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MEDIA ADVISORY: Senate HELP Committee to Mark Up Legislation on Thursday
By DOL Newswire | Jun 14, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, June 13 - The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on Thursday, June 15 will hold an Executive Session to mark up legislation at 10:00 a.m. ET.
Chairwoman Foxx Delivers Opening Remarks at Markup to Bolster Telehealth and Preserve Education
By DOL Newswire | Jun 14, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following statement as prepared for delivery, at the Committee's markup to consider two bills - H.R. 824, the Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act of 2023 and H.R. 3941, the Schools Not Shelters Act...
Labor Department discusses Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Miner's Claim for Benefits Under the Black Lung Benefits Act CM-911 and Employment History CM-911a on June 13
By DOL Newswire | Jun 14, 2023
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Information Collection Activities; Comment Request discussed on June 13 by Labor Department
By DOL Newswire | Jun 14, 2023
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Chairman Owens to Hold Hearing on Innovation in Postsecondary Education — Tomorrow at 10:15A.M.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 14, 2023
News Release: 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 “Postsecondary Innovation: Preparing Today’s Students for Tomorrow’s Opportunities."
@EdWorkforceCmte to Hold Markup on Bills that Bolster Telehealth and Preserve Education
By DOL Newswire | Jun 13, 2023
News Release: Tomorrow, June 13, at 4 p.m., the Education and the Workforce Committee will hold a markup to consider H.R. 824, the Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act of 2023, and H.R. 3941, the Schools Not Shelters Act.
NEWS: New Report Shows How Badly Big Pharma Is Ripping Off American People With Publicly Funded Medications
By DOL Newswire | Jun 13, 2023
News Release: The American People Pay the Highest Prices in the World For Lifesaving Prescription Drugs That They Helped Create. Report shows, over the last 20 years, the average price of new medical treatments that NIH scientists helped invent is $111,000 - more than ten times the price that led the NIH to first introduce a reasonable pricing clause in 1989.
Wisconsin food manufacturer’s history of violations continues, federal investigators find safety failures led to two workers amputation injuries
By DOL Newswire | Jun 13, 2023
News Release: ABBOTSFORD, WI - The operator of a north central Wisconsin meat and sausage manufacturing plant might have spared two employees from suffering serious hand injuries by following required machine safety standards, a U.S. Department of Labor investigation found.
US Department of Labor urges landscaping industry employers to stay focused on protecting employees from hazards as demands increase
By DOL Newswire | Jun 13, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The familiar sounds of weed trimmers and lawn mowers and the sights of landscaping workers are familiar sights in many neighborhoods, office parks and other locations. For people doing these jobs, including young people employed for the summer, the work exposes them to hazards such as moving machine parts, heat exposure, falling trees and toxic chemicals.
Labor Department publishes notice on June 12
By DOL Newswire | Jun 13, 2023
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Department of Labor cites entertainment company in Orlando fireworks warehouse blaze, explosion in which 4 workers perished
By DOL Newswire | Jun 13, 2023
News Release: ORLANDO, FL - A Florida-based entertainment company could have prevented a deadly fire and explosion at an Orlando warehouse in December 2022 in which four employees perished and a fifth was left hospitalized for months with near-fatal injuries, a federal workplace safety investigation has found.
“TRIBUTE TO KEN REICHARD” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on June 7
By DOL Newswire | Jun 13, 2023
The Senate section of the Congressional Record published “TRIBUTE TO KEN REICHARD” on June 7.
Secretary Becerra to Testify Before the Committee to Outline HHS’s Budget and Priorities — Tomorrow at 10:15A.M.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 13, 2023
News Release: Tomorrow, at 10:15 a.m., the Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Virginia Foxx (R-NC), will hold a full committee hearing titled “Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Department of Health and Human Services." Secretary Xavier Becerra will testify at the hearing.
Week ending May 27: Labor Department publishes 10 notices
By DOL Newswire | Jun 11, 2023
There were 10 notices published by the Labor Department in week ending May 27, according to the Federal Register.
Labor Department discusses Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Benefits Timeliness and Quality Review System on June 9
By DOL Newswire | Jun 10, 2023
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
UPDATED: US Department of Labor urges employers to have a plan to protect outdoor workers from hazards associated with poor air quality
By DOL Newswire | Jun 10, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - As Canadian wildfires continue to produce unhealthy air pollution in parts of the country, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration is offering employers important information to help protect outdoor workers from exposure to wildfire health hazards.
US Department of Labor lauds three Wyoming employers for recording zero worker injuries, illnesses in 2022
By DOL Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
News Release: DENVER ‒ The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health is recognizing the continued commitment to employees' well-being by three Wyoming employers - Black Hills Energy, Cheyenne Prairie Generating Station in Cheyenne; Phillips 66, Casper Station in Casper; and Phillips 66, Rock Springs Terminal in Rock Springs - all of which recorded zero recordable injury or illness incidents in 2022.
Foxx, Miller Demand Title IX Investigation Over School District’s Failure to Protect Female Students
By DOL Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Education and the Workforce Committee Vice Chair Mary Miller (R-IL) sent a letter to Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona raising concerns about a Wisconsin school district’s Title IX policies after...
US Department of Labor lauds three North Dakota employers for recording zero worker injuries, illnesses in 2022
By DOL Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
News Release: DENVER ‒ The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health is recognizing the continued commitment to employees' well-being by three North Dakota employers - Bayer Northern Production Company, West Fargo, CF Industries in Grand Forks and NuStar Energy, Central East Region in Jamestown - all of which recorded zero recordable injury or illness incidents in 2022.
Federal investigators find trench lacked required cave-in protection that could have prevented Burr Ridge contractor’s fatal injuries
By DOL Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
News Release: BUFFALO GROVE, IL ‒ Down about seven feet from the surface, the 27-year-old worker of a Burr Ridge plumbing contracting business was fixing a residential water line damaged during excavation when the trench's walls collapsed, crushing him fatally in December 2022 at a Buffalo Grove work site. Another employee in the trench with him at the time escaped the trench unharmed.