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MEDIA ADVISORY: HELP Committee to Hold Hearing on Youth Mental Health Crisis in America

News Release: U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek H. Murthy and other panelists to testify


@EdWorkforceCmte Advance Bills that Deliver More Choices for the American People

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Education and the Workforce Committee advanced four bills: H. Res. 461, expressing that the House of Representatives condemns the use of public elementary and secondary school facilities to provide shelter for aliens not admitted to the United States; H.R. 1147, the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023; H.R. 2813, the Self-Insurance Protection Act; and H.R. 2868, the Association Health Plans Act.


Federal workplace safety inspectors find Illinois contractor continues to expose roofing workers to deadly fall hazards, despite 2019, 2022 violations

News Release: GREENVILLE, IL - Federal workplace safety inspectors found a Fairmont City roofing contractor continuing to endanger employees to deadly fall hazards by not providing them fall protection, as required by federal law.


216th Meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans; Notice of Meeting discussed on June 6 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a one page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Su to Testify at Hearing as Foxx Conducts Oversight of the Department of Labor — Tomorrow at 10:15A.M.

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 Labor." Acting Secretary Julie Su will testify at the hearing.


US Department of Labor invites businesses, workers to share best workplace safety, health practices

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor announced an upcoming listening session with business owners, employers and workers to collect input on how organizations make safety and health a core value in their workplaces.


Secretary Becerra Set to Testify Before the Committee to Outline HHS’s Budget and Priorities

News Release: On Tuesday, June 13th, 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.


Chairwoman Foxx Delivers Opening Remarks at Markup to Improve Student Outcomes and Health Care Options for Small Businesses

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 four bills: H. Res. 461, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress disapproves of the use...


US Department of Labor finds Dollar General in West Texas exposing employees to fire hazards, other concerns

News Release: LAMESA, TX - A federal workplace safety inspection at another Dollar General store, this time in Lamesa, found exit routes and walkways blocked and merchandise unsafely stacked, conditions that exposed employees and others to fire hazards and struck-by injuries that have been common cause for violations at the company's stores across the country.


@EdWorkforceCmte To Hold Markup on Bills to Improve Health Care Options for Small Businesses and Student Outcomes — Tomorrow at 10:15A.M.

News Release: Tomorrow, at 10:15 a.m., the Education and the Workforce Committee will hold a markup to consider five bills: H. Res. 461, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress disapproves of the use of public elementary and secondary school facilities to provide shelter for aliens not admitted...



Illinois contractor ignored city's safety warnings about deadly trench hazards, federal inspectors cite five willful, serious violations, propose $77K in penalties

News Release: WATERLOO, IL ‒ A Breese contractor who ignored a city engineer's repeated verbal and written instructions to use trench cave-in protection faces penalties after federal workplace safety inspectors found the employer failed to protect workers installing storm sewer lines from potentially deadly trench cave-ins on a least five occasions.


“SMALL ENTITY UPDATE ACT” published by the Congressional Record in the House section on May 30

“SMALL ENTITY UPDATE ACT“ was published in the House section on pages H2652-H2653 on May 30


Public notices: Labor Department publishes 8 in week ending May 20

There were eight notices published by the Labor Department in week ending May 20, according to the Federal Register.


Labor Department publishes 42 notices in April

There were 42 notices published by the Labor Department in April, according to the Federal Register.


Department of Labor finds Dollar General continues to discount safety after inspections in Alabama, Florida yield 8 repeat violations, $1M penalties

News Release: ATLANTA - Workplace safety inspections by the U.S. Department of Labor in Alabama and Florida have found three Dollar General locations exposing employees to fire hazards and other unsafe conditions.


Foxx, Good, Walberg: Association Health Plans Help Small Businesses Thrive

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Bob Good (R-VA), and Congressman Tim Walberg (R-MI) made the following statement in response to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) effort to block Virginia from implementing a law that expands health care access for small businesses...


US Department of Labor will provide worker safety, health experts in areas hardest hit in Guam by Typhoon Mawar to protect recovery workers

News Release: DEDEDO, GUAM - The U.S. Department of Labor will send experts from its Occupational Safety and Health Administration to areas of Guam hardest hit by Typhoon Mawar to protect the safety and health of recovery workers as part of the federal response and recovery effort after the storm struck the island in late May.


Labor Department publishes notice on June 2

The US Labor Department published a one page notice on June 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.