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News Release: BISMARCK, ND – Spurred by its significant population growth in the past decade, North Dakota experienced the nation’s largest increase in housing units – nearly 20 percent – over the same period. As the demand for new homes brings more jobs and construction projects to the state, employers must be vigilant in protecting workers from hazards on construction work sites.
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Federal inspection finds San Marcos tortilla manufacturer repeatedly exposing workers to amputation dangers
News Release: SAN MARCOS, TX – Previous inspections by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration have given the operators of a family owned tortilla factory south of Austin every opportunity to resolve its safety issues. Yet, OSHA has found the company still exposing workers to the risks of amputation and other serious injuries.
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US Department of Labor announces funding availability of $1.5M in grants to better inform women about labor rights, benefits
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $1.5 million funding opportunity available to all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to develop partnerships with community-based organizations and other non-profits to conduct outreach to women workers to help them understand and exercise their rights and benefits in the workplace. The fund will support up to six grants.
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US Department of Labor recovers more than $1M for 362 gas pipeline workers in five states after federal court affirms investigation’s findings
News Release: BLUE BELL, PA – Following a Pennsylvania federal court order that upheld the findings of a U.S. Department of Labor investigation, oil and gas industry contractor Henkels & McCoy Inc. paid more than $1 million in back wages to hundreds of employees for violating worker protection laws.
Labor
Federal inspection finds San Marcos tortilla manufacturer repeatedly exposing workers to amputation dangers
News Release: SAN MARCOS, TX – Previous inspections by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration have given the operators of a family owned tortilla factory south of Austin every opportunity to resolve its safety issues. Yet, OSHA has found the company still exposing workers to the risks of amputation and other serious injuries.
Labor
US Department of Labor announces funding availability of $1.5M in grants to better inform women about labor rights, benefits
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $1.5 million funding opportunity available to all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to develop partnerships with community-based organizations and other non-profits to conduct outreach to women workers to help them understand and exercise their rights and benefits in the workplace. The fund will support up to six grants.
Labor
US Department of Labor recovers more than $1M for 362 gas pipeline workers in five states after federal court affirms investigation’s findings
News Release: BLUE BELL, PA – Following a Pennsylvania federal court order that upheld the findings of a U.S. Department of Labor investigation, oil and gas industry contractor Henkels & McCoy Inc. paid more than $1 million in back wages to hundreds of employees for violating worker protection laws.
Labor
US Department of Labor reminds North Dakota construction contractors that protecting workers from falls is a matter of life, death
News Release: BISMARCK, ND – Spurred by its significant population growth in the past decade, North Dakota experienced the nation’s largest increase in housing units – nearly 20 percent – over the same period. As the demand for new homes brings more jobs and construction projects to the state, employers must be vigilant in protecting workers from hazards on construction work sites.
Labor
US Department of Labor cites Rhode Island medical practice, owner for exposing employees to coronavirus in North Providence, West Greenwich
News Release: PROVIDENCE, RI – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the owner-operator of four Rhode Island medical facilities for failing to protect workers from exposure to the coronavirus and implement proper safety measures after six employees tested positive for the virus in the fall of 2020.
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US Department of Labor reminds North Dakota construction contractors that protecting workers from falls is a matter of life, death
News Release: BISMARCK, ND - Spurred by its significant population growth in the past decade, North Dakota experienced the nation's largest increase in housing units - nearly 20 percent - over the same period. As the demand for new homes brings more jobs and construction projects to the state, employers must be vigilant in protecting workers from hazards on construction work sites.
Labor
Federal inspection finds San Marcos tortilla manufacturer repeatedly exposing workers to amputation dangers
News Release: SAN MARCOS, TX - Previous inspections by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration have given the operators of a family owned tortilla factory south of Austin every opportunity to resolve its safety issues. Yet, OSHA has found the company still exposing workers to the risks of amputation and other serious injuries.
Labor
Murphy Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Workforce Reentry for Ex-Offenders
News Release: Today, Republican Leader of the Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee Greg Murphy (R-NC) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing on examining successful models for workforce reentry for ex-offenders.
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US Department of Labor cites Rhode Island medical practice, owner for exposing employees to coronavirus in North Providence, West Greenwich
News Release: PROVIDENCE, RI - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the owner-operator of four Rhode Island medical facilities for failing to protect workers from exposure to the coronavirus and implement proper safety measures after six employees tested positive for the virus in the fall of 2020.
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Foxx, Comer: No Political Union Should Pull Levers of Government Power
News Release: Today, House Committee on Education and Labor Ranking Member Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) and House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) wrote Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Acting Director Shalanda Young and Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Acting Director Kathleen McGettigan regarding the Biden administration’s use of ethics waivers to bring union influence into the federal bureaucracy.
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OSHA initiative seeks to protect manufacturing workers in Midwest facilities from hazardous noise levels
News Release: CHICAGO ‒ Nearly one in 10 people endure noise levels at work loud enough to cause hearing loss while seven in 10 experience moderately loud noise levels, reports the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Yet, the bureau’s Occupational Requirements Survey, published in 2019, found that more than half of the nation’s manufacturing workers reported not using personal protective equipment to protect their hearing.
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US Department of Labor honors Montana safety professionals group for continued commitment to workplace safety, health
News Release: BILLINGS, MT – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has named the American Society of Safety Professionals’ Big Sky Chapter an OSHA Alliance Program Ambassador in recognition of its partnership with OSHA and commitment to addressing workplace safety and health hazards in Montana.
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US Department of Labor honors Montana safety professionals group for continued commitment to workplace safety, health
News Release: BILLINGS, MT – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has named the American Society of Safety Professionals’ Big Sky Chapter an OSHA Alliance Program Ambassador in recognition of its partnership with OSHA and commitment to addressing workplace safety and health hazards in Montana.
Labor
OSHA initiative seeks to protect manufacturing workers in Midwest facilities from hazardous noise levels
News Release: CHICAGO ‒ Nearly one in 10 people endure noise levels at work loud enough to cause hearing loss while seven in 10 experience moderately loud noise levels, reports the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Yet, the bureau’s Occupational Requirements Survey, published in 2019, found that more than half of the nation’s manufacturing workers reported not using personal protective equipment to protect their hearing.
Labor
OSHA initiative seeks to protect manufacturing workers in Midwest facilities from hazardous noise levels
News Release: CHICAGO ‒ Nearly one in 10 people endure noise levels at work loud enough to cause hearing loss while seven in 10 experience moderately loud noise levels, reports the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Yet, the bureau's Occupational Requirements Survey, published in 2019, found that more than half of the nation's manufacturing workers reported not using personal protective equipment to protect their hearing.
Labor
US Department of Labor honors Montana safety professionals group for continued commitment to workplace safety, health
News Release: BILLINGS, MT - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has named the American Society of Safety Professionals' Big Sky Chapter an OSHA Alliance Program Ambassador in recognition of its partnership with OSHA and commitment to addressing workplace safety and health hazards in Montana.
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