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News Release: CHUNCHULA, AL - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited American Remediation and Environmental Inc. for confined space, fire, and explosion hazards. The Chunchula, Alabama, tank cleaning company faces $171,281 in penalties.

Murray, Scott Blast DeVos for Deeply Flawed Rulemaking Process That Could Weaken Key Protections for Students

News Release: Dear Secretary DeVos: We write to express our deep concerns with the U.S. Department of Education’s (“Department") forthcoming negotiated rulemaking that seeks to modify regulations and student protections in the Federal Student Aid (FSA) programs authorized under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA).

U.S. Department of Labor Cites Texas Underground Tank Contractor for Excavation Hazards

News Release: AUSTIN, TX - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited UST Systems Inc. for trench safety violations after the company allowed its employees to enter an excavation site in Austin without proper protections or training on the dangers of unsupported soils. UST Systems Inc. faces $35,844 in proposed penalties.

Managers at Ohio Manufacturing Company Indicted for Obstructing U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Following Workplace Death

News Release: CLEVELAND, OH - A federal grand jury in the Northern District of Ohio has indicted two managers at Extrudex Aluminum Inc. in Ohio for conspiracy to obstruct justice during a 2012 workplace fatality investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

U.S. Department of Labor Cites Texas Metal Recycling Company After Employee Suffers Injury

News Release: DALLAS, TX - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Venture Metals LLC - based in Dallas, Texas - for exposing employees to crushing hazards after a stack of pipes fell and crushed a worker, leading to his hospitalization. The company faces penalties of $311,580 for repeated and serious safety and health violations.

Missouri Plumbing Contractor Admits to Violating Trench Safety Requirements

News Release: KANSAS CITY, MO - Arrow Plumbing LLC has admitted to willfully violating the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) safety standards by failing to require and enforce the use of trench boxes or other trench protection techniques at a home construction site in Belton, Missouri. An employee suffered fatal injuries when an unprotected trench collapsed on him as he worked.

U.S. Department of Labor Renews Partnership with Electrical Contractors and Associations to Protect Worker Safety and Health

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today renewed a national strategic partnership agreement with the Electrical Transmission and Distribution (ET&D) Construction Contractors; International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW); and related trade associations to protect the safety and health of line workers, and other electrical transmission and distribution industry workers.

U.S. Department of Labor Cites Florida Framing Company For Exposing Employees to Falls

News Release: PANAMA CITY, FL - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Panama City Framing LLC for exposing employees to fall hazards at a worksite in Panama City, Florida. The company faces $113,816 in proposed penalties.

RANKING MEMBERS MURRAY, NADLER & SCOTT RELEASE BILL TO END FORCED ARBITRATION IN THE WORKPLACE, RESTORING CRITICAL RIGHTS FOR AMERICAN WORKERS

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member on the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP), along with House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and House Committee on Education and the Workforce Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-VA), released...

U.S. Department of Labor Cites Alabama Company for Protective Equipment Violations

By DOL Newswire | Oct 25, 2018

News Release: SELMA, AL - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Globe Metallurgical Inc. - based in Beverly, Ohio - for personal protective equipment violations after an employee suffered fatal injuries at a facility in Selma, Alabama.

U.S. Department of Labor Signs Alliance with Texas Contractors Association To Protect Safety and Health of Construction Workers

By DOL Newswire | Oct 25, 2018

News Release: EL PASO, TEXAS - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the El Paso Association of Contractors (EPAC) have signed an alliance to help protect the safety and health of construction workers in El Paso, Texas.

As Congress’s Bipartisan Bill to Respond to Opioid Crisis Becomes Law, Senator Murray Reminds Colleagues “Crisis is Far From Over”

By DOL Newswire | Oct 24, 2018

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 released the following statement in response to the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and...

U.S. Department of Labor Cites South Florida Farm For Exposing Employees to Lightning Strikes

By DOL Newswire | Oct 23, 2018

News Release: PARKLAND, FL - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited C.W. Hendrix Farms Inc. for failing to protect workers from recognized hazards after lightning struck and killed an employee at the Parkland, Florida, farm.

Murray, Warren Release Report Showing Trump Administration’s Opioid Response Falls Short of Big Promises

By DOL Newswire | Oct 23, 2018

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 and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) released a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) showing that the public health emergency announced...

Murray Blasts Trump Administration for Continuing to Break Health Care Promises by Expanding Loopholes and Weakening Patient Protections

By DOL Newswire | Oct 22, 2018

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 released the following statement in response to the Trump Administration’s new guidance which loosens guardrails for issuing section 1332 waivers and allows states to ignore certain provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that protect patients.

U.S. Department of Labor Orders Massachusetts Railway to Pay $85,000 to Employee Subjected to Retaliation after Reporting Injury

News Release: BOSTON, MA - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has ordered Springfield Terminal Railway Inc. to compensate an employee who faced an investigative hearing with possible disciplinary action or termination for reporting an on-the-job injury at its facility in Andover, Massachusetts. OSHA ordered the company to pay the employee $10,000 in compensatory damages, $75,000 in punitive damages, and attorney’s fees.

U.S Department of Labor Cites Roofing Contractor After Accident at Florida Worksite

News Release: MAITLAND, FL - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Kasper Roofing & Construction Inc. for exposing employees to fall and other hazards after an employee suffered fatal injuries at a Maitland, Florida, worksite. The Orlando, Florida-based roofing contractor faces $134,510 in penalties, the maximum allowed by law.

U.S. Department of Labor and Colorado Contractors Host Trench Safety Summit

News Release: DENVER, CO - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the North American Excavation Shoring Association (NAXSA) hosted a Colorado Trench Safety Summit.

OSHA and Society of Maintenance and Reliability Professionals Form Alliance to Protect Employee Safety and Health