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The establishment of Title IX in 1972 revolutionized women’s sports and implemented groundbreaking anti-harassment policies that advanced equal access to educational opportunities for women and men.
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Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, sent a letter to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky pressing the agency to clarify the science behind its decision to terminate the Title 42 order after apparent inconsistencies between the rationale used to support the decision and the current state of the ongoing response.
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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is initiating an enforcement program that identifies employers who failed to submit Form 300A data through the agency’s Injury Tracking Application (ITA)
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A Washington state salvage company's repeated violations of the Clean Water Act have resulted in a $50,300 fine.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency told the new owners of the former Limetree Bay refinery on St. Croix it has information suggesting the refinery must obtain a prevention of significant deterioration permit before the refinery restarts operations.
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News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. Department of Labor has ordered a San Jose trucking company to pay more than $145,000 in back wages and damages after a federal whistleblower investigation found the company retaliated against two workers who refused to drive commercial motor vehicles when they felt too sick or fatigued to drive safely.
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Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor in opposition to H.R. 6833, the so-called Affordable Insulin Now Act, which would bring our country one step closer to a socialist health care system.
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Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) reacted to the Democrats’ introduction of workforce development legislation:
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Today, on the House Floor, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) condemned the Left's reinterpretation of Title IX to erase women from sports.
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Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) gave the following statement in response to the Senate’s failed cloture vote on President Biden’s nomination of David Weil to run the Wage and Hour Division at the Labor Department:
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Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) hosted a roundtable discussion on the importance of protecting parental rights.
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Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) gave the following statement in response to the passage of H.R.
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Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Department of Labor Secretary Walsh regarding his lack of transparency and accountability to taxpayers.
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The illegal pay practices of a Louisville, Kentucky, staffing agency that provides aviation maintenance and repair workers to airlines nationwide shortchanged workers in Mobile, a U.S. Department of Labor investigation has found.
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When federal investigators inspected a West Columbia used auto dealer, they found the employer’s pay practices violated wage laws, leading to the recovery of more than $64,566 in back wages and liquidated damages for 24 workers.
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During an official visit to Mexico, U.S.
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Today, the House passed sweeping bipartisan legislation to help more workers save and prepare for retirement.
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The Senate section of the Congressional Record published “Nomination of David Weil (Executive Calendar)” on March 30.
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The U.S. Department of Labor assessed a $37,500 penalty against an Avon Park, Fla., contractor and recovered back wages for blueberry farmworkers after failing to reimburse their visa fees.
