By DOL Newswire | Jan 22, 2015
News Release: LUBBOCK, Texas - The accumulation of combustible grain dust requires more than just wiping surfaces to eliminate them. Grain dust accumulation, in the right combination of particle size, air and an ignition source, can expose workers to possible explosions or combustible dust hazards, according to citations...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 22, 2015
News Release: Last fall the American people sent a clear message: They want to move our country in a new direction, one that will lead to prosperity and opportunity for every man and woman willing to work for it.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 22, 2015
News Release: A bipartisan group of House members today introduced legislation that would improve support for youth who are victims of sex trafficking. It is estimated that each year 300,000 children become victims of sex trafficking. Many of these children were once involved in a state child welfare system, yet their ...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 21, 2015
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A 22-year-old apprentice ironworker fell more than 30 feet to his death while standing on a 9-inch-wide steel girder on a building under construction in Kansas City. On the job for just a few weeks, the worker was not provided fall protection by his employer, Fastrack Erectors Inc., ...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 21, 2015
News Release: The House Education and the Workforce Committee today released a white paper outlining goals to reform the Head Start Act and requesting public feedback on ways to strengthen the law. The paper is the latest effort by the committee to improve federal early learning and child care programs for the nation’s most vulnerable families.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 21, 2015
News Release: On Thursday, January 22 at 8:30 a.m., U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) will speak at the American Enterprise Institute about committee priorities for improving education.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 21, 2015
News Release: MIAMI - Employees at Arctic Industries Inc. faced the dangers of electrocution, amputation and serious illness at work at the Miami-based freezer manufacturer. As part of its continued oversight of the company and its history of safety failures, U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspectors returned in July 2014 and identified 16 safety and health violations, with penalties of $64,680.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 21, 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 committee hearing on Fixing No Child Left Behind: Testing and Accountability. In her opening statement, Murray highlighted the critical role the federal...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 21, 2015
News Release: NEWARK, Ill. - A 24-year-old newly hired worker suffered multiple fractures when his leg and foot became entangled in a running mechanical auger while in a grain storage bin at Grainco FS Inc. in Newark. The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigated the July...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 20, 2015
News Release: House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s State of the Union address...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 16, 2015
News Release: On Wednesday, January 21 at 10:00 a.m., the House Committee on Education and the Workforce will hold its full committee organizational meeting in 2175 Rayburn House Office Building. At the organizational meeting, the committee will consider adoption of the committee rules and oversight plan.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 15, 2015
News Release: ROSS, N.D. - For the eighth time, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Northern Excavating Co. for allowing its employees to work at great risk in trenches without cave-in protection and a safe means to exit the trench.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 15, 2015
News Release: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Today, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) issued the following statement on the federal court ruling that would strike down a Department of Labor rule to extend minimum wage and overtime protections to home care workers.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 15, 2015
News Release: WESTON, Ohio - While operating an industrial machine, a worker at MCM Precision Castings Inc. was exposed to noise levels that averaged 97 decibels, equal to the noise of a jackhammer, over his eight-hour shift. MCM Precision Castings Inc. employees were also exposed to dangerously high noise levels and crystalline silica dust, a cause of chronic lung disease, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has found.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 15, 2015
News Release: House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement regarding the president's call for legislation that would mandate employers provide paid sick leave...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 15, 2015
News Release: Jan. 15, 2015BOS 2015-011. HARTFORD, Conn. - U.S. Chutes Corp. exposed employees to chemical, mechanical, electrical and respiratory hazards during the manufacturing process at its Bantam plant, an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has found.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 14, 2015
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) delivered remarks on the Senate floor on fixing the broken No Child Left Behind law. In her speech, Murray outlined her principles for fixing the law, including working to reduce redundant...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 14, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) today commended President Barack Obama’s proposal to expand paid sick days to more workers. Both legislators reiterated their strong support for the Healthy Families Act, a bill to let workers earn paid sick leave to use when...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 14, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C-Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) released the following statement on her intention to serve as Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee when the new Congress convenes in January. Senator Murray served as Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee this past Congress and will continue to serve as a senior member of that Committee.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 14, 2015
News Release: House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Representative Tim Walberg (R-MI) issued the following joint statement after a federal district judge ruled against a Department of Labor regulation that redefined companion care under the Fair Labor Standards Act...
