By DOL Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA), ranking member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce released the following joint statement praising the passage of juvenile justice reforms by the United States Senate.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, urged her colleagues today to vote against Marvin Kaplan, President Trump’s nominee for the National Labor Relations Board (NRLB). Senator Murray highlighted the importance...
By DOL Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, issued the following joint statement after the Senate confirmed Marvin Kaplan to fill one of two vacant seats on the National Labor Relations Board.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 1, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Al Franken (D-MN), and Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Bobby Scott (D-VA), introduced the Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act to crack down on employers who unfairly withhold wages from their employees. This...
By DOL Newswire | Jul 31, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), top Democrat on the Senate HELP Committee, today released the following statement on President Trump’s continued threats to undermine bipartisan efforts on health care by ending cost-sharing reduction (CSR) payments to insurers...
By DOL Newswire | Jul 31, 2017
News Release: U.S. Department of Labor’s OSHA, DJ Basin Safety Council
By DOL Newswire | Jul 28, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), top Democrat on the Senate HELP Committee, today released the following statement on the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) decision to delay oversight over certain tobacco products...
By DOL Newswire | Jul 28, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently revised its online whistleblower complaint form to help users file a complaint with the appropriate agency. The form provides workers with another option for submitting retaliation complaints to the U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 28, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued the following statement on the failure of the Senate Republican effort to jam Trumpcare through the Senate.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 27, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) -Today, the Senate parliamentarian determined that portions of Section 207, “Waivers for State Innovation," of the Republican health bill are not permissible under Senate rules. Notably, the part that would have amended Section 1332 of the Affordable Care Act to allow states to waive essential health benefits and other pre-existing condition requirements so long as their proposal does not increase the federal deficit violates the Byrd Rule.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 27, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), top Democrat on the Senate HELP Committee, today announced that Senate Republicans plan to bring forward legislation late tonight to move Trumpcare through to conference with extreme House Republicans. This bill has currently received no official Congressional Budget Office (CBO) score and has not been made public to Senators or the American people.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 27, 2017
News Release: Today, at a press conference with small business owners, members introduced the Save Local Business Act (H.R. 3441). The legislation, sponsored by Subcommittee Chairman Bradley Byrne (R-AL), rolls back the extreme joint employer scheme to protect American jobs and entrepreneurship. The bill has received bipartisan support with 29 co-sponsors.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 27, 2017
News Release: Dear Secretary DeVos: We are writing in strong opposition to the U.S. Department of Education’s (“Department") recent decision to delay critical disclosures to prospective students in career education and training programs. The disclosure requirements of the gainful employment rule are fundamental to...
By DOL Newswire | Jul 26, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Facing defeat after defeat on each of their plans to rip apart the health care system, today Senate Republican leaders seemed poised to try and pass any bill in order to go to conference with House Republicans, empowering extreme conservatives to join with President Trump and get...
By DOL Newswire | Jul 26, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) -Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee released on the following statement on the Senate failing to pass Republicans’ disastrous Trumpcare bill last night.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 26, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) -Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee released on the following statement on the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) score of the Republican “skinny repeal" plan.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 26, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) -Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee released on the following statement on the Senate Republicans’ failure to repeal health care without a replacement plan.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 26, 2017
News Release: The Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development held a hearing today, exploring earn-and-learn opportunities for workers through apprenticeship programs. The Subcommittee also heard how changes to the Registered Apprenticeship program may improve opportunities for employees and lead to greater employer participation.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 25, 2017
News Release: On Thursday, July 27 at 10:00 a.m., Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and a bipartisan group of members will hold a press conference with local business operators to discuss a legislative solution to the job-crushing joint employer scheme.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 21, 2017
News Release: Dear Dr. Fitzgerald: In your role as Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), you now lead the federal government’s efforts to prevent, detect, and respond to established and emerging health threats. Your agency is responsible for tackling public health crises both at home and...
