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News Release: ANCHORAGE, AK - Working in the Alaskan fishing industry - an occupation already regarded as one of the nation’s most dangerous - employees aboard the F/V Pacific Producer faced dangers purely of their employer’s making, an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor and U.S. Coast Guard has found.
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NEWS: Sanders Statement on Starbucks CEO Refusal to Testify
News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, today issued the following statement after Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz refused to appear in front of the committee to testify about his company’s long-running noncompliance with federal labor law...
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US Department of Labor recovers more than $159K in back wages for 147 employees after Florida produce packer denies overtime
Release: Employer: Ark Foods Group Inc., operating as Ark Foods
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Judge affirms Department of Labor findings that Georgia nursery favored 29 foreign workers over US workers; provided unsafe housing
News Release: ATLANTA - An administrative law judge has entered a consent order following a U.S. Department of Labor investigation that determined a wholesale plant nursery in Miami gave foreign visa workers preferential treatment over U.S. workers, and housed workers in unsafe and unhealthy conditions in Greensboro, Georgia.
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Chairman Sanders to Hold Hearing on the Health Care Workforce Crisis
News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, announced Tuesday that the panel will hold a hearing this Thursday, Feb. 16, at 10 a.m. titled, “Examining Health Care Workforce Shortages: Where Do We Go From Here?"
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PREPARED REMARKS: Chairman Sanders Holds HELP Committee Hearing on the Health Care Workforce Crisis in America
News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today led a committee hearing titled, “Examining Health Care Workforce Shortages: Where Do We Go From Here?"
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NEWS: Amid Republican Threats to Social Security, Sanders, Warren, Schakowsky, Hoyle, and Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Increase Benefits and Extend Solvency Through 2096
News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 - As Republicans threaten cuts to Social Security and other essential federal programs, Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with Reps. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) and Val Hoyle (D-Ore.) in the U.S. House of Representatives, introduced legislation that would...
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NEWS: Moderna CEO Agrees to Testify in Senate HELP Committee
News Release: Company Features Prominently in New Majority Staff Report on “Pharma Pandemic Profiteers"
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Foxx Blasts DOL For Putting Up Roadblocks to Oversight Inquiries
News Release: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh to demand accountability from the Department on its failure to respond to several Committee inquiries.
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US Department of Labor recovers $139K in back wages for 28 drivers after Florida motor carrier misapplied exemption, denied overtime
Release: Employer: Juarez M&M Construction Inc., operating as Juarez Construction
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US Department of Labor seeking public comments on modernizing program that recognizes employers committed to best safety, health practices
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration is inviting the public and workplace safety stakeholders to share their comments on how the agency can best honor companies who make exceptional commitments to workplace safety and health, and encourage others to follow.
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US Department of Labor, Consulate of Mexico in Denver renew alliance to promote workers' rights, protections
News Release: US Department of Labor, Consulate of Mexico in Denver
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US Department of Labor seeking public comments on modernizing program that recognizes employers committed to best safety, health practices
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration is inviting the public and workplace safety stakeholders to share their comments on how the agency can best honor companies who make exceptional commitments to workplace safety and health, and encourage others to follow.
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Federal investigation finds Barberton toolmaker failed to properly protect drill press operators; three workers suffered preventable injuries
News Release: BARBERTON, OH ‒ In less than two years, three workers at a leading tool manufacturer in Barberton suffered injuries from unguarded machinery.
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Mulligan: Roof Kings 'continually ignores its responsibilities to protect employees'
A Massachusetts roofing company and "serial violator" of workplace safety laws has again been cited for exposing workers to life-threatening hazards on the job.
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Occupational Safety and Health Administration Alliance Program discussed on Feb. 15 by Labor Department
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Labor Department discusses Arizona State Plan for Occupational Safety and Health; Proposed Reconsideration and Revocation; Withdrawal on Feb. 15
The US Labor Department published a two page proposed rule on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Federal judge orders Blackhawk Mining, subsidiaries to pay $349K in penalties to resolve more than 530 violations
News Release: WASHINGTON - A federal administrative law judge has ordered the operator of mining complexes in southern West Virginia and eastern Kentucky to pay civil penalties totaling $349,444 to resolve 533 citations for mine safety and health violations U.S. Department of Labor inspectors identified at 14 mines.
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Department of Labor recovers $380K in back wages, damages for 126 workers after 2 North Carolina home care employers fail to pay proper overtime
Release: Employers: Gentle Shepherd Care LLC. 8604 Cliff Cameron Drive, Suite 144. Charlotte, NC 28269. At Home Personal Care Services Inc. 1700 E. Arlington Blvd. Suite A. Greenville, NC 27585. Investigation findings: Investigators with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found Gentle Shepherd ...
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Chair Foxx Reacts to Biden’s Online Education Guidance
News Release: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in reaction to the Education Department’s announcement regarding online education...
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