By DOL Newswire | Feb 4, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today formed an alliance with The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) and the Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) to provide training resources and information on protecting the health, safety, and security of workers, emergency responders, and communities surrounding establishments in the agricultural retail and supply industry.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 1, 2019
News Release: Dear Secretary DeVos: We write with regard to the decision to install Department of Education (ED) Deputy General Counsel Philip H. Rosenfelt as the Department’s Acting Inspector General. Specifically, we request documents and information regarding the decision to place a senior Department official...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 31, 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 35 Senate Democrats submitted a comment to Secretary DeVos urging her to rescind her proposed Title IX rule, listen to students and survivors of sexual assault, ...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 30, 2019
News Release: Committee Republicans today submitted comments to the Department of Education in response to proposed regulations under Title IX to prevent sexual assaults and provide greater clarity to educational institutions on how to respond to allegations of sexual harassment. The letter, signed by Education and ...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 30, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today reintroduced the Paycheck Fairness Act, legislation that would strengthen the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and guarantee that women can challenge pay discrimination and hold employers accountable. In the 116th Congress, the Paycheck Fairness Act will be designated H.R. 7.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 29, 2019
News Release: Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Republican Leader of the Committee on Education and Labor, today announced the members who will serve as Republican leaders and members of the five subcommittees for the 116th Congress.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 29, 2019
News Release: Dear Mr. Gorsky: I am troubled by recent reports of an alleged decades-long effort by Johnson & Johnson to potentially mislead regulators and consumers about the safety of one of its products, which may have resulted in long-term harm for men, women, and children who used Johnson & Johnson baby powder.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 29, 2019
News Release: “Like in Spokane, Washington-where new opioid-addiction treatment services, initiated to combat the opioid epidemic, were jeopardized by the funding freeze.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 28, 2019
News Release: ATLANTA, GA - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has resumed normal enforcement operations throughout Florida following Hurricane Michael.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 28, 2019
News Release: Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Senior Republican of the Committee on Education and Labor, and Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), have submitted public comments to Chairman John Ring of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) during the Board’s open comment period for current rulemaking proceedings on the standard ...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 28, 2019
News Release: HARTFORD, CT - The U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut ordered Eastern Awning Systems Inc. - a manufacturer of retractable fabric patio awnings based in Watertown, Connecticut - and its owner Stephen P. Lukos to pay a total of $160,000 to two discharged employees who filed safety and health complaints with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
By DOL Newswire | Jan 24, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - To protect worker privacy, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a final rule that eliminates the requirement for establishments with 250 or more employees to electronically submit information from OSHA Form 300 (Log of Work-Related...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 23, 2019
News Release: ATLANTA, GA - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has signed a strategic partnership agreement to promote worker safety and health during the construction of the Central Passenger Terminal Complex Modernization project at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 23, 2019
News Release: CORAL GABLES, FL - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Compass Group USA Inc. - operating as Chartwells Dining - for exposing employees to burn and chemical hazards at its cafeteria in Coral Gables, Florida. The company faces $134,880 in penalties.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 23, 2019
News Release: NAPLES, FL - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Ad-Ler Roofing Inc. for exposing employees to dangerous falls at a Naples residential worksite, one month after similar violations were found at another worksite. The Fort Myers, Florida-based contractor faces penalties of $91,466.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 23, 2019
News Release: Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Senior Republican of the Committee on Education and Labor, today released the following statement upon the announcement of new Republican members who will serve on the committee in the 116th Congress...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 23, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has posted new frequently asked questions (FAQs) on the agency's standard for respirable crystalline silica in general industry.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 18, 2019
News Release: HASTINGS, NE - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Noah’s Ark Processors LLC - based in Hastings, Nebraska - for process safety management violations after an employee suffered severe burns caused by exposure to anhydrous ammonia, a gas used as an industrial refrigerant. The beef processing plant faces penalties of $182,926 for 16 serious safety violations.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 17, 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 in response the Trump Administration’s announcement of the proposed annual Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for the 2020...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 16, 2019
News Release: Today, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Senior Republican of the Committee on Education and Labor, released the following statement upon House Democrats’ introduction of the Raise the Wage Act...
