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News Release: WASHINGTON - 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. This proposed rule is one of several actions MSHA has taken to reduce fatal and nonfatal injuries involving surface mobile equipment used at mines, and to improve safety and health.
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US Department of Labor announces first Johnson & Johnson Vision training program graduates at Jacksonville Job Corps Center
News Release: JACKSONVILLE, FL - In early November, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Jacksonville Job Corps Center signed a memorandum of understanding with Johnson & Johnson Vision to make its advanced manufacturing production technology training program available to Job Corps students.
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'The worst in almost 40 years': Biden, congressional leaders bemoan inflation report
As inflation increases at a record pace, President Joe Biden and Democratic leaders are defending their economic plans amidst the Republican claims of government overspending.
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Notice published by Labor Department on Dec. 17
The US Labor Department published a five page notice on Dec. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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“Vaccine Mandate (Executive Calendar)” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on Dec. 8
“Vaccine Mandate (Executive Calendar)” was published on pages S9028-S9034 of the Congressional Record on Dec. 8.
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Labor Department publishes notice on Dec. 17
The US Labor Department published a five page notice on Dec. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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NLRB Continues to Ignore Major Conflicts of Interest
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Republican Leader Richard Burr (R-NC), Rep. Rick Allen (R-GA), and Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) sent a follow-up letter to National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ...
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Statement of Chairman Leahy on the FY 2022 National Defense Authorization Act
The Senate will soon have the opportunity to vote on passage of the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
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Appropriations Committee Launches Calendar Tracking GOP Obstruction
House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) today launched a new calendar on Twitter tracking Congressional Republicans’ refusal to engage in bicameral, bipartisan appropriations negotiations.
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Republican Senators Blast Democrats’ Destructive Child Care Plan
Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, led a press conference with Republican Senators highlighting the devastating impacts the Democrats’ destructive child care plan, which is included in their reckless tax-and-spending bill, would have on child care costs and available options for families across the nation.
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Senator Murray Statement on FDA Action Removing Barriers to Medication Abortion: “An Important Step Forward” But We Must Still Pass WHPA
U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement on the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recent action removing barriers to accessing mifepristone, or medication abortion.
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Foxx, Letlow: Cutting PCAs Out of the Student Loan Business Will Cause Chaos and Hurt Borrowers
Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Rep. Julia Letlow (R-LA) sent a letter to the Department of Education’s (Department) Inspector General Sandra Bruce asking her to investigate the Department’s decision to terminate its contracts with all private collection agencies (PCAs).
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US Department of Labor recovers $135K in back wages, damages after investigation finds Washington restaurant willfully violated overtime rules
A federal investigation has uncovered overtime pay violations at a Bellevue restaurant that state labor investigators in Washington cited in 2020 for underpaying workers.The U.S.
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Foxx, Letlow: Cutting PCAs Out of the Student Loan Business Will Cause Chaos and Hurt Borrowers
News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Rep. Julia Letlow (R-LA) sent a letter to the Department of Education’s (Department) Inspector General Sandra Bruce asking her to investigate the Department’s decision to terminate its contracts with all private collection agencies (PCAs).
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Senator Murray Statement on FDA Action Removing Barriers to Medication Abortion: “An Important Step Forward” But We Must Still Pass WHPA
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 Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recent action removing barriers to accessing mifepristone, or medication abortion.
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US Department of Labor proposes $204K in fines after worker suffers amputation at Arkansas wood flooring plant
News Release: MONTICELLO, AR - A knot saw operator suffered a partial amputation of an index finger in June 2021 when his hand came in contact with a rotating blade that lacked adequate machine guarding. A few weeks earlier, a similar saw at the Maxwell Hardwood Flooring plant in Monticello lacerated a co-worker’s palm severely, leaving them with nerve damage.
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ICYMI: Murray, Brown, Wyden Join Faith Leaders To Call On Congress To Pass Build Back Better Act To Support Working Families
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - ICYMI, yesterday, a broad coalition of faith groups joined U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Ron Wyden (D-OR) to call on Congress to pass the Build Back Better Act to bring down the biggest costs working families face - from housing to prescription drugs to child care - and to substantially reduce child poverty in America through the extension of the Child Tax Credit.
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What did Labor Department publish on Dec. 16?
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Dec. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Rule published on Dec. 16 by Labor Department
The US Labor Department published a one page rule on Dec. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Labor Department publishes notice on Dec. 16
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Dec. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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