News and reports from the Department of Labor.

Neal Leads Bipartisan, Trade-Focused Congressional Delegation To Belgium, United Kingdom, Ireland

GOP Leaders React to NSBA Investigation

Chairman Scott Opening Statement at Hearing with ED Secretary Cardona

Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh called the approval of a recently negotiated collective bargaining agreement at a General Motors’ facility in Silao, Mexico, an important milestone for labor rights in Mexico.

There were three notices published by the Labor Department in week ending June 4, according to the Federal Register.

News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to the Department of Labor’s (DOL) announcement that it plans to engage in rulemaking that would determine the status of independent contactors under the Fair Labor Standards Act...

News Release: CHICAGO - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited two more Dollar General stores for endangering the safety of their employees, continuing the company’s long history of workplace safety violations nationwide.

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor announced today the Maritime Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health will hold an online meeting on June 9, 2022, from 1 to 3 p.m. EDT. The meeting is open to the public.

News Release: CHICAGO - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited two more Dollar General stores for endangering the safety of their employees, continuing the company’s long history of workplace safety violations nationwide.

There were 44 notices published by the Labor Department in May, according to the Federal Register.

There was activity on three bills related to the Education and Labor Committee on June 3.

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

News Release: Date of action: May 31, 2022. Type of action: Stipulated settlement . Names of defendants: Lakewood Resource and Referral Center Inc., operating as the Center for Education, Medicine and Dentistry in Lakewood, NJ. Allegations: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration...

News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on President Biden’s plan to cancel $5.8 billion in federal student loans for over 500,000 borrowers...

News Release: ORANGE CITY, FL - An Orlando framing contractor’s failure to comply with building code requirements and a roof truss manufacturer’s engineering specification caused the roof trusses to collapse and fatally injure a 67-year-old worker at an Orange City building site on Nov. 8, 2021.