By DOL Newswire | Sep 20, 2011
News Release: On Thursday, September 22 at 10:00 a.m., the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will hold a hearing entitled, “Culture of Union Favoritism: Recent Actions of the National Labor Relations Board." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 19, 2011
News Release: On Wednesday, September 21 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), will hold a hearing entitled, “Education Reforms: Ensuring the Education System is Accountable to Parents and Communities." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 19, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP), and Representative George Miller (CA-7), Ranking Member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, today issued the following statement after the Department of Labor announced that it will be re-proposing its rule clarifying who is a fiduciary with respect to retirement plans...
By DOL Newswire | Sep 19, 2011
News Release: Region 5 News Release: 11-1331-CHI. Sept. 19, 2011. Contact: Scott Allen Rhonda Burke. Phone: 312-353-6976 312-353-4807. Email: allen.scott@dol.gov burke.rhonda@dol.gov. LA CROSSE, Wis. - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited City Brewing Co. LLC for 16 serious...
By DOL Newswire | Sep 19, 2011
News Release: House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Chairman Phil Roe (R-TN) released the following statements today after the Department of Labor announced it would reexamine its regulation on the definition of fiduciary...
By DOL Newswire | Sep 16, 2011
News Release: Region 1 News Release: 11-1355-BOS. Sept. 16, 2011. Contact: Leni Fortson Ted Fitzgerald. Phone: 215-861-5102 617-565-2074. Email: uddyback-fortson.lenore@dol.gov fitzgerald.edmund@dol.gov. ANDOVER, Mass. - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Spincraft in...
By DOL Newswire | Sep 15, 2011
News Release: The U.S. House of Representatives today approved a key component of the House Republican Plan for America's Job Creators. Introduced by Representative Tim Scott (R-SC), the Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act (H.R. 2587)prevents the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) from dictating where a private business can create jobs. H.R. 2587 received bipartisan support in a vote of 238 to 186.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 15, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration today awarded $10.7 million in Susan Harwood Training Grants to 37 new and 32 returning recipients, including nonprofit and community/faith-based groups, business and trade associations, labor unions, joint labor/management associations, and colleges and universities.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 14, 2011
News Release: Today, the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce held a hearing entitled “Education Reforms: Examining the Federal Role in Public School Accountability" to examine the appropriate federal role in accountability. The hearing brought education leaders from New Mexico, Maryland, Florida, and Pennsylvania to Washington, D.C. to discuss innovative state and local approaches to hold schools accountable for student achievement.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 14, 2011
News Release: “As part of our ongoing process to reauthorize the FDA user fee legislation this congress, we have convened this hearing to examine the safety and integrity of our pharmaceutical supply chain. Few issues are more important to the health and safety of Americans than the integrity of our drug supply. The...
By DOL Newswire | Sep 14, 2011
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has found Charlotte, N.C.-based Bank of America Corp. in violation of the whistleblower protection provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for improperly firing an employee. The bank has been ordered to reinstate...
By DOL Newswire | Sep 13, 2011
News Release: The U.S. House of Representatives today approved the Education and the Workforce Committee’s first piece of education reform legislation. Introduced by Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Chairman Duncan Hunter (R-CA), the Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act (H.R. 2218) passed with strong bipartisan support in a vote of 365 to 54.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 13, 2011
News Release: Today, the U.S. House of Representatives will vote on the Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act (H.R. 2218). This important legislation will facilitate the development of high-performing charter schools, as well as encourage choice, innovation, and excellence in education.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 13, 2011
News Release: ALBANY, Ga. - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Piedmont Mechanical Inc., Jim Boyd Construction Inc. and Chevron Energy Solutions Inc. for safety hazards after a worker received burns from an electrical shock during the installation of a new landfill gas processing and compression facility at the U.S. Marine Corps Logistic Base in Albany.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 13, 2011
News Release: Region 1 News Release: 11-1340-BOS. Sept. 13, 2011. Contact: Ted Fitzgerald. Phone: 617-565-2074. Email: fitzgerald.edmund@dol.gov. BOSTON - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Bostik Inc. for 50 alleged violations of workplace safety standards following...
By DOL Newswire | Sep 13, 2011
News Release: Region 5 News Release: 11-1207-CHI. Sept. 13, 2011. Contact: Scott Allen Rhonda Burke. Phone: 312-353-6976 312-353-6976. Email: allen.scott@dol.gov burke.rhonda@dol.gov. MOLINE, Ill. - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Illinois Onsite Safety and Health Consultation...
By DOL Newswire | Sep 13, 2011
News Release: ROSELLE, N.J. - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Roselle-based A-Absolute Construction Inc. for three willful, one repeat and six serious violations at the company's Parsippany work site, including exposing workers to trenching and other hazards. Proposed penalties total $158,400.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 13, 2011
News Release: BATON ROUGE, La. - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited ExxonMobil Refining and Supply Co. in Baton Rouge for violations - 20 serious and two other-than-serious - for exposing workers to possible fires and explosions, among other hazards. Proposed penalties total $126,600 following a March 14 inspection by OSHA's Baton Rouge Area Office at the company's petroleum refinery on Scenic Highway.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 12, 2011
News Release: On Wednesday, September 14 at 10:00 a.m., the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will hold a hearing entitled, “Examining the Federal Role in Public School Accountability." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 12, 2011
News Release: With parents, teachers, and education leaders demanding responsible reforms to the nation’s education system, members of the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce are urging support for the Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act (H.R. 2218). This bipartisan legislation will ...
