By DOL Newswire | Nov 13, 2019
News Release: Dear Chairwoman Dhillon: We write to oppose the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) decision to remove Component 2 from its Employer Information Report (EEO-1) form. Component 2 requires employers to report their employees’ pay and hours worked sorted by race, sex, ethnicity, and job category.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 13, 2019
News Release: Washington D.C.-Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, blasted the Trump administration over its lackluster efforts to address rising youth e-cigarette use at a committee hearing with experts from the Food and Drug Administration...
By DOL Newswire | Nov 12, 2019
News Release: Washington D.C.-Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pressing the Trump Administration on its decision earlier this...
By DOL Newswire | Nov 12, 2019
News Release: Today, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Rep. James Comer (R-KY), Republican Leaders of the Committee on Education and Labor, sent a comment letter to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) supporting the agency’s move to stop requiring businesses to collect and report employee pay data.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 12, 2019
News Release: (Washington, D.C.)-Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, along with Representatives Chris Pappas (D-NH) and Barbara Lee (D-CA), introduced the Put Patients First Act, following the Southern District of New York’s decision to block...
By DOL Newswire | Nov 8, 2019
News Release: Dear Secretary Chao: We strongly urge you to deny the petition submitted by the Washington Trucking Associations, Inc., (WTA) to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) requesting a determination that Washington state’s Meal and Rest Break Rules (“Washington MRB rules") are preempted...
By DOL Newswire | Nov 5, 2019
News Release: Dear Secretary Azar: We write to urge your focus on preventing suicides following public health emergencies or disasters. The Preparedness and All-Hazards Prevention and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 (PAHPAI, Public Law 116-22) recognizes the important role government can perform in helping families...
By DOL Newswire | Nov 1, 2019
News Release: (Washington D.C.)- Senator Patty Murray ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered opening remarks yesterday at the Committee’s October markup hearing where members voted to advance several bills to address health challenges families face. In her remarks, ...
By DOL Newswire | Nov 1, 2019
News Release: Washington D.C.-Today, Senator Murray, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement in response to the announcement that President Trump will nominate Dr. Stephen Hahn as Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner. The Trump Administration has also announced that Dr. Brett Giroir will be replacing Ned Sharpless as Acting FDA Commissioner during the confirmation process for Dr. Hahn.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 31, 2019
News Release: Today, House Committee Education and Labor Democrats passed the so-called College Affordability Act. This partisan legislation will contribute to exploding college costs, exacerbate our nation’s skills gap, and allow failing programs to go unchecked. This approach will force students to spend more to learn less.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 31, 2019
News Release: Washington D.C. - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), issued the following statement on Secretary DeVos’ rule to weaken oversight of the college accreditation system and lower the standards of our nation’s higher...
By DOL Newswire | Oct 29, 2019
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), and 25 Democratic senators sent a letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar denouncing his delay in addressing the growing epidemic of...
By DOL Newswire | Oct 29, 2019
News Release: Today, Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Republican Leader of the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment, delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a committee markup of H.R. 4674, the College Affordability Act...
By DOL Newswire | Oct 29, 2019
News Release: Washington D.C.- U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, questioned judicial nominee Steven Menashi, former Acting General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel for Postsecondary Education at the U.S. Department of Education, ...
By DOL Newswire | Oct 29, 2019
News Release: Today, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Republican Leader of the Committee on Education and Labor, delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a committee markup of H.R. 4674, the College Affordability Act...
By DOL Newswire | Oct 29, 2019
News Release: An employee became ill while performing extreme physical activity in excessive temperatures in July 2019 and later died. OSHA cited the Anson, Maine-based company for two serious safety and health violations for failing to protect workers from hazards associated with heavy physical activity in extreme heat conditions, and ensure medical care was available. The utility pole inspection company faces $18,564 in penalties.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 29, 2019
News Release: Washington D.C.-Today, Senator Murray, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, spoke on the Senate floor about Democrats’ plans to force Republicans to vote tomorrow on a Congressional Review Act resolution to roll back the Trump administration’s 1332 waiver rule, ...
By DOL Newswire | Oct 29, 2019
News Release: MONTGOMERY, AL - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Diaz Professional Construction LLC for exposing employees to falls at a Montgomery, Alabama, residential worksite. The framing contractor faces $31,879 in penalties.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 29, 2019
News Release: Today, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Republican Leader of the Committee on Education and Labor, delivered the following statement on the Republican Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute, as prepared for delivery, at a committee markup of H.R. 4674, the College Affordability Act...
By DOL Newswire | Oct 28, 2019
News Release: The average life expectancy in America today is higher than in any other period in history and our nation’s senior population is expected to double by 2060. The House today passed the Dignity in Aging Act (H.R. 4334), bipartisan legislation that provides critical social and nutrition services to millions of older Americans.
