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News Release: Dear Secretary Azar: Earlier this month, President Trump issued a proclamation that would allow the federal government to deny immigration visas to applicants who are unable to afford health care coverage. This new action adopts the worst of the Trump Administration’s health care and immigration policies, ...

Walberg Opening Statement at Joint Hearing on Worker Protections in the Modern Economy

News Release: Today, Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), Republican Leader of the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a joint subcommittee hearing on worker protections in the modern economy...

U.S. Department of Labor Cites Alabama Newspaper Publisher For Exposing Employees to Amputations after Injury

News Release: OPELIKA, AL - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited BH Media Group Inc. for exposing employees to amputation hazards after an employee suffered an injury at the Opelika, Alabama, facility. The company faces $145,858 in penalties.

Murray, Senate Democrats to Put Republicans on the Record on Health Care, Force Vote to Reverse Trump Rule Eroding Pre-existing Condition Protections

News Release: Washington D.C.-Today, Senator Murray, ranking member of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, spoke on the Senate floor about Democrats plans to force a vote on a Congressional Review Act to roll back the Trump administration’s 1332 waiver rule, which encourages states to eliminate protections...

Managers Sentenced to Probation and Ordered to Pay Fines for Conspiracy To Obstruct Justice in U.S. Department of Labor Fatality Investigation

News Release: CLEVELAND, OH - The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio has sentenced Brian L. Carder and Paul Love - former managers at Extrudex Aluminum’s plant in North Jackson, Ohio - after each pleaded guilty to conspiracy to obstruct justice charges. The court’s action follows an investigation...

Comer Opening Statement at Hearing to Examine the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

By DOL Newswire | Oct 22, 2019

News Release: Today, Rep. James Comer (R-KY), Republican Leader of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services, delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at the subcommittee's hearing to examine H.R. 2694, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act...

U.S. Department of Labor Cites Alabama Auto Parts Manufacturer For Amputation Hazards After Employee Injury

News Release: AUBURN, AL - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Strahle + Hess USA Inc. for exposing employees to amputation hazards at the company’s Auburn, Alabama, facility. The auto parts manufacturer faces $140,554 in penalties.

U.S. Department of Labor Cites South Jersey Manufacturer For Repeat Violations of Workplace Safety and Health Laws

News Release: PENNSAUKEN, NJ - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has again cited Aruvil International Inc. for multiple workplace violations - including four willful safety citations - at the company’s Pennsauken, New Jersey, facility. The commercial and residential fencing company faces $370,298 in penalties.

U.S. Department of Labor Cites South Florida Contractor For Cave-in and Engulfment Hazards After Fatality

News Release: The employee drowned after water and mud filled a catch basin in which the employee was working. OSHA cited the Pembroke Park, Florida-based engineering company for failing to protect employees working in an excavation; train employees on how to recognize hazards related to catch basins and permit-required...

U.S. Department of Labor Cites Ohio Roofing Contractor For Repeatedly Exposing Employees to Fall Hazards

News Release: MARTIN, OH - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Mike Krueger - doing business as Altogether Roofing in Martin, Ohio - for exposing employees to fall hazards. The contractor faces penalties totaling $247,544 for willful, repeated and serious violations of OSHA standards at construction sites in Toledo and Perrysburg, Ohio.

Murray, Durbin: New Report Shows Need to Improve Financial Training for Servicemembers Amid Implementation of New Retirement System

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 Dick Durbin (D-IL), released a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) assessing the Department of Defense’s (DOD) implementation...

Murray Demands Answers From Trump EEOC Appointee on New Efforts to Sweep Wage Discrimination Under Rug

By DOL Newswire | Oct 18, 2019

News Release: Dear Chairwoman Dhillon: I write to request information about 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, ...

Democrats Advance Pelosi’s Socialist Drug Pricing Scheme

News Release: Today, Committee Democrats convened a markup of H.R. 3, a radical drug pricing scheme that eliminates choice and competition, and jeopardizes innovation, investment, and access to future cures.

ICYMI: Reps. Foxx, Walden, Brady Op-Ed: Speaker Pelosi, together with Dems, we can lower drug prices – Let's get to work

News Release: In case you missed it, below is a Fox op-ed by the top Republicans on the three House committees that work on health care: Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) on the Education and Labor Committee, Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR) on the Energy and Commerce Committee, and Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) on the Ways and Means Committee.

Administrative Law Judge Upholds U.S. Department of Labor Citations In Schenectady, New York, Wood Chipper Fatality Case

News Release: NEW YORK, NY - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) willful and serious citations against Tony Watson - doing business as Countryside Tree Service - were affirmed by an administrative law judge with the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.

Foxx Opening Statement at Markup of Democrats' Socialized Drug Pricing Scheme