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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 of 2022.
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New notice from Labor Department to be published on Aug. 1
There are two releases scheduled to be published on Aug. 1.
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Republican Senator Blocks Bill to Codify Americans’ Right to Contraception
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), sought unanimous consent to pass the Right to Contraception Act to protect every American’s fundamental right to use birth control-but...
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Keller: Democrat Bill Exacerbates Home Health Care Shortage, Puts Vulnerable Americans at Risk
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 H.R. 4826, which upends years of precedent and will exacerbate the labor shortage for those Americans needing home health care...
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Foxx: Biden Cannot Redefine His Way Out of This Recession
News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement regarding the U.S. economy shrinking for a second consecutive quarter and the country jumping headfirst into a recession...
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July 27: bills handled by Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
There was activity on three bills related to the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on July 27.
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Foxx on Markup of Rushed, Onerous Bills Impacting Job Creators and Schools
News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a full committee markup of legislation being rushed through Congress that will tie the hands of job creators and schools with more one-size-fits-all mandates...
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Pension Bailout is a Slap in the Face to Taxpayers
News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House floor in opposition to H.R. 6929, a taxpayer-funded bailout for an underfunded, privately-run pension plan...
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Proposed Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 84-14 (the QPAM Exemption) discussed on July 27 by Labor Department
The US Labor Department published a two page proposed rule on July 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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US Department of Labor finds Appleton roofing contractor again exposing, workers to potentially deadly fall hazards; proposes $94K in fines
News Release: APPLETON, WI - Despite the potentially deadly consequences of its actions, an Appleton contractor allowed three roofers to work at heights up to 18 feet without anchoring their fall protection, making it useless in preventing serious or fatal injuries.
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Labor Department discusses Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; State Training Provider Eligibility Collection on July 27
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Pension Bailout Bill Leaves Taxpayers Holding the Bag
News Release: Today, the House passed H.R. 6929, the Susan Muffley Act of 2022, which will force taxpayers to bail out Delphi’s underfunded, privately-run pension plans.
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Foxx: “These bills do more harm than good.”
News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Committee passed legislation that would mandate an overly prescriptive heat standard and add layers of burdensome regulations to our school nutrition programs...
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Education and Labor Committee and the bills it addressed on July 27
There was activity on one bill related to the Education and Labor Committee on July 27.
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US Department of Labor renews ‘Star Level’ designation of Veolia ES Technical Solutions LLC for workplace safety, health achievements
News Release: Participant: Veolia ES Technical Solutions LLC, Charlestown, Massachusetts
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Foxx: Biden’s Nomination for DOL’s Wage and Hour Division Means More of the Same Terrible Policies
News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement regarding President Biden’s nomination of Jessica Looman to serve as head of the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD)...
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Pompano Beach contractor’s failure to heed prior violation left roofing workers unprotected, investigation into employee’s 25-foot fatal fall finds
News Release: DAVIE, FL - In 2018, federal workplace safety investigators cited a Pompano Beach roofing contractor who exposed its workers to the construction industry’s most lethal hazard, falls from elevation. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration determined that the company’s failure to heed that warning claimed the life of a 25-year-old worker in February 2022.
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Bills addressed by Education and Labor Committee on July 26
There was activity on 10 bills related to the Education and Labor Committee on July 26.
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US Department of Labor finds Virginia tech, engineering contractor underpaid 63 workers $268K in pay, benefits on government-funded project
News Release: HAVELOCK, NC - The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $268,014 in back wages for 63 workers of a Reston, Virginia, technical and engineering contractor who denied them a portion of their wages and benefits while they worked on a Department of Defense project in Havelock.
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US Department of Labor proposes amendment to Qualified Professional Asset Manager Exemption to protect benefits plans, participants, beneficiaries
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration today announced a proposed amendment to the Class Prohibited Transaction Exemption 84-14, also known as the Qualified Professional Asset Manager Exemption, to ensure the exemption continues to protect plans, participants and beneficiaries, individual retirement account owners and their interests.
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