By DOL Newswire | Jan 31, 2018
News Release: ALBANY, NY - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Onekey LLC, a construction management and development company, for exposing employees to crushing hazards after a concrete block retaining wall collapsed at a Poughkeepsie worksite. The company faces $281,583 in proposed penalties.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 31, 2018
News Release: PIKE ROAD, AL - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited an Auburn-based framing contractor for exposing employees to fall and eye safety hazards. The company, Omar Garcia, faces proposed penalties of $113,073.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 31, 2018
News Release: Dear Secretary DeVos: We write to you with deep concern regarding harassment in the workplace and to obtain information on what you are doing to address the issue within your agency. As you are well aware, workplace harassment is not a new issue that workers face; it is pervasive, systemic, and unacceptable.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 31, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), issued the following statement on news that incoming Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar accepted Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald’s resignation after it became clear financial investments prevented her from fulfilling the role of CDC Director.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 30, 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 delivered the following opening statement today at a hearing on Accountability and Risk to Taxpayers in higher education. Senator Murray expressed the need to build upon and strengthen the current accountability system as the Senate HELP Committee begins to negotiate a comprehensive reauthorization of the Higher Education Act.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 30, 2018
News Release: THOMSON, GA - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited auto parts manufacturer HP Pelzer Systems Automotive Inc. for safety violations after an employee suffered a finger amputation. The company faces proposed penalties totaling $129,336, the maximum amount allowed.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 30, 2018
News Release: Today, the Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), held a hearing on “Protecting Privacy, Promoting Policy: Evidence-Based Policymaking and the Future of Education."
By DOL Newswire | Jan 30, 2018
News Release: Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, issued the following statement this evening on President Donald Trump's State of the Union address...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 29, 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 on the Senate floor denouncing an extreme, unconstitutional Republican proposal that would control women’s health care decisions by banning abortions after 20 weeks.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 29, 2018
News Release: On Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018 at 10:00 a.m., the Committee on Education and the Workforce will hold a hearing on "Protecting Privacy, Promoting Policy: Evidence-Based Policymaking and the Future of Education." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 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 delivered the following opening statement on increasing access to higher education for historically underrepresented and nontraditional students, and expanding innovation to prepare these and other students for a changing economy.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 25, 2018
News Release: GAINESVILLE, GA - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Koch Foods of Gainesville LLC for multiple safety and health violations at its poultry processing plant. The company faces proposed penalties of $208,977.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 24, 2018
News Release: NEW LENOX, IL - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited Supplyside USA, a New Lenox-based pallet manufacturer, for machine safety violations after an employee was injured while conducting maintenance on equipment. The company faces $91,832 in proposed penalties for two repeated, six serious, and three other-than-serious violations.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 24, 2018
News Release: SOCIAL CIRCLE, GA - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued seven serious citations against Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. for exposing its employees to burn, hazardous energy, amputation, and caught-in safety hazards. The company faces proposed penalties of $69,058.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 24, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, voiced her strong opposition to President Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Alex Azar.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 23, 2018
News Release: PANAMA CITY BEACH, FL - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Action Concrete Construction Inc. for exposing its employees to fall hazards and eye injuries. The company faces proposed penalties of $59,864.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 19, 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 highest ranking woman serving in the United States Senate, issued the following statement on President Trump’s latest effort to take patients’ access to needed health care providers like Planned Parenthood away-issued just hours before a potential Republican shutdown.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 18, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) -Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee delivered the following opening statement today at a hearing on Financial Aid Simplification and the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. This is the second of a series of hearings regarding reauthorization of the Higher Education Act.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 18, 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 reports that President Trump’s Administration is preparing to propose steps that would put ideology ahead of the health care needs of women and transgender patients.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 18, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Senator Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued the following statement on news that President Trump will deliver live video remarks to the March for Life.
