By DOL Newswire | Mar 10, 2016
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Following the U.S. Department of Education’s announcement earlier this week that it would refund money to all military borrowers who were charged more than six percent interest on their federal student loans between 2009 and 2014, today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 10, 2016
News Release: CINNAMINSON, N.J. - Workers of Berlin Builders, a residential construction contractor with projects throughout Southern New Jersey, are a step away from a serious injury or worse because their employer routinely exposes them to dangerous falls by ignoring safety standards that are required by law.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 10, 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 the following statement on Senate passage of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA). CARA provides federal grants through the Department of Justice to improve prevention and treatment of opioid addiction, especially for those who have passed through the criminal justice system.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 10, 2016
News Release: Employer name: Pilgrim's Pride Corp. Investigation site: 2045 Highway 244, Russellville, Alabama 35653. Citations issued: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued citations to the employer on March 07 for one repeated and one serious safety violation. Investigation...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 10, 2016
News Release: Employer name: Dollar General Corporation. Inspection site: 203 Wedowee St., Bowdon, Georgia 30108. Citations issued: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued citations to the employer on March 07 for two repeated and one serious safety violation. Inspection...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 10, 2016
News Release: OSHKOSH, Wis. - A 20-year-old window washer fell more than 58 feet to his death because his safety lines were not properly tied off, federal inspectors found.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 9, 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 HELP Committee markup, emphasizing the need to secure sustained funding for biomedical research and drug and device approval, as well as patient and consumer safety measures, in any final agreement on advancing medical innovation.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 9, 2016
News Release: March 9, 2016 BOS 2016-057. HARTFORD, Conn. - A blocked emergency exit and improperly stored stock put the employees of the Guess? Factory Store at the Tanger Outlet Mall at Foxwoods Casino in Mashantucket at risk of burns, lacerations and being struck by falling objects, an investigation by the U.S.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 9, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is extending the comment period for OSHA's draft Guidance on Data Evaluation for Weight of Evidence Determination to May 2, 2016. OSHA published draft guidance on February 16.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 9, 2016
News Release: Dear Mr. President: Our nation’s students are making incredible investments in higher education-and their future-every day with the hope that they might secure their place in the middle class. While many schools are working in good faith to help their students succeed, recent cases have unfortunately...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 9, 2016
News Release: March 9, 2016 BOS 2016-035. Employer name: Continental Construction Group, 177 North Common St., Lynn, Massachusetts. Citations issued: Five repeat and two serious citations. Investigation findings: Continental Construction Group exposed employees to falls of 13 to 24 feet while constructing decks at...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 9, 2016
News Release: Employer: Wardman Hotel LLC, doing business as Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
By DOL Newswire | Mar 9, 2016
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee voted to move forward with Dr. John King’s nomination to the position of U.S. Secretary of Education by a vote of 16 to 6. In prepared remarks submitted for the record, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), the ranking member of the committee made the following statement...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 9, 2016
News Release: Employer name: Marine Builders, Inc. Inspection site: 5821 Utica Pike, Jeffersonville, Indiana. Citations issued: March 1, 2016. Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration's cited Marine Builders Inc. for one repeat, eight serious and three other-than-serious...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 9, 2016
News Release: Employers: U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Correctional Center Hazelton
By DOL Newswire | Mar 9, 2016
News Release: The House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will hold two hearings next week featuring testimony from administration officials.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 9, 2016
News Release: Employer name: D.S. Meyer Enterprises LLC, 34 Maple Ave. Waldwick, New Jersey
By DOL Newswire | Mar 8, 2016
News Release: Senate health committee members release staff discussion draft to help Americans suffering from mental health and substance abuse disorders by ensuring mental health agency embraces innovation, gives states flexibility to meet need, and improves access to care
By DOL Newswire | Mar 8, 2016
News Release: Inspection site 300 White Mountain Drive, New Bremen, Ohio
By DOL Newswire | Mar 8, 2016
News Release: MONTGOMERYVILLE, Pa. - On July 11, 2014, a worker at Lloyd Industries' Montgomeryville plant suffered the amputation of three fingers after a machine without safety guards crushed his hand. The company, a leading manufacturer of fire dampers and HVAC products, fired him immediately after the incident.
