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News Release: House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Phil Roe (R-TN) issued the following statements after the House passed H. J. Res. 88, a resolution that will block the Department of Labor’s misguided “fiduciary" rule and protect access to affordable retirement advice.

Murray, Booker Introduce Legislation to End Harmful, Fraudulent Anti-LGBT “Conversion Therapy”

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), the top Democrat on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), and 16 of their Democratic colleagues introduced the Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act, legislation to classify “conversion therapy" ...

Contractor's serial disregard of fall dangers underscores the necessity forNational Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction, May 2-6

News Release: PHILADELPHIA ¿ As the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration prepares for its annual National Safety Stand Down To Prevent Falls in Construction from May 2-6, agency officials in Philadelphia have only to look east to Cinnaminson, New Jersey, to find a serious reminder of why the event is so important ¿ and necessary.

Worker loses part of finger in unguarded machine at Kansasbattery manufacturer; OSHA finds multiple machine, electrical hazards

News Release: SALINA, Kan. ¿ As they investigated unsafe working conditions at a Salina battery manufacturer, federal investigators initiated a second safety inspection after the company reported an unguarded machine partially amputated a 32-year-old worker's left middle finger.

*** MEDIA ADVISORY *** UPDATE: Markup of Bill to Help Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect

News Release: The House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will meet TODAY at 11:00 a.m. to mark up H.R. 4843, the Improving Safe Care for the Prevention of Infant Abuse and Neglect Act.

OSHA finds Republic Steel exposing workers to fall, machine hazards at Ohio steel mill despite 2014 federal safety agreement

By DOL Newswire | Apr 27, 2016

News Release: MASSILLON, Ohio - Federal inspectors conducting a monitoring inspection found workers still exposed to falls and machine hazards at a Massillon steel mill operated by Republic Steel, despite the company's promise to address safety hazards at its U.S. steel manufacturing sites.

Witnesses Warn “Persuader” Rule Harms Workers and Small Business Owners

By DOL Newswire | Apr 27, 2016

News Release: The Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN), held a hearing today to examine the U.S. Department of Labor’s “persuader" rule. Finalized in March 2016, this partisan rule vastly restricts the long-standing “advice" exemption under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, imposing onerous and costly requirements on employers and forcing them to report virtually all contact with advisors on union-related matters.

OSHA cites Irvington convenience store, where employee was killed in October 2015 robbery, for lack of employee safety protections

By DOL Newswire | Apr 27, 2016

News Release: U.S. Department of Labor | April 27, 2016

Kline Statement on Inspector General’s Report Revealing Misuse of AmeriCorps Funds

By DOL Newswire | Apr 26, 2016

News Release: House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) today issued the following statement in response to the findings of an investigation by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) Office of Inspector General, which determined the National Association of Community Health Centers used federal grant money to allow AmeriCorps members to provide abortion-related services in violation of federal law...

OSHA finds chemical manufacturer lacked proper procedures

News Release: View Citations here. Based in Kansas City, Kansas, Harcros operates 28 branch locations in 19 states. The employee-owned company is both a manufacturer and distributor of chemicals used in a variety of industries including manufacturing, water treatment and oil and gas. To ask questions, obtain compliance...

OSHA cites Wisconsin paper mill after worker injured fatally while servicing operating conveyor belt

News Release: LADYSMITH, Wis. - A machine operator who suffered fatal injuries as he serviced a high-speed conveyor belt in a Ladysmith paper mill in October 2015 might still be alive if his employer had ensured that equipment was powered down and locked out before the 46-year-old man entered the hazardous area.

*** MEDIA ADVISORY *** THIS WEEK: Hearing on “Persuader” Rule, Markup of Bill Addressing Infant Abuse and Neglect

News Release: The House Committee on Education and the Workforce will meet this week to examine a new rule by the Department of Labor that will restrict workers’ free choice and employers’ free speech. The committee will also meet this week to consider legislation that will improve efforts to prevent infant abuse and neglect.

Allentown manufacturer willfully exposed workers to amputation hazards

News Release: Employers name: Lynar Corp., 6837 Patterson Court, Allentown, Pennsylvania

Committee Approves Resolution to Stop Fiduciary Rule, Protect Access to Affordable Retirement Advice

News Release: The House Education and the Workforce Committee, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), today approved a resolution (H.J. Res. 88) to block the Department of Labor’s “fiduciary" rule and protect access to affordable retirement advice for low- and middle-income families. The resolution was introduced by Rep.

Murray Highlights Her Continued Work to Expand Apprenticeships Across the Country

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 remarks at an event hosted by the National Governors Association (NGA) and Jobs for the Future to discuss efforts to expand apprenticeships. Last...

Murray Renews Democrats’ Call to Raise the Federal Minimum Wage for Working Families

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 remarks at a press conference to commemorate the one-year anniversary of introducing the Raise the Wage Act, legislation that would raise wages for...

OSHA cites machine hazards at GE Circleville Lamp Plant