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News Release: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Today, the Senate voted to confirm Doug Parker to serve as Assistant Secretary of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) by a vote of 50-41. In remarks on the Senate floor, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) ...
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News Release: Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm Doug Parker to run the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)...
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There were 13 notices published by the Labor Department in week ending Oct. 23, according to the Federal Register.
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News Release: DRUMMONDS, TN - The death of a 67-year-old worker at a Drummonds worksite in April 2021 might have been prevented had their employer not ignored federal workplace requirements, a U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigation has found.
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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Oct. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor in opposition to H.R. 3110, the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act. Now, more than ever, we need to advocate for flexible workplace policies that improve conditions for, and empower, working mothers.
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The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Oct. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - This week, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), and Dr. Jennifer Villavicencio, an OB-GYN and Lead for Equity Transformation for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), hosted a Twitter...
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News Release: CALEDONIA, WI - Responding to a complaint alleging coronavirus hazards, federal workplace safety and health inspectors found a Caledonia company failed to protect workers from the virus’ dangers.
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News Release: DENVER - A federal workplace safety investigation that followed a deadly trench collapse in Johnstown on April 16 has concluded a Strasburg excavation contractor failed to take required safety precautions that might have prevented the death of a 50-year-old worker.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor is seeking nominations for membership for the newly reestablished Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health, which advises the Secretary of Labor on all matters relating to the occupational safety and health of federal employees.
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The US Labor Department published a four page notice on Oct. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) gave the following statement on Catherine Lhamon’s confirmation as assistant secretary for the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights...
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News Release: KANSAS CITY, MO ‒ Occupational exposure to hazardous substances, such as asbestos, formaldehyde and cadmium, can lead to cancer and other long-term serious health diagnoses years after exposure, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports.
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News Release: BYRON, IL - An inspection at a Byron rehabilitation and post-acute care facility found the healthcare facility did not comply with federal respiratory protection requirements in the facility’s quarantine area and failed to protect workers from coronavirus hazards.
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News Release: TEMPLE, TX - While the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has given a Temple furniture design and manufacturing company several opportunities to stop exposing its workers to amputation hazards, an investigation into a recent serious injury found little has changed.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and House Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-NY) sent a letter to Government Accountability Office (GAO) Comptroller General Gene Dodaro requesting information on whether provisions in the nation’s primary elementary and secondary education law supporting parent engagement are being implemented.
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News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) gave the following statement after Vice President Kamala Harris and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh announced executive action to promote labor unions...