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Foxx, Murphy Lead letter Calling for Hearings to Address Parent Concerns in Education

News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee Republican Leader Greg Murphy, M.D. (R-NC), and Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Republican Leader Burgess Owens (R-UT) sent a letter to Committee Democrats ...

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US Department of Labor, stakeholders sign partnership agreement to train, protect workers on Obama Presidential Center from construction hazards

News Release: CHICAGO - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Illinois On-Site Safety and Health Consultation Program, Lakeside Alliance and key participants have signed a strategic partnership to prevent serious hazards and enhance workplace safety and health practices for workers constructing the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park on Chicago’s South side.

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Foxx: "Parents must have a say"

News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke at the Independent Women’s Forum rally titled, “Government Is Not A Co-Parent." She discussed the importance of standing against the left’s attempt to silence parents, especially in light of the Biden administration’s DOJ taskforce dedicated to intimidating parent participation at school board meetings.

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Louisville eyeglass manufacturer, US Department of Labor agreement resolves alleged discrimination affecting 654 Black, white job applicants

News Release: LOUISVILLE, KY – A Louisville-based maker of eyeglasses and other optical goods that allegedly discriminated against 654 Black and white applicants for production positions will pay $227,636 in back wages and interest to the applicants, and make 31 job offers as positions become available.

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US Department of Labor initiates rulemaking to protect workers, outdoors and indoors, from heat hazards amid rising temperatures

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Record-breaking heat in the U.S. in 2021 endangered millions of workers exposed to heat illness and injury in both indoor and outdoor work environments. Workers in outdoor and indoor work settings without adequate climate-controlled environments are at risk of hazardous heat exposure, and workers of color are exposed disproportionately to hazardous levels of heat in essential jobs across these work settings.

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Labor Department publishes notice on Nov. 15

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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Notice published by Labor Department on Nov. 15

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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What did Labor Department publish on Nov. 15?

The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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Notice published on Nov. 15 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a four page notice on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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What did Labor Department publish on Nov. 15?

The US Labor Department published a one page proposed rule on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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Largest US pork processor agrees to develop, implement infectious disease preparedness plan, health training for workers

News Release: SIOUX FALLS, SD - Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. - the country’s largest pork processor - has agreed to assemble a team of company and third-party experts to develop an infectious disease preparedness plan that the company will implement at all of its processing facilities nationwide.

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@EdLaborGOP Call Out FTC’s Unfair Treatment of For-Profit Colleges

News Release: WASHINGTON - Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Workforce Protections Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Keller (R-PA) recently sent a letter to the Chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Lina Khan, expressing concern over the FTC’s revival of a decades ...

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US Department of Labor recovers $783,616 in wages, fringe benefits for 14 contract workers, their union at Jamaica federal building

News Release: NEW YORK – For several years, workers for a building services contractor maintained HVAC services, electrical and lighting systems, elevators, fire safety equipment and internal mail distribution at a federal office building in Jamaica, Queens, under a federal contract with the Social Security Administration. The contract was worth $3.4 million in its final year.

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US Department of Labor announces temporary enforcement policy on prohibited transaction rules applicable to investment advice fiduciaries

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration today announced Field Assistance Bulletin 2021-02 , “Temporary Enforcement Policy on Prohibited Transaction Rules Applicable to Investment Advice Fiduciaries.” On Dec. 18, 2020, the department adopted Class Prohibited ...

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US Department of Labor awards $1.6M in incremental funding to continue employment, training services to combat Connecticut’s opioid crisis

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $1.6 million incremental funding award to the Connecticut Department of Labor to support job creation and workforce training services in eight communities affected significantly by widespread opioid use, addiction and overdose.

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US Department of Labor files suit on behalf of workers of La Puente poultry processors who failed to pay overtime wages

News Release: WEST COVINA, CA – Investigations conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division often reveal violations caused by a misunderstanding of federal law as well as blatant efforts to intentionally shortchange workers and cheat competitors. Yet, investigators in the West Covina district office ...