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Murray, Wyden Demand Answers on Mistreatment at Youth Residential Treatment Facilities

News Release: Dear Mr. Hunter: Over the past several years, a series of reports have raised concerns about the conditions that children and youth experience in residential treatment facilities (RTFs).[1] While estimates vary, thousands of children and youth in the United States are placed in these facilities for...



There is one release scheduled to be published on July 25.


News Release: Today, House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Labor Department Secretary Marty Walsh regarding ignored requests for Labor Department Chief of Staff Daniel Koh’s calendar...


Republican Senator Blocks Murray, Smith Effort to Pass Commonsense Family Planning Bill

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), sought unanimous consent to pass her bill with Senators Tina Smith (D-MN) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) to protect and expand access to family planning services-but Republican Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) blocked the legislation.


There was activity on four bills related to the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on July 21.


DOL-ETA grant application closes on Sept. 23

Support for States to Resolve Outstanding Items from the Expired Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Unemployment Compensation (UC) Programs, Including Additional Funding to Assist States with Reporting and Detection and Recovery of grant opened on July 22.


Education and Labor Committee and the bills it addressed on July 21

There was activity on six bills related to the Education and Labor Committee on July 21.


US Department of Labor proposes more than $330K in penalties to , Family Dollar Stores Inc. for workplace safety failures

News Release: ORLANDO, FL - The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed $330,446 in penalties to a Family Dollar store in Orlando after an investigation into a fatal shoplifting incident uncovered willful and repeat safety violations.


US Department of Labor awards $9.1M to support equitable access to unemployment insurance systems in Rhode Island, Wisconsin

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $9,122,164 in equity grants to Rhode Island and Wisconsin’s state employment insurance systems to enhance awareness and improve delivery of unemployment insurance services to people who face obstacles to access.


US Department of Labor recovers $56K for 31 managers after Taco Bell franchisee misapplies overtime wage rules

News Release: NEW BERN, NC - A U.S. Department of Labor investigation has recovered $56,900 for 31 assistant general managers employed by the operator of six Taco Bell franchise locations in North Carolina who shortchanged them by incorrectly denying them overtime wages.


US Department of Labor recognizes Billings' refinery testing team for workplace safety, health excellence with 'Star' designation

News Release: BILLINGS, MT - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has certified Team Inc., which performs nondestructive testing at the Phillips 66 Refinery in Billings, as a "Star" employer in the agency's Voluntary Protection Programs.


Bills addressed by Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on July 20

There was activity on one bill related to the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on July 20.


US Department of Labor seeks input from Nevada’s highway construction industry for wage survey to establish accurate prevailing wage rates

News Release: LAS VEGAS - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division is asking Nevada’s highway construction industry to participate in a survey to help the agency establish prevailing wage rates, as required under the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts.


Democrats are Ignoring the Border Crisis

News Release: Today, Workforce Protections Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Keller (R-PA) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a subcommittee hearing on H2 visa programs...


Murray Presses HHS for Details on Monkeypox Response, Continues Pushing to Pass Her PREVENT Pandemics Act to Strengthen Public Health Preparedness

News Release: Dear Secretary Becerra:. The United States is reporting a historically high number of monkeypox cases with over 1,970 cases confirmed in 43 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.[1] As I have raised on multiple calls with the Administration, I am concerned with the state of the U.S. response...


How politicians on Education and Labor Committee dealt with bills on July 20

There was activity on three bills related to the Education and Labor Committee on July 20.


What releases are upcoming from the Labor Department on July 22

There are three releases scheduled to be published on July 22.


There was activity on two bills related to the Education and Labor Committee on July 19.


Smith, Murray, Warren Roll Out New Family Planning Bill, Announce Floor Effort THURSDAY

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) led a group of their Democratic colleagues in introducing the Expanding Access to Family Planning Act. The...