By DOL Newswire | May 26, 2016
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), the top Democrat on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, spoke on the Senate floor before the Senate passed a resolution she wrote with Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-MD) and others urging U.S. Soccer to ensure that...
By DOL Newswire | May 25, 2016
News Release: The Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), held a hearing today to examine regulatory changes to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) recordkeeping standards, and whether or not these changes will advance worker safety.
By DOL Newswire | May 25, 2016
News Release: TARRYTOWN, N.Y. - Responding to complaints, inspectors from the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration found access to emergency exits at two New Rochelle CVS stores blocked by merchandise, boxes and other objects. As a result, OSHA is citing the retailer for two repeated violations of workplace safety standards and proposing a total of $88,000 in fines.
By DOL Newswire | May 25, 2016
News Release: View Citations here. To ask questions, obtain compliance assistance, file a complaint, or report amputations, eye loss, workplace hospitalizations, fatalities or situations posing imminent danger to workers, the public should call OSHA's toll-free hotline at 800-321-OSHA (6742) or the agency's Toledo...
By DOL Newswire | May 25, 2016
News Release: CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio - Federal safety and health investigators found that employees of an Ohio gun shop may face life-long health damage because their employer continues to expose them to lead hazards and has failed to establish a respiratory protection program.
By DOL Newswire | May 25, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will hold a meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health, June 14-15, 2016, in Washington, D.C. The NACOSH Injury and Illness Prevention Program Work Group will meet June 14 and the full committee will meet June 15.
By DOL Newswire | May 25, 2016
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), and Congressman Robert C. “Bobby" Scott (D-VA), released the findings of a new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on actions needed to address continued hazards in the meat and poultry industry. The report...
By DOL Newswire | May 24, 2016
News Release: Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN), chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, issued the following statement after the Senate approved H. J. Res. 88, a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act blocking the Department of Labor’s fiduciary rule. Introduced by Rep. Roe, the resolution will help low- and middle-income families plan for retirement by stopping an extreme, partisan rule that will limit access to affordable financial advice.
By DOL Newswire | May 24, 2016
News Release: Employer name: Payton Roofing Inc. Inspection site: 4160 NW, 21st St., Buildings B and D, Lauderhill, Florida 33313. Citations issued: Citations were issued to the employer on May 23. Investigation findings: Inspectors with the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration...
By DOL Newswire | May 24, 2016
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), the top Democrat on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, urged her colleagues to vote down a measure from Senate Republicans that would block new protections for retirement savers from going into effect and would...
By DOL Newswire | May 24, 2016
News Release: Dear Secretary King: Since enactment of the original Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) in 1965 as part of President Johnson's civil rights agenda and war on poverty, Congress, through Title I-A, has focused the resources and attention of the federal government on improving educational opportunities...
By DOL Newswire | May 24, 2016
News Release: U.S. Department of Labor | May 24, 2016 BOS 2016-078
By DOL Newswire | May 23, 2016
News Release: View Citations here. To ask questions, obtain compliance assistance, file a complaint, or report amputations, eye loss, workplace hospitalizations, fatalities or situations posing imminent danger to workers, the public should call OSHA's toll-free hotline at 800-321-OSHA (6742) or the agency's St.
By DOL Newswire | May 23, 2016
News Release: The House Committee on Education and the Workforce will meet this week to examine the activities of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), as well as to discuss ways to promote safe workplaces through effective and responsible Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recordkeeping standards. Both hearings will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOL Newswire | May 23, 2016
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Had his employer properly created a work zone, a passing car on Philadelphia's 63rd Street might not have struck and killed a 27-year-old plumber working to repair an underground leak on a mid-November night in 2015.
By DOL Newswire | May 19, 2016
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 a new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on actions needed to help homeless and foster care youth pursue and succeed in higher education.
By DOL Newswire | May 19, 2016
News Release: Employer name: Falls Creek Powdered Metals Inc., 82 Industrial Drive, Brockway, Pennsylvania
By DOL Newswire | May 19, 2016
News Release: Employers name: Penn Stucco Systems Inc., 385 West Ridge Pike, Limerick, Pennsylvania
By DOL Newswire | May 18, 2016
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), the top Democrat on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered opening remarks at a hearing on the implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). As the Department of Education and state governments...
By DOL Newswire | May 18, 2016
News Release: The House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), today approved H.R. 5003, the Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act of 2016. Introduced by Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN), the legislation reauthorizes and reforms federal child nutrition programs to ensure states and ...
