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News Release: WEST COLUMBIA, SC - When federal investigators inspected a West Columbia used auto dealer, they found the employer’s pay practices violated wage laws, leading to the recovery of more than $64,566 in back wages and liquidated damages for 24 workers.
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US Department of Labor recovers $538K in back wages, damages for 129 aviation maintenance, repair workers after finding overtime violations
News Release: MOBILE, AL - The illegal pay practices of a Louisville, Kentucky, staffing agency that provides aviation maintenance and repair workers to airlines nationwide shortchanged workers in Mobile, a U.S. Department of Labor investigation has found.
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Bill H.R.7384 introduced, referred to Education and Labor committee on April 4
This bill is sponsored by Rep. Stephen F. Lynch.
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CORREGIDO: La subsecretaria de Trabajo de EE. UU. visita México para hablar sobre los derechos de los trabajadores y poner fin al trabajo infantil forzado; anuncia $28M en inversiones para apoyar proyectos
News Release: CIUDAD DE MÉXICO- Durante una visita oficial a México, la subsecretaria del Trabajo de los Estados Unidos, Julie Su, anunció hoy nuevas inversiones del departamento para apoyar el fortalecimiento de los derechos de los trabajadores, la promoción de la libertad de asociación, el derecho a la negociación colectiva y la eliminación del trabajo infantil y forzado.
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United States Files False Claims Act Suit Against General Medicine, P.C. and Related Entities for Medicare Fraud
The United States filed suit in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois against General Medicine, P.C. (“General Medicine”), Thomas M. Prose, M.D. – the owner of General Medicine, and seventeen related corporate entities owned by Prose.
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Hampton, Iowa Woman Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Related Unemployment Fraud
A Hampton, Iowa woman who received unemployment benefits in other people’s names pled guilty on March 24, 2022, in federal court in Sioux City.
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Democrats Approve Bills that Harm Workers, Job Creators, and Taxpayers
Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Committee passed workforce development and retirement legislation:
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Foxx Reacts to Reports of Another Student Loan Repayment Pause
Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to reports that the Biden administration will extend the student loan payment and interest moratorium for the fourth time:
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Foxx Opening Statement at Markup of Workforce Development and Retirement Bills
Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a full committee markup regarding workforce development and retirement:
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Biden’s Obamacare Expansion Chips Away at Employer Sponsored Insurance
Biden’s Obamacare Expansion Chips Away at Employer Sponsored Insurance
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Biden, You Will Destroy Title IX
The establishment of Title IX in 1972 revolutionized women’s sports and implemented groundbreaking anti-harassment policies that advanced equal access to educational opportunities for women and men.
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Burr Presses CDC for Science Behind Title 42 Decision
Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, sent a letter to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky pressing the agency to clarify the science behind its decision to terminate the Title 42 order after apparent inconsistencies between the rationale used to support the decision and the current state of the ongoing response.
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OSHA initiates enforcement program to identify employers failing to submit injury, illness data
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is initiating an enforcement program that identifies employers who failed to submit Form 300A data through the agency’s Injury Tracking Application (ITA)
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Kowalski: Washington salvage firm 'unwilling to reach compliance'
A Washington state salvage company's repeated violations of the Clean Water Act have resulted in a $50,300 fine.
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Garcia: 'Any potential restart of this facility would occur safely'
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency told the new owners of the former Limetree Bay refinery on St. Croix it has information suggesting the refinery must obtain a prevention of significant deterioration permit before the refinery restarts operations.
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US Department of Labor orders San Jose trucking company to pay damages, back wages after investigation finds retaliation for reporting safety concerns
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. Department of Labor has ordered a San Jose trucking company to pay more than $145,000 in back wages and damages after a federal whistleblower investigation found the company retaliated against two workers who refused to drive commercial motor vehicles when they felt too sick or fatigued to drive safely.
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Foxx: Democrats’ Drug Price Control Legislation is a Dangerous Power Grab
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor in opposition to H.R. 6833, the so-called Affordable Insulin Now Act, which would bring our country one step closer to a socialist health care system.
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Foxx Reacts to Democrats’ Introduction of Workforce Development Bill
Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) reacted to the Democrats’ introduction of workforce development legislation:
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Don’t Let the Left’s Reinterpretation of Title IX Erase 50 Year of Progress for Women
Today, on the House Floor, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) condemned the Left's reinterpretation of Title IX to erase women from sports.
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