By DOL Newswire | Jun 8, 2015
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 U.S. Department of Education announcing critical debt relief for students impacted by the closure and bankruptcy of Corinthian Colleges, ...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 8, 2015
News Release: Employer name: Tip Top Roofing & Construction/Tip Top Exteriors Inc.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 4, 2015
News Release: Dear Secretary Duncan: We write to request that the U.S. Department of Education use its authority to improve the financial aid process, empower consumers, and increase college access by allowing students to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) earlier. Right now, many students...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 4, 2015
News Release: Employer name: Shoreline Foundation Inc. Inspection site: 2781 SW 56th Avenue, Pembroke Park, Florida 33023. Date inspection initiated: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration initiated the Dec. 18, 2014, inspection after receiving a complaint alleging workplace hazards. Inspection findings: ...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 4, 2015
News Release: CUMMINGS, Kan. - Two workers endured several weeks of skin graft surgery and physical therapy after suffering second-degree burns when gas vapors exploded in a railcar in December 2014 at GBW Railcar Services LLC. The car was being prepared for cleaning when an electric heater ignited the flammable gas. Seven other workers were treated for injuries and released from the hospital.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 3, 2015
News Release: Employer name: Suburban General Construction Inc., 1019 E. 31st Street, La Grange Park, Illinois
By DOL Newswire | Jun 3, 2015
News Release: DALLAS - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration urges everyone engaged in cleanup after the recent floods in Texas - employers, workers and the public - to avoid potential hazards and take steps to protect themselves.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 3, 2015
News Release: HAVERTOWN, Pa. - For six masonry workers installing brick facades on two new residential properties in Philadelphia, each day on-the-job could have been their last.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 3, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will hold a meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health, June 17-18, 2015, in Washington, D.C. The Temporary Workers Work Group will meet June 17 and the full committee will meet June 18.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 3, 2015
News Release: The House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), today held a hearing entitled, “Compulsory Unionization through Grievance Fees: The NLRB’s Assault on Right to Work." During the hearing, members discussed how an effort by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) could weaken state right-to-work laws and diminish employee freedom.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 3, 2015
News Release: Employer name: Detyens Shipyards Inc. Inspection site: 1670 Dry Dock Avenue, North Charleston, South Carolina 29405. Date inspection initiated: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration performed a comprehensive inspection on Dec. 2, 2014, as part of its Regional Emphasis Program on Maritime...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 3, 2015
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) introduced the Children’s Recovery from Trauma Act, legislation that would help ensure our nation’s health care system is better prepared to provide support to children and families following traumatic events.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 3, 2015
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) delivered remarks at a HELP Committee hearing on Reauthorizing the Higher Education Act: Ensuring College Affordability. In her opening remarks, Murray highlighted how the high costs...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 3, 2015
News Release: Lee Lewis, chief executive officer with Lee Lewis Construction Co., signs OSHA alliance agreement with Elizabeth L. Routh, OSHA's area director in Lubbock, Texas.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 2, 2015
News Release: WINESBURG, Ohio - Less than two years after agreeing to address safety violations in a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Case Farms Processing Inc. exposed workers to the same dangerous machinery hazards at its Winesburg facility.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 2, 2015
News Release: On Wednesday, June 3 at 10:00 a.m., Governor Pete Ricketts (R-NE) will testify at a hearing chaired by House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN). The hearing, entitled “Compulsory Unionization through Grievance Fees: The NLRB’s Assault on Right to Work," will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 2, 2015
News Release: Date Investigation Initiated: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration initiated a safety inspection on Dec. 1, 2014, in response to a formal complaint against Customized Distribution Services Inc. During the inspection, high noise levels were observed, prompting an additional health inspection initiated on Dec. 22, 2014.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 2, 2015
News Release: House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Phil Roe (R-TN) have renewed a request for information regarding a regulatory proposal to expand the definition of “fiduciary" under theEmployee Retirement Income Security ...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 1, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration today published a Guide to Restroom Access for Transgender Workers*. The publication provides guidance to employers on best practices regarding restroom access for transgender workers. The guide was developed at the request of the National...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 1, 2015
News Release: BOISE, Idaho - Every month, somewhere in the U.S., two people die in trench cave-ins - buried or crushed by the tremendous weight of falling earth. In fact, one cubic yard of soil can be equal to the weight of a small automobile, about 3,000 pounds. These needless deaths can be prevented with proper cave-in protections.
