By DOL Newswire | Jul 13, 2017
News Release: The Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held a hearing today to discuss the effectiveness of federal early childhood program, and how states are making increased investments in their own programs.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 13, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Following the release of the third version of extremely unpopular Trumpcare bill, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee participated in a press conference with Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) to highlight all the ways the latest version of Trumpcare doubles down on raising costs for families and undermining care.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 13, 2017
News Release: Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Hearing
By DOL Newswire | Jul 12, 2017
News Release: The House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), held a hearing today to examine the growing threat to job creation, entrepreneurship, and small businesses posed by the expanded definition of joint employer under federal labor laws.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 10, 2017
News Release: On Wednesday, July 12 at 10:15 a.m., the House Committee on Education and the Workforce will hold a full committee hearing entitled, “Redefining Joint Employer Standards: Barriers to Job Creation and Entrepreneurship." Members will examine the growing threat to small businesses posed by the expanded definition of joint employer under federal labor laws. Upon announcement of the hearing, Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) stated...
By DOL Newswire | Jul 6, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) and Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released a new state-by-state analysis today on what is at risk if the Prevention and Public Health Fund is eliminated under the Senate Republican Trumpcare bill.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 3, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has announced a new enforcement policy that excludes monorail hoists from the requirements of Subpart CC - Cranes and Derricks in Construction, as long as employers meet other OSHA requirements.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: Dear Secretary Acosta: As you know, the Department of Labor (DOL) previously published two important guidance documents that provided clarity to employers and workers about their rights and responsibilities under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senate HELP Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) sent a new request to Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN) that the committee hold public hearings on the Republican Trumpcare bill. This new request comes after this week’s decision by Leader McConnell to delay a vote on...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: Dear Secretary Price: After weeks of secret negotiations and backroom deals, Republicans in the Senate unveiled a health care bill for the public to review. Upon the release of the legislation, the American people sent a clear message that it would not stand for a bill that would rip affordable health...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 30, 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 the borrower defense rule and abandon its responsibility to protect students and taxpayers. The justifications made by the Department for delaying the effective date...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) -Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement on the Trump Administration’s decision not to defend an Obama Administration appeal of a court decision preventing the updated overtime rule...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) released a joint report today on the disastrous consequences Trumpcare would have for individuals seeking treatment for substance use...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
News Release: The House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), today approved three bills to restore fairness and balance to federal labor policies by reforming the National Labor Relations Act. Members released the following statements upon passage...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Patty Murray (D-WA), and Reps. Bobby Scott (D-VA) and Mark Takano (D-CA) today introduced a resolution in support of the 2016 federal overtime rule, which would help ensure low-wage workers are being paid fairly by making 4.2 million workers eligible...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 28, 2017
News Release: GROVEPORT, Ohio - Amsted Rail Company Inc., a manufacturer of cast steel freight components, faces $610,034 in proposed penalties from the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration after agency investigators found workers at its Groveport plant exposed to machine hazards and silica.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 28, 2017
News Release: The Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held a hearing today to discuss the effectiveness of the current laws governing education research and student privacy protection.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 28, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), top Democrat on the Senate HELP Committee, delivered the following remarks at a rally with advocates after Republican leadership decided yesterday to delay a vote on their Trumpcare bill due to overwhelming pressure and lack of support from members...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 27, 2017
News Release: Dear Secretary DeVos: We are extraordinarily disappointed and alarmed by recent actions you and your staff have taken that have diminished the U.S. Department of Education’s (“the Department") enforcement of federal civil rights laws. Your testimony in front of Congress, your continued association with...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 27, 2017
News Release: On Thursday, June 29, at 11:30 a.m., the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), will mark up legislative proposals to reform the National Labor Relations Act. The markup will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
