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News Release: MADISON, WI - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), engineering company AECOM, the Wisconsin Onsite Consultation Program, and the Southern Wisconsin Building and Construction Trades Council have signed a strategic partnership to promote worker safety and health during expansion of the Riverside Energy Center in Beloit.

Foxx, Thompson Statement on Senate CTE Developments

News Release: Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-PA), made the following joint statement after the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee announced it will consider Career and Technical Education legislation next week...

U.S. Department of Labor Cites Excavating Company Following Fatal Trench Collapse

News Release: LEBANON, OH - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited JK Excavating & Utilities Inc. after an employee suffered fatal injuries in a trench collapse. OSHA has proposed penalties of $202,201, and placed the company in its Severe Violator Enforcement Program.

Murray and Senate Democrats Call for Examination of State Efforts to Address Mounting Maternal Mortality Crisis

News Release: Dear Mr. Dodaro: We write to request that the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) review the ways in which states are utilizing federal funds to address deaths caused by or related to pregnancy, including racial disparities in maternal mortality. Our country has one of the highest maternal mortality...

Murray: Trump Administration Reorganization Proposal is “Unrealistic, Unhelpful, and Futile”

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 today on the reports that the Trump Administration is going to propose a major reorganization and consolidation of the federal government.

Foxx Statement on Proposed New Department of Education and the Workforce

News Release: Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chair of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, issued the following statement after President Donald J. Trump announced a reorganization plan for the executive branch that includes a proposed merger of the Departments of Education and Labor into a new Department of Education and the Workforce...

Murray Demands Answers From Trump Health Secretary on Safety, Reunification of Separated Children

News Release: Dear Secretary Azar: Over the past several weeks, I have repeatedly requested details from you and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) officials regarding implementation of President Trump’s cruel and heartless policy of separating families arriving at the U.S. border. I have yet to receive...

OSHA and the International Safety Equipment Association Form Alliance to Protect Workers’ Safety and Health

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) today signed an alliance to provide members, employers, and employees with information on how to properly select, use, maintain, and store personal protective and safety equipment.

On National ASK Day, Murray Urges Azar and DeVos to Take Action Now to Prevent Gun Violence by Promoting Safe Storage

News Release: Dear Secretary Azar: Today is National Asking Saves Kids Day or National ASK Day - a day to promote gun safety and remind parents and caregivers of the critical importance of safely storing firearms, particularly to protect students, children, and young people from gun-related injuries and deaths resulting...

Subcommittee Examines Growth in the American Workforce

News Release: Today, the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), held a hearing to examine current positive trends in the U.S. labor market, and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) labor market economic information and methodologies.

Subcommittee Discusses the Government’s Role in Occupational Licensing

By DOL Newswire | Jun 20, 2018

News Release: Today, the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, chaired by Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY), held a hearing to review occupational licensing and its effects on economic growth.

U.S. Department of Labor and Montana Contractor Compensation Fund Sign Alliance to Promote Workplace Safety

By DOL Newswire | Jun 20, 2018

News Release: BILLINGS, MT - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Montana Contractor Compensation Fund (MCCF) have signed an alliance to protect employees from construction industry hazards. MCCF is a group insurance company formed by the Montana Contractors Association to help control workers’ compensation costs.

U.S. Department of Labor Cites South Florida Utility Contractor for Exposing Employees to Trenching Hazards

By DOL Newswire | Jun 20, 2018

News Release: NAPLES, FL - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Douglas N. Higgins Inc., a South Florida utility contractor, for exposing employees to cave-in and other hazards at a Naples worksite. The company faces $18,659 in proposed penalties.

Murray: Trump’s Latest Act of Sabotage Will Drive Up Costs, Undermine Access to Care for People With Pre-Existing Conditions

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 on the expected finalization of a new Trump Administration rule to further sabotage patients’ health care. The vast majority...

THIS WEEK: Subcommittee Hearing on Occupational Licensing and Subcommittee Hearing on Growth, Opportunity, and Change in the U.S. Labor Market and the American Workforce

News Release: On Wednesday, June 20 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development will hold a hearing on “Occupational Licensing: Reducing Barriers to Economic Mobility and Growth." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

Senator Murray Condemns President Trump’s Sabotage of Drug Discount Program

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 third hearing on the 340B drug discount program, which helps safety net health care providers to stretch limited resources and maximize their impact in vulnerable communities.

Foxx and Walberg Applaud New Department of Labor Action to Expand Access to Health Care for Families and Small Businesses

News Release: 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, today issued the following statement after the Department of Labor published a final rule expanding access to association health plans (AHPs) to benefit American workers and families...

Murray: Latest GOP Repeal Proposal Undermines Health Care, Weakens Protections, Raises Costs