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The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration will offer a three-day training event Aug. 8-10, 2023, in Arlington Heights, Illinois, for federal workers responsible for their agencies' workplace safety and health.
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US Department of Labor, McCarthy Building Companies sign alliance to target workplace hazards at St. Louis' BJC Campus renewal project
US Department of Labor, McCarthy Building Companies sign alliance to target workplace hazards at St. Louis' BJC Campus renewal project
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US Department of Labor finds El Paso metal-plating company continues to willfully expose employees working with corrosive acids to eye injuries
A federal workplace safety investigation of an El Paso jewelry metal-plating finisher found the company again exposing workers to serious hazards, including willfully failing to protect people working with dangerous acids and other chemicals from potentially permanent eye injuries.
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New Hampshire roofing contractor faces $234K in penalties for exposing workers to fall hazards again, this time at two Granite State worksites
Federal workplace safety inspectors have again cited a Derry contractor for not protecting their employees against potentially lethal falls, this time at worksites in Merrimack and Salem.
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Coria: Agricultural workers 'are some of the country’s lowest paid workers'
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division continues to push to educate agricultural industry employers about compliance while also teaching workers about their rights under federal law.
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Federal court sentences medical clinics’ co-founder to time served of 14 months in prison, orders $258K in restitution after Department of Labor fraud investigation
News Release: LOUISVILLE, KY - A federal court in Kentucky has sentenced the co-founder of several phony medical clinics in Louisville and Atlanta, who pleaded guilty to one felony count, after the U.S. Department of Labor found the operators collected $258,000 from 15 self-funded healthcare benefit programs for services they never provided.
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Information Collection Activities; Comment Request discussed on March 3 by Labor Department
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on March 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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“PRESIDENT BIDEN SHOULD NOT APPOINT JULIE SU” published by the Congressional Record in the House section on Feb. 27
“PRESIDENT BIDEN SHOULD NOT APPOINT JULIE SU” was published on pages H907-H909 of the Congressional Record on Feb. 27.
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Public notices: Labor Department publishes 32 in January
There were 32 notices published by the Labor Department in January, according to the Federal Register.
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Ventilation Plan and Main Fan Maintenance Record discussed on March 3 by Labor Department
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on March 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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ICYMI: @EdWorkforceCmte Celebrate National Career and Technical Education Month
News Release: In Case You Missed It, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Committee Republicans celebrated National Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month, highlighting the important role that CTE programs play in developing America’s next generation of workers. According to...
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Labor Department discusses Advisory Committee on Veterans' Employment, Training and Employer Outreach (ACVETEO); Meeting on March 3
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on March 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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WATCH: @EdWorkforceCmte Defend Parents’ Role in Their Children’s Education
News Release: WASHINGTON - This week, on the re-introduction of the Parents Bill of Rights Act, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) joined House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), a panel of Committee Republicans, and concerned parents to discuss how this bill gives power back to parents and reinforces their role in the decision-making process when it comes to their children’s education.
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LaRose: N.H. construction company's failure to protect 'against potentially deadly and disabling hazards is disturbing'
Derry-based Ridge Runner Construction has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for "willful, repeat and serious safety violations" at worksites in both Merrimack and Salem, N.H.
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Chair Sanders, Ranking Member Cassidy Seek Information from Health Care Providers on Workforce Shortage
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), ranking member of the HELP Committee, requested input from health care providers and stakeholders on the root causes of the current health...
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OSHA to provide in-person, online training event on workplace safety, health for federal agency employees, Aug. 8-10
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration will offer a three-day training event Aug. 8-10, 2023, in Arlington Heights, Illinois, for federal workers responsible for their agencies' workplace safety and health.
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Foxx, McClain Reintroduce the College Cost Transparency and Student Protection Act
News Release: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Secretary of the House Republican Conference Lisa McClain (R-MI) reintroduced H.R. 1311, the College Cost Transparency and Student Protection Act for the 118th Congress. The legislation makes the college shopping process more consumer friendly following the GAO’s findings that the majority of colleges and universities misled students and families about the true cost of attendance.
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What did Labor Department publish on March 2?
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on March 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Federal court forbids Putnam County home care business from intimidating workers, obstructing US Department of Labor wage investigation
News Release: NEW YORK - A federal court has ordered a Brewster home care provider to stop retaliating against employees in an effort to obstruct a U.S. Department of Labor investigation into the employers’ pay practices.
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US Department of Labor, American Society of Safety Professionals in East Texas partner for better safety, health in the workplace
Release: Participants: U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational
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