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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on March 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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News Release: Employers: Westlake Chemical Lake Charles South, Westlake, Louisiana. Wastewater Specialties LLC, Sulphur, Louisiana. Turn2 Specialty Companies LLC, La Porte, Texas. Leak Sealers Inc., Lumberton, Texas. Citations issued: Turn2 Specialty Companies LLC. Four serious violations with proposed penalties...
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News Release: Employers: Westlake Chemical Lake Charles South, Westlake, Louisiana
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News Release: PENSACOLA, FL - Despite the findings of a January 2021 federal workplace safety investigation, a Pensacola custom cabinet manufacturer continued to expose workers to fire risks, inspectors with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found in a follow-up visit.
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This bill is sponsored by Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney.
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News Release: DALLAS - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is urging response crews and residents in areas affected by recent storms that spawned tornadoes in North Texas and New Orleans to recognize and protect themselves from hazards created by flooding, power loss, structural damage, fallen trees and storm debris.
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News Release: DALLAS - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is urging response crews and residents in areas affected by recent storms that spawned tornadoes in north Texas and New Orleans to recognize and protect themselves from hazards created by flooding, power loss, structural damage, fallen trees and storm debris.
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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on March 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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In the United States, women have to work 14 1/2 months before they have been paid as much as a man is in 12 months, the U.S. Department of Labor reports in its statement on Equal Pay Day 2022.
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News Release: Dear Mr. Dodaro: We write to request the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) examine the need for stronger spousal protections in defined contribution retirement plans, as such accounts are often a couple’s largest asset aside from their home. People plan their futures around their retirement...
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Congress is an inherently collaborative institution, and elected leaders are most effective when they can deliberate face-to-face. Democrats’ permanent pandemic polices increase partisanship, reduce efficiency, and keep Congress from best serving the American people.
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Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) hosted a roundtable discussion on the importance of reforming multiemployer pension plans.
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Today, in a speech on the House Floor, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) called out the failed agency AmeriCorps for being a drain on taxpayers and a massive disappointment
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In a gambit to nationalize the health care market, President Biden and Congressional Democrats are working tirelessly to undermine Americans’ confidence in private health coverage, including employer-sponsored insurance, which over 155 million Americans rely on.
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Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Committee passed legislation regarding workers’ compensation programs, school safety, and Community Services Block Grants
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Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after a Texas federal judge overturned a Department of Labor (DOL) final rule that rescinded a Trump-era rule clarifying the classification of workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
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Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a full committee markup regarding workers’ compensation programs, school safety, and Community Services Block Grants
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Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), and Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) issued the following statements on the U.S.
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U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, led a hearing focused on the broken child care system and the Democratic plan to lower child care costs, get families more child care options, and boost wages for child care workers—fully paid for by making the wealthiest pay their fair share.
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Last week, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee advanced out of committee—in an overwhelming 20-2 vote—Chair Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Ranking Member Senator Richard Burr’s (R-NC) bipartisan Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats, and Pandemics Act (PREVENT Pandemics Act).