By DOL Newswire | Feb 29, 2016
News Release: U.S. Department of Labor | Feb. 29, 2016
By DOL Newswire | Feb 29, 2016
News Release: LA BELLE, Mo. - For the third time since 2012, federal investigators have cited Sharpe Holdings in the death of an employee. The most recent casualty was a 51-year-old equipment operator, who suffered serious head injuries after was ejected from the rear of a van on Sept. 26, 2015. He died the following day.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 26, 2016
News Release: Feb. 26, 2016 BOS 2016-031. HARTFORD, Conn. - Employees at PCC Structurals-Groton faced the risk of chemical burns, fire, lacerations, amputations, electric shock and other injuries, inspections by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration have found. "Our inspections...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 26, 2016
News Release: At a hearing on the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), members of the Committee on Education and the Workforce questioned Acting Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. about how the Department of Education plans to implement the law in a manner consistent with the letter and intent of the law. Focusing ...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 25, 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 on the Senate floor in anticipation of next week’s oral arguments in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, which is currently pending before...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 25, 2016
News Release: Employer name: Machinery Maintenance Rebuilders Inc., Houston, Texas
By DOL Newswire | Feb 25, 2016
News Release: Employers name: S&S Roofing Inc., 2 Self Blvd., Carteret, New Jersey
By DOL Newswire | Feb 25, 2016
News Release: In advance of their first idea forum today, the chairs of the Task Force on Health Care Reform released their mission statement. This mission statement, laying out the goals of the task force, marks the next step in the development of a bold, pro-growth agenda that Republicans will present to the country in the coming months.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 25, 2016
News Release: House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement today after the committee held a hearing with Acting Secretary of Education John King on implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 25, 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 the nomination hearing of Dr. John King to serve as Secretary of Education. In her remarks, Murray highlighted the significant...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 24, 2016
News Release: CLEVELAND - Federal inspectors found toxic exposure to aniline that sent a 56-year-old service technician to the hospital occurred because adequate safeguards were not in place.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 24, 2016
News Release: Feb. 24, 2016 BOS 2016-029. Employer name: Budney Overhaul & Repair, Ltd. Inc., specializing in the repair and overhaul of a wide variety of aviation engine and airframe components. Inspection site: 131 New Park Drive, Berlin, Connecticut. Investigation findings: Responding to a complaint, OSHA inspectors...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 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, delivered opening remarks at a hearing addressing the growing threat of the Zika virus. The alarming spread of the Zika virus continues to pose a serious threat...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 24, 2016
News Release: Feb. 24, 2016 BOS 2016-028. Employer name: Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. dba Alpine Lake RV Resort. Inspection site: 78 Heath Road, Corinth, New York. Investigation findings: Employees were exposed to electrical hazards throughout the campground when they were required to work on outdoor electrical...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 24, 2016
News Release: CINCINNATI, Ohio - The life of a 53-year-old roofer who died after dropping 40 feet to the ground could have been saved if his employer had provided proper fall protection, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has found.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 24, 2016
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, issued the following statement on the decision by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) to block the nomination of Mary Wakefield as Deputy Secretary at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) with the goal of advancing the GOP’s discredited efforts to undermine Planned Parenthood.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 24, 2016
News Release: In advance of their first idea forum today, the chairs of the Task Force on Poverty, Opportunity, and Upward Mobility released their mission statement. This mission statement, laying out the goals of the task force, marks the next step in the development of a bold, pro-growth agenda that Republicans will present to the country in the coming months.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 23, 2016
News Release: SEATTLE - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has ordered an Alaska aviation company to pay years of back wages, $100,000 in compensatory damages, and to reinstate a pilot who had been suspended, then fired and ostracized among the close-knit industry for reporting safety concerns at work.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 23, 2016
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), the top Democrat on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, applauded the Department of Education’s proposed rule to address disparities in special education and disciplinary practices, such as suspensions and expulsions. The...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 23, 2016
News Release: Inspection site 2732 North 15th Street, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
