By DOL Newswire | Jun 8, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor has scheduled a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH) via teleconference and WebEx on Wednesday, July 1, 2020.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 7, 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 | Jun 5, 2020
News Release: FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited CJM Roofing Inc. - based in West Palm, Florida - for exposing employees to fall and other hazards at three residential worksites in Jensen Beach and Port St. Lucie, Florida. The contractor faces penalties totaling $199,711.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 5, 2020
News Release: Republican Leader of the Committee on Education and Labor, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), issued the following statement after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report that includes several recommendations the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) should take to address long-standing failures to meet the needs of students with disabilities...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: Dear Secretary DeVos: We write in strong opposition to the final rule you released last month on Title IX and sexual assault and harassment. Not only does your misguided rule make it harder for students to report sexual assault and harassment, and create confusion for schools about their responsibilities, ...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 4, 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, stressed the need for all colleges and universities to prepare detailed plans to ensure the safety of students, faculty and staff prior to reopening, while addressing the unique needs of the students whose health and educations have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: Dear Vice President Pence: As the country faces more than 100,000 deaths from COVID-19 - and the number continues to rise - Admiral Brett Giroir will reportedly no longer oversee COVID-19 testing and will not be replaced by a new testing lead.[1] Many challenges remain to ramp up testing in the U.S., ...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 3, 2020
News Release: Dear Director Redfield and Assistant Secretary Kadlec...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 3, 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, voted against advancing three Trump Administration nominees for critical worker protection agencies who have records of fighting against workers. At a HELP...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 3, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) -Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, led Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Tina Smith (D-MN), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and Bob Casey (D-PA) in introducing the Child Care is Essential Act, to address the...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued an alert listing safety tips employers can follow to protect stockroom and loading dock workers in the retail industry from exposure to the coronavirus.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 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 in response to news that Admiral Brett Giroir, Assistant Secretary for Health, would be stepping down as the Trump Administration’s “czar" for COVID-19 testing later this month with no replacement planned, and would resume his former responsibilities at the Department of Health and Human Services.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: Republican Workforce Leaders on the Education and Labor Committee, Reps. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Tim Walberg (R-MI), sent letters today to the presidents of the AFL-CIO, Service Employees International Union, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, and UNITE HERE calling for them to stop collecting dues and fees from unemployed workers and to halt dues checkoffs at companies receiving coronavirus relief loans from the federal government.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today issued guidance that includes recommended actions to protect agriculture workers from exposure to the coronavirus.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 1, 2020
News Release: PANAMA CITY, FL - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited two Florida construction contractors - CMR Construction & Roofing LLC of Panama City, Florida, and Modern Construction Experts LLC of Stuart, Florida - for failing to protect employees from fall hazards at a construction worksite in Panama City, Florida. The two companies face $126,169 in penalties.
By DOL Newswire | May 31, 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 (COVID-19) pandemic.
By DOL Newswire | May 29, 2020
News Release: Today, Republican Leader of the Committee on Education and Labor, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), issued the following statement after President Trump announced a proclamation restricting visas for certain students and researchers from the communist People’s Republic of China...
By DOL Newswire | May 29, 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, issued the following statement on President Trump’s veto of the bipartisan Congressional Review Act (CRA) overturning the Department of Education’s 2019 Borrower...
By DOL Newswire | May 28, 2020
News Release: MARLTON, NJ - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited AA& B Builders Inc. and Ebenezer General Construction Excavating for exposing employees to safety hazards on a worksite in Ewing, New Jersey. The companies face a combined total of $148,264 in proposed penalties.
By DOL Newswire | May 28, 2020
News Release: DULUTH, GA - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Construction Management & Engineering Services Inc. for exposing employees to excavation hazards at a Duluth, Georgia, worksite. The Norcross, Georgia-based construction contractor faces $134,937 in penalties.
