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News Release: On Wednesday, April 26, 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 “Reducing Health Care Costs for Working Americans and Their Families."

Foxx: “Female Athletes are Being Erased”

News Release: WASHINGTON - Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House floor today in support of H.R. 734, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act. The bill strengthens existing protections for women, ensures a level playing field for female athletes, and protects women and girls from the Biden administration’s radical regulatory scheme.

US Department of Labor finds Mississippi farm willfully disregarded safety standards after South African guest worker suffocates in storage bin

News Release: GREENWOOD, MS - Had federal workplace safety regulations been followed at a LeFlore County soybean farm, a South African teenager employed by its operator would have returned home and not suffocated inside a grain bin in October 2022.

Kiley: “The livelihoods of millions of Americans are at risk”

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chair Kevin Kiley (R-CA) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing that explores the benefits of the independent contractor model on the working economy and the negative impact the Biden administration’s policies are having on freelancers across the country...

Consulting firm earns renewed 'Star' designation, US Department of Labor recognition of its lengthy commitment to safe, healthy workplaces

News Release: Consulting firm earns renewed 'Star' designation, US Department of Labor

US Department of Labor, Ringland-Johnson Construction partnership will promote workplace safety during Rockford's Hard Rock Casino project

News Release: US Department of Labor, Ringland-Johnson Construction partnership

Foxx on GOP Restoring Fiscal Sanity in America

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) made the following statement on the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023, House Republicans’ plan to restore fiscal sanity in America...

Chair Foxx Calls on Julie Su to Testify

News Release: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Acting Secretary Julie Su requesting she testify before the Committee and fulfill her obligation to be accountable to the American people. This letter follows a rejection by DOL officials of a request to have...

Subcommittee on Workforce Protections to Hold Hearing on Independent Contractors

News Release: Tomorrow, April 19, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA), will hold a hearing titled “Examining Biden’s War on Independent Contractors."

NEWS: As Republicans Move to Provide a $1.8 Trillion Tax Giveaway to Billionaires, Sanders Introduces Bill to Make the Wealthy Pay Their Fair Share

News Release: WASHINGTON, April 18 - While 41 Senate Republicans recently introduced legislation to permanently repeal the estate tax - which would provide a $1.8 trillion tax giveaway to billionaires in America and would only provide relief to the top one-tenth of one percent - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman...

Bean Delivers Opening Remarks at Hearing on School Choice

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Chair Aaron Bean (R-FL) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing on how school choice expands educational freedom...

Labor Department discusses Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Supply and Service Program on April 17

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on April 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

What did Labor Department publish on April 17?

The US Labor Department published a one page notice on April 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

US Department of Labor finds Arizona veterans' healthcare facility exposed employees to potentially deadly hazards on steam lines

News Release: PRESCOTT, AZ - Federal safety inspectors found that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs endangered maintenance workers at its healthcare facility in Prescott by allowing them to work on steam lines without ensuring they followed required safety procedures.

Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education to Hold Hearing on School Choice