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US Department of Labor urges greater focus on safety by employers, workers as deaths, injuries in agricultural transportation incidents rises sharply

News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - As the nation marks National Farm Safety and Health Week, Sept. 19-23, the U.S. Department of Labor is urging agricultural industry employers and workers to act immediately to reverse an alarming increase in needless deaths and injuries in transportation-related incidents.


Labor Department discusses Whistleblower Stakeholder Meeting on Sept. 20

The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Sept. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



US Department of Labor awards $34.4M in grants to improve access  to good jobs, training in Appalachian Region, Lower Mississippi Delta

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor announced today - in partnership with the Appalachian Regional Commission and the Delta Regional Authority - awards totaling $34,375,000, to provide education, training and supportive services in regions that have suffered significant job losses in the energy extraction industry.


News Release: Today, Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Republican Leader Burgess Owens (R-UT) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing on meeting the academic and emotional needs of students in light of prolonged school closures...



Labor Department discusses Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Respirable Coal Mine Dust Samplings on Sept. 19

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Sept. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



Foxx Rejects Peace Corps Payout

News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 1456, the Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2022, that includes a costly Peace Corps payout...



Bills addressed by Education and Labor Committee on Sept. 19

There was activity on 10 bills related to the Education and Labor Committee on Sept. 19.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Sept. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Claim for Schedule Award (CA-9) discussed on Sept. 19 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Sept. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Sept. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


There was activity on two bills related to the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on Sept. 19.


Peace Corps Payout Leaves Taxpayers on the Hook

News Release: Ahead of today’s House consideration of H.R. 1456, the Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2022, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) submitted the following statement for the Congressional Record slamming a flawed provision in the bill...


US Department of Labor recovers $230K in back wages for  274 Austin-area restaurants’ workers denied full tips by employer

News Release: AUSTIN, TX - The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $230,353 in back wages for 274 workers employed by a popular central Texas barbecue restaurant operator after an investigation found the employer gave a portion of employee tips to restaurant managers - a practice not allowed by federal law.


US Department of Labor awards $3M to support project to improve working conditions in Bangladesh, focused on labor rights abuses in three cities

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $3 million to the American Center for International Labor Solidarity for a project to improve working conditions and labor rights standards in Bangladesh’s ready-made garments, tea, shrimp farming and construction industries.



Foxx & Comer Investigate Whether Biden Administration Officials Working on Student Loan Bailout Stand to Benefit Financially

News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Oversight and Government Reform Committee Republican Leader James Comer (R-KY) are continuing their investigation into whether Biden Administration officials who worked on the student loan bailout will personally benefit...