By DOL Newswire | Oct 16, 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 implementation of a new regulation on borrower defense to repayment which went into effect today after a federal judge struck down both the Trump Administration’s and for-profit colleges’ attempts to delay the rule.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 12, 2018
News Release: HARMONY, PA - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Insight Pipe Contracting LLC for workplace safety and health violations following an employee electrocution at a worksite in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The Harmony-based contractor faces $331,101 in proposed penalties.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 12, 2018
News Release: Dear Secretary DeVos: We are deeply alarmed by the news reports about, and the leaked draft of, the U.S. Department of Education’s (“Department") potential proposed regulations governing Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (“Title IX"), a law that is critical in ensuring equal opportunity in...
By DOL Newswire | Oct 12, 2018
News Release: ATLANTA, GA - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) urges response crews and residents in the areas affected by Hurricane Michael to be aware of hazards created by flooding, power loss, structural damage, fallen trees, and storm debris.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 11, 2018
News Release: EL PASO, TX - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Jordan Foster Construction recently signed a partnership to help protect construction workers during construction of the Plaza Hotel and Parking Garage in El Paso, Texas.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 11, 2018
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, sent a letter to Surgeon General Jerome Adams pressing him to take steps to address the rising number of sexually transmitted disease (STD) cases. The Senator also stressed the disproportionate effect of STDs on LGBTQ and minority communities and the importance of targeted prevention efforts.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 10, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pension (HELP) Committee, spoke on the Senate floor in support of a resolution to overturn President Trump’s “junk plans" rule. The rule, which went into effect last week, gives insurance...
By DOL Newswire | Oct 10, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced actions it is taking to assist Americans in states affected by Hurricane Michael.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: HOWELL, NJ - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Hamiltime Herb Co. LLC after inspectors found employees exposed to safety and health hazards in a follow-up investigation at its Howell, New Jersey, facility in May 2018. OSHA proposed penalties totaling $152,829.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: MENASHA, WI - The U.S. District Court for the Eastern Division of Wisconsin in Green Bay has awarded a machine operator $100,000 in back wages and compensatory damages after his employer Dura-Fibre LLC - based in Menasha, Wisconsin - terminated him for reporting injuries he and a co-worker sustained.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: COLUMBUS, OH - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and organizations representing many of Ohio’s craft brewers have established a two-year alliance to help improve workplace safety in the industry.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: SCHNECKSVILLE, PA - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited KidsPeace Inc. for exposing employees to workplace violence hazards at two behavioral and mental health facilities in Orefield, Pennsylvania. The company faces proposed penalties totaling $29,010.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 3, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today U.S. Senator Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, spoke on the Senate floor ahead of the passage of new legislation to address opioid crisis. Murray applauded the package of solutions which were developed over several...
By DOL Newswire | Oct 3, 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, issued the following statement in response to news that the Department of Education will not be publishing a final rule on Borrower Defense or Gainful Employment before Nov. 1, 2018...
By DOL Newswire | Oct 3, 2018
News Release: MEDFORD, NJ - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited DuBell Lumber Company, of Medford, for exposing employees to combustible dust and other hazards. The company faces $106,432 in proposed penalties.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 2, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has updated the National Emphasis Program (NEP) on preventing trenching and excavation collapses in response to a recent spike in trenching fatalities.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 2, 2018
News Release: SUPERIOR, WI - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Superior Refining Company LLC - based in Superior, Wisconsin - for failing to control the use and release of highly hazardous chemicals after an explosion and fire injured several employees. The company faces $83,150 in proposed penalties.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 2, 2018
News Release: AUSTIN, TX - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) for safety hazards after receiving a complaint of unsafe working conditions at an Austin, Texas, facility. The company faces proposed penalties totaling $224,585.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 2, 2018
News Release: FAYETTE, OH - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Larose Industries LLC - which operates as Cra-Z-Art - for continuing to expose employees to amputation hazards. The Fayette, Ohio, art supply manufacturer faces proposed penalties totaling $152,441 for repeated and serious safety violations.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: NORWALK, OH - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited American Excelsior Company - based in Norwalk, Ohio - for machine guarding hazards after an employee required hospitalization when he suffered a crushed arm. Proposed penalties total $213,411.
