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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - A new online portal for submitting applications to the U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Voluntary Protection Programs is now available. The new portal modernizes the application process for companies that qualify for VPP and makes it easier for candidates to start, continue and get assistance with submitting their applications.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Republican Leader Richard Burr (R-NC), Rep. Rick Allen (R-GA), and Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) sent a letter to National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Chairman ...
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U.S. Department of Labor opens online dialogue with stakeholders to expand access among underrepresented communities to Registered Apprenticeships.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced its final rule to increase the minimum wage for federal contract workers to $15 an hour...
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“DISCHARGED NOMINATIONS“ was published in the Senate section on page S8213 on Nov. 15
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“MOST EXPENSIVE THANKSGIVING IN HISTORY” was published on pages H6311-H6313 of the Congressional Record on Nov. 16.
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The U.S. Department of Labor is relaunching askEARN.org, a website aimed at making workplaces more inclusive for those with disabilities, according to a release by the DOL on Nov. 9.
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The Department of Labor recently submitted a proposal to rescind a Trump-era policy on a religious exemption that would bring the department back to the policies of the Bush and Obama presidencies.
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There were 12 notices published by the Labor Department in week ending Nov. 20, according to the Federal Register.
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“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS“ was published in the Senate section on page S8345 on Nov. 17
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“SENATE RESOLUTION 450--DESIGNATING NOVEMBER 17, 2021, AS ``NATIONAL GIS DAY''“ was published in the Senate section on pages S8242-S8243 on Nov. 16
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The U.S. Department of Labor and the State of Iowa have signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding to provide opportunities for the department’s Wage and Hour Division and the state’s Workforce Development agency to conduct joint investigations and outreach, and share training materials and other information as appropriate to ensure Iowa workers’ rights and wages are protected.
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The U.S. Department of Labor today launched an online dialogue with stakeholders to increase access to Registered Apprenticeships for job seekers in underrepresented communities.
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A former New Bedford man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston on federal wire fraud charges arising from claims for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) funds.
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U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh and Switzerland’s President Guy Parmelin signed a memorandum of understanding today to expand apprenticeships among Swiss companies and Swiss-invested companies in the U.S., and promote job creation in both countries.
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A federal whistleblower investigation led the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration to order a Houston mobile crane rental company to pay a former employee nearly $24,000 in back wages, interest and damages after firing the worker in June 2020 for refusing to drive in excess of federal limits and reported fatigue.
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Stakeholders in the Department of Labor are set to sign a partnership agreement designed to train and protect workers within the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago to avoid construction hazards.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Chairman Robert C. “Bobby" Scott (D-VA) sent a letter to the Biden administration expressing bipartisan support for its interim final rule for protecting patients from surprise bills. The rule, which takes effect in January, is required to implement the No Surprises Act, a bipartisan agreement passed by Congress last year to shield patients from unexpected medical bills.
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News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 5376, the so-called Build Back Better Act, which will extend the reach of the federal government and enable the biggest expansion of welfare our country has seen in decades...
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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.