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News Release: Washington, D.C.-Today, U.S. Senator, Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-Va.), Robert C. “Bobby" Scott (D-Va.), and Donald McEachin (D-Va.) reintroduced the Keeping All Students Safe Act, legislation to protect students from dangerous seclusion and restraint discipline practices in school.
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DOL to Lift Union Transparency Requirements in Snub to Workers
News Release: Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Department of Labor issued a proposed rule to eliminate a Trump-era reporting requirement to provide transparency of labor organization finances and union boss spending...
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Foxx Slams Biden’s NLRB Nominee
News Release: Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after President Biden nominated Gwynne Wilcox to fill an open seat on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)...
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Murray, Pallone Announce Plans to Develop a Public Option Proposal to Lower Health Care Costs
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee and Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, announced their plans to develop legislation to establish a public option...
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What did Labor Department publish on May 25?
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on May 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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OSHA cites two Michigan companies after demolition collapse at Killen Power Plant in Manchester, Ohio, kills two workers
News Release: MANCHESTER, OH – When the Killen Power Generation Station’s building collapsed unexpectedly on Dec. 9, 2020, its steel beams fell on and killed two workers employed to demolish the facility – a laborer cutting steel and a truck driver preparing to move the scrap metal off-site.
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US Department of Labor investigation finds Tennessee contractor violated child labor laws related to teenage worker’s fatal fall
News Release: NASHVILLE, TN – A 16-year-old boy doing roof construction atop a hotel work site more than 11 stories above the ground climbed over a barrier at the roof line and attempted to jump onto a power-driven hoisting device next to the building. The teen missed the platform, slipped through a gap between the scaffolding and the building and fell about 160 feet to his death.
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US Department of Labor investigation finds Tennessee contractor violated child labor laws related to teenage worker’s fatal fall
News Release: NASHVILLE, TN – A 16-year-old boy doing roof construction atop a hotel work site more than 11 stories above the ground climbed over a barrier at the roof line and attempted to jump onto a power-driven hoisting device next to the building. The teen missed the platform, slipped through a gap between the scaffolding and the building and fell about 160 feet to his death.
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OSHA cites two Michigan companies after demolition collapse at Killen Power Plant in Manchester, Ohio, kills two workers
News Release: MANCHESTER, OH – When the Killen Power Generation Station’s building collapsed unexpectedly on Dec. 9, 2020, its steel beams fell on and killed two workers employed to demolish the facility – a laborer cutting steel and a truck driver preparing to move the scrap metal off-site.
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OSHA cites two Michigan companies after demolition collapse at Killen Power Plant in Manchester, Ohio, kills two workers
News Release: MANCHESTER, OH - When the Killen Power Generation Station’s building collapsed unexpectedly on Dec. 9, 2020, its steel beams fell on and killed two workers employed to demolish the facility - a laborer cutting steel and a truck driver preparing to move the scrap metal off-site.
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HELP Committee Unanimously Passes Bipartisan Bills to Address Maternal Mortality Crisis, Support Mental Health of Health Care Workers, And More
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement following the Committee successfully passing several bipartisan health and labor bills in executive session.
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Notice published on May 24 by Labor Department
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on May 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Labor Department publishes notice on May 24
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on May 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Notice published by Labor Department on May 24
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on May 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Notice published by Labor Department on May 24
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on May 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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What did Labor Department publish on May 24?
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on May 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Detroit contractor pays $82K in back wages, fringe benefits to 19 laborers after US Department of Labor finds federal violations
News Release: WARREN, MI – The Davis Bacon and Related Acts require contractors on federally funded projects to pay all laborers on site prevailing wage rates and benefits, and mandates that prime contractors make sure their subcontractors follow the rules.
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US Department of Labor secures judgment requiring Southern California logistics company to pay $122K in overtime back wages, damages, penalties
News Release: WEST COVINA, CA – An Ontario logistics provider of warehousing and distribution services for the home fashion and apparel industry told workers to record only 8 hours of labor each day regardless of how many hours they actually worked – a finding of the U.S. Department of Labor affirmed by a federal court in California recently.
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US Department of Labor obtains preliminary injunction restraining Massachusetts contractor from retaliating against employees
News Release: BOSTON – The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a preliminary injunction in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts prohibiting a Canton contractor from retaliating against former and current employees who cooperate with the department’s Wage and Hour Division investigation or engage in other activity protected by the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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US Department of Labor secures judgment requiring Southern California logistics company to pay $122K in overtime back wages, damages, penalties
News Release: WEST COVINA, CA – An Ontario logistics provider of warehousing and distribution services for the home fashion and apparel industry told workers to record only 8 hours of labor each day regardless of how many hours they actually worked – a finding of the U.S. Department of Labor affirmed by a federal court in California recently.
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