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National Girls and Women in Sports Day, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) celebrated the reintroduction of the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act.
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Foxx Announces First Committee Hearing: American Education in Crisi
Foxx Announces First Committee Hearing: American Education in Crisi
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As winter surges, OSHA reminds employers of carbon monoxide risks when using portable generators, other equipment indoors
News Release: WASHINGTON - As frigid temperatures and sleet, ice and snow blanket states from the south to the northeast, millions of Americans are facing power outages. As many turn to portable generators and other fuel-burning equipment for electricity and warmth, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration urges employers to take appropriate precautions to protect workers from carbon monoxide exposures in enclosed spaces.
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US Department of Labor cites US Postal Service for failing to provide running water, usable bathroom at Chesapeake facility for more than a month
News Release: US Department of Labor cites US Postal Service for failing to provide running
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US Department of Labor, Missouri Association of Manufacturers renew alliance to target workplace hazards, keep workers safe
News Release: Who: U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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Foxx Announces First Committee Hearing: American Education in Crisis
On Wednesday at 10:15 a.m., the Education and the Workforce Committee will hold its first hearing, titled “American Education in Crisis,” which will discuss the state of K-12 and postsecondary education.
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Tune In: Chairwoman Foxx to Join House Republicans to Celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports Day
Tune in live E.T. to hear from Speaker Kevin McCarthy, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Members of the House GOP, and female athletes on National Girls and Women in Sports Da
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Education And The Workforce Committee Adopts Rules And Oversight Plan For 118th Congress
Following the Education and the Workforce Committee’s Organizational Meeting for the 118th Congress, Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the full list of subcommittee assignments as well as the adopted Committee Rules and Committee Oversight Plan. Chairwoman Foxx also announced the committee will consist of 45 Members, with 25 Republicans and 20 Democrats.
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Chairwoman Foxx Delivers Opening Remarks at Organizational Meeting
Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at the Committee’s Organizational Meeting for the 118th Congress:
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Chairwoman Foxx Delivers Opening Remarks at Organizational Meeting
Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at the Committee’s Organizational Meeting for the 118th Congress:
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Bentonia contractor could have prevented deadly Flora explosion, death of 25-year-old welder, US Department of Labor investigation finds
News Release: JACKSON, MS - Federal investigators have determined that the employer of a 25-year-old welder - who suffered fatal injuries in an explosion at a Flora work site in July 2022 - could have prevented the tragedy by following federal workplace safety standards.
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Foxx to DOL: Walsh Should Act Ethically as He Prepares to Skate Off
News Release: Today, House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Solicitor of Labor Seema Nanda to verify that Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh met his ethics obligations as he sought employment with the National Hockey League Players Association.
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US Department of Labor recovers $49K in back wages, damages for Honolulu preschool employees denied full wages
News Release: HONOLULU - A Honolulu preschool has learned an expensive lesson about willfully failing to pay required overtime wages as the law requires, after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation.
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Foxx Supports Barr Resolution to Block Biden’s Politicization of Retirement Accounts
News Release: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) applauded U.S. Congressman Andy Barr’s (R-KY) reintroduction of a Congressional Review Act measure to nullify the Department of Labor’s (DOL) recent rule to greenlight environmental, social, governance (ESG) investing in employer-sponsored retirement plans. U.S. Senator Mike Braun (R-IN) is leading the companion measure in the U.S. Senate.
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Foxx to Hold First Committee Hearing on Education – Tomorrow at 10:15 A.M.
News Release: Tomorrow at 10:15 a.m., the Education and the Workforce Committee will hold its first hearing, titled “American Education in Crisis," which will discuss the state of K-12 and postsecondary education.
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US Department of Labor cites US Postal Service for failing to provide running water, usable bathroom at Chesapeake facility for more than a month
Release: Employer:. U.S. Postal Service. 1103 Godwin Ave. Chesapeake, Virginia 23324. Citations Issued: One serious violation and one repeat violation. Investigative Findings: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration opened an inspection at the U.S. Postal Service’s Chesapeake ...
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Foxx Ahead of Biden’s SOTU: Expect the Same Far-Left Vision for America
News Release: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in advance of President Biden’s State of the Union address...
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Everyday Danger: Dollar Tree again found blocking emergency exits as federal inspection in Alabama as history of unsafe operations continues
News Release: FLORENCE, AL - In a disturbing trend seen by federal workplace safety inspectors, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has again found one of the nation's largest retail discount chains allowing blocked exit routes and boxes to be stacked unsafely.
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Everyday Danger: Dollar Tree again found blocking emergency exits as federal inspection in Alabama as history of unsafe operations continues
News Release: FLORENCE, AL - In a disturbing trend seen by federal workplace safety inspectors, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has again found one of the nation’s largest retail discount chains allowing blocked exit routes and boxes to be stacked unsafely.
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Chairwoman Foxx Comments on NHLPA Hiring Secretary Walsh for Top Spot
News Release: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to the National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) hiring U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh as its Executive Director...
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