By DOL Newswire | May 7, 2018
News Release: On Tuesday, May 8 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections will hold a hearing on "The Opioid Epidemic: Implications for the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOL Newswire | May 7, 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 as the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) final rule on menu labeling took effect.
By DOL Newswire | May 4, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today issued a direct final rule (DFR) clarifying aspects of the beryllium standard for general industry as it applies to processes, operations, or areas where workers may be exposed to materials containing less than 0.1% beryllium by weight.
By DOL Newswire | May 4, 2018
News Release: JACKSONVILLE, FL - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Desouza Framing Inc. for exposing employees to dangerous falls at two northwest Florida worksites. The Jacksonville-based residential framing contractor faces proposed penalties of $199,178.
By DOL Newswire | May 3, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has scheduled a meeting June 12, 2018, in Washington, D.C., to solicit comments and suggestions from stakeholders in the railroad and trucking industries on whistleblower issues within the jurisdiction of the agency.
By DOL Newswire | May 3, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will hold its annual National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls May 7-11. The event encourages companies and workers to pause during the workday for topical discussions, safety demonstrations, and training in hazard recognition and fall prevention.
By DOL Newswire | May 2, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Led by Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Patty Murray (D-WA), 21 U.S. Senators sent a letter to Labor Secretary Acosta and Acting Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Wiatrowski urging them to reconsider the BLS decision not to collect data on the economic impact of sexual harassment in the workplace, which the Senators believe is a necessary step to address and prevent harassment across the country.
By DOL Newswire | May 2, 2018
News Release: BRADENTON, FL - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Premier Behavioral Health Solutions of Florida Inc. and UHS of Delaware Inc., the operators of Bradenton-based Suncoast Behavioral Health Center, for failing to protect employees from violence in the workplace. Proposed penalties total $71,137.
By DOL Newswire | May 1, 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 comments from former Secretary of Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Tom Price admitting that Republican’s health care sabotage efforts would leave families facing higher costs...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 30, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - To allow affected employers additional time to become familiar with a new electronic reporting system launched on Aug. 1, 2017, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has extended the date by which employers must electronically report injury and illness data through the Injury Tracking Application (ITA) to Dec. 15, 2017.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 30, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Following a review of the requirements put in place in 2016 regarding the “Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses" regulation, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has taken action to correct an error that was made with regard to implementing the final rule.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 27, 2018
News Release: Dear Secretary Azar: News reports earlier this week revealed Dr. Robert Redfield, the newly appointed Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is being paid under Title 42 of the U.S. Code and receiving a significantly larger salary than his predecessors, other public health...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 27, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, NY - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited U-Haul Company of New York & Vermont, doing business as U-Haul Moving & Storage at Larkin District, for exposing its employees to asbestos and silica hazards while performing renovation work at its 665 Perry St. storage facility in Buffalo. The company faces $108,095 in proposed fines.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 27, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - April 28 is Workers’ Memorial Day, a time we remember and honor the men and women who have lost their lives on the job. The Department of Labor is committed to ensuring safe and healthful workplaces for all American workers.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 27, 2018
News Release: DALLAS, TX - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Association of Energy Service Companies (AESC) have renewed an alliance designed to help protect oil and gas well servicing industry employees.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 26, 2018
News Release: Today, the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), held a hearing on “Worker-Management Relations: Examining the Need to Modernize Federal Labor Law."
By DOL Newswire | Apr 26, 2018
News Release: TAMPA, FL - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Jasper Contractors Inc. have reached a settlement that resolves a lawsuit filed under the anti-retaliation provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act. In the settlement, Jasper Contractors - headquartered in Kennesaw, Georgia, but performing roofing work in Florida - agreed to pay an employee $48,000 in back wages and compensatory damages.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 25, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), and Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), ranking members of the Senate and House Appropriations Subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, sent a letter today to National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 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, delivered opening remarks at the Committee’s April markup hearing where members voted unanimously to advance the Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 (OCRA), a...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 23, 2018
News Release: ATLANTA, GA - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA); the Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute’s Safety, Health, and Environment Services Group; and Georgia Department of Public Health’s Division of Health Protection have formed a two-year alliance to raise awareness about lead exposure.
