By DOL Newswire | Jan 26, 2016
News Release: Murray wants to make sure students, families voices are heard as she fights to make college more affordable and help students graduate from college without crushing student debt
By DOL Newswire | Jan 26, 2016
News Release: Jan. 26, 2016 BOS 2016-011. Employer name: Lake Compounce Family Theme Park, 822 Lake Ave., Bristol, Conn., sister company of Palace Entertainment Holdings LLC, Newport Beach, California. Citations issued: On Jan. 15, 2016, the Hartford Area Office of the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 25, 2016
News Release: Employer name: Rich Products Corp., Brownsville, Texas
By DOL Newswire | Jan 25, 2016
News Release: BEREA, Ohio - More than 30 workers were at-risk of amputation and other injuries daily while manufacturing nuts and bolts at a Berea factory. Federal inspectors found Telefast Industries Inc. failed to install guards and use recommended safety procedures to prevent workers from coming in contact with operating parts of machinery, violations for which inspectors previously cited the company in 2014.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 22, 2016
News Release: Employer name: BZ Plumbing, Inc., a residential plumbing and sewage installation contractor based in Jerome, Idaho.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 21, 2016
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee and the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (LHHS) Appropriations Subcommittee delivered remarks on the Senate floor ahead of...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 21, 2016
News Release: U.S. Department of Labor | Jan. 21, 2016 BOS 2016-008
By DOL Newswire | Jan 21, 2016
News Release: Diana Petterson, 972-850-4710, petterson.diana@dol.gov. Juan Rodriguez, 972-850-4709, rodriguez.juan@dol.gov. Release Number: 16-93-DAL. -------------------------------. U.S. Department of Labor news materials are accessible at
By DOL Newswire | Jan 20, 2016
News Release: Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) issued the following statement today in response to enforcement changes announced by the Department of Labor's (DOL) Wage and Hour Division...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 20, 2016
News Release: Employer name: Frontier Ag Inc. Citations received: Jan. 15, 2016. Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Wichita Area Office cited the Quinter, Kansas, grain cooperative for two repeated and three serious safety violations. Federal inspectors...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 20, 2016
News Release: ATLANTA - When U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspectors returned to an Atlanta food manufacturing facility and found previously cited hazards had reoccurred, the management of Schwan's Global Supply Inc. took an unusual step.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 20, 2016
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) delivered opening remarks at a hearing on Improving the Federal Response to Challenges in Mental Health Care in America. In her remarks, Murray highlighted examples from Washington state that show how comprehensive mental health care can truly improve lives.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 19, 2016
News Release: Employer name: Berlin Builders Inc., 141 Rte. 130, Suite 192, in Cinnaminson, New Jersey
By DOL Newswire | Jan 19, 2016
News Release: Employer name: Mississippi Polymers Inc. Inspection site: 2733 South Harper Road, Corinth, Mississippi. Citations issued: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued citations to the employer on Jan. 14 for 11 serious safety violations. Inspection findings: OSHA...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 19, 2016
News Release: ATLANTA - As they recover from the impacts of severe storms and tornadoes, Florida's emergency workers, employers, and the public at-large should be aware of the hazards they may encounter and take necessary steps to stay safe, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration urges.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 15, 2016
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) released the following statement on the Food and Drug Administration’s marketing clearance of a newly redesigned duodenoscope that will improve patient safety. The manufacturer...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 14, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has scheduled a public hearing on the agency's proposed rule to amend its existing exposure limits for occupational exposure in general industry to beryllium and beryllium compounds. The hearing will be held March 21, 2016, in Washington, D.C.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 14, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is introducing more durable and secure completion cards for its Outreach Training Program, including 10-hour and 30-hour voluntary safety classes. The new cards are intended to reduce fraud and improve efficiency.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 14, 2016
News Release: Employer name: A-1 Excavating Inc., Bloomer, Wisconsin
By DOL Newswire | Jan 14, 2016
News Release: LINCOLN, Neb. - A newly hired, 39-year-old worker who fell through a roof in October 2015 and later died, could have been saved if his employer provided required fall protection, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has found.
