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News Release: SCHNECKSVILLE, PA - On a Tuesday afternoon in the summer of August 2022, federal workplace safety inspectors responded to a police report that a 17-year-old worker had suffered fatal injuries after being pulled into a woodchipper at a work site near Allentown.
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NEWS: In Remarks to Advocates, Sanders Proposes Major Expansion of Community Health Centers
News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the new chairman of the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, on Wednesday during remarks to Advocates for Community Health proposed a historic expansion of community health centers.
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Federal investigators determine 27-year-old worker suffered partial leg amputation after entering Illinois grain bin while paddle conveyor ran
News Release: ATLANTA, IL ‒ An Illinois grain cooperatives’ failure to make sure they followed required safety procedures contributed to how a 27-year-old worker suffered a partial amputation of his right leg when a paddle conveyor was left running when he and two other employees entered a soybean bin for cleaning.
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders to Hold Town Hall on the Teacher Pay Crisis in America
News Release: Rebecca Pringle, the President of NEA, and Randi Weingarten, the President of AFT, will Join Sen. Sanders on Stage
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NEWS: Sanders Demands Paid Sick Days for Rail Workers
News Release: Following the deal reached this week with CSX, Sanders calls on remaining rail companies to take urgent action in new letter
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READOUT: US Department of Labor expands OSHA’s ability to protect all workers by certifying special visa applications to ensure effective enforcement
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh joined Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health Doug Parker today to sign a memorandum that gives the Occupational Safety and Health Administration the authority to issue certifications in support of applications for U Nonimmigrant Status and T Nonimmigrant Status visas.
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El Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU. multa a compañía jardinera por permitir que un empleado menor de edad trabajara en ocupaciones peligrosas, lo que provocó lesiones graves
News Release: AUSTIN, TX - Una investigación federal descubrió que una compañía de suministros de jardinería de Austin, donde un empleado de 17 años sufrió lesiones graves en un incidente de montacargas en junio de 2021, le permitió trabajar en ocupaciones peligrosas y prohibidas en violación de la ley federal de trabajo de menores de edad.
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THURSDAY: Sanders and Braun to Hold Press Conference with Rail Workers to Demand Paid Sick Days
News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, and Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) at 1:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, Feb. 9th will hold a press conference with rail workers to demand companies provide them with at least seven paid sick...
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US Labor Department recovers $24K in back wages, damages for 64 workers after Sweet Brew Tea maker failed to pay overtime as law requires
Release: Employer: Southern Visions LLP, operating as Sweet Brew Tea
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US Department of Labor finds Austin landscape supplier allowed minor-aged employee to do prohibited work, leading to serious injury
News Release: AUSTIN, TX - A federal investigation has found an Austin landscape supply company, where a 17-year-old employee suffered serious injuries in a forklift incident in June 2021, allowed them to work in hazardous and prohibited occupations in violation of federal child labor law.
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US Department of Labor cites Lehigh Valley tree service company, owner for serious violations after 17-year-old worker suffers fatal injuries
News Release: SCHNECKSVILLE, PA - On a Tuesday afternoon in the summer of August 2022, federal workplace safety inspectors responded to a police report that a 17-year-old worker had suffered fatal injuries after being pulled into a woodchipper at a work site near Allentown.
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Foxx, Cassidy Lead Effort to Stop Harmful Proposal that will Explode College Costs
News Release: House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Republican Leader Bill Cassidy, M.D., (R-LA) led 32 House Republicans and 35 Republican Senators in calling on U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to rescind the Biden administration’s radical income-driven repayment proposal, which will severely exacerbate rising college costs and excessive borrowing.
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Department of Labor recovers $38K in back wages for 55 workers after Goldsboro non-profit failed to meet standards to allow subminimum wages
News Release: RALEIGH, NC - The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $38,891 in back wages for 55 adult employees with developmental disabilities after finding their Goldsboro non-profit employer had not renewed their federal certification to pay them subminimum wages but continued to do so.
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US Department of Labor announces $4.25M award to advance global action against forced labor by supporting International Labor Organization
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced an award of $4.25 million to continue its efforts to end forced labor by supporting a global technical assistance project by the International Labor Organization, a United Nations’ agency seeking to advance social and economic justice by setting international labor standards and promoting rights at work.
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Federal investigators determine 27-year-old worker suffered partial leg amputation after entering Illinois grain bin while paddle conveyor ran
News Release: ATLANTA, IL ‒ An Illinois grain cooperatives’ failure to make sure they followed required safety procedures contributed to how a 27-year-old worker suffered a partial amputation of his right leg when a paddle conveyor was left running when he and two other employees entered a soybean bin for cleaning.
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Gomez: Comment period reopening to help 'obtain important public input'
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration reopened the public comment period on changes to its Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program and the proposed amendment to the Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2002-51.
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READOUT: US Department of Labor expands OSHA's ability to protect all workers by certifying special visa applications to ensure effective enforcement
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh joined Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health Doug Parker today to sign a memorandum that gives the Occupational Safety and Health Administration the authority to issue certifications in support of applications for U Nonimmigrant Status and T Nonimmigrant Status visas.
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Labor Department discusses Final Finding of No Significant Impact, Gary Job Corps Center Proposed Disposal and Reuse on Feb. 13
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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NEWS: Chairman Sanders and All Democratic Members of HELP Committee Invite Starbucks CEO to Testify at Hearing on Company’s Labor Practices
News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 - In a letter signed by all the Democratic members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Sens. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Maggie Hassan...
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Mitchell: Overworking minors 'can jeopardize their safety, well-being and education'
The operator of a Culver’s franchise restaurant in Wixom, Mich., has paid $13,212 in penalties for violating federal child labor laws.
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