By DOL Newswire | Feb 20, 2018
News Release: HELENA, AL - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited ABC Polymer Industries LLC, after an employee suffered fatal injuries when she was pulled into a plastics recycling machine. The company faces $195,144 in proposed penalties.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 20, 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 a statement in response to the Trump Administration’s decision to allow insurance companies to offer short-term health insurance plans that aren’t subject to protections included in the Affordable Care Act.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 20, 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 National Labor Relations Board Inspector General’s ongoing investigation into Board Member William Emanuel’s participation in actions...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: STEUBENVILLE, OH - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Environmental Management Specialists Inc. (EMS) reached a settlement agreement that resolves a lawsuit filed under the anti-retaliation provision of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act. Under the agreement, Steubenville, Ohio-based EMS will pay $21,000 in back wages to one of its employees.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, February 13-The Senate education committee is working on the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: MOBILE, AL - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited fiberglass pipe manufacturer RPS Composites Alabama Inc. for safety and health violations after an employee suffered a finger amputation. The company faces $74,833 in proposed penalties.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the International Window Cleaning Association (IWCA) recently renewed an alliance to continue providing training and resources to protect the safety and health of workers in the window cleaning industry.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: COLUMBUS, OH - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Buckeye Service, Transmission, Exploration, and Production Safety Network (STEPS) have renewed an alliance to address safety and health hazards, and help improve workplace safety in Ohio’s oil and gas industry.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 15, 2018
News Release: The Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), and Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-AL) held a joint hearing today on how the opioid epidemic is affecting workplaces, communities, and the lives of working Americans across the country.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 15, 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 today urged current, former, and future students and their families to share their personal stories about what they think Congress should tackle when it comes to higher...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 15, 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 on news that Idaho will allow “junk plans" to be sold that will raise premiums for people enrolled in the exchanges and potentially...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 15, 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 Secretary DeVos calling for Congressional hearings into school shootings.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 15, 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 a statement following a vote in the House of Representatives to pass the ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 (H.R. 620) which would undermine important protections for people with disabilities.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 14, 2018
News Release: Today, the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN), held a hearing on “Examining the Government’s Management of Native American Schools."
By DOL Newswire | Feb 14, 2018
News Release: Dear Secretary Azar: We write to express our deep concern regarding the Department of Health and Human Services’ decision to rescind 2016 guidance regarding women’s right to receive care under Medicaid from the qualified family planning provider of their choice. Since day one, this Administration has...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 13, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, spoke at a hearing about reauthorizing the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) animal drug and generic animal drug user fee agreements. In her remarks Senator...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 13, 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 a statement ahead of a vote in the House of Representatives on the ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 (H.R. 620). Senator Murray strongly reiterated her stated opposition to the bill which would undermine important protections for people with disabilities.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 13, 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 on news that officials at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) closely coordinated with an identified hate group on policies designed to prevent Planned Parenthood from serving Medicaid patients.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 12, 2018
News Release: On Wednesday, February 14 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education will hold a hearing on "Examining the Government's Management of Native American Schools." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 12, 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 a statement on reports confirming that the Department of Education is officially refusing to respond to complaints filed by transgender students under Title IX law.
