By DOL Newswire | Apr 2, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today sent a letter to the President of the U.S. Soccer Federation, Carlos Cordeiro, urging the...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 2, 2019
News Release: CHICAGO, IL - To raise awareness about the hazards in the trenching and excavation industry, including potentially deadly trench collapses, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is joining with industry leaders, union leaders, and safety professionals for three Trench Safety Conferences, April 9-11, 2019, in the Chicago area.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 2, 2019
News Release: Over the past several years, surprise billing has rapidly risen to the top of the list of Americans’ health care concerns, surpassing worries about high premiums, high deductibles, and costly prescription drugs.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 2, 2019
News Release: WARREN, OH - To raise awareness about the hazards in the trenching and excavation industry, including potentially deadly trench collapses, U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) representatives will participate in Trenching Safety Day on April 3, 2019, in Warren, Ohio.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 1, 2019
News Release: Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Republican Leader of the Committee on Education and Labor, released the following statement upon the announcement of the Department of Labor’s (DOL) proposed rule to address joint employment under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 30, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - During the Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Thursday, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) asked Secretary DeVos to identify the last time the Department of Education approved a “borrower defense" claim to provide relief for students cheated or defrauded by predatory colleges, ...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 29, 2019
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL9) and Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (D-IL14), announced next week they will introduce the Women’s Retirement Protection Act...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 28, 2019
News Release: Dear Secretary Mnuchin and Commissioner Rettig...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 27, 2019
News Release: Apprenticeships and earn-and-learn programs are energizing the workforce. In a hearing this morning, members of the Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee heard from witnesses about how apprenticeships are equipping Americans with skills they need to land the 7 million jobs available across the country.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 26, 2019
News Release: Dear Secretary Azar: We write with grave concern about recent reporting on actions taken by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) to track pregnancies of unaccompanied minors in ORR’s custody. Specifically, an internal ORR spreadsheet has been released that contains private reproductive health information...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 26, 2019
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) -Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued the following statement in response to the Trump Administration’s announcement that it now fully supports a Texas federal court ruling striking down the entirety of the Affordable Care Act.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 26, 2019
News Release: BELOIT, WI - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has again cited Avid Pallet Services LLC after a follow-up inspection found employees continued to be exposed to wood dust. The company faces penalties of $188,302 for repeated, serious, and other-than-serious safety and health violations.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 26, 2019
News Release: Today, Committee Democrats held a subcommittee hearing claiming that federal labor law must be reformed to protect workers’ right to join a union. Federal law unequivocally protects workers’ right to organize, and Republicans and Democrats respect this right. Nevertheless, organized labor has pushed for changes to federal labor laws that would give union bosses even more power than they already have today.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 26, 2019
News Release: Today, the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services held a hearing on the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA). CAPTA is the key federal legislation that helps states combat child abuse and neglect. The legislation provides states with grant funding so that they may develop programs aimed at prevention, assessment, investigation, prosecution, and treatment.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 26, 2019
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) -Today, 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 making electronic health information available to patients and providers. In her remarks, Senator Murray...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: ACWORTH, GA - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Corley Contractors Inc. - based in Dallas, Georgia - for exposing employees to excavation hazards while installing water and sewer lines at a worksite in Acworth, Georgia. The company faces $106,078 in penalties.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: ATLANTA, GA - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is partnering with the U.S. Federal Highway Administration, State of Georgia, and local government organizations and employers to sponsor safety stand-down events during National Highway Work Zone Awareness Week, April 8-12, 2019. The events will focus on the dangers facing workers on road improvement and repair projects.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 22, 2019
News Release: BLOOMINGTON, IL ‒ To raise awareness about the hazards in the grain handling industry, including potentially deadly engulfment and dust explosions, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is joining with industry leaders and safety professionals on March 25, 2019, to initiate the 2019 National Safety Stand-Up and Grain Safety Week, March 25-29 in Bloomington, Illinois.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 21, 2019
News Release: BOWLING GREEN, OH - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has proposed penalties of $1,326,367 to Dowa THT America Inc. - a metal heat treatment company based in Bowling Green, Ohio - after the company exposed employees to atmospheric, thermal, electrical, ...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 19, 2019
News Release: PERRY, FL - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited ammunition manufacturer AMTEC Less Lethal Systems Inc. for exposing employees to explosive hazards after an explosion fatally injured two workers at the company’s Perry, Florida, facility. The company faces $188,290 in penalties for multiple serious violations, and a willful violation that carries the maximum penalty allowed.
