By DOL Newswire | Feb 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, Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), and Senator Mazie Hirono introduced the Child Care for Working Families Act, a comprehensive early learning and child care bill to ensure...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 26, 2019
News Release: Today, Committee Democrats held markups on two tired, empty, and utterly unworkable bills. H.R. 865, the Rebuild America’s Schools Act, will result in $70 billion in costs to taxpayers, increased costs to states and school districts, and considerable bureaucracy and red tape in exchange for little grants ...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 25, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Senator Patty Murray, (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined by Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI), and Senator Tina Smith (D-MN), took to the Senate floor to...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 25, 2019
News Release: ODESSA, TX - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has renewed an alliance with West Texas Safety Training Center to help protect the safety and health of oil and gas workers involved in service, transmission, exploration, and production throughout West Texas.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 25, 2019
News Release: NORTH PLATTE, NE - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Western Engineering Company Inc. after an employee suffered fatal injuries after being pulled into an unguarded slat/drag conveyor at the company’s North Platte, Nebraska, asphalt plant. OSHA proposed penalties totaling $89,032.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 22, 2019
News Release: BILLINGS, MT - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and general contractor Langlas & Associates Inc. have established a partnership to protect employees and enhance workplace safety and health at the Lockwood High School construction project in Billings, Montana.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 22, 2019
News Release: Dear Secretary Acosta: We write to request additional information about the U.S. Department of Labor’s (Department) plans for proposed rulemaking, subregulatory guidance, and information collection requests regarding “Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs" (IRAPs) and the development of IRAP “accreditors." ...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 22, 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, issued the following statement after a court ruled that federal prosecutors in the case against serial child abuser Jeffrey Epstein broke the law by hiding information about his plea deal from survivors of his abuse.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 22, 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, issued the following statement on the Trump-Pence Administration’s rule making it illegal for health care providers at clinics that receive Title X family planning program funds to refer patients for abortions.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 21, 2019
News Release: Today, Chairman Bobby Scott (VA-03) and Ranking Member Virginia Foxx (NC-05) announced plans to hold five bipartisan hearings on higher education, marking the formal start of an effort the reauthorize the Higher Education Act (HEA) in the 116th Congress. The joint announcement reflects the Committee’s shared intention to host a thoughtful and open exchange of ideas for improving America’s higher education system.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 21, 2019
News Release: ATLANTA, GA - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Hilti Inc. - a hardware merchant wholesaler - for exposing employees to struck-by hazards after an employee was injured while operating a forklift at a distribution center in Atlanta, Georgia. The Plano, Texas-based company faces penalties of $164,802.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 21, 2019
News Release: FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, IL - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has renewed an alliance with Teksolv-American Allied Safety Council (AASC), Southwestern Illinois Building Trades Council (SIBTC), and the Council of Owners and Construction Associates Inc. (COCA) to prevent exposures to hazards in the industrial and utility sectors.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 20, 2019
News Release: Dear Administrator Verma: We are writing to express our serious concerns regarding policies included in the proposed rule, published on Jan. 24, 2019, “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2020." The proposed rule is yet another example of this...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 20, 2019
News Release: NATCHEZ, MS - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited von Drehle Corp. - a paper products manufacturer - for several workplace safety hazards that put employees at risk of injury at its facility in Natchez, Mississippi. The paper manufacturer faces $303,657 in penalties, including one for the maximum amount allowed by law.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 19, 2019
News Release: ATLANTA, GA - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Eye Productions Inc. for failing to protect employees from hazards while filming a television show in Chattahoochee Hills, Georgia. Proposed penalties total $9,472.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 19, 2019
News Release: KENNETT SQUARE, PA - After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has entered a consent judgment ordering Blown Away Dry Bar and Salon - based in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania - to pay a $40,000 settlement to a fired hair stylist. The legal action resolves a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Labor.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 15, 2019
News Release: Dear Director Mulvaney and Administrator Rao...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 14, 2019
News Release: PROVIDENCE, RI - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Dimeo Construction Company have established a strategic partnership to promote workplace safety for the General Dynamics Electric Boat Universal Buildings 9A/9B construction project in North Kingstown, Rhode Island.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 14, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued the following statement on Senator McConnell’s announcement of a show vote on anti-abortion legislation leading medical organizations have vocally opposed.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 14, 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, released the following statement on report released by the Department of Education’s independent watchdog, the Office of Inspector General, which found internal failures...
