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Rep. Kay Granger (TX), Chairwoman-Elect of the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement on Rep. Kevin McCarthy's (CA) election to serve as the 55th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) gave the following speech last week on the House floor to discuss the importance of changing the name of the Committee:
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Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) joined Larry Kudlow on Fox Business last week to discuss her education and workforce priorities in the 118th Congress.
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Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after she sent letters renewing congressional inquiries she began in the 117th Congress to federal agency heads under the Committee’s jurisdiction:
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Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement after the Biden administration announced it is extending the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) for a 12th time:
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Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement after the Biden administration announced new proposed regulations to Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) plans that will drastically shift the responsibility of student loan debt from borrowers to taxpayers:
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Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement after being selected by the Steering Committee to serve as Chairwoman of the Education and the Workforce Committee for the 118th Congress:
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U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh’s visit to Europe in January will set forth President Joe Biden’s labor priorities.
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News Release: RIVERSIDE, CA - The U.S. Department of Labor has reached a settlement agreement with ElDorado National to resolve allegations of systemic hiring discrimination affecting white and Asian applicants at its bus manufacturing facility in Riverside, California.
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There were six notices published by the Labor Department in week ending Jan. 14, according to the Federal Register.
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An Ohio excavation contractor reportedly allowed employees to work with damaged safety equipment, resulting in the death of a worker in Columbus, Ohio.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is seeking nominations to fill six membership vacancies on the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health.
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The US Labor Department published a one page proposed rule on Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - El Departamento de Trabajo de los Estados Unidos anunció hoy que su aplicación Miner Safety and Health para iOS y Android que proporciona información oportuna directamente a los mineros ahora está disponible en español.
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News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment in federal court requiring a Minneapolis private in-home care provider to pay $1.6 million in back wages and damages, as part of the department’s effort to recover unpaid overtime wages for 136 healthcare workers in the Twin-Cities area.
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The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The U.S. Department of Labor made the Spanish-language time sheet app for iOS or Android smartphones, which counts work hours, break time and overtime worked and determines earnings owed, freely accessible.
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A national auto parts distributor and an Arizona logistics company that improperly categorized 1,398 drivers as independent contractors must pay them $5.6 million in back wages and liquidated penalties under a consent judgment in federal court.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - The governments of the U.S. and Mexico signed a memorandum of understanding on Jan. 17, 2023, to strengthen protections for workers participating in temporary foreign worker programs.
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Release: Employer: Pho Saigon restaurant. Investigation sites: 826 N. Ventura Road, Port Hueneme, CA 93041. Investigation findings: U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigators found restaurant owners Cindy Le and Oanh Le allowed their daughter Karen Walden - working as the restaurant manager ...