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Labor Department discusses Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards on April 6

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


Foxx Leads Letter Calling on Secretary Cardona for Transparency in Foreign Funding of Universities

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) led a letter sent to Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona seeking information on whether colleges and universities are complying with reporting requirements under Section 117 of the Higher Education...


US Department of Labor renews Wheelabrator's 'Star Level' designation for workplace safety, health achievements

News Release: US Department of Labor renews Wheelabrator's 'Star Level' designation for


Foxx, Good: ACA Contraceptive Mandate Violates Religious Freedoms

News Release: WASHINGTON - Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Bob Good (R-VA) sent a comment letter to the Tri-Agencies (Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury) in opposition to proposed...


Foxx, Comer, Wenstrup Investigate Misuse of COVID Education Funds on Left-Wing Agendas

News Release: WASHINGTON - House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-KY) and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) are continuing their investigation into the misuse of pandemic-era...


Labor Department discusses Whistleblower Stakeholder Meeting: Outreach and Training on April 4

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on April 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



Labor Department publishes notice on April 3

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on April 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



Information Collection Activities; Comment Request discussed on April 3 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on April 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Benzene Standard discussed on April 3 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on April 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


February: Labor Department publishes 33 notices

There were 33 notices published by the Labor Department in February, according to the Federal Register.


US Department of Labor investigation of Ohio hardwood flooring mill finds three injuries in five months as company consistently violates safety rules

News Release: PORTSMOUTH, OH ‒ For the third time in five months, federal safety inspectors responded to a Portsmouth hardwood flooring mill to investigate reports of unsafe machinery. Two of those inspections involved worker’s injuries, the latest on Oct. 5, 2022, when a worker’s fingertip was partially amputated because it was caught in an unguarded belt and pulley.



Week ending March 18: Labor Department publishes 7 notices

There were seven notices published by the Labor Department in week ending March 18, according to the Federal Register.



“STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on March 27

“STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” was published on pages S955-S964 of the Congressional Record on March 27.


Foxx, Owens Denounce Stanford Law School’s Culture of Illiberalism

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Higher Education and Workforce Development Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT) sent a letter to the American Bar Association (ABA) Chair Joseph West urging the accreditor to make a determination whether Stanford Law...


US Department of Labor finds fall protection would have saved roof worker who fatally plunged through skylight at Milton airport in October 2022

News Release: PENSACOLA, FL - Unaware of the danger, a 59-year-old roofer working atop a Milton airport hangar on Oct. 25, 2022 stepped onto a skylight and its sudden collapse caused the worker to fall 25 feet to the concrete floor below. The injured roofer died four days later.


US Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration releases 2022 injury and illness data

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has published 2022 injury and illness data based on reports by more than 300,000 establishments. The Injury Tracking Application data is part of OSHA's electronic recordkeeping requirements for certain employers who were required to submit OSHA Form 300A information from Jan. 2 to March 2, 2023.