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News Release: DALLAS - As temperatures rise in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration reminds employers and workers not to ignore the dangers of working in hot weather - indoors and out - and remember “Water. Rest. Shade." can be the difference between ending the workday safely or suffering serious injuries or worse.
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Leaders from the U.S. Departments of Labor and Health and Human Services met May 3 with health insurance and business leaders to discuss how they complied with federal law that requires benefits coverage to match how medical or surgical benefits are covered.
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There was activity on two bills related to the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on May 11.
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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on May 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on May 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Release: WHO: The Bureau of Labor Statistics
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There was activity on five bills related to the Education and Labor Committee on May 11.
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There was activity on three bills related to the Education and Labor Committee on April 1.
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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on May 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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News Release: SIOUX FALLS, SD - Twice in seven days, federal workplace safety inspectors found a Sioux Falls contractor put workers at risk of being buried under thousands of pounds of soil while they worked in unprotected trenches at two locations in Tea and Salem.
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News Release: ATLANTA - A call to the “Employment, Education and Outreach" hotline maintained by the U.S. Department of Labor led federal investigators to find a Baxley farm labor contractor - who violated several federal laws related to the employment of migrant and seasonal workers previously - had broken the law again, this time for missing a payroll.
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News Release: DENVER - Following a 90-day outreach period, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration ’s Regional Emphasis Program for Noise Induced Hearing Loss will move into the enforcement phase beginning May 17, 2022. The emphasis program targets manufacturing industries with high rates of occupational hearing loss in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota.
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Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) Technical Assistance Grant Program grant opened on May 11.
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News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, took to the Senate floor to urge her colleagues to vote for the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) to protect the right to abortion as the Supreme Court is set to overturn Roe v. Wade.
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The U.S. Department of Labor shared its commitment to safeguarding workers’ wages by announcing new compliance assistance materials and a website during National Construction Safety Week, held May 2-6.
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There was activity on four bills related to the Education and Labor Committee on May 10.
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There was activity on two bills related to the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on May 10.
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News Release: ATLANTA─ The U.S. Department of Labor will hold an online listening session with Southeast employees, employers and other stakeholders on May 17, 2022, on possible revisions to the regulations that enforce the Fair Labor Standards Act’s minimum wage and overtime exemptions for executive, administrative and professional employees.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today renewed partnerships with the governments of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras to strengthen collaboration with their U.S. embassies and consulates, and to provide information about laws governing workplace safety and health, wages and work hours, and other employment issues individuals from these countries face while working in the U.S.
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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 laying out a path forward after Senate Republicans blocked the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) in a 49-51 vote.