
By DOL Newswire | Jul 15, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chair Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) released the following statement on negotiations to reauthorize the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) user fee programs, which expire this year.

By DOL Newswire | Jul 15, 2022
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOL Newswire | Jul 15, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - In 2022’s first six months, 22 workers have fallen victim to the deadly hazards present in trenching and excavation work - surpassing 15 in all of 2021 - and prompting the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration to launch enhanced enforcement initiatives to protect workers from known industry hazards.

By DOL Newswire | Jul 15, 2022
There was activity on three bills related to the Education and Labor Committee on July 14.

By DOL Newswire | Jul 15, 2022
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - ICYMI, this week, 85 leading national organizations sent a letter calling on Congress to address the child care crisis and include robust funding for child care in the reconciliation package, backing efforts spearheaded by Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), and Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA).

By DOL Newswire | Jul 15, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor will publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on July 15, 2022, to implement the requirements of Executive Order 14055, “Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts." The proposal would benefit workers who perform work on service contracts by generally requiring that they receive an offer of employment from a successor contractor to a position for which they are qualified.

By DOL Newswire | Jul 15, 2022
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on July 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOL Newswire | Jul 15, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $12.3 million in grants to five national out-of-school time organizations to expand local work readiness programs. The second round of Workforce Pathways for Youth grants will support programs that provide jobs skills and training, and offer work experiences for young people from age 14 to 21.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 15, 2022
There was activity on three bills related to the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on July 14.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 15, 2022
There are two releases scheduled to be published on July 18.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 14, 2022
There is one release scheduled to be published on July 15.

By DOL Newswire | Jul 14, 2022
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), marked the 57th anniversary of the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) with a resolution celebrating the agency’s critical mission protecting...

By DOL Newswire | Jul 14, 2022
News Release: Dear Majority Leader Schumer and Speaker Pelosi...

By DOL Newswire | Jul 14, 2022
News Release: NEW YORK - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a federal court order to prevent two Astoria, New York, discount stores and their owners and manager from threatening workers and obstructing an investigation by the department’s Wage and Hour Division.

By DOL Newswire | Jul 14, 2022
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, led a hearing on the state of reproductive care in a post-Roe America and the threats the Dobbs decision poses to women’s health.

By DOL Newswire | Jul 14, 2022
There is one release scheduled to be published on July 15.

By DOL Newswire | Jul 14, 2022
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A recent federal investigation found the owner of seven Los Angeles residential care homes intentionally denied 22 workers more than $56,000 in overtime wages and then attempted to hide their actions by altering timekeeping records. The scheme proved to be a costly mistake.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 14, 2022
There was activity on four bills related to the Education and Labor Committee on July 13.

By DOL Newswire | Jul 14, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - In 2022's first six months, 22 workers have fallen victim to the deadly hazards present in trenching and excavation work - surpassing 15 in all of 2021 - and prompting the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration to launch enhanced enforcement initiatives to protect workers from known industry hazards.

By DOL Newswire | Jul 14, 2022
There were 30 press releases published by the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions in June.