By DOL Newswire | Aug 1, 2018
News Release: The Holly Hill, Florida-based paving company faces $16,814 in proposed fines, including the maximum penalty under the law, for failing to provide a place of employment free from recognized hazards.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 31, 2018
News Release: PORTLAND, OR - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Vigor Marine Inc. for 16 willful and serious violations following an inspection at the shipbuilder’s Portland, Oregon, facility. The company faces proposed penalties totaling $370,358.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 31, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and 44 other Senators, submitted a comment to Secretary Alex Azar at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) strongly opposing the Trump-Pence Administration’s...
By DOL Newswire | Jul 31, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered opening remarks at the Committee’s latest hearing exploring ways to address high health care costs. In her remarks, Senator Murray stressed that reducing...
By DOL Newswire | Jul 30, 2018
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY- The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Patterson-UTI Drilling, Crescent Consulting LLC, and Skyline Directional Drilling LLC for exposing employees to fire and explosion hazards after five employees suffered fatal injuries.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 30, 2018
News Release: WICHITA, KS - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Gavilon Grain LLC - operator of a grain bin based in Wichita, Kansas - after two workers were fatally engulfed in a soybean storage bin. The company faces proposed penalties of $507,374, and OSHA has placed Gavilon Grain LLC in the Agency’s Severe Violator Enforcement Program.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 30, 2018
News Release: Dear Secretary Azar: We write today regarding our continued concerns with the Trump Administration’s family separation policy and family reunification process. While the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or the Department) has begun the process of reunifying families cruelly separated as...
By DOL Newswire | Jul 27, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to better protect personally identifiable information or data that could be re-identified with a particular individual by removing provisions of the "Improve...
By DOL Newswire | Jul 27, 2018
News Release: Dear Secretary Azar: I write to express grave concern about the long-term negative impact of President Trump’s family separation policy on the nearly 3,000 children cruelly separated from their families. Trauma affects children’s emotional, behavioral, and physical development, and without appropriate...
By DOL Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) plans to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to better protect personally identifiable information or data that could be re-identified with a particular individual by removing provisions of the "Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses" rule.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: DALLAS, TX - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Manhattan Construction Company recently signed a partnership to help protect approximately 1,000 workers during construction of Globe Life Field in Arlington. The 1.7 million-square-foot project will be the new home of the Texas Rangers, Major League Baseball organization.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON ? Today, Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), ranking member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01), and Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), ...
By DOL Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: Today, Education and Workforce Committee members, led by Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN), introduced H.R. 6544, the Employee Rights Act of 2018. The legislation includes three major provisions that put the rights and interests of employees first. The Employee Rights Act of 2018 would create a union recertification process, guarantee secret ballot union elections, and ensure that employees will only have their union dues used for political purposes if they affirmatively choose to do so.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: TYLER, TX - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Berry Marble Company Inc. - doing business as U.S. Granite - for exposing employees to machine hazards. The Tyler, Texas, natural stone countertop manufacturer faces $318,687 in proposed penalties.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 25, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered opening remarks at the Committee’s executive session to mark up a package of health bills, including: the Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act, Congenital...
By DOL Newswire | Jul 25, 2018
News Release: DALLAS, TX - U.S. District Court Judge Ed Kinkeade has ordered Design Plastering West LLC to pay criminal and civil penalties for criminal violations of occupational safety and health standards after an employee suffered a fatal fall at an apartment complex in Dallas. The court ordered the company to...
By DOL Newswire | Jul 25, 2018
News Release: Today, the Committee on Education and the Workforce held a bipartisan Innovation Forum and Showcase to highlight the accomplishments of 23 innovators from across the country.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 25, 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 U.S. Department of Education’s announcement of a “borrower defense" rule that would cut $12.7 billion in debt relief from...
By DOL Newswire | Jul 25, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and the highest ranking woman in the U.S. Senate, took to the Senate floor to outline her opposition to Judge Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court and...
By DOL Newswire | Jul 25, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered a speech on the Senate floor to recognize the important and underappreciated work that federal workers do every day and voice opposition to President...
