By DOL Newswire | Jul 13, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Democratic Leader Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a white paper laying out a number of proposals from Senate Democrats to make sure COVID-19 vaccines...
By DOL Newswire | Jul 13, 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 standard for general industry. The final rule includes changes designed to clarify the standard, and simplify or improve compliance. These changes maintain protection for employees while ensuring that the standard is well understood and compliance is simple and straightforward.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 12, 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 | Jul 10, 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 a new proposal from the Trump Administration that would allow legacy health care plans to raise patients’ out-of-pocket costs.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 10, 2020
News Release: MOULTRIE, GA - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Southern Wood Components LLC - based in Moultrie, Georgia - for exposing employees to hazardous energy and caught-by hazards after an employee fatality at the company's saw mill. The wood product manufacturer faces $55,326 in penalties.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 9, 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 Senator Bob Casey, (D-PA) announced they will reintroduce the Protect Access to Birth Control Act when the Senate returns. The legislation would stop...
By DOL Newswire | Jul 9, 2020
News Release: MOBILE, AL - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Miller & Co. Inc. for failing to protect employees from struck-by hazards after a worker was fatally injured at the company's Selma, Alabama, facility. The lumber and flooring manufacturer faces $218,192 in penalties.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 9, 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 detailing the Trump Administration’s failure to quickly scale up COVID-19 testing nationwide. The new report makes clear how a lack...
By DOL Newswire | Jul 9, 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, led nine Democrats on the HELP Committee in urging Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to rescind all the rules, guidance and policies she has issued during her...
By DOL Newswire | Jul 9, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia traveled to Jacksonville, Florida to discuss the continued re-opening of the economy and to highlight the importance of workplace safety during the re-opening. Secretary Scalia participated in a roundtable discussion with local business and civic leaders, and visited Crowley Maritime, where he met with company executives and employees.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 8, 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, led nine Democrats on the HELP Committee in demanding that Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Alex Azar rescind his harmful rule excluding LGBTQIA+ patients...
By DOL Newswire | Jul 8, 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 the Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. Pennsylvania (Little Sisters of the Poor) which was announced this morning. The court ruled that employers can deny birth control coverage to employees, upholding rules from President Trump and Vice President Pence.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 8, 2020
News Release: COLUMBUS, OH ‒ The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Jerry Turnbaugh - a roofing contractor based in Dublin, Ohio - for exposing employees to falls at three separate residential home sites in Pickerington, Ohio. Turnbaugh faces penalties of $148,430 for five willful safety violations.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 8, 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 on the Trump Administration’s recent efforts to push schools to ignore public health guidelines and reopen in-person by...
By DOL Newswire | Jul 7, 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 after the Trump Administration sent a letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) announcing that the U.S. is withdrawing from the organization which is spearheading the global fight against COVID-19.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 7, 2020
News Release: HOUSTON, TX - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Alpha Technical Services (ATS) - doing business as Quala Rail and Specialty in Pasadena, Texas - for exposing employees to confined space hazards after two employees were fatally overcome by fumes while cleaning a tank trailer. The company faces $497,920 in penalties.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 7, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has released coronavirus-related guidance to reduce the risk of exposure to the coronavirus for oil and gas workers.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 7, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has undertaken a public service messaging effort to remind workers that the agency is committed to ensuring their safety and health during the coronavirus pandemic.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 7, 2020
News Release: Today, Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Republican Leader of the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment, delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a subcommittee hearing to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on the future of higher education...
By DOL Newswire | Jul 6, 2020
News Release: Dear Mr. President: We write to you today regarding our deep concern about the effect of your Administration’s anti-science rhetoric on America’s public health during this deadly pandemic. For decades, administrations of both parties and Congress have upheld a bipartisan tradition of supporting core...
