News and reports from the Department of Labor.

News Release: DENVER - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Ryan Companies, builder of a five-story, 4,000,000-square-foot distribution center in Loveland, have entered into a strategic partnership to promote the safety and health of those working on the project. The Colorado Onsite Health and Safety Consultation Program at Colorado State University is also part of the partnership.

News Release: DENVER - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Ryan Companies, builder of a five-story, 4,000,000-square-foot distribution center in Loveland, have entered into a strategic partnership to promote the safety and health of those working on the project. The Colorado Onsite Health and Safety Consultation Program at Colorado State University is also part of the partnership.

News Release: LOUISVILLE, CO - An administrative law judge in Denver has affirmed the findings of a U.S. Department of Labor workplace safety investigation that determined a Louisville acute inpatient psychiatric treatment facility exposed direct care employees - such as nurses and mental health technicians - to aggressive patients who regularly assaulted and seriously injured them.

As employers hire more young workers in the summer months, the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor noticed child labor investigations and infractions have surged since 2015.

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), issued the following statement on the Inflation Reduction Act’s historic provisions that will lower Americans’ prescription drug costs, empower Medicare to negotiate drug prices, and cap seniors’ out-of-pocket costs for prescriptions at $2000 a year and their insulin at $35 a month.

U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh issued the following statement on the July 2022 Employment Situation Report:

News Release: (Washington, DC) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), issued the following statement on the measures included in the Inflation Reduction Act to extend the health care tax credits passed in the American Rescue Plan to lower patients’ health care costs and continue lowering the uninsured rate across the country.

There was activity on four bills related to the Education and Labor Committee on Aug. 5.

There were six notices published by the Labor Department in week ending July 23, according to the Federal Register.

A concessions-stands operator's challenge to charges it violated federal labor laws was tossed out by a federal judge when the company failed to reply to requests for documents supporting its challenge.

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh issued the following statement on the July 2022 Employment Situation Report:

News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC), House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-NY), and Republican Study Committee Chairman Jim Banks (R-IN) announced they will introduce the Responsible Education Assistance through Loan (REAL) Reforms Act, a bill that offers commonsense and fiscally responsible reforms to benefit students and borrowers in our country’s federal student loan system.

The U.S. Department of Labor recently announced the discovery of penalties for Fred Flounder Inc. and the recovery of unpaid wages for 10 workers.

News Release: JACKSONVILLE, TX - A Jacksonville wood crate and pallet manufacturer’s history of workplace safety violations continues after federal inspectors found the company exposed workers to amputation hazards.

There was activity on three bills related to the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on Aug. 4.