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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor, in partnership with the Appalachian Regional Commission and the Delta Regional Authority, today announced the availability of approximately $29.2 million in a third round of grant funding for the Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities Initiative. Grant awards will range from $150,000 up to $1.5 million.
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US Department of Labor announces funding opportunity to support workforce training in Appalachian, Lower Mississippi Delta communities
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor, in partnership with the Appalachian Regional Commission and the Delta Regional Authority, today announced the availability of approximately $29.2 million in a third round of grant funding for the Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities Initiative. Grant awards will range from $150,000 up to $1.5 million.
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Senator Murray, HELP Committee Look at How to Protect Biomedical Research from Undue Foreign Influence
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, held a hearing focused on protecting our nation’s biomedical research from undue foreign influence. In her opening remarks, Senator Murray highlighted how global partnerships...
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Murray, Scott Reintroduce Child Care for Working Families Act
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Congressman Robert C. “Bobby" Scott (VA-03), Chair of the House Education and Labor Committee, introduced the Child Care for Working Families Act, comprehensive legislation...
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Foxx Opening Statement at Members Day Hearing
News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at the Committee's Members Day hearing...
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Foxx Slams Education Department’s Proposed Priorities on School Curriculum
News Release: Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to the Education Department’s proposed priorities on school curriculum, which would trample academic independence and unfairly reward schools that implement debunked, left-wing ideologies in America’s classrooms...
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Foxx, Scott Launch Bipartisan Effort to Update Federal Workforce Development Programs
News Release: Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Chairman Robert C. “Bobby" Scott (D-VA) released the following statement announcing the start of a bipartisan effort to reauthorize the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), which is the nation’s primary federal workforce ...
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Cincinnati pastor sentenced after collecting his deceased father’s pension, Social Security payments fraudulently for more than four years
News Release: CINCINNATI, OH – A Cincinnati pastor who collected $121,344 in pension funds and Social Security benefits under his deceased father’s name for more than four years will serve 180 days home confinement, and 3 years’ probation after pleading guilty in federal court in Ohio on Sept. 30, 2020.
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Excavation company agrees to increase employee training on dangerous trenching hazards prior to 2021 construction season
News Release: BISMARCK, ND – Before they fill the first bucket of dirt this construction season, Wagner Construction Inc. will train employees on trenching and excavation hazards, develop detailed site-specific safety plans and has employed a full-time safety manager to protect workers from deadly excavation hazards.
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US Department of Labor awards more than $146M to support workforce agencies’ efforts to return unemployed to workforce more quickly
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded more than $146 million to workforce agencies in 48 states, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia to operate their Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments programs. RESEA is an evidence-based program focused ...
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Cincinnati pastor sentenced after collecting his deceased father’s pension, Social Security payments fraudulently for more than four years
News Release: CINCINNATI, OH – A Cincinnati pastor who collected $121,344 in pension funds and Social Security benefits under his deceased father’s name for more than four years will serve 180 days home confinement, and 3 years’ probation after pleading guilty in federal court in Ohio on Sept. 30, 2020.
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US Department of Labor awards more than $146M to support workforce agencies’ efforts to return unemployed to workforce more quickly
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded more than $146 million to workforce agencies in 48 states, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia to operate their Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments programs. RESEA is an evidence-based program focused ...
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Excavation company agrees to increase employee training on dangerous trenching hazards prior to 2021 construction season
News Release: BISMARCK, ND – Before they fill the first bucket of dirt this construction season, Wagner Construction Inc. will train employees on trenching and excavation hazards, develop detailed site-specific safety plans and has employed a full-time safety manager to protect workers from deadly excavation hazards.
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Republican Committee Leaders Introduce the Lower Costs, More Cures Act
News Release: Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), and Ways and Means Committee Republican Leader Kevin Brady (R-TX) today released legislation - the Lower Costs, More Cures Act - to lower drug costs for Americans without limiting access to cures.
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HELP Committee Votes to Advance Labor and Education Nominees Julie Su, Cindy Marten, James Kvaal
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee advanced the nominations of Julie Su to be Deputy Secretary of Labor by a bipartisan vote of 13-9, Cindy Marten to be Deputy Secretary of Education by a bipartisan vote of 14-8, and James Kvaal to be Under...
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Excavation company agrees to increase employee training on dangerous trenching hazards prior to 2021 construction season
News Release: BISMARCK, ND - Before they fill the first bucket of dirt this construction season, Wagner Construction Inc. will train employees on trenching and excavation hazards, develop detailed site-specific safety plans and has employed a full-time safety manager to protect workers from deadly excavation hazards.
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Statement by Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh regarding the verdict in the State of Minnesota v. Derek Chauvin
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh issued the following statement regarding the verdict in the State of Minnesota v. Derek Chauvin: “This verdict affirms that the murder of George Floyd was a profound injustice, as well as a devastating blow to a family and a community. Today we remember ...
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US Department of Labor recovers more than $358K in back wages for 50 workers at Tennessee home healthcare service
News Release: OLIVER SPRINGS, TN – Fifty workers misclassified as independent contractors by an Oliver Springs home health care service provider received a total of $358,675 in back wages to resolve overtime violations found in a U.S. Department of Labor investigation.
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US Department of Labor recovers $129K in back wages for 154 workers at Ziegler Tire locations in Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania
News Release: PITTSBURGH – For more than a century, The Ziegler Tire and Supply Company has changed tires and wheels, and made repairs on all types of vehicles at locations in Ohio and surrounding states, but the company fell flat when it came to paying workers in three states for all the wages they legally earned.
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US Department of Labor opens national dialogue to improve outreach to teens on workplace issues of safety, wages, job training, discrimination
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor is extending an invitation to teens, parents, educators, employers and other interested stakeholders to join a national online dialogue through April 30 to gather ideas on how the department can connect with teens better.
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