By DOL Newswire | May 4, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, slammed House Republicans for passing legislation that would force people with pre-existing conditions to pay more for care, kicks tens of millions of people...
By DOL Newswire | May 4, 2017
News Release: OREGON, Ohio - An auto insulation manufacturer in suburban Toledo faces $569,463 in proposed penalties after a U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigation following a report that a machine amputated a 46-year-old worker's right hand, wrist and part of his forearm.
By DOL Newswire | May 4, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Jon Tester (D-MT), and 44 other Senate Democrats today introduced new legislation, the Save Women’s Preventive Care Act, to ensure that coverage for preventive health care services, like breast cancer screenings, birth control, ...
By DOL Newswire | May 4, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - This year's National Fall Prevention Safety Stand-Down, from May 8-12, encourages companies and workers to observe a pause during the workday for topical discussions, safety demonstrations, and training in hazard recognition and fall prevention.
By DOL Newswire | May 4, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), top Democrat on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, condemned President Trump for signing an executive order that would facilitate discrimination of LGBTQ individuals, women, religious minorities, and others under the guise of religious freedom.
By DOL Newswire | May 4, 2017
News Release: Members of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce today introduced the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act, bipartisan legislation to strengthen and improve career and technical education (CTE). Introduced by Reps. Glenn “GT" Thompson (R-PA) and Raja Krishnamoorthi ...
By DOL Newswire | May 4, 2017
News Release: Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, issued the following statement after the House passed the American Health Care Act...
By DOL Newswire | May 3, 2017
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - As Midwest residents deal with historic flooding in southeastern Missouri, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration urges workers and the public at-large to be aware of the hazards they may encounter and what steps are needed to protect themselves as they begin clean-up activities.
By DOL Newswire | May 3, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Led by Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), top Democrat on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today 7 Senate Democrats sent a letter to President Trump requesting more information on his decision, against historical precedent, to dismiss Dr. Vivek Murthy as U.S. Surgeon General. Dr. Murthy was scheduled to serve a four-year term as Surgeon General ending in December 2018.
By DOL Newswire | May 2, 2017
News Release: Dear Secretary DeVos: We are writing to request regular briefings for our staff regarding the status of the work toward reinstating the IRS Data Retrieval Tool (DRT). We appreciate the staff briefing we received on March 30 from the U.S. Department of Education (“Department") and the Internal Revenue...
By DOL Newswire | May 2, 2017
News Release: The House today passed the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 (H.R. 1180) to reform outdated federal labor rules and extend workplace flexibility to more Americans. Introduced by Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL), the legislation would allow private-sector employers to offer employees eligible for overtime ...
By DOL Newswire | May 2, 2017
News Release: Participants: U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration
By DOL Newswire | May 2, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) joined Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and 42 other Senate Democrats in reintroducing historic, comprehensive federal legislation to ban discrimination against LGBTQ Americans. Despite major advances in equality...
By DOL Newswire | May 1, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration today announced that it is seeking applications from nonprofit organizations interested in providing instructor-led classes on occupational safety and health as part of the OSHA Training Institute (OTI) Education Centers Program. The national program serves private and public sector employers, supervisors, and workers within OSHA's jurisdiction.
By DOL Newswire | May 1, 2017
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 as Congress nears passage of a bipartisan appropriations bill free of poison pill riders on women's health.
By DOL Newswire | May 1, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, criticized President Trump’s appointment of Teresa Manning, an anti-abortion activist, to the role of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Population Affairs at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), a position that oversees the Title X family planning program.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 28, 2017
News Release: The House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), held a hearing to examine the accreditation system and identify ways to improve accountability in higher education. This hearing is the latest step in the committee’s continued effort to help strengthen higher education for today’s and future generations of students.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 28, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today issued the following statement on the Trump Administration’s reported decision to appoint Charmaine Yoest to be Assistant Secretary of Public Affairs at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
By DOL Newswire | Apr 27, 2017
News Release: Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, issued the following statement in response to a report on the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program and its impact on student test scores...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 27, 2017
News Release: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued the follow statement on House Republicans’ latest version of Trumpcare.
