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News Release: Rep. John Kline (R-MN), chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) today praised House passage of H.R. 5963, the Supporting Youth Opportunity and Preventing Delinquency Act. Introduced by Rep. Curbelo and Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-VA), the legislation ...

Sen. Murray Praises Decision by Education Dept. to Hold ACICS Accountable for Failing to Protect Students, Veterans, and Taxpayers in Higher Education

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), the top Democrat on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced its decision to withdraw recognition of the Accrediting Council for Independent...

A Modern Multiemployer Pension System Would Protect Workers, Retirees, Employers, and Taxpayers

News Release: The Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN), today held a hearing to receive public feedback on a discussion draft to modernize multiemployer pensions. Released by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, ...

Kline Statement on Education Department’s Termination of ACICS Recognition

News Release: Rep. John Kline (R-MN), chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, today issued the following statement in response to the Department of Education’s decision to terminate federal recognition of the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS)...

Committee Leaders Respond to Government Watchdog Report on OFCCP Enforcement Efforts

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 joint statement after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report concerning the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, which is responsible for enforcing employment nondiscrimination policies for federal contractors...

OSHA, Turner Construction forge partnership to train, protect construction workers on CH2 Data Center in Northlake, Illinois

News Release: Representatives from Turner Construction Company, OSHA, Laborers District Council, Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters, and the Illinois Department of Labor's onsite consultation program who participated in the partnership signing.

Walberg Introduces Legislation to Delay Overtime Rule, Protect Workers, Students, and Small Businesses

By DOL Newswire | Sep 21, 2016

News Release: Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), chairman of the House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, today introduced the Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act (H.R. 6094), legislation to require a six-month delay in the effective date of the Department of Labor’s new overtime rule. Without ...

Witnesses: Department's Actions Will Harm Students, Schools, and Local Flexibility

By DOL Newswire | Sep 21, 2016

News Release: The Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN), today held a hearing to examine a recent regulatory proposal from the Department of Education changing the longstanding requirement that federal funds supplement-not supplant-state and local ...

Committee Seeks Information to Hold Agencies Accountable for End-of-Term Agenda

By DOL Newswire | Sep 21, 2016

News Release: House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and other committee leaders sent oversight letters to both the Department of Education and the Department of Labor regarding “the precedent that exists for increased regulatory actions executed by outgoing administrations." Specifically, ...

***MEDIA ADVISORY*** THIS WEEK: Hearings to Examine K-12 Education Regulatory Proposal, Discussion Draft to Modernize Multiemployer Pensions

News Release: The House Committee on Education and the Workforce will hold hearings this week to examine the Department of Education’s “supplement, not supplant" regulatory proposal and a discussion draft to modernize multiemployer pensions. Both hearings will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

OSHA again finds Dollar General jeopardizing worker, customer safety

News Release: BOLIVAR, Ohio - One of the nation's largest discount retailers continues to ignore federal workplace safety inspectors who have found repeated instances where the company endangers workers and customers alike by blocking exit routes with stacked merchandise.

OSHA cites Koch Foods of Mississippi after severe worker injuries

News Release: Employer name: Koch Foods of Mississippi LLC

Investigating grease fire at maintenance facility, OSHA finds US Postal facility failed to maintain working fire extinguishers

News Release: Employer name: U.S. Postal Service. 1720 Market St. St. Louis, Missouri. Citations issued: Sept. 13, 2016. Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration's St. Louis Area Office has cited the U.S. Postal Service's vehicle maintenance facility for one...

OSHA issues final rule establishing procedures for handling retaliation complaints under the Seaman's Protection Act

By DOL Newswire | Sep 16, 2016

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has published a final rule at that establishes procedures and time frames for handling retaliation complaints under the Seaman's Protection Act (SPA). The Act protects seamen from retaliation for engaging in certain protected activity, such as providing information to the government about violations of maritime safety laws or regulations.

OSHA to hold two meetings of National Advisory Committee onOccupational Safety and Health OSH Professionals Pipeline Work Group

By DOL Newswire | Sep 16, 2016

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has scheduled two meetings of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health's OSH Professionals Pipeline Work Group. The meetings will be held on Sept. 20, 2016 and Oct. 18, 2016, in Washington, D.C.

OSHA, Permian Basin STEPS Network renew alliance to support improved safety culture for Texas' oil and gas workers

News Release: Participants: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration's El Paso and Lubbock Area Offices, Permian Basin Service, Transmission, Exploration and Production Safety Network

Senators Introduce Resolution Calling for Health Care Public Option

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Senators Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Patty Murray (D-WA), Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT), along with 22 of their colleagues, introduced a Senate resolution calling for a public option in the health insurance market.

Murray, Senators: We Must Do More to Provide Debt Relief & Support to Students, Veterans Suffering from Wide-Ranging Impacts of ITT Tech Closure

News Release: (Washington, D.C) - Today, Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and 18 Senators sent a letter commending the U.S. Department...

OSHA issues new guidance on settlement approval in whistleblowercases