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Release: Employer: Tucker Brewing Co. LLC Investigation site: 2003 S. Bibb Drive Tucker, GA 30084 Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found the employer retaliated illegally against two employees after each of them emailed the Tucker Brewing Co.’s owner and asked ...
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News Release: Today, House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Republican Leader Richard Burr (R-NC) sent a letter to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Charlotte Burrows about the noticeable pattern of partisanship and mismanagement at the agency that has developed during the Biden administration.
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News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in support of the Pacific Legal Foundation’s lawsuit against the Department of Education for its student loan debt scheme...
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News Release: President Obama initiated a drastic federal takeover of the student loan program. The result? Rising college costs, declining return on investment, and ballooning student loan debt costing taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars. President Biden is doubling down on these failed policies and enacting flat-out illegal student loan bailouts that will further exacerbate problems for students and taxpayers.
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Speakers and panelists at a Sept. 22 Equity in Focus Summit considered the significance of gender and racial equity in policymaking and workforce development.
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News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Richard Burr (R-NC), Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), released the following statement on the language they negotiated for passage this week reauthorizing the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) user fee programs and their commitment to continue working to pass several other bipartisan priorities as part of a larger package later this year.
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News Release: SOUTHFIELD, MI - A Detroit-area residential healthcare facilities management company has paid $121,525 in back overtime wages to 640 employees, following a U.S. Department of Labor review of its pay practices.
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The US Labor Department published a two page rule on Sept. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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There was activity on one bill related to the Education and Labor Committee on Sept. 26.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of nearly $199 million in dislocated worker grants to support projects that enable unemployed and underemployed people to enter, return to, or advance in high-quality jobs in infrastructure, environment and climate, the care economy ...
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News Release: FORT WAYNE, IN - Heading to a roadside ice cream stand is a popular outing for Americans of all ages. Working behind the counter at these outlets is a first-time job for many teens. When the hours they work exceed limits set by federal child labor laws, these experiences can serve up violations for employers.
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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Sept. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Sept. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Senator Murray Statement on Biden Administration Ending Low-Quality Trump-Era Apprenticeship ProgramNews Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), issued the following statement on the Department of Labor’s (DOL) publication of a final rule rescinding the Trump administration’s “Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship...
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The Senate section of the Congressional Record published “SENATE ACCOMPLISHMENTS” on Dec. 21, 2017.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - More than two years after wildfires swept across parts of western Oregon during one of the state’s most destructive wildfire seasons, the U.S. Department of Labor continues to support the area’s recovery with an incremental award of $4.5 million to provide disaster-relief jobs, employment, training and supportive services in 20 western counties.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - On Friday, U.S Senator Patty Murray, Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), joined House and Senate leaders in submitting an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Health and Hospital Corp. of Marion County v. Talevski. The Democrats...
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The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Sept. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Sept. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Workforce Protections Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Keller (R-PA) sent a letter to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Assistant Secretary Douglas L. Parker to condemn OSHA’s forthcoming COVID-19 rule-which...