By DOL Newswire | Dec 1, 2016
News Release: Employer Name: JFM International Inc. JFM International Inc. 300 E Stewart St. 300 E Stewart St. Willis, Texas. Willis, Texas. Citations Issued: Nov. 30, 2016. Investigation Findings: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigated JFM International in September...
By DOL Newswire | Dec 1, 2016
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, held a press conference with Senate and House Democrats to address the immediate need to implement the Department of Labor’s overtime rule. They were joined by worker advocates from the National Employment Law Project (NELP), the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), and MomsRising.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 30, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez today renewed the charter of the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that all advisory committees renew their charters every two years. The renewed ACCSH charter, expiring Nov. 17, 2018, includes minor updates to better describe the management of the committee's records.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 30, 2016
News Release: BOSTON - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Florida-based Walker International Events on Feb. 4, 2016, for 14 serious violations of workplace safety standards in connection with a circus tent collapse in Lancaster, New Hampshire on Aug. 3, 2015, during a severe thunderstorm. The collapse killed a young child and her father, injured dozens, and endangered both workers and spectators.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 30, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will hold a meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health, Dec. 14, 2016, in Washington, D.C. The NACOSH Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Professionals Pipeline Work Group will meet Dec. 13.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 30, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently renewed its alliance with the National Service, Transmission, Exploration & Production Safety Network and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. The alliance will continue efforts to prevent injuries, illnesses and fatalities among workers in oil and gas exploration and production.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 29, 2016
News Release: SEATTLE - For longshoremen who load and offload timber in the upper Northwest, every ship that sails into port carries a reminder of the litany of hazards they face at work. Loads of extremely heavy logs must be handled carefully to avoid serious and potentially fatal injuries. At the same time, employers...
By DOL Newswire | Nov 29, 2016
News Release: House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) today issued the following statement in response to President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) to become the next Secretary of Health and Human Services...
By DOL Newswire | Nov 29, 2016
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement on the nomination of Congressman Tom Price (R-GA) for Secretary of Health and Human Services.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 28, 2016
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA), ranking member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, released the following statements on the U.S. Department of Education’s final regulation on the accountability provisions in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
By DOL Newswire | Nov 28, 2016
News Release: Rep. John Kline (R-MN), chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN), chairman of the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, issued the following joint statement regarding today’s release by the Department of Education of final regulations implementing accountability provisions in the Every Student Succeeds Act...
By DOL Newswire | Nov 23, 2016
News Release: WILKES BARRE, Pa. - As retailers, consumers and workers head into the hectic holiday season, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is launching an enforcement initiative focused on protecting people employed in the retail industry in the greater Wilkes Barre area.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 23, 2016
News Release: LANSDOWNE, Pa. - An administrative law judge recently affirmed nine cited federal safety and health violations and assessed $344,960 in fines against Lansdowne masonry contractor, J.C. Stucco and Stone. This follows a March 2016, hearing regarding six willful and three repeat citations issued after two 2014 inspections by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 23, 2016
News Release: Rep. John Kline (R-MN), chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), chairman of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, issued the following statement in response to a preliminary injunction blocking implementation of the Department of Labor's overtime rule...
By DOL Newswire | Nov 23, 2016
News Release: House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) today issued the following statement in response to President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Betsy DeVos to become the next Secretary of Education...
By DOL Newswire | Nov 23, 2016
News Release: Employer name: Dollar General, doing business as Dollar General Store #13229
By DOL Newswire | Nov 23, 2016
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) released the following statement on the nomination of Betsy DeVos for Secretary of Education.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 22, 2016
News Release: Participants: U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration. U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The Safety Council of Northwest Ohio. The Safety Council of Northwest Ohio. From left; Dennis McMickens, president and CEO of Safety Council...
By DOL Newswire | Nov 22, 2016
News Release: Nov. 22, 2016 CORRECTED. Employer name: Crystal Window & Door Systems PA LLC. Crystal Window & Door Systems PA LLC. Inspection site: 204 Franklin Valley Road. 204 Franklin Valley Road. Dalton, Pennsylvania. Dalton, Pennsylvania. Citations issued: On Nov. 14, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational...
By DOL Newswire | Nov 22, 2016
News Release: Employer Name: Don M. Barron Contractor Inc. Don M. Barron Contractor Inc. 3600 Dick Taylor St. 3600 Dick Taylor St. Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Citations Issued: Nov. 22, 2016. Investigation Findings: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration...
