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Deputy Secretary of Labor Julie Su joined with members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters March 3 for an online discussion of strategies for improving trucking job quality and for retaining and recruiting drivers.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division today published and launched several resources to help combat retaliation by employers against employees for exercising their worker rights. These resources include the following:
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News Release: CAMDEN, NJ - On Sept. 9, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration initiated an inspection of My Auto Store after a vehicle lift crushed a worker’s hand in Camden. The agency determined that The Auto Store LLC - operator of the automobile dismantling company - failed to have proper safeguards in place to protect employees from an accidental machine startup.
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News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) gave the following statement after the Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division released a proposed rule to update Davis-Bacon Act regulations regarding prevailing wages on federal construction projects...
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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on March 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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News Release: Today, Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Republican Leader Rick Allen (R-GA) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a subcommittee hearing on the future of our retirement system...
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The Biden–Harris administration and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh continue to deliver wins for working people.
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News Release: Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement regarding yesterday’s federal court ruling on surprise medical billing...
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“STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS“ was published in the Senate section on pages S1017-S1019 on March 7
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Following the Environmental Protection Agency’s release of its “Good Neighbor” Plan to expand regulation of interstate transport of air emissions that affect downwind states’ ability to attain and maintain National Ambient Air Quality Standards, National Association of Manufacturers Senior Vice President of Policy and Government Relations Aric Newhouse released the following statement:
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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on March 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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News Release: SAN DIEGO - A federal workplace safety investigation found that a 34-year-old worker’s fatal fall might have been prevented had the operator of a Pauma Valley zip-line attraction implemented required safety measures.
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News Release: FROSTPROOF, FL - A federal judge approved a settlement with a Frostproof farm labor contractor - Jose M. Gracia Harvesting Inc. - who the U.S. Department of Labor found shortchanged workers and failed to provide them with safe and sanitary living conditions - a practice that will require him to pay back wages and a civil money penalty.
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News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement regarding the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) latest guidance on mask mandates in schools...
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The US Labor Department published a one page notice on March 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - As part of the omnibus package, Congress passed key provisions of the Survivors’ Access to Supportive Care Act (SASCA), as part of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).
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News Release: Date of action: Jan. 11, 2022
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News Release: WASHINGTON - On the heels of a strong jobs report, workers and jobseekers are taking advantage of opportunities to acquire new skills and explore better opportunities. Many of those workers will seek help from the public workforce system - a network of federal, state and local government-funded programs that provide services to workers, jobseekers and employers that lead to economic growth and improved skills for workers.
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News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement regarding the Education Department’s plans to overhaul the nation’s student loan servicing...
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News Release: Today, Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee Republican Leader Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a subcommittee hearing on the vital role of Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs)...