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News Release: CHICAGO ‒ The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration established a Local Emphasis Program to reduce workplace dangers and better protect workers from machine and amputation hazards in Wisconsin food manufacturing facilities.
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Senator Murray Pushes to Protect Workers at Dollar Store Chains, After Reports of Egregious Labor Violations
News Release: Dear Mr. Vasos: I request information concerning Dollar General’s labor, employment, and workplace safety practices. Along with Dollar Tree, Dollar General is one of two major dollar store corporations in the United States, and has seen explosive-and continuing-growth, with the two combining for more...
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US Department of Labor recovers $107K in back wages, damages for 29 Fort Myers security company workers that denied them overtime wages
News Release: FORT MYERS, FL - Federal laws exist to ensure employees get all their legally earned wages and when a Fort Myers security group’s pay practices shortchanged the overtime wages of 29 workers, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division helped to recover $107,936 in back wages and liquidated damages owed.
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US Department of Labor obtains court order to stop New Jersey employer’s retaliation against workers who assert their wage rights
News Release: LYNDHURST, NJ - Week after week, a worker at Advantix Logistics Corp. kept finding paychecks short of their expectations. After several complaints to a supervisor, the company responded by firing the worker. When the worker raised concerns that the final paycheck did not include all wages earned, the company threatened continued retaliation.
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Foxx, Davis Press Georgia Secretary of State on Stacey Abrams' Group Teaching 'Critical Election Theory'
Foxx, Davis Press Georgia Secretary of State on Stacey Abrams' Group Teaching 'Critical Election Theory'
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Senator Murray Pushes to Protect Workers at Dollar Store Chains, After Reports of Egregious Labor Violations
Senator Murray Pushes to Protect Workers at Dollar Store Chains, After Reports of Egregious Labor Violations
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US Department of Labor, United Support & Memorial for Workplace Fatalities to sign alliance to raise awareness of workplace safety
US Department of Labor, United Support & Memorial for Workplace
Fatalities to sign alliance to raise awareness of workplace safety
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Looman: Wage and Hour Division won't tolerate 'the exploitation of care workers' in Lancaster case
A Pennsylvania nursing home has been ordered by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania to pay more than $1.1 million in back wages and damages to 193 employees.
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Senator Murray Statement on Oklahoma’s Abortion Ban
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 Governor of Oklahoma signing an abortion ban into law, making it a felony to perform an abortion, punishable by up to 10 years...
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US Department of Labor workplace fatality investigation finds contractor sent 2 workers back into Austin trench after partial collapse
News Release: AUSTIN, TX - After escaping from a partial trench collapse hours earlier, two workers employed by an Austin contractor to install a residential wastewater line were not as fortunate later on Oct. 23, 2021.
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US Department of Labor recovers $25K in back wages for six workers after Fayetteville restaurant violated minimum wage, overtime laws
News Release: Employer: Fayetteville Miyabi Inc., operating as Miyabi Japanese Steak Restaurant
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Senator Murray Calls on FDA to Quickly Address Unacceptable, Longstanding Food Safety Failures
News Release: Dear Commissioner Califf: I am deeply concerned about a new report into longstanding, significant delays and dysfunction across food safety efforts at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Americans rely on the FDA to ensure the food they are eating and feeding their families is safe. The FDA’s...
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Senator Murray Announced As Key Negotiator On Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen Supply Chains, Boost American Competitiveness
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 after being announced as a member of the conference committee which will negotiate the differences between the Senate-passed United...
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Senator Murray Calls on FDA to Strengthen Lagging Food and Nutrition Regulation Efforts
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 a new Politico report that details a culture of inaction at the Food and Drug Administration in the agency’s food safety and nutrition...
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US Department of Labor renews ‘Star Level’ designation of Raytheon Global Headquarters for workplace safety, health achievements
News Release: Participant: Raytheon Global Headquarters, Waltham, Massachusetts
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Bills addressed by Education and Labor Committee on April 21
There was activity on four bills related to the Education and Labor Committee on April 21.
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US Department of Labor announces proposal to reconsider, revoke final approval of Arizona's State OSHA Plan after pattern of failures
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a proposal to reconsider and revoke the final approval of Arizona's State OSHA plan, in response to nearly a decade-long pattern of failures to adopt and enforce standards and enforcement policies at least as effective as those used by the department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
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Murray, Scott Push Biden Administration to Fix Longstanding Failures with Income-Driven Student Loan Repayment System
News Release: Dear Secretary Cardona: We write to express support for the steps you have taken to provide relief to student loan borrowers thus far and to urge you to build on those efforts by enacting meaningful and lasting reforms to the federal student loan system. The COVID-19 pandemic has both highlighted and...
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