By DOL Newswire | May 7, 2020
News Release: Dear Secretary Azar: As more information about the risks posed to COVID-19 patients by the use of hydroxychloroquine sulfate (hydroxychloroquine) and chloroquine phosphate (chloroquine) becomes available, I am increasingly concerned about the processes by which the Department of Health and Human Services...
By DOL Newswire | May 6, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), released the following statement in response to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ final regulation on Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, ...
By DOL Newswire | May 6, 2020
News Release: Today, Republican Leader of the House Education and Labor Committee, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), issued the following statement supporting the Department of Education’s final rule to address the responsibilities of college campuses and K-12 schools under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972...
By DOL Newswire | May 6, 2020
News Release: TAMARAC, FL - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Crown Roofing LLC for exposing employees to fall hazards at a residential worksite in Tamarac, Florida. The Sarasota, Florida-based contractor faces penalties of $134,937.
By DOL Newswire | May 5, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor announced that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has released a new video and poster for employers and workers on how to properly wear and remove a respirator.
By DOL Newswire | May 5, 2020
News Release: In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, China has proven itself to be increasingly hostile in its efforts to suppress academic research into the origins of the virus. In response, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Republican Leader of the Committee on Education and Labor, along with top Republicans from six ...
By DOL Newswire | May 5, 2020
News Release: Dear Secretaries Azar and Scalia: I write to inquire into efforts of the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to collaborate and coordinate on potential mechanisms to shift unemployed workers from across the country into an expanded public health workforce...
By DOL Newswire | May 4, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Senator Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), and Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined by 19 of their Democratic Senate colleagues, sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urging the Department of State and...
By DOL Newswire | May 4, 2020
News Release: Today, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Republican Leader of the Committee on Education and Labor, along with top Republicans from six House committees, sent a letter to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos asking for information about the Chinese Communist Party's investment in American colleges and universities to further its strategic and propaganda goals.
By DOL Newswire | May 4, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, NJ - After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the owner of a Somerset County, New Jersey, construction company has pleaded guilty to one count of felony perjury brought by the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey.
By DOL Newswire | May 3, 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 | May 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, issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s announcement of a new nominee to serve as Department of Health and Human Services Inspector...
By DOL Newswire | May 1, 2020
News Release: Dear Secretary DeVos: We urge you to reverse your harmful and unauthorized guidance that significantly restricts the flexibility for emergency financial aid to students provided under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), Public Law No. 116-136. The federal resources provided...
By DOL Newswire | May 1, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), and Congresman Robert C. “Bobby" Scott (VA-03), Chairman of the House Committee on Education and Labor, led House and Senate Democrats in introducing legislation...
By DOL Newswire | May 1, 2020
News Release: During today’s virtual forum with the members of the Committee on Education and Labor, Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) discussed the impact of COVID-19 and proposals to support workers, families, businesses, and communities...
By DOL Newswire | May 1, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued an alert with safety tips for restaurant, and food and beverage businesses to protect their workers from coronavirus exposure while they provide curbside pickup and takeout service.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 30, 2020
News Release: Dear Secretary Azar: We write to raise concerns about reports of political interference in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) response to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and whether turmoil and staff turnover are hindering your agency’s work. Recent reports about the demotion...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 29, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - On a press call this morning, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, along with Yale University Professor of Public Health (Health Policy), Management and Economics Dr. Howard Forman and Protect Our Care’s Coronavirus...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 29, 2020
News Release: Dear Secretary Scalia: We write to request you fulfill your duty as Secretary of Labor and ensure our nation’s workers are meaningfully protected from COVID-19 in advance of the Trump Administration and a growing number of governors easing social distancing guidelines in an effort to reopen the economy.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 29, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee joined a press call hosted by Alliance for Justice to speak out against Senator McConnell’s plan to focus on confirming judges who are on record opposing the Affordable...
