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There were six notices published by the Labor Department in week ending Dec. 25, according to the Federal Register.
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US Department of Labor finds roofing contractors willfully ignored fall protections that led to 19-year-old worker’s deadly fall
A workplace safety investigation into the June death in Neville Island of a 19-year-old roofing worker who fell 30 feet through an unprotected skylight found two commercial contractors willfully failed to use fall protection systems that might have saved his life.
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US Department of Labor cites two contractors after 25-foot fall fatally injures one carpenter, seriously injures another at Bradenton Beach project
News Release: BRADENTON BEACH, FL - Two men doing framing work at a residential construction project in Bradenton Beach on June 23, 2021, had no warning when the platform beneath them failed, causing both to fall about 25 feet - roughly two stories - to the ground. Head trauma killed a 49-year-old carpenter and crew leader, who died at the scene. The second worker, a 40-year-old carpenter, suffered fractures to his leg, knee, ribs and nose, and needed transport to a local hospital.
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Contractor faces possible incarceration for failing to abide by court's orders after willfully, repeatedly subjecting roofing workers to serious safety hazards
News Release: JACKSONVILLE, FL - A Florida-based roofing contractor - with a long history of exposing his workers to the serious and potentially fatal risks related to falls - faces possible incarceration for his failure to comply with court orders once again.
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Labor Department publishes notice on Dec. 23
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Notice published by Labor Department on Dec. 23
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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What did Labor Department publish on Dec. 23?
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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US Department of Labor to hold public hearing on proposed rule to improve safe use of mobile, powered-haulage mining equipment
The U.S. Department of Labor will reopen the rulemaking record and hold a virtual public hearing on Jan. 11, 2022, on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s proposed rule for Safety Program for Surface Mobile Equipment to improve safe usage of mobile, powered-haulage equipment.
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Foxx: Democrats Are Up to Their Radical Student Loan Forgiveness Schemes Again
News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Biden administration announced it would extend the pause on student loan repayments yet again...
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Department of Labor awards $5M grant to combat forced labor, child labor abuses in Malaysia’s palm oil, garment industries
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of a $5 million cooperative agreement to Social Accountability International to prevent and reduce forced labor and child labor abuses in the Malaysian palm oil and garment industries.
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Notice published on Dec. 22 by Labor Department
The US Labor Department published a nine page notice on Dec. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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US Department of Labor finds violations at Mississippi fish farms, recovers more than $102K in back wages for 123 workers
News Release: JACKSON, MS – Federal investigations of six Mississippi fish farms by the U.S. Department of Labor have led to the recovery of $102,176 in back wages for 123 workers and the assessment of $69,122 in civil money penalties.
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Federal court orders care facility employers to pay attorneys’ fee to US Department of Labor after failing to comply with OSHA subpoena
News Release: BOSTON - The Occupational Safety and Health Act authorizes the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration to issue subpoenas to request necessary documents as part of an OSHA inspection. If a recipient fails to comply, the department may then move to enforce the subpoena...
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Murray On the Importance of Biden Plan to Ensure Testing is Free and Available Amid Omicron Threat
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chair, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) released the following statement in response to President Biden’s speech outlining the Administration’s latest efforts to respond to the surging Omicron variant of COVID-19.
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The CCP is Using U.S. Universities to Bolster its Military
News Release: Many institutions of higher education are not taking the threat of China seriously. A recent report by the Foundation For Defense of Democracies (FDD) makes clear that Confucius Institutes (CIs) are not the only way the Communist Chinese Party (CCP) is trying to gain a foothold in the United States.
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Where’s Secretary Walsh? And When Will DOL Employees Return to In-Person Work?
News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Oversight and Reform Committee Republican Leader James Comer (R-KY) sent a follow-up letter to the Secretary of the Department of Labor (DOL) Marty Walsh to reiterate numerous concerns about DOL operations, including how the majority of DOL employees have yet to return to in-person work and that the Secretary himself has spent little time in Washington, D.C.
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Labor Department publishes notice on Dec. 21
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Dec. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Foxx Condemns President Biden’s Costly Pandemic Response
News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on President Biden’s remarks...
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US Department of Labor awards $8M grant to promote worker safety, health in El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala
The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of an $8 million grant to support a global health organization’s efforts to improve workplace safety and health in El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala.
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