By DOL Newswire | Sep 30, 2019
News Release: LAUREL, MS - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Howard Industries Inc. - a manufacturer and supplier of electrical transmission and distribution equipment - for exposing employees to struck-by and fall hazards after a fatality at the company’s Laurel, Mississippi, facility. The company faces $53,040 in penalties.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 27, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has finalized its June 27, 2017, proposal to revise the construction and shipyards standards.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 27, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced that it has recently implemented the OSHA Weighting System (OWS) for fiscal year (FY) 2020. OWS will encourage the appropriate allocation of resources to support OSHA’s balanced approach of...
By DOL Newswire | Sep 27, 2019
News Release: WEST POINT, GA - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Hyundai Transys Georgia Powertrain Inc. - operating as Powertech America Inc. - for exposing employees to struck-by and fall hazards after a fatality at the company’s West Point, Georgia, facility. The automobile transmission manufacturer faces $68,194 in penalties.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 26, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today in a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Patty Murray, ranking member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), once again called for a comprehensive reauthorization of the Higher Education Act that addresses four core priorities she has consistently...
By DOL Newswire | Sep 26, 2019
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 the subcommittee's hearing on H.R. 3, the Democrats' socialized drug pricing scheme...
By DOL Newswire | Sep 26, 2019
News Release: Today, Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Republican Leader of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at the subcommittee's hearing on employee misclassification...
By DOL Newswire | Sep 25, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today issued a final rule that provides employers with two new fit testing protocols for ensuring that employees’ respirators fit properly.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 25, 2019
News Release: Today, Committee Democrats convened a markup of H.R. 2474, the PRO Act, far-reaching legislation that will increase the coercive influence of unions, subject more workers to unwanted unionization, and undermine the rights of workers and employers. Instead of increasing transparency and accountability to serve union members better, this bill diminishes the rights of workers and employers while providing a political gift to union special interests.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 25, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, NY - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Rex Harper - doing business as REH Property Maintenance - for improper asbestos removal and disposal at Superior Steel Door & Trim Co. Inc. in Jamestown, New York. Harper faces a total of $168,772 in proposed penalties.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 25, 2019
News Release: CONCORD, NH - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Ocean State Job Lot for repeat and serious violations at a Stratham, New Hampshire, store. The retailer - based in North Kingstown, Rhode Island - faces a total of $154,199 in penalties for ineffective sanitation and respirator protections for store employees.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 25, 2019
News Release: COLUMBUS, OH - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) Central Ohio Chapter, and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Locals #683 and #1105, have established a strategic partnership to promote employee safety and health at Central Ohio work sites.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 25, 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. 2474, the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act)...
By DOL Newswire | Sep 24, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray, ranking member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), released the following statement in response to the Trump Administration’s final overtime rule which- compared to the Obama Administration rule the Trump Administration abandoned-covers millions fewer workers and pays them less.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 24, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray, ranking member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), voted “no" on advancing Eugene Scalia’s nomination for Secretary of Labor to a full vote by the Senate. Senator Murray was joined in opposition by every one of her fellow Democrats.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 24, 2019
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 Labor’s (DOL) final rule which will make over one million additional American workers eligible for overtime...
By DOL Newswire | Sep 23, 2019
News Release: Dear Mr. Rutledge: We are concerned by a recent report of a proposed reorganization of the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), which will be effective on Oct. 1, 2019.[1] The proposed reorganization appears to be a meaningful structural change from the status quo, shifting authorities...
By DOL Newswire | Sep 23, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor has selected 12 members to serve on the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH). The members, four of whom were designated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), represent occupational health, occupational safety, labor, management, and public interests. The newly appointed members include...
By DOL Newswire | Sep 23, 2019
News Release: RIVIERA BEACH, FL - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Oldcastle APG South Inc. - based in Greensboro, North Carolina, and operating as Coastal, for exposing employees to amputation, struck-by and silica hazards at the company’s facility in Riviera Beach, Florida. Oldcastle APG South Inc. faces $132,037 in penalties.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 20, 2019
News Release: OLMSTED FALLS, OH - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited American Wire and Cable Company - an appliance industry supplier - for more than two dozen serious violations of workplace safety and health standards at the manufacturer’s facility in Olmsted Falls, Ohio. The company faces $185,640 in penalties.
