By DOL Newswire | Sep 5, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Tom Carper (D-DE), and Ed Markey (D-MA) warned against the dangers of electronic cigarettes after the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released new data showing that use of these products has more than doubled among middle and high school students since the 2011-2012 school year.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 28, 2013
News Release: Region 6 News Release: 13-1754-DAL. Aug. 28, 2013. Contact: Diana Petterson Juan Rodriguez. Phone: 972-850-4710 972-850-4709. Email: petterson.diana@dol.gov rodriguez.juan@dol.gov. DALLAS - Using posters placed on and in Dallas Area Rapid Transit buses that proclaim "Stop falls in construction", the U.S.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 27, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today issued the following statement in response to Vice President Joe Biden’s announcement that the Administration will implement a new rule to promote employment for individuals...
By DOL Newswire | Aug 27, 2013
News Release: The Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN), today held a field hearing in Lexington, Kentucky to examine the health care challenges facing workers and employers in the Bluegrass State. Representatives Brett Guthrie (R-KY), John Yarmuth (D-KY), and Andy Barr (R-KY) attended the hearing where witnesses described the harmful consequences ObamaCare is imposing on workplaces, such as...
By DOL Newswire | Aug 26, 2013
News Release: House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) released the following statement after the Department of Labor issued a proposed regulation to reduce the permissible exposure limit to silica...
By DOL Newswire | Aug 23, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Education’s proposed rulemaking to transition away from the so-called “2 percent rule."
By DOL Newswire | Aug 23, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today issued the following statement welcoming an OSHA proposed rule aimed at protecting workers from exposure to crystalline silica. Exposure kills hundreds of workers and sickens thousands more each year.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 22, 2013
News Release: House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s proposal to address rising college costs...
By DOL Newswire | Aug 22, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today issued the following statement after President Barack Obama delivered a speech on higher education. Harkin serves as Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, which will begin the process of reauthorizing the Higher Education Act this fall. Harkin is also Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 22, 2013
News Release: CONYERS, Ga. - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Biolab Inc. with one repeat and six serious safety violations following a March inspection at the company's facility in Conyers. The agency initiated the inspection upon receiving a complaint, and has proposed penalties of $46,250.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 21, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration today renewed its alliance with The Joint Commission to provide information and training resources that will help protect the safety and health of health care workers. Through the alliance, OSHA and TJC will address ways to reduce and prevent worker exposure to physical, chemical, biological and airborne hazards in health care and address emergency preparedness.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 20, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement today in response to a new report from the Center for American Progress (CAP). The report showed that providing universal access to hybrid retirement...
By DOL Newswire | Aug 20, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement today regarding the anti-bullying guidance issued today by the U.S. Department of Education for schools around the country.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 13, 2013
News Release: On Tuesday, August 27 at 10:00 a.m., Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Chairman Phil Roe (R-TN) will join Representatives Brett Guthrie (R-KY) and Andy Barr (R-KY) to host a field hearing entitled, “Health Care Challenges Facing Kentucky’s Workers and Job Creators." The hearing will take place at the Farish Theater in the central branch of the Lexington Public Library, located at 140 East Main Street in Lexington, Kentucky.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 10, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned health care professionals against using sterile products supplied by Specialty Compounding in Cedar Park, Texas because bacterial infections have been potentially associated with contaminated calcium gluconate infusions...
By DOL Newswire | Aug 9, 2013
News Release: Today President Barack Obama signed into law H.R. 1911, the Smarter Solutions for Students Act (also known as the Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act as amended by the Senate).
By DOL Newswire | Aug 8, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-In case you missed it, PBS’ NewsHour program last night reported on an investigation issued by Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Chairman Tom Harkin (D-IA) showing that the civil rights promises of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) are not being met for many...
By DOL Newswire | Aug 7, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - A newly-released report from the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) confirms that legislation is needed to clarify the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) oversight of large-scale drug compounders. Earlier this year, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions...
By DOL Newswire | Aug 2, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement today regarding health insurance coverage for Members of Congress and their staffs. As Chairman of the HELP Committee, Harkin played a pivotal role in the passage of the health reform bill.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 31, 2013
News Release: House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after the Senate confirmed five nominees to serve on the National Labor Relations Board...
