By DOL Newswire | Sep 5, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, slammed President Trump’s reckless trade policies at a HELP Committee hearing on the impacts of the Trump Administration’s proposed tariffs on the auto industry.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 4, 2018
News Release: On Wednesday, September 5 at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development will hold a hearing on "On-The-Job: Rebuilding the Workforce Through Apprenticeships." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 31, 2018
News Release: Today, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, issued the following joint statement after President Trump signed an executive order to strengthen retirement security...
By DOL Newswire | Aug 30, 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 on news that the Trump Administration plans to announce Title X funding grants for FY 2018 for a six-month grant cycle instead of a year-long cycle as has been the case in past years.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 30, 2018
News Release: Dear Secretary DeVos: We are writing in strong opposition to the U.S. Department of Education’s (“Department") proposed regulations to limit borrower defense to repayment (“borrower defense") and to dismantle debt relief for student loan borrowers who have been cheated, misled, or defrauded by predatory...
By DOL Newswire | Aug 30, 2018
News Release: Dear Secretary DeVos: We write to express our strong opposition to the Department’s reported plans to allow States and school districts to purchase firearms or firearms training for teachers and other school staff with federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) funds.[1] This plan runs counter...
By DOL Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
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 the reports that Secretary DeVos is considering proposing a rule that would make it harder for survivors of campus sexual assault...
By DOL Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: ST. JOHNS, FL - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Coastal Roofing Inc. for exposing employees to fall and other hazards at a St. Johns, Florida, worksite. The Jacksonville-based roofing company faces $105,283 in proposed penalties.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 28, 2018
News Release: MILLPORT, AL - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Thorpe Specialty Services Corp. - operating as Thorpe Plant Services Inc. - and Steel Dust Recycling LLC for fall and confined space hazards after an employee was hospitalized following a 30-foot fall at Steel Dust’s Millport, Alabama, facility. Thorpe Plant Services faces $175,528 in proposed penalties; Steel Dust’s penalties total $28,270.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: Dear Secretary Azar and Administrator Verma...
By DOL Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: Dear Secretary Azar: I write to follow up on the concerns previously raised regarding the proposed rule, “Compliance With Statutory Program Integrity Requirements" (Docket ID No. HHS-OS-2018-0008), issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on June 1, 2018 to dramatically undermine...
By DOL Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, sent a letter today to Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, requesting that he make Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s record public so that Senators and working families can fully understand his anti-worker, anti-union views.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 24, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee released the following statement in response to a new health care proposal from Republicans regarding protections for people with pre-existing conditions.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 24, 2018
News Release: GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Hammers Construction Inc. and Montes Construction LLC after a fatal fall at a Greenwood Village, Colorado, worksite. The companies face proposed penalties of $177,893.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 23, 2018
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 reports that Secretary DeVos is considering allowing states to use a grant program in the Every Student Succeeds Act to purchase guns for teachers and educators.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 22, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced today that new frequently asked questions (FAQs) and training videos on the Agency’s standard for respirable crystalline silica in construction are now available online.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 21, 2018
News Release: The Honorable Chuck Grassley. Chairman. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. 224 Dirksen Senate Office Building. Washington, DC 20510. Dear Chairman Grassley, I write today regarding Judge Kavanaugh’s troubling views on women’s reproductive rights, including the constitutional right to safe, ...
By DOL Newswire | Aug 21, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Harvey Cleary Builders of Houston, Texas, have established a strategic partnership to promote workplace safety and educate workers on hazards during a construction project in the District of Columbia.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 16, 2018
News Release: ATLANTA, GA - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has signed a strategic partnership with Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute’s Safety, Health and Environmental Services Group; Choate Construction Co.; and Associated General Contractors of Georgia Inc. (AGC Georgia) to promote worker safety and health during the construction of the Holbrook of Woodstock, a senior living development project in Woodstock, Georgia.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 16, 2018
News Release: WOOSTER, OH - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited ArtiFlex Manufacturing for exposing workers at its Wooster location to amputation hazards after an employee suffered a partial finger amputation. The company faces $213,411 in proposed penalties.
