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News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - This week, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), and Dr. Jennifer Villavicencio, an OB-GYN and Lead for Equity Transformation for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), hosted a Twitter...
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US Department of Labor finds Midwest trailer sales company failed to ensure workers followed measures to prevent COVID-19 spread
News Release: CALEDONIA, WI - Responding to a complaint alleging coronavirus hazards, federal workplace safety and health inspectors found a Caledonia company failed to protect workers from the virus’ dangers.
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Investigation of deadly trench collapse finds Colorado company exposed workers to excavation hazards in Johnstown
News Release: DENVER - A federal workplace safety investigation that followed a deadly trench collapse in Johnstown on April 16 has concluded a Strasburg excavation contractor failed to take required safety precautions that might have prevented the death of a 50-year-old worker.
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US Department of Labor seeking nominations for newly reestablished Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor is seeking nominations for membership for the newly reestablished Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health, which advises the Secretary of Labor on all matters relating to the occupational safety and health of federal employees.
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Notice published by Labor Department on Oct. 21
The US Labor Department published a four page notice on Oct. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Labor Department publishes notice on Oct. 21
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Foxx on Lhamon’s Confirmation
News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) gave the following statement on Catherine Lhamon’s confirmation as assistant secretary for the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights...
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OSHA launches initiative to protect Midwest workers from occupational exposure to hazardous substances, other health hazards
News Release: KANSAS CITY, MO ‒ Occupational exposure to hazardous substances, such as asbestos, formaldehyde and cadmium, can lead to cancer and other long-term serious health diagnoses years after exposure, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports.
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US Department of Labor proposes $38K in fines for Illinois healthcare facility where workers were not fully protected from coronavirus hazards
News Release: BYRON, IL - An inspection at a Byron rehabilitation and post-acute care facility found the healthcare facility did not comply with federal respiratory protection requirements in the facility’s quarantine area and failed to protect workers from coronavirus hazards.
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Federal investigation of employee injury finds Temple, Texas furniture manufacturer repeatedly exposed workers to amputation hazards
News Release: TEMPLE, TX - While the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has given a Temple furniture design and manufacturing company several opportunities to stop exposing its workers to amputation hazards, an investigation into a recent serious injury found little has changed.
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Foxx, Stefanik Ask if ESEA’s Parent Engagement Provisions are Being Upheld
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and House Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-NY) sent a letter to Government Accountability Office (GAO) Comptroller General Gene Dodaro requesting information on whether provisions in the nation’s primary elementary and secondary education law supporting parent engagement are being implemented.
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Foxx on Executive Action Promoting Union Bosses
News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) gave the following statement after Vice President Kamala Harris and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh announced executive action to promote labor unions...
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What did Labor Department publish on Oct. 20?
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Senate Confirms Catherine Lhamon to Serve as Assistant Secretary of Education for Civil Rights
News Release: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Today, the Senate voted to confirm Catherine Lhamon to serve as Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the Department of Education (ED) by a vote off 51-50, with Vice President Harris casting the tie-breaking vote. In remarks on the Senate floor, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair...
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Notice published on Oct. 20 by Labor Department
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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CBO Confirms Health Care Policies in Democrats’ Tax & Spending Bill Reduce Private Health Coverage, Push Americans onto Government-Controlled Care, and Cost Hundreds of Billions
News Release: Today, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) confirmed that the health care policies in the House Democrats’ reckless $4.3 trillion tax and spending reconciliation bill will push Americans off the health plans they have and like and onto government-controlled coverage, at a steep expense to American taxpayers.
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What did Labor Department publish on Oct. 19?
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Labor Department publishes notice on Oct. 19
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Syracuse iron foundry agrees to correct serious hazards, implement enhanced safeguards following US Department of Labor inspection, litigation
News Release: NEW YORK - A Syracuse iron foundry cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for dozens of health and safety violations has agreed to correct 60 cited hazards, implement enhanced corrective measures and pay $276,189 in penalties in a settlement agreement with the department.
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Notice published by Labor Department on Oct. 19
The US Labor Department published a four page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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