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News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor announced the award of nearly $2 million in grant funding to support efforts by six non-profit organizations to help low wage-earning women understand and exercise their employment rights and benefits.
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US Department of Labor launches awareness effort for miners with black lung, promote testing to reduce exposures to hazardous levels of coal dust
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced an effort to raise awareness of regulations that give coal miners with development of pneumoconiosis, or black lung, the right to work at a section of a mine with lower levels of dust without having their pay reduced or fearing discrimination or termination.
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Foxx Opposes Democrats’ H.R. 7780—a Blatant Power Grab
News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House floor in opposition to H.R. 7780, the Mental Health Matters Act, due to its attack on job creators and its failure to address the nation's mental health situation...
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WH Nutrition Conference Doomed Before It Began
News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to the White House Conference on Nutrition, Hunger, and Health, which failed to engage a range of stakeholders in favor of liberal activist groups...
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Foxx Calls on Government Watchdog to Investigate Health Care Costs
News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office requesting it examine how taxpayer dollars are being used to subsidize Obamacare and how those costs compare to the costs of employer-sponsored plans.
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Murray, Duckworth, Blumenthal, Hirono, Escobar Rally with Servicemembers and Veterans to Defend Their Access to Reproductive Care as Republicans Continue Attacks
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - As Republicans continue to push forward their proposal to ban abortion nationwide and attack the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs’ (VA) historic action to provide abortion care for veterans in certain circumstances, U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee...
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What releases are upcoming from the Employment and Training Administration on Oct. 3
There is one release scheduled to be published on Oct. 3.
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Bills addressed by Education and Labor Committee on Sept. 29
There was activity on 10 bills related to the Education and Labor Committee on Sept. 29.
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Senator Murray Statement on Senate Passage of the Continuing Resolution
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement on the Senate’s 72-25 vote to pass the continuing resolution.
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Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards discussed on Sept. 29 by Labor Department
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Sept. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Murray Presses for Answers From Providence Hospitals Following Reporting It Aggressively Pursued Payment From Struggling Patients Entitled to Free and Discounted Care
News Release: Dear Mr. Hochman: I am deeply concerned by a recent report from the New York Times indicating that Providence St. Joseph Health (“Providence") engaged in a series of practices which resulted in patients who should have received free or discounted medical care to instead pay for that care through aggressive...
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Murray Applauds Senate Confirmation of Lisa Gomez to Lead Employee Benefits Security Administration
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), released the following statement on the Senate confirmation of Lisa Gomez, by a vote of 49-36, to serve as Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA).
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“MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016” published by the Congressional Record on Dec. 18, 2015
The Extensions of Remarks section of the Congressional Record published “MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016” on Dec. 18, 2015.
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Labor Department discusses Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards on Sept. 29
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Sept. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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“OMNIBUS AND TAX EXTENDERS AGREEMENT” published by the Congressional Record on Dec. 16, 2015
“OMNIBUS AND TAX EXTENDERS AGREEMENT“ was published in the Senate section on page S8690 on Dec. 16, 2015
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Morris: Alabama worker's family 'grieve a terrible loss which might have been prevented'
An Ashland, Ala., cabinet manufacturer could have avoided the electrocution of a maintenance employee according to a federal workplace safety assessment by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
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Labor Department discusses Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards on Sept. 29
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Sept. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Foxx, Comer Press Cardona on Cancel Culture at Liberal Universities
News Release: Request briefing from Department of Education to understand how college campuses are ensuring free thought and expression
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How politicians on Education and Labor Committee dealt with bills on Sept. 28
There was activity on four bills related to the Education and Labor Committee on Sept. 28.
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US Department of Labor, Louisiana Workforce Commission renew partnership to protect workers from misclassification
Release: Participant: Louisiana Workforce Commission
Address: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Description: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division renewed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Louisiana Workforce Commission. The memorandum provides opportunities for federal and state staff cross-training ...
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