By DOL Newswire | Jul 5, 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 2, 2020
News Release: BILLINGS, MT - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced the conclusion of a two-year strategic partnership agreement with Langlas & Associates Inc., the general contractor that completed construction of a new high school in Billings, Montana.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: Dear Secretary Scalia: We write to request that the comment period be extended for the Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) recently proposed rule entitled “Improving Investment Advice for Workers and Retirees."[1] Contrary to its name, the proposed rule does not require financial advisors to abide by a fiduciary...
By DOL Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published frequently asked questions and answers to help protect workers from exposure to the coronavirus.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 2, 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 on reports that the White House will release a proposal to advance their ideological privatization agenda, including direct funding to private schools and a national tax credit scholarship proposal, or their so called “Education Freedom Scholarship."
By DOL Newswire | Jul 1, 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 Supreme Court’s decision in the case of Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 1, 2020
News Release: Dear Director Redfield: We write to urge you to take swift action to combat antimicrobial resistant infections associated with COVID-19 and to reinforce the importance of robust antibiotic stewardship practices in health care facilities and outpatient settings affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. The...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 30, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - In remarks on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, urged Senate Republicans to stop their months-long delay and finally provide relief for students, families, schools, and educators...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 30, 2020
News Release: Republican Leader of the Committee on Education and Labor, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), issued this statement following today’s Supreme Court ruling in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 30, 2020
News Release: House Democrats are pushing a partisan infrastructure bill, H.R. 2, which includes school construction provisions that will result in increased costs to taxpayers, increased costs to states and school districts, and onerous new requirements for the entire education community.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 30, 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 Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), introduced the Coronavirus Child Care and Education Relief Act (CCCERA), a $430 billion dollar bill to...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 30, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, at a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing on the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Committee, urged Republicans to work with Democrats to require the Trump Administration to provide a comprehensive...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 30, 2020
News Release: Today, Republican Workforce Leaders on the Education and Labor Committee, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), sent a letter to National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Chairman John Ring and General Counsel Peter Robb expressing concerns with Democrat demands to require the Board to hold ...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 30, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Throughout much of the U.S., high temperatures and humidity in the summer season can create hot and hazardous working conditions, both outdoors and indoors. The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reminds employers of their duty to protect employees from the risks and dangers of heat exposure.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 29, 2020
News Release: ST. LOUIS, MO - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Unnerstall Contracting Company LLC for violations of OSHA’s trenching and excavation standards after an employee suffered severe injuries when a 20-foot trench collapsed during excavation of...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 29, 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 today in June Medical Services, LLC v. Russo striking down a Louisiana law to restrict access to abortion.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 29, 2020
News Release: Today, the House will vote on H.R. 1425, misguided legislation that will limit health care options for patients, contribute to already skyrocketing health care costs, and double down on the many failures of the Affordable Care Act.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 29, 2020
News Release: Dear Secretary Scalia: I write to express my deep concern with your decision to instruct Department of Labor (DOL) political appointees and senior career executives to return to their offices and begin a “phased" return of DOL career employees across the country, without a clear and uniform plan or...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 29, 2020
News Release: Today, House Democrats passed H.R. 1425, a socialist health care scheme that doubles down on the failures of the Affordable Care Act, limits access to new medicines and cures, and will contribute to skyrocketing healthcare costs.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 29, 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 Department of Labor (DOL) which represents a severely watered down version of the Obama-era fiduciary standard, and would leave retirement savers and investors vulnerable to receiving conflicted financial advice.
