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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...
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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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News Release: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Today, the Senate voted to confirm Catherine Lhamon to serve as Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the Department of Education (ED) by a vote off 51-50, with Vice President Harris casting the tie-breaking vote. In remarks on the Senate floor, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair...
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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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News Release: Today, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) confirmed that the health care policies in the House Democrats’ reckless $4.3 trillion tax and spending reconciliation bill will push Americans off the health plans they have and like and onto government-controlled coverage, at a steep expense to American taxpayers.
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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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News Release: NEW YORK - A Syracuse iron foundry cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for dozens of health and safety violations has agreed to correct 60 cited hazards, implement enhanced corrective measures and pay $276,189 in penalties in a settlement agreement with the department.
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The US Labor Department published a four page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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There were eight notices published by the Labor Department in week ending Oct. 17, according to the Federal Register.
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News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Oversight and Reform Committee Republican Leader James Comer (R-KY), Subcommittee on Government Operations Republican Leader Jody Hice (R-GA), Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Republican Leader Rick Allen ...