DOL Newswire Report News
Readout: First Lady Jill Biden, White House Officials Help Kick Off Three-day Us Department Of Labor National Workforce Development Event
By DOL Newswire Report | May 24, 2023
On May 16, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor welcomed more than 500 key stakeholders to connect with partners from across the broader workforce ecosystem at “ETA Vision 2030:
Us Department Of Labor Will Make $15m In Funding Available To Support Training Needed To Access Good Jobs In High-demand Careers
By DOL Newswire Report | May 24, 2023
Funds will equip workers for opportunities in care, climate resiliency, hospitality
Us Department Of Labor Awards $78m For Nursing Programs To Strengthen, Diversify Workforce To Fill Quality Jobs In 17 States
By DOL Newswire Report | May 24, 2023
Grants will help 25 organizations develop professional pathways to nursing
Chairman Good to Hold Hearing on Protecting Employees’ Rights – Tomorrow at 10:15A.M.
By DOL Newswire Report | May 23, 2023
Tomorrow at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Bob Good (R-VA), will hold a hearing titled “Protecting Employees’ Rights: Ensuring Fair Elections at the NLRB.”
Chairman Owens to Hold Part Two of Hearing on Biden’s Free College Agenda – Tomorrow at 10:15A.M
By DOL Newswire Report | May 23, 2023
Tomorrow at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, chaired by Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT), will hold a hearing titled “Breaking the System Part II: Examining the Implications of Biden’s Student Loan Policies for Students and Taxpayers
US Department of Labor offers webinar for grantee, applicants for federal grants to increase workplace safety training programs
By DOL Newswire Report | May 23, 2023
US Department of Labor offers webinar for grantee, applicants for federal grants to increase workplace safety training programs
Lubbock Mayor Payne recognizes 'Digging Deep in Lubbock Workshop 2023'
By DOL Newswire Report | May 22, 2023
Workshop to teach excavators, homeowners safety when digging trenches, excavations
US Department of Labor, Shipbuilders Council of America renew alliance to promote safe, healthful workplaces in Mid-Atlantic shipyard industry
By DOL Newswire Report | May 21, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Shipbuilders Council of America and its associate members have renewed an alliance to continue protecting the Mid-Atlantic region’s shipbuilding workers from workplace safety and health hazards.
US Department of Labor finds Colorado contractor exposing workers to trench cave-ins, including one that caused teenager's fatal injuries
By DOL Newswire Report | May 21, 2023
Despite fatality, Goldstar Excavation and Sewer repeatedly endangered workers in trenches
US Department of Labor cites 2 employers after workers show elevated levels of inorganic arsenic at Georgia chemical manufacturing facility
By DOL Newswire Report | May 21, 2023
A U.S. Department of Labor investigation has found that two companies operating at a Conley wood treatment chemical manufacturing facility exposed workers to chemical hazards.
Federal court issues consent judgment requiring Luzerne County manufacturer to pay former employee $13K in whistleblower case
By DOL Newswire Report | May 21, 2023
Department of Labor alleges Midvale Paper Box Co., owner violated whistleblower protections
OSHA to hold public meeting June 15 to discuss modernizing, improving, expanding its Voluntary Protection Programs
By DOL Newswire Report | May 21, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration will hold a stakeholder meeting on Thursday, June 15 in Washington, D.C., to discuss modernizing, improving and expanding the agency's Voluntary Protection Programs.
Department of Labor finds Texas Children’s Hospital failed to protect employees after security guard suffers serious assault by patient
By DOL Newswire Report | May 21, 2023
One serious citation and one Hazard Alert Letter.
Federal court finds US Postal Service wrongfully fired employee who reported workplace injury, violated federal worker protections
By DOL Newswire Report | May 21, 2023
A federal court in Tacoma has ruled that the U.S. Postal Service retaliated against an employee who reported an injury to supervisors and applied for workers' compensation benefits in 2019 while on probation as a new postal employee.
OSHA encourages stakeholders to share feedback on effectiveness of leading indicators to improve, develop resource tool
By DOL Newswire Report | May 21, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is asking for stakeholder input on their current use of leading indicators and their impact on managing their safety and health management systems.
Health Subcommittee Chairman Buchanan: Hearing on Examining Policies that Inhibit Innovation and Patient Access
By DOL Newswire Report | May 13, 2023
“Thank you all for being with us. Today’s hearing will focus on innovation and some of the biggest roadblocks.
Chairman Smith Opening Statement: Hearing on Examining Policies that Inhibit Innovation and Patient Access
By DOL Newswire Report | May 13, 2023
“Chairman Buchanan, Ranking Member Doggett – thank you for the opportunity to share a few thoughts on how current White House policies are threatening medical innovation and patient access to care.
Smith, Crapo, Neal, and Wyden Announce Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort to Extend Tax Preferences to Taiwan
By DOL Newswire Report | May 13, 2023
House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO), Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-ID), House Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA), and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) released the following statement on a bipartisan, bicameral effort to alleviate double taxation between the United States and Taiwan:
Chairman Smith: President Biden Needs to Negotiate Because Inflation Is Not Just Going Away on Its Own
By DOL Newswire Report | May 13, 2023
Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the Consumer Price Index showed inflation remaining at an over 30-year high of 4.9 percent and prices increasing 15.3 percent since President Biden took office:
Chairman Smith Remarks at Rules Committee: H.R. 1163, the Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act
By DOL Newswire Report | May 13, 2023
“Thank you, Chairman Cole and Ranking Member McGovern for the opportunity to speak on this crucial legislation that will protect taxpayers and victims of fraud against the largest theft of tax dollars in American history.