News published on Federal Newswire in June 2016

News from June 2016


News Release: Today, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Bruce Andrews delivered remarks at the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association’s (RVIA) unveiling of its “RVs Move America Economic Impact Study”. The Deputy Secretary’s remarks come one-week after President Obama visited Elkhart, Indiana, the “RV Capital of the ...


News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker delivered the keynote address on Monday at the American Association of Exporters and Importers (AAEI) Annual Conference. AAEI represents U.S. companies engaged in global trade and works to advocate on behalf of its members before Congress, executive agencies, and multi-lateral organizations, including the World Trade Organization (WTO).


News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced the appointment of 19 private and public sector leaders to the newly established U.S. Investment Advisory Council (IAC). IAC members — representing U.S. companies, entities, and organizations with missions or activities that include the promotion ...


US Labor Department urges storm recovery workers and public to be vigilant, aware of hazards during storm cleanup

News Release: ATLANTA – As they recover from the impacts of Tropical Storm Colin and tornados, Florida’s emergency workers, employers, and the public at-large should be aware of the hazards they may encounter and take necessary steps to stay safe, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration urges.


OSHA cites Aqua Ohio in trench collapse that led to the death of a 28-year-old employee of the water and sewer utility

News Release: MENTOR, Ohio – As he helped widen a road on Station Street in Mentor, a 28-year-old water and sewer utility worker suddenly found himself buried beneath thousands of pounds of soil when a trench, more than 5-feet deep in which he worked, collapsed on him. Hours later, his injuries led to the man’s death in a nearby hospital.


OSHA fines window restoration company $40K for lead, other hazards

News Release: CONCORD, N.H. – Federal workplace safety and health inspectors have cited a Dublin window restoration company for exposing workers to unsafe levels of lead, and other hazards.


Subsidiary of Ashland Inc., leading chemical company, settles charges of hiring discrimination with US Labor Department

News Release: RICHMOND, Va. – A subsidiary of one of the world’s leading specialty chemical companies has entered into a conciliation agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs to resolve allegations of race-based hiring discrimination.


MSHA proposes rule on workplace examinations that could prevent injuries, fatalities at US metal, nonmetal mines

News Release: ARLINGTON, Va. – Michael Jay Nickels was driving a truck at a sand and gravel mine in Valley County, Nebraska, in March 2015 , when the vehicle left an elevated roadway on an embankment and headed into a pond – leaving him injured seriously. Two days later, the 44-year-old haul driver succumbed to his injuries.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a four page notice on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a six page notice on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a three page notice on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.