By DOL Newswire | Apr 12, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), introduced the Poison Control Center Network Enhancement Act of 2019, bipartisan legislation to continue and strengthen...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 12, 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, and Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) sent a letter to the Department of Justice’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR), urging OPR to make public its findings from...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 12, 2019
News Release: Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), Republican Leader of the House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, joined by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) and Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Republican Leader of the Committee on Education and Labor, today introduced the Association Health Plans Act of 2019, legislation to expand health care options and lower costs for small businesses through association health plans (AHPs).
By DOL Newswire | Apr 11, 2019
News Release: PEORIA, IL - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has signed an alliance with the Illinois On-Site Consultation Program, and Illinois Funeral Directors Association (IFDA) to address safety and health hazards faced by industry employees.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Congresswoman Katherine Clark (D-MA-5), Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley and several of their Democratic colleagues...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos believes that a great education...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: SOUDERTON, PA - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Brutus Construction Inc. for exposing employees to fall and other safety hazards at a worksite in Souderton, Pennsylvania. The company faces $181,699 in penalties.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
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 delivered opening remarks at the Committee’s hearing on strengthening accountability to protect students and taxpayers. In her remarks, Senator Murray emphasized...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: PICAYUNE, MS - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Heritage Plastics Inc. for exposing employees to amputations at the company’s facility in Picayune, Mississippi. The plastics manufacturer faces $159,118 in penalties, including a willful violation that carries the maximum penalty allowed.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
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, Congresswoman Katherine Clark (D-MA-5), Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus, and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-7) introduced the Bringing an End...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: Today, Committee Democrats convened a markup on H.R. 1010, a one-sentence bill that will not lower drug prices, will not protect anyone from surprise medical bills, will not lower premiums, will not cut any out-of-pocket costs, and will not provide any tax relief. All H.R. 1010 will do is eliminate short-term limited duration insurance plans which provide many Americans with insurance options in the individual health insurance market.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
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, delivered remarks on the floor blasting Republican Senators for holding a partisan hearing to spread lies and misinformation about women’s health and why some...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: Democrats’ bill, H.R. 5, the Equality Act, is named in such a way to imply that the legislation advocates for all people. In fact, this legislation replaced inherent religious liberties with identity politics.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 8, 2019
News Release: OSHA inspectors determined that the Berlin Heights, Ohio-based construction company failed to ensure that workers used fall protection systems while engaged in roofing activities, train employees on fall protection, and notify OSHA within 24 hours of the employee’s hospitalization, as required. OSHA initiated the inspection in conjunction with the agency’s Regional Emphasis Program for Falls in Construction.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 4, 2019
News Release: Dear Commissioner Gottlieb: I write to request the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) undertake a thorough and complete investigation in order to understand whether cosmetics products that contain talc, particularly products that are marketed to teenagers and children, may be contaminated by asbestos.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: SYRACUSE, NY - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Remington Arms Company LLC - based in Madison, North Carolina - for 27 violations of workplace safety and health standards after an employee’s fingertip was amputated while working on a broaching machine at its Ilion, New York, manufacturing plant. The arms manufacturer faces $210,132 in penalties.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: In today’s Higher Education and Workforce Investment hearing on accountability, Committee Republicans emphasized that greater accountability is crucial to serving all students. “Today’s postsecondary education system looks a bit like a tangled ball of yarn. From rising tuition and student debt to lagging ...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: JACKSONVILLE, FL - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Florida Roofing Experts Inc. for exposing employees to fall hazards at a Jacksonville, Florida, worksite. The company faces the maximum penalty allowed of $132,598.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 2, 2019
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, delivered opening remarks at the Committee’s hearing on addressing campus sexual assault and ensuring student safety and rights. In her remarks, Senator Murray...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 2, 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, urged the Senate to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act through “unanimous consent," which would make important updates to the Equal Pay Act. The Paycheck Fairness Act, introduced by Senator Murray and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), passed the House of Representatives with Democratic and Republican support last week.
