News and reports from the Department of Labor.

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Sept. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: Today, Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Republican Leader Rick Allen (R-GA) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a subcommittee hearing on the massive fraud and mismanagement in the unemployment insurance (UI) programs...

News Release: CHICAGO - The U.S. Department of Labor has entered into a conciliation agreement with Midwest Canvas Corp. to resolve preliminary findings of a compliance evaluation that alleged the Chicago manufacturer discriminated in hiring applicants for its laborer positions between 2018 and 2019. The company was a federal contractor that provided plastic sheeting to the U.S. Agency for International Aid.

News Release: Today, Democrats opposed a Republican amendment that would help student loan borrowers with joint consolidation loans, including abuse victims, separate their loans immediately without creating a bureaucratic mess or expanding the federal government’s foothold on student loans.

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $18,242,000, in equity grants to state employment insurance systems in Kansas, Illinois and Ohio to enhance awareness and improve delivery of unemployment insurance benefits to help people overcome obstacles to access.

A well-known central Texas barbecue restaurant was ordered to pay $230,353 in back wages for 274 workers when a Department of Labor investigation found restaurant managers were given a portion of employee tips.

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the department’s Mine Safety and Health Administration’s “Mine Emergency Unit" bested competitors from around the world and finished first at the International Mines Rescue Competition, held Sept. 11-16, 2022, in Beaver, West Virginia.

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Sept. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: Today, the House passed S. 1098, the Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act, which delays support for borrowers, including victims of abuse, who have joint consolidation loans and need to separate their loans immediately. The bill also cedes more control to the Education Secretary and fails to protect taxpayers.

There was activity on three bills related to the Education and Labor Committee on Sept. 21.

News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Agriculture Committee Republican Leader Glenn “GT" Thompson (R-PA), Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Oversight and Reform Republican Leader James Comer (R-KY), and Agriculture Appropriations...

“SENATE RESOLUTION 767--DESIGNATING THE WEEK BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 11, 2022, AS ``NATIONAL DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS RECOGNITION WEEK''“ was published in the Senate section on page S4643 on Sept. 15

News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House floor in opposition to S. 1098, the Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act, because of its flawed design, inability to provide borrowers stuck in joint consolidated loans immediate relief, and failure to protect taxpayers...

There were 39 press releases published by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in August.

There was activity on two bills related to the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on Sept. 20.