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 after the Senate voted to confirm Alexander Acosta as Secretary of Labor...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 27, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), along with Congressman Mark Pocan (D-WI), reintroduced legislation aimed at reducing bullying and harassment that affects one in five students at colleges and universities across the country. The Tyler Clementi Higher...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 27, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) -Today, Senator Patty Murray, (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued the following statement on the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) issuance of an interim rule that will delay its final rule on menu labeling requirements, scheduled to take effect on May 5.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 27, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today delivered the following remarks opposing the nomination of Dr. Scott Gottlieb to serve as the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Senator Murray and Democrats have expressed serious concerns about Dr. Gottlieb’s financial entanglements, given his unprecedented history of industry ties.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 26, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) -Led by Sens. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Reps. Bobby Scott (D-VA) and Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), more than 130 Members of Congress sent a letter.pdf) today to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos urging her to reverse a decision to rescind Obama-era memos on student loan servicing reforms. The reforms had included new consumer protections for borrowers and improvements to the quality of federal loan servicing.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 26, 2017
News Release: Washington, DC - Addressing hundreds of low-wage workers outside the Capitol, Sens. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced legislation that would raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 26, 2017
News Release: The House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), today approved H.R. 1180, the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017. Introduced by Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL), the legislation would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to allow private-sector employers to offer workers the choice of paid time off in lieu of cash wages for overtime hours worked. The bill passed by a vote of 22 to 16.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 26, 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 vote against President Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Labor, Alexander Acosta, citing his refusal to commit to standing up for workers and not bend to political pressure from the Trump Administration and their anti-worker policies.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 26, 2017
News Release: ATLANTA - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration will recognize Workers' Memorial Day on April 30 at 2 p.m. EDT by participating in a ceremony in Atlanta.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 26, 2017
News Release: NEW YORK - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration will recognize Workers' Memorial Day on April 28 at various events throughout the country, including New York.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 26, 2017
News Release: Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, issued the following statement after President Trump signed an executive order requiring the Department of Education to review K-12 regulatory policies...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 26, 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 on an announcement from the Trump Administration that it plans to continue cost-sharing subsidies that help families save on health care for an undetermined amount of time.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 25, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will recognize Workers' Memorial Day on April 28 by holding various events throughout the country.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 25, 2017
News Release: MADISON, Wis. - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration will recognize Workers' Memorial Day by participating in various events throughout the country.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 25, 2017
News Release: LINCOLN, Neb. - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration will recognize Workers' Memorial Day by participating in various events throughout the country.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 25, 2017
News Release: CLEVELAND - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration will recognize Workers' Memorial Day by participating in various events throughout the country on Friday, April 28.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 25, 2017
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration will recognize Workers' Memorial Day on April 28 by holding various events throughout the country.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 25, 2017
News Release: WICHITA, Kan. - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration will recognize Workers' Memorial Day by participating in various events throughout the country.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 25, 2017
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration will recognize Workers' Memorial Day by participating in various events throughout the country.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 25, 2017
News Release: BATON ROUGE, La. - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration will recognize Workers' Memorial Day on April 28 by holding various events throughout the country.
