By DOL Newswire | Dec 8, 2015
News Release: U.S. Department of Labor | Dec. 8, 2015
By DOL Newswire | Dec 8, 2015
News Release: SAN ANTONIO - Gabriel Palacios died after falling 35 feet from a roof while working for San Antonio-based Longhorn Contractors. The company failed to provide appropriate fall protection equipment and training, which led to his death, a federal inspection found.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 8, 2015
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 delivered remarks on the Senate floor on provisions to improve and expand access to early childhood education in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), the...
By DOL Newswire | Dec 8, 2015
News Release: Taveras, Fla. - For employees working with hazardous substances, an oversight can be disastrous - an unfortunate lesson learned by six Florida workers at a Blue Rhino propane tank refurbishing facility in Taveras who were injured during a fire.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 8, 2015
News Release: COLONA, Ill. - Workers were overexposed to the solvent methylene chloride and other hazards while they reconditioned bucket trucks at a Colona dealership and repair facility, inspectors from the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration found. When workers inhale and absorb the solvent through the skin, it can harm the heart and nervous system.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 8, 2015
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 delivered remarks on the Senate floor as debate began on the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), the bipartisan legislation she worked on to fix No Child Left...
By DOL Newswire | Dec 8, 2015
News Release: U.S. Department of Labor | Dec. 8, 2015 BOS 2015-223
By DOL Newswire | Dec 8, 2015
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) delivered remarks at a hearing on Opioid Abuse in America: Facing the Epidemic and Examining Solutions. In her remarks, Murray explained that far too many families in Washington...
By DOL Newswire | Dec 4, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently renewed an alliance with Lamar Advertising Company to help prevent workplace injuries, illnesses and fatalities by raising awareness of OSHA initiatives and outreach campaigns.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 4, 2015
News Release: Republican and Democratic lawmakers today expressed strong optimism that they will soon introduce a legislative proposal to help strengthen the retirement security of working families and ensure retirement advisors protect their clients' best interests. As bipartisan concerns continue to grow over a ...
By DOL Newswire | Dec 4, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Altec Industries Inc. recently renewed their alliance aimed at preventing workplace injuries, illnesses and fatalities in the utility, telecommunications and construction industries. The alliance will focus on the safe operation, use and maintenance of equipment used in these industries, including cranes, chippers, digger derricks and aerial devices.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 3, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN), held a hearing this week on principles guiding a bipartisan effort to strengthen the retirement security of workers and ensure retirement advisors protect their clients’ best interests. Members also discussed widespread concerns regarding a recent Department of Labor (DOL) proposal that will make it harder for individuals to plan for retirement.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 3, 2015
News Release: Employer name: Portersville Sales & Testing Inc., is a gas tubes and truck trailer manufacturing company located at 1406 Perry Highway in Portersville, Pennsylvania. The company's corporate headquarters is located in Amarillo, Texas.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 3, 2015
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), bipartisan legislation from Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) to fix the broken No Child Left Behind law. Since the final proposal was released on Monday, the legislation has received widespread support from advocates.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 3, 2015
News Release: Employer name: Merit Construction Services Inc., Farmington, Minnesota.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 3, 2015
News Release: Employer name: Symrise Inc., a flavoring and fragrance manufacturer, is located at 172 Industrial Parkway in Branchburg, New Jersey.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 3, 2015
News Release: Employer name: Anrich Inc., 1271 South Gulph Road in Wayne, Pennsylvania. The company primarily does utility construction and water and sewer pipeline construction.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 3, 2015
News Release: Following House passage yesterday by a vote of 359-64, the Every Student Succeeds Act is ready for Senate action next week
By DOL Newswire | Dec 2, 2015
News Release: House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby" Scott (D-VA) issued the following statements today after the House passed a bipartisan, bicameral bill to replace No Child Left Behind and improve K-12 education. Known as the Every Student Succeeds Act (S. 1177), the bill passed the House by a vote of 359 to 64.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 2, 2015
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 delivered remarks on the Senate floor on the damaging Senate Republican legislation that defunds Planned Parenthood. In her remarks, Murray highlighted that...
