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OSHA finds tank manufacturing facility failed to fix discrepancies, continues to expose workers to respiratory cancer risk, other hazards

By DOL Newswire | Apr 20, 2016

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Just six months after citing a global equipment provider to the biopharma industry for exposing workers to hazardous levels of hexavalent chromium and potentially deafening noise as they welded and grinded stainless steel and other alloy steels, federal investigators found the company has failed to take steps to protect its workers at its Springfield facility.

Rokita Introduces Bill to Reauthorize, Reform Child Nutrition Assistance

By DOL Newswire | Apr 20, 2016

News Release: Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN), chairman of the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, today introduced the Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act of 2016 (H.R. 5003). The bill will reauthorize and reform federal child nutrition programs to ensure states and schools have the flexibility they need to provide children access to healthy meals without additional or prohibitive costs.

Murray on House Republicans’ Latest Effort to Politicize Women’s Health

By DOL Newswire | Apr 20, 2016

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, issued the following statement on the second hearing of the House Republican Select Committee established to undermine Planned Parenthood and interfere with women’s access to health care.

Murray Highlights Support for Worker Protections, Higher Wages for Home Care Workers

By DOL Newswire | Apr 20, 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 remarks at an event hosted by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) on the critical issues home care workers face. In her remarks, Senator...

President Signs Bill to Improve Support for Older Americans

By DOL Newswire | Apr 19, 2016

News Release: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) today released the following joint statement after President Obama signed into law the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2016 (S. 192), legislation that strengthens support services for seniors and their caregivers...

Premier Roofing, sub-contractor defied OSHA fall hazard warnings twice in three days; exposed roofers to three-story falls

By DOL Newswire | Apr 19, 2016

News Release: Links to the citations: Information: Headquartered in Denver, Premier Roofing also has offices in Colorado Springs and Fort Collins, Colorado; Kansas City, Kansas; and Chicago. It services the majority of Colorado, southern Wyoming, eastern Kansas, ...

Members Move to Block Fiduciary Rule, Preserve Access to Affordable Retirement Advice

By DOL Newswire | Apr 19, 2016

News Release: Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN), chairman of the Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, along with Rep. Charles Boustany, chairman of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Tax Policy, and Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO), today introduced a resolution, under the Congressional Review ...

Two Bismarck companies cited after 22-year-old seriously injured in fall

By DOL Newswire | Apr 19, 2016

News Release: BISMARCK, N.D. - Two Bismarck companies have been cited by federal safety inspectors for failing to protect workers from fall hazards of up to 18 feet at a residential home construction site in the 4600 block of Greyhawk Lane in February.

OSHA cites 4 companies after worker suffers fatal injuries while testing pipe joints at Springfield waste-water treatment facility

By DOL Newswire | Apr 19, 2016

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A 42-year-old laborer leak testing joints inside a 54-inch round pipe suffered fatal blunt force injuries in October 2015, when an inflatable ¿bladder¿ ruptured at a Springfield waste-water treatment plant. Inspectors from the U.S. Department of Labor¿s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found his employer, Henderson Construction of Central Illinois Inc., failed to train him properly on the testing procedure.

Premier Roofing, sub-contractor defied OSHA fall hazard warnings twice in three days; exposed roofers to three-story falls

By DOL Newswire | Apr 19, 2016

News Release: Employer name: Premier Roofing Company LLC and Walter Construction LTD

OSHA cites general and subcontractor in Florida for exposing workers to dangers of trench cave-ins; proposes more than $114K in fines

By DOL Newswire | Apr 19, 2016

News Release: Employer's names: Owen-Ames-Kimball Co., and Stevens and Layton Inc.

*** MEDIA ADVISORY *** THURSDAY: Committee to Mark Up Resolution Blocking Fiduciary Rule, Protecting Access to Affordable Retirement Advice

By DOL Newswire | Apr 19, 2016

News Release: On Thursday, April 21 at 9:00 a.m., the Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will consider a resolution (H.J. Res. 88) that would block the Department of Labor’s controversial “fiduciary" rule. The resolution was introduced by Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN), chairman of ...

OSHA cites world's largest sauerkraut cannery after worker falls into vat

By DOL Newswire | Apr 19, 2016

News Release: BEAR CREEK, Wis. - A Wisconsin food cannery faces $143,550 in federal penalties after a 35-year-old worker fell more than 17 feet into an empty sauerkraut vat and broke multiple bones. The inspection that followed was the fourth time since 2011 that the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited GLK Foods LLC for failing to protect workers from fall and machine hazards.

Small Business Owners Describe New Silica Standards as Unworkable

By DOL Newswire | Apr 19, 2016

News Release: The Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), held a hearing today to review recent changes to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) silica standards and the potential impact they will have on the nation’s workplaces.

OSHA issues final rule establishing procedures for handling retaliationcomplaints under the Food Safety Modernization Act

By DOL Newswire | Apr 18, 2016

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration today published a final rule establishing procedures for handling retaliation complaints under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act. The final rule also explains the burdens of proof, remedies and statute of limitations similar to other whistleblower protection statutes that OSHA administers.

Elgin roofing contractor continues to risk workers' safety

By DOL Newswire | Apr 18, 2016

News Release: ELGIN, Ill. - Despite the fact that preventable falls account for nearly 40 percent * of all deaths in the construction industry, some employers continue to ignore the dangers and put their workers at serious risk.

Byrne Introduces Resolution to Block Controversial “Persuader” Regulation

By DOL Newswire | Apr 15, 2016

News Release: Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-AL), a member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, today introduced a resolution (H.J. Res. 87) under the Congressional Review Act to block a controversial new rule by the Department of Labor. Known as the “persuader" rule, the regulation will make it harder for employers to communicate with employees and undermine the right of workers to make informed decisions in union elections.

Innovations in Employer-Sponsored Insurance Promoting a Healthy Workforce

By DOL Newswire | Apr 15, 2016

News Release: The Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN), held a hearing this week to discuss innovations employers are implementing to control costs and provide higher quality coverage to their employees. The hearing is part of the ongoing work by the Task Force on Health Care Reform to develop responsible reforms that will expand affordable coverage and lead to a more patient-centered health care system.