Release: HOUSTON, TX - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) urges response crews and residents in areas affected by Hurricane Laura to be aware of hazards created by flooding, power loss, structural damage, fallen trees and storm debris.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 2, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Democratic Leader Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement on the urgent need for the HELP Committee to hear from Food and Drug...
By DOL Newswire | Sep 1, 2020
News Release: The Honorable Stephen Hahn, M.D. Commissioner of Food and Drugs. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 10903 New Hampshire Avenue. Silver Spring, MD 20993. Dear Commissioner Hahn, I am alarmed by your statement to the Financial Times that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is prepared to authorize...
By DOL Newswire | Aug 31, 2020
News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) urges response crews and residents in areas affected by Hurricane Laura to be aware of hazards created by flooding, power loss, structural damage, fallen trees and storm debris.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 31, 2020
News Release: Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), per Foxx’s urging, announced it will extend nationwide school nutrition program waivers through the end of the calendar year...
By DOL Newswire | Aug 30, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor took a range of actions to aid American workers and employers as our nation combats the coronavirus pandemic.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 28, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Democratic Leader Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and 31 of their Democratic Senate colleagues wrote to Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar criticizing...
By DOL Newswire | Aug 28, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today published a final rule revising the beryllium standards for construction and shipyards. The final rule includes changes designed to clarify the standards and simplify or improve compliance. These changes maintain protection for workers while ensuring that the standard is well understood and compliance is simple and straightforward.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 28, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) which looks at the barriers people face when seeking to obtain a Qualified Domestic...
By DOL Newswire | Aug 27, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced actions it is taking to assist Americans in states affected by Hurricane Laura.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 27, 2020
News Release: Dear Secretary Azar: I write to express my concerns regarding the Department of Health and Human Services’ decision to allow the marketing of all laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) without Food and Drug Administration (FDA) review. This unprecedented action exacerbates the Administration’s failures to...
By DOL Newswire | Aug 26, 2020
News Release: Today, House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC), along with 24 Republican Members from the Education and Labor Committee and the Agriculture Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue urging the implementation of child nutrition program flexibilities allowed under law so schools have the flexibility they need to feed students during the coronavirus.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 23, 2020
News Release: * U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia Highlights Economic Recovery in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia traveled to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he highlighted the nation’s continuing economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 22, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement in response to President Trump’s tweet baselessly and falsely suggesting a conspiracy was slowing progress on COVID-19 treatments and vaccines.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 19, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have developed a checklist for human and animal food manufacturers to consider when continuing, resuming or reevaluating operations due to the coronavirus pandemic.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 17, 2020
News Release: MELBOURNE, FL - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has ordered U.S. Corrections LLC - headquartered in Melbourne, Florida - to reinstate an employee for reporting personal and commercial motor vehicle safety concerns. OSHA also ordered the company to pay more than $70,000 in back wages, $30,000 in punitive damages, $7,341 in compensatory damages, $30,000 in emotional distress damages and reasonable attorney’s fees.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 16, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor took a range of actions to aid American workers and employers as our nation combats the coronavirus pandemic.
